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Billie's songs for Adrienne.


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just enjoy the songs for what they are....great songs. and not a way into their private lives.

Billie's on record in various interviews as saying that he writes at least semi-autobiographically and that there's a very true-to-self, personal dimension to much of what he's written. It's precisely this "realness" and the ability to go on these wonderful treasure-hunts through his lyrics, peeling off layers and layers from the onion so to speak, that helps make his songs so great. I enjoy the songs for what they are *and* for what they mean.

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I like Church On Sunday and Redundant. They speak about the hardships of their relationship, and how they'll last through anything. They're beautiful.

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I personally love Westbound Sign the most.

I also love 80.

:)

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well i cant really choose... but i go with 2000 light years away :wub:

but lets face it, the best songs he writes are like always inspired or about her, so yeah ..happy anniversary to both of them. cutest couple ever :wub:

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2000 Light Years Away is my favorite, especially the part I sit outside and watch the sunrise/ Look out as far as I can/I can't see her, but in the distance/I hear some laughter/We laugh together. It's cute and gives somewhat of an idea of a guy in love. :wub:

To 16 years (it's hard to see that nowadays) and to many more!

And the mushiness for me is over.

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happy aniversary to both, this is amazing, the average celebrity mariage last until the expiration date on a bottle of millk

awesome

last night on earth it's so sweet

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thats hard, I love all the songs that Billie writes about Adie :wub: but probably 2000 Light Years Away =)

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Happy Anniversary Billie and Adrienne :happy: I think my favorite songs are When It's Time and Redundant.

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When it's Time because i love the feeling/emotion he puts in that song for adrienne it's so beautiful! I hope they have a wonderful 16th anniversary!!!<3

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omg When It's Time gets me everytime <3

and of course 2000 light years away, you can tell how frustrated he is when they are apart with such a big distance between them

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When It's Time is just really the sweetest of songs. I melt every time :wub: :wub: :wub:

Billie's voice also does a part of that....he's got such a sweet voice sometimes and it's even more clear in When It's Time. <3

not necessarily my fave song for Adrienne, it was just a statement about the song, haha.

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i love

"I do not mind if this goes on

Cause now it seems I’m too far gone

I must admit I enjoy myself

80 please keep taking me away. "

it really shows how much he loves her and how crazy it makes him but he still wants to be with her. awww :wub:

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80, Redundant, & When It's Time :wub:

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Happy anniversary to Billie and Adie

My favourites are 2000 Light Years Away and When It's Time

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When It's Time... Didn't he also write Church on Sunday about her? If so, then that's my second favorite ;)

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It's too hard to pick a favourite, I really like the songs he write about Adrienne, they're all really sweet :wub: Right now it's probably "When It's Time" but I love all of them really, 80, 2,000 Light Years Away, LNOE, etc...

16 years is pretty impressive for a rockstar, especially nowadays, :thumbsup:

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Church on a Sunday :wub:

one of my favourites. I love the line "today is the first day of the rest of our lives" I actually used this quote for my leavers/graduation book - it applies to lots of situations other than love. If someone ever wrote this song for me ... wow!

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Today is the first day of the rest of our lives is an old tired saying that he didn't write, just used.

To me, a much more brilliant and subtle way of saying this same thing in Holiday is "This is the dawning