HoneyDo666 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 37 is hardly old people.Billie likes to drink but I don't think he's an alcoholic.He is no longer a druggie...it's been quite some time.And he has so many friggin' songs, and he always gives an amazing performance and I've never seen him bomb a song!I <3 Billie!
gdpunkdude Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 it doesn't really matter that much. green day has close to 200 songs, that's almost as many as the beatles! he's bound to forget a few lyrics now and then, especially the new ones. plus, this is billie we're talking about, he was probably drunk when he messed up.
Sharmellow Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I am not old so he can't be Exactly.You're only old if you think you're old.
Inuyasha Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 As a guitarist i totally agree about the whole Sing and play at the same time... i bomb the hell out of it all the time lol!
ainsley_atombomb Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 they've been around for a really long time too. not to mention all the songs he's written.i won't hold it against him
Bryn Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Pretty much everyone has said it, but he is going to forget lyrics from time to time. Lots of songs to remember. Actually I like it when bands change up the lyrics slightly live. Maybe a few words they wanted to say anyway, and they just do it. Makes the show feel more real, instead of just a puppet performance of every single note and line from the albums.
parinaz Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 37 is hardly old people.Billie likes to drink but I don't think he's an alcoholic.why dont you think?he drinks a lot anytime I saw a photo of him there was a bottle of beer or wine or something in his hand.
Kayfabe Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Sometimes bands say the wrong words on purpose. Not only does it show that it's really live. Sometimes they do it for a touch of Humor. I personally don't think Billie Joe would forget his lyrics, When he lives for his music.No he did forget them at least once, he said it in NME magazine. But I do see your point, he said "Am I retarded or am i just unemployed in AOL sessions doing JOS, and also in the Apollo gig, he says "when we've been victimised"So yh.So that's 130 songs Not including FHT, Pinhead Gunpowder and the Network. Wowi
emmaILGD! Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 It's perfectly normal to forget things, especially when you have a shitload of songs like a lot of people have pointed out already. I forget things all the time
J'net Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 So that's 130 songs Not including FHT, Pinhead Gunpowder and the Network. WowiNot to mention all the songs he's written that have never been released or performed for an audience - that no one has ever heard (except a very few people).
Green Day 13 Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 Is it me or is Billie forgetting al lot of the lyrics to the songs on this tour? Like good examplesAmerican Eulogy: Bowery BallroomPeacemaker: DNA LoungeRestless Heart Syndrome: Fox TheaterKnow Your Enemy: SNL or Connan (I forget which one)they played on both but he messed up on Connan. But he has writen a bunch of songs in his life and by now im sure its getting hard to remember all of the songs!
94th nimrod. Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 I don't really care about it. Everybody forget things time to time...
gdpunk2 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 iViva La Gloria! at the Uptown. At the beginning, he skips part of the song. It would be quite worrying if he forgot that whole section. I dont think he did though
JellyCollin Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 It's not just the new songs, so that's not an excuse!At the show in Cologne, Germany in May Billie totally screwed up Longview. Longview!!! That's like... The biggest of their songs!! ... Okay, maybe it's not, but still Here's a link: Billie Joe screws up Longview I filmed it myself He also messed up JOS a little bit, but I don't think many people noticed it. I did, and he noticed it himself, 'cause I saw him laughing about his own mistake But hey - he's not old, he's not senil yet XDHe may be drinking a lot, but that's not a reason! I don't know what's going on with him and his own lyrics... I just know, that I think it's SERIOUSLY cute!!! :wub:
Radioactive1 Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 It's not just the new songs, so that's not an excuse!At the show in Cologne, Germany in May Billie totally screwed up Longview. Longview!!! That's like... The biggest of their songs!! ... Okay, maybe it's not, but still Here's a link: Billie Joe screws up Longview I filmed it myself He also messed up JOS a little bit, but I don't think many people noticed it. I did, and he noticed it himself, 'cause I saw him laughing about his own mistake But hey - he's not old, he's not senil yet XDHe may be drinking a lot, but that's not a reason! I don't know what's going on with him and his own lyrics... I just know, that I think it's SERIOUSLY cute!!! :wub:omg that youtube thing is cute.Billie: "Shit I fucked it up didn't I?"Awww!
DistilledxSpirits Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Billie messing up lyrics isn't new... I don't think I've ever heard him sing The Grouch right.He's not perfect. -shrugs-
achtungkatie Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 I find it utterly hilarious that people are all "omg, Billie Joe is OOOOOLD!/a drunk!/a druggie! so that's why he's forgetting the lyrics." Really, people? Cut the man some slack, he's written eight hojillion songs, not to mention the number of other people's songs that he's memorized & learned how to play. ALSO, and I think this is especially true for the new album, Billie Joe doesn't have the finalized versions of all these songs memorized in stone the way we do. I mean, they spent 3 years writing this album. A whole bunch of lyrics had to have undergone changes during that time, and I bet it's hard to remember sometimes what he changed and what he didn't and what the final version is.
Supermodel*Robot Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 It's not just the new songs, so that's not an excuse!At the show in Cologne, Germany in May Billie totally screwed up Longview. Longview!!! That's like... The biggest of their songs!! ... Okay, maybe it's not, but still Here's a link: Billie Joe screws up Longview I filmed it myself He also messed up JOS a little bit, but I don't think many people noticed it. I did, and he noticed it himself, 'cause I saw him laughing about his own mistake But hey - he's not old, he's not senil yet XDHe may be drinking a lot, but that's not a reason! I don't know what's going on with him and his own lyrics... I just know, that I think it's SERIOUSLY cute!!! :wub:that is ADORABLE.He is the best.
ShadowWolf Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 He said "and this is a call to Barack Obama!" something like thatJust came across the vid. They're performing in Berlin.CLICKY
Bryn Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 It's not just the new songs, so that's not an excuse!At the show in Cologne, Germany in May Billie totally screwed up Longview. Longview!!! That's like... The biggest of their songs!! ... Okay, maybe it's not, but still Here's a link: Billie Joe screws up Longview I filmed it myself He also messed up JOS a little bit, but I don't think many people noticed it. I did, and he noticed it himself, 'cause I saw him laughing about his own mistake But hey - he's not old, he's not senil yet XDHe may be drinking a lot, but that's not a reason! I don't know what's going on with him and his own lyrics... I just know, that I think it's SERIOUSLY cute!!! :wub:That was awesome. He is so cute I found the girls screaming themselves silly to be cute too. I laugh, but I know that will be me in 49 says.
Dookie93 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I doubt Billie would forget the lyrics on purpose, maybe he changes the words like he does on JOS."Am I retarded or am I just unemployed?"
Smithy14 Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 that was funny when he messed up the lyric of 21 guns in Akasaka Japan =))he fixed the lyric to "Did you time...ahh fuck it!..................when its time to live and let die,And I think Billie needs another try" =))))
Sara. Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 I really don't think this is something to worry about. Billie has written MANY green day songs, and he has also written foxboro hot tubs songs, pinhead gunpowder songs and the network songs. I think he has a lot on his mind. ...and it's NOT unusual to sing a song different live.
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