theviridiansea Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 My elementary school jazz choir always sang "Good Riddance" during their final performance in June every year. Then when I became a Green Day fan when I was eleven, I was so shocked that it was their song! It was used everywhere, so I thought it was by an old guy in the 1970s or something. (On a side note, I was completely obsessed with Green Day, so I auditioned to be in jazz choir just so I could sing that song at the end of the year. I got in, but then choir was cancelled for the year.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykee Mexx Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 When I got to know Green Day only about two and a half years ago, I was so excited to have found a new band. I mean... a really new band! So I told everybody that I had found a newcomer band - me, who doesn´t have a clue of music and bands - and everybody was going "yawn... old... once were quite nice... no... but you should listen to this and that band..." So I learned that Green Day were already dinosaurs in music biz, and I was a pretty late OldPunk (hi Oxymore, that´s the truth about me... ) ... Short time later I found the musical CD of AI, and that made clear they were an old band... no one would make a musical that quick if the band was just out of the egg... I´m so behind time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grene cniht Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Since I became a fan only last summer, when I first listened to Kill The DJ I thought it was classical Green Day style. I also thought Horseshoes and Handgrenades was one of the most popular Green Day songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxymore Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Since I became a fan only last summer, when I first listened to Kill The DJ I thought it was classical Green Day style. I also thought Horseshoes and Handgrenades was one of the most popular Green Day songs. OMG that's one of the best misconceptions of this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARVESTER Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Which song? Basket Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green day is Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Basket Case I don't understand what you mean. Can you rephrase this post? I thought Billie Joe Armstrong was cruel and that Mike and Tré laughing was rubbing it in. Then when I heard that song off of Dookie, I was disappointed that they had written it because I actually liked the song. [Edit:] Ooooh, nevermind. I get it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm afraid I don't get it, could one of you explain a bit more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green day is Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm afraid I don't get it, could one of you explain a bit more? Eternity thought Billie was a cruel person (the misconception) and because of this was upset that a song they'd liked was by the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBlue_ Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 For a long time, before it ever listened or bought Shenanigans, I read online the track list and it said stuff like: 10. "Sick of Me" (from "Hitchin' a Ride", 1997) 11. "Rotting" (from "Good Riddance", 1997) 12. "Do Da Da" (from "Brain Stew/Jaded", 1996) 13. "On the Wagon" (from "Longview", 1994) I had no clue what it meant by "From Longview" and how some singles had extra bonus songs, so I assumed parts of the singles were used in these sings like the instrumental and thought the songs were just the same thing with different lyrics.mi don't know why but now that I think of it, it was kinda foolish of me :/ omg same!!! I thought they were like a second part of the original song lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jirachi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I thought 21st Century Breakdown told a story and was trying to figure out what the story was for a while, then realized it didnt tell and a story and just had reoccurring characters and I got stuff on Nimrod and Insomiac confused (i thought Platypus was on Insomniac and Walking Contradiction was on Nimrod). I was told Stop, Drop, and Roll!! was around a 15 minute album with only 6 songs, i didnt know Highway 1 existed either. I think thats it for now :3333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Eternity thought Billie was a cruel person (the misconception) and because of this was upset that a song they'd liked was by the band. I get that bit but the thing about Mike and Tre laughing is still going over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Eternity thought Billie was a cruel person (the misconception) and because of this was upset that a song they'd liked was by the band. Ahh I see. Eternity why'd you think that about Billie and where did Mike and Tre laughing come into it? You've made me curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjrules Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 When I first got into them I read an article about them in a magazine that had Mike labelled as Tre in a photo, and Tre labelled as Mike. So for ages I thought Mike was Tre and Tre was Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBlue_ Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 When I knew that the drummer was called Tre, I thought his real name was Trevor and I was telling everybody that the drummer was some guy called Trevor lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karol Oliveira Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I also used to think that Tré was Mike and Mike was Tré. Until my friend told it was the opposite and I, stubborn as fuck, said she was wrong. So we bet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Benjamin Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 When I bought American Idiot, I thought I'd heard BoBD on a Christian radio station but I'd just heard it in the background on regular stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theviridiansea Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I also used to think that Tré was Mike and Mike was Tré. Until my friend told it was the opposite and I, stubborn as fuck, said she was wrong. So we bet... When I first got into Green Day, I thought Mike and Tre looked a lot alike and I always got them mixed up. "That's the drummer. No wait, that one is!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 I thought 21st Century Breakdown told a story and was trying to figure out what the story was for a while, then realized it didnt tell and a story and just had reoccurring characters and I got stuff on Nimrod and Insomiac confused (i thought Platypus was on Insomniac and Walking Contradiction was on Nimrod). I was told Stop, Drop, and Roll!! was around a 15 minute album with only 6 songs, i didnt know Highway 1 existed either. I think thats it for now :3333 The Stop Drop and Roll EP from 2007 was 6 songs with Highway 1, and then the full album came out the next year with 12 songs minus highway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green day is Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The Stop Drop and Roll EP from 2007 was 6 songs with Highway 1, and then the full album came out the next year with 12 songs minus highway 1 Was there an actual EP or is that just what you call their Myspace account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Was there an actual EP or is that just what you call their Myspace account? It was a digital EP from the myspace. It has a slightly different cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wonder why Highway 1 was not included on the retail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Benjamin Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wonder why Highway 1 was not included on the retailI heard they thought it sounded too close to Stop, Drop, & Roll but when has that ever stopped them hah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoepops Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Bear in mind I was 8, I thought Billie Joe was black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Bear in mind I was 8, I thought Billie Joe was black? How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARVESTER Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Ahh I see. Eternity why'd you think that about Billie and where did Mike and Tre laughing come into it? You've made me curious. Mike and Tre were laughing at something Billie said on television, and I felt what he was saying was cruel... which made their laughing about it worse. I have been looking for video of it for years.... it is a part of pubic domain and since I do not have the info for what channel it was on or the exact date, it is proving to be difficult to locate. Maybe if I was able to see it again, my thoughts about it would change... or I might see it differently. There were some good parts in it, a poem and a few songs, one of the songs being about using a washing machine... the other song I did not get to hear because someone put it on mute before I could hear any of it. Because I have not found it, I feel like I am part of a mean joke... It doesn't make for good feelings when you can not prove that something you saw existed. Will something that is from my teenage memories ever surface or will I be always considered as crazy for thinking too much about someone's writing that no one can find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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