Dirntbag Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Android is the ninth track on the second studio album, Kerplunk, released in 1992. Although it's not a single, Android is one of my favourite songs on Kerplunk for its musical appeal and lyrical meaning. Kerplunk was unique as an album because it was the first time in which Tre Cool recorded all drums on the record, and because all instruments were tuned by ear, resulting in a lower and darker pitch for all songs. It's interesting because it shows that Green Day has a reflective side to their music as well. The song talks about wondering where oneself will be at old age, and questioning: will one have made anything of oneself at all? I love Android because of the nature of questions that it has around it. Green Day’s literally making a deep song about seeing an old strange man sitting on the street. “I wonder if he knows I think he's crazyWhen he was young did he have dreamsOf wearing woman's shoes and being crazy?” It’s about looking at the people around you and wondering where they are and comparing yourself to them; are they successful? Happy? Married? Diseased? When they were my age did they think they’d be any of those things? I think everyone can relate to the feeling this song articulates, for me at least; a feeling of fear for what’s to come. Besides being one of Green Day’s more in depth songs, it’s also strange in its musical style. In the bridge, sounds of a toilet flushing and a deep voice speaking penetrate the track. This could be a reference to Kerplunk as an album, it's uniqueness and strangeness, but it could also double as a metaphor for flushing your future down the toilet depending on how you interpret it. Here’s the lyrics to Android: Hey old man in woman's shoesI wonder if he knows I think he's crazyWhen he was young did he have dreamsOf wearing woman's shoes and being crazy?It makes me wonder when I grow to be that ageWill I be walking down the street begging for your spare changeOr will I grow that old?Will I still be around?The way I carry on I'll end upSix feet undergroundAnd waste away...When the old man was in schoolDid the golden rule make him go crazyOr did he hide away from hopesBehind a smile and smoking dopeIt's crazyIt seems so frighteningTime passes by like lightningBefore you know it you're struck downI always waste my time on my chemical emotionsIt keeps my head spinning around. And a live video (I couldn’t find one at a show, so it’s a soundcheck): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcasm Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I like the bridge with the toilet sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyHandGrenade Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 It's interesting because it shows that Green Day has a reflective side to their music as well. The song talks about wondering where oneself will be at old age, and questioning: will one have made anything of oneself at all? Same with The Grouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cob Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 One of my favorites off Kerplunk. I love the bridge with the exaggerated harmonies Same with The Grouch Sort of. Android is more like "I don't want to get old" and The Grouch is "Shit I'm old" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude O'Reilly Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Defiantly one of my favorites from Kerplunk just such an all around great song. The toilet flush is the best though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcause Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I love this song. I love the chuggy raw sound of it that's coming from the same root as Welcome to Paradise and Christie Road - that same place, the engine of it all - cut with the random noises that give this feel of something subterranean, subconscious, unsettling. It gives the sense that along with along with all of the usual turbulence of youthful things, there's this fear of mental instability that resonates thru Basket Case to Boulevard's 'walking down the line that divides me somewhere in my mind'. Out of this big blue sky, the sense of space and questioning and promise that's the landscape of Kerplunk, comes this vivid image of an 'old man in woman's shoes', an image that's striking such a nerve for this boy, casting such a shadow. Like, he identifies with this guy, and it scares the shit out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimpshrine Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Billie Joe Said about this song was inpired from an old man who they always see at the Berkley square Billie and Tree when they was going to drink some coffee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritz Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Great OP! Yes, this is one my favorites from Kerplunk! I love your interpretation of the song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Does anyone else know what that voice says in the bridge "somebody else could be here haha" that's what it sounds like to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoYoFantaFanta Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Great song. a great one on the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhTheGuilt. Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Was listening to It the other day, I'm so relate right now to this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave To The Network Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I think this is a great song! I really like it! I just don't get the toilet flush part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie, get your gun Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Android! one of my favs from Kerplunk! The sounds of the toilet goes great with the lyric, which is pretty ♫craazyyy ♪♫ "It seems so frightening, time passes by like lightening, before you know it you're stroke down..." <True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhei Morisato Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I love Android because of the nature of questions that it has around it. Green Day’s literally making a deep song about seeing an old strange man sitting on the street. “I wonder if he knows I think he's crazy When he was young did he have dreams Of wearing woman's shoes and being crazy?” I love this part of the song, and then the outro part. One of the best Kerplunk songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Billie Joe Said about this song was inpired from an old man who they always see at the Berkley square Billie and Tree when they was going to drink some coffee! Source? I think this is a great song! I really like it! I just don't get the toilet flush part... because it's fucking punk and they can just throw fun sounds into a song to make it unique and stand out. :lol; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strayheart1219 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I never put the toilet sound with the song together, it makes so much sense! I love Kerplunk so much <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I hate how sotws like this get 1 page, but songs like x-kid get 5 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Shluffy Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 wow, I've never seen that video before. They should totally play this song live, it sounds awasom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGD13 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 It's certainly not my favorite song on Kerplunk, but after reading this and watching the video I'm starting to like it more and more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark in the night Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 it's okay. not my favorite. the toilet flush is random Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikedeerte Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 of my favorite songs from kerplunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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