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[greendaytone]

This thread is not anti-american, it's anti-warrrrrrrr!

Another request from the suggestions thread, brings us back to American Idiot for this Song Of The Moment. Discuss your thoughts on one of the songs that defined the album, here

And my excuse for this being song of the moment is that it's summer time, and we're all gonna be on Holiday!

[Katarina.]

BANG BANG

Holiday is one of my favorite songs off of American Idiot, and one of my favorite live songs. The way they played it on the last tour was just amazing!
I have a day off today, so I kind of feel like I'm on Holiday, so that's nice, haha. As for the song. I love it, powerful lyrics, great music with it, yeah just awesome. I might write more about it later.

[Cat C]

My absolute favourite song live.

"Do you wanna start a fucking war???"

[fadi_7]

Viva la revolution !!!!!

[Ilda_25]

I simply love this song! It's energic and powerful.
Perfect to listen specially when I'm at holidays, Anyway, one of AI best songs ever.

[Disapperingirl]

Oh my gooooooooood, 6 days to the school ending, so this week's song is very well-chosen!!! ...Holiday, one of the best song from American Idiot, I love it ...they mix a powerful sound with important political and anti-war references lyrics....and the part with Billie Joe's voice like through a megaphone is just amazing, ir reminds me California Uber Alles..."Zieg Heil to the president gasman, bombs away is your punishment!"
Mhmm and don't forget the video!!! Awesome!!! Tre in that green glitter dress is so cute...

[JorickF]

This song is amazing. It's definitely one of their top live songs, and it used to be my favorite Green Day song. I listened to this song hundreds of times, so I sometimes skip it nowadays, but it's still great.

[Tre_Gina]

such an awesome song and it is way better live than on CD

BANG BANG!

[oda]

damn i still have two weeks left of school Anyways, fuck yeah Holiday! I feel like everybody knows that song, still it never gets old.

[DecanoLP]

Not that good on American Idiot, but "Holiday" is a killer live. The bridge is one of the most powerful elements in their shows, especially with the pyro.

[AwesomeAsFudge]

CAN I GET ANOTHER AMEN ?!
<< that's my fav line i guess

[pasalaska]

I remember hearing Holiday on the radio just after it was released as a single, and not knowing who it was by. I'd always wait to the end to see if they would say the artist, and they never did, and I'd get so pissed off cause I loved it so much I think I may have ended up googling the words to try and find lyrics so I could then get the artist, but I couldn't understand what Billie was singinig some of the time, so I'd be googling the wrong lyrics
I bought AI not long after that. It kinda kicked off my addiction

[Lúthien Tinúviel]

I love Holiday! Such an awesome song because, well this only one reason, but it's not just Green Day fans that know the lyrics! It's good because when they play music at concerts whilst you waiting for the act, often Holiday is on there and it inspires huge singalongs from people who are there to see someone completely different. My friend said they played on CD when she went to see Muse in Manchester last year and she said it was literally as if GD themselves had walked on, so loud was the singing...

Also love it because the video is quite possibly one of the raddest videos ever. Good job Sam Bayer!

[Reeeeese]

I remember I hadn't heard Holiday until I got the American Idiot album... And I fell in love with it I was like, 12 rocking out to Holiday in my room with my parents thinking I was on crack.

AND THEN! Like, 2 weeks ago I was listening to Holiday and my mom comes up to me and says "this is my favourite Green Day song!!!" and walks away.

[stuart_and_the_ave]

My friend said they played on CD when she went to see Muse in Manchester last year and she said it was literally as if GD themselves had walked on, so loud was the singing... http://www.greendaycommunity.org/public/...

When I saw Muse at Wembley last year they played Holiday whilst we were waiting and everyone was singing along. It kind of made me wish I was seeing Green Day there again not Muse and my friend said 'omg I have to see Green Day live sometime'

Anyway I love Holiday especially live with the 'bang bang' bit

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[SparklingWaterMan]

Its not as long as JOS but it has a much better meaning.
I just Love It.Its so perfect.My favourite song from American Idiot.

[St.JimmyLied]

This is one of my favorites off AI. It's filled with a ton of energy and it has a great meaning. It's amazing live.

[ScatteredPictures]

Oh god, the first Green Day song I consciously listened to I have so much love for it. When I first heard it I wondered who this guy with the deep, pure voice was It was also the day I first googled Billie Joe Armstrong

[Phbbits]

Fucking LOVE this song. It is without a doubt my favorite GD song.

[AllIWannaDois...]

Holiday was the first Green Day song I really listened to, I even remember the first time I heard it: listening to someone's mp3 in french class, way back in grade 7 (I find it so odd that I can remember a little moment like that ). It's the song that sparked my interest in Green Day, and is definitely my favourite off of American Idiot and has always been one of my top favourites. I remember watching the music video over and over again too. I thought it was pretty creative how they linked the video to the one for BOBD.
I love hearing it live, but the 2 times I saw Green Day I was still startled at the BANG! BANG! part, even though I knew it was coming .Another paart I like about the live version is hearing the crowd yell back AMEN!
I don't think I can pick a favourite lyric, I love Holiday from start to finish!

