Green Day on Napster’s 9/11 Never Forget Tribute

[MusicGrl1986]

So Napster created a tribute to the victims and heroes of 9/11 and GD was on the list with Wake Me Up When September Ends. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this and found it kind of odd, especially since Billie Joe wrote the song about his father and not the events of 9/11.

And if this topic has already been posted, please feel free to close it. I did do a search, but I couldn’t find anything like it.

[dolce]

Well, even though Billie wrote it for his father, he wrote it in a way that could be open to interpretation to the listeners. So no, I don't think it's odd.

[.Militza.]

Everybody interpreted the song like it's for 9/11 victims.

Why would that be odd?

[MusicGrl1986]

Everybody interpreted the song like it's for 9/11 victims.

Why would that be odd?

Well, I didn’t mean it necessarily as “odd” but more as that so people many assume that he wrote it about 9/11 until they learn that he really wrote it about his father passing away.

[The Disappearing Boy]

yeah, i think it was kinda intended as a tribute to the 9/11 victims as well.

[Lauren]

Well, 9/11 was in September so the song kind of fits.

[Supermodel*Robot]

Though it was written about his dad, it has long been interpreted as a 9/11 song. The music video is war-themed as well, which adds to the theme.

[thenextsexpistol_mak]

not, not odd

[mrwhirly2000]

Well, 9/11 was in September so the song kind of fits.

haha exactly... it's also track number 11

[Tiffx]

haha exactly... it's also track number 11

Oh wow I never thought about that....

Very interesting.

but yes the song is open to interpretation, everyone can relate to it in some way.

[Alan86]

haha exactly... it's also track number 11

It was kind of on there 9th album too

1 1039

2 Kerplunk

3 Dookie

4 Insomniac

5 Nimrod

6 Warning

7 International Superhits

8 Shinanagins

9 American Idiot

[Nikki_Nimrod]

haha exactly... it's also track number 11

Whoa, I never actually thought about it like that!

It doesn't surprise me they were used in the tribute. That's nice they were included.

[steelthorne]

uggghh!!! I fucking hate it when people think that song is about 9/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, 9/11 was in September so the song kind of fits.

please stop. fuck that. i think it's an insult to Billie's father's memory to say it's a 9/11 reference to be honest.

[Boston]

I thought that Green Day would be hated and avoided on 9/11.

[Starred Thoughts]

I actually never thought about WMUWSE and 9/11 together until I read this thread. Not really odd to put it in a tribute, yes Billie wrote it for his father, but everyone can interpret a song for themselves.

[Moxy Crimefighter]

It was kind of on there 9th album too

1 1039

2 Kerplunk

3 Dookie

4 Insomniac

5 Nimrod

6 Warning

7 International Superhits

8 Shinanagins

9 American Idiot

I smell a conspiracy theory a brewin'

haha exactly... it's also track number 11

[ChelseaDagger]

It was kind of on there 9th album too

1 1039

2 Kerplunk

3 Dookie

4 Insomniac

5 Nimrod

6 Warning

7 International Superhits

8 Shinanagins

9 American Idiot

Wooooooooah crazy! 9th album, 11th track. I never would have picked that out.

[woven_basketcase]

uggghh!!! I fucking hate it when people think that song is about 9/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Um, no.

I like that the song was included in the tribute. Even though the song wasn't about it, it fits it really well.

[Alan86]

Wooooooooah crazy! 9th album, 11th track. I never would have picked that out.

Well i wonder if that was intended. They do like to put double meaning in their songs.

[Hermione]

uggghh!!! I fucking hate it when people think that song is about 9/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

please stop. fuck that. i think it's an insult to Billie's father's memory to say it's a 9/11 reference to be honest.

If that's an insult to his father's memory, why would Billie allow the music video to be about a soldier going to war in Iraq?

Songs can have a wide range of meanings and he clearly intended it to be open to interpretation, not black and white. He wrote a deeply personal song in such a way that everyone can relate to it differently and draw their own meanings from it. It's very fitting as a September 11th tribute.

[Eirik]

It was kind of on there 9th album too

1 1039

2 Kerplunk

3 Dookie

4 Insomniac

5 Nimrod

6 Warning

7 International Superhits

8 Shinanagins

9 American Idiot

Eehh, yeah, nooo. If you're gonna count both studio albums and compilations, you have to add 39/Smooth as well...

[Alan86]

Eehh, yeah, nooo. If you're gonna count both studio albums and compilations, you have to add 39/Smooth as well...

Is that not the first one i said. I just typed 1039, but that is 1039 smooth

[Katarina.]

Like said already, the song is open for interpretation. So no, I don't think it's odd.

I've never looked at the song being about 9/11 though..

[Samantha]

Not everyone on the planet is going to know why Billie Joe wrote the song or what it's about

So I'm pretty sure as a majority we can let this one slide through

[ShadowWolf]

Aye, as many others have said before...It really is the interepretation, what the listener draws from it. I mean, all music is complex interpretation, of emotions, of events, of life. If people hear it and think of Billie's father, or of a passed loved one, that's fine. If they think of 9/11 or some other interpretation, then that's just fine and dandy too. When you write a song, it's 50% of what you put into it, and 50% of what others draw from it.

Okay, serious moment over, I needs me some more coffee...