[laly]

Oh god, the first Green Day song I consciously listened to http://www.greendaycommunity.org/public/... I have so much love for it. When I first heard it I wondered who this guy with the deep, pure voice was http://www.greendaycommunity.org/public/...

And this song convinced me to get American Idiot. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it


It has so much great energy, the music is amazing... I love it. And talking about songs that "give me the chills", in BIAB, after Billie says "This song is not anti-american, is anti-WAR!!!" and the the fireworks... My heart explodes of excitement

[Ballad]

This is a great, great song. I always listen to it when I play American Wasteland. Along with Put Your Quarter Up, Astro Zombies, Teenagers from Mars and Institutionalized.

[Armageddon Flame.]

This was the song that turned me into a Green Day fan

[Monica.]

"Can I get another Amen'? There's a flag wrapped around the score of men."
This would have to be my favorite line. It shows the irony of the right-wing/religiosity feeling justifying the war. It's really great to see one of the songs that I first listened to and have it actually mean something, ya know? It's also one of my favorite songs live, it's just so awesome to stand out in the crowd and really understand why I fell in love with Green Day in the first place.

[tunisia wants greenday]

Holiday ♥ i adore that song ! No i adore all the songs ♥

[Deathstroke]

I'd like to post another analysis deal for Holiday, but (1.) I don't have time right now, and (2.) there's not much to analyze. Both from the perspective of the AI storyline and social commentary, the song's pretty straightforward. It's not a complex masterpiece like JOS, but after listeners get through all of JOS, they need a shorter, upbeat, fun song to follow it. Come to think of it, AI (the album) has some of the best pacing and track placement I've ever heard--the album itself plays like a concert in a lot of ways, and maybe someday I'll expand on that.

Holiday's not a stroke of genius or anything like that, it's just fun. It's fun on the album (even though it's probably not a fun song for the narrator, being that the events which occur during it lead into the BOBD bottom-out), and it's REALLY fun live! I loved how it was played a little bit faster on the 21CB tour than it was on the album or AI tour, and I love whoever got the brilliant idea to put freaking concussion pyro in the breakdown! You just don't expect explosions at that point in the song, and even if you know they're coming, they're still so loud that it freaks you out. Loudest bangs of the show, I thought, and they got me back to the front of the lawn. Funny, quick story.

We got to the amphitheater early to get to the front of the lawn, right at the front edge of it, and we did. But something annoying happened--a couple of families brought ten kids (4-10 years old, give or take) between the two of them, and the kids kept shoving up to the wire. A couple of moms actually pushed people aside so the kids, who arrived five minutes before GD came on, could get right up front. That, naturally, annoyed me.

Of course, Billie Joe saved the day. When he got to the "BANG BANG" line, the concussions were so loud that three of the youngest kids on the line literally went three feet up in the air in shock, and came down crying so much that one of the moms had to pull them out of the crowd and disappear with them to calm them down. Mrs. Busted Drumkit and I, naturally, strolled right back up to the wire, and did not give up our spots for the rest of the show--even when the brats came back half an hour later.

And, yes, Holiday was played before the Muse show we saw as well. Either right before or right after All My Life by the Foo Fighters, which is also one of my favorite songs. Not too many people singing along, though--most were more interested in the kid who had just done an epic faceplant down 20 flights of stairs at the arena. Delayed the show by almost 45 minutes while they literally mopped up the blood. All's well that ends well, though--I heard somewhere that the arena tracked down the drunk woman who slammed into him and sent him flying, and he sued the shit out of her for his medical bills. I remember it so well because the kid did his Superman impression right as the rhythm of the song was kicking in. Perfectly-timed stage dive, only no one told him to do it, and the top of an arena is a bad place to do one of those.

[Kristen M]

I love this song! So energetic and fun yet it has a real meaning behind it sadly I'm not on holiday until the end of the month
DREAM & DIFFER <3

[koolkev]

Great song. Was my favorite Green Day song when I first discovered them. Holds a special place in my heart
I know a ton of people have said this, but on the 21CB tour this song was GREEEAAAT!!!

[Smoothed Out]

My frickin favourite song bang on First off, thank you for featuring it this week, secondly I probably can't fit on this page everything I need to say about how much I love it.
It's pure and utter Green Day when they play it live...for a taste of their live performance to someone who hasn't got a clue I would show them this song because it gives an energy and a passion that gets even the shyest of concert goers to their feet. And I've seen it happen.

[greendaytone]

I remember hearing Holiday on the radio just after it was released as a single, and not knowing who it was by. I'd always wait to the end to see if they would say the artist, and they never did, and I'd get so pissed off cause I loved it so much http://www.greendaycommunity.org/public/... I think I may have ended up googling the words to try and find lyrics so I could then get the artist, but I couldn't understand what Billie was singinig some of the time, so I'd be googling the wrong lyrics http://www.greendaycommunity.org/public/...
I bought AI not long after that. It kinda kicked off my addiction

Wow, so i JUST found out how you really got into Green Day! Cool story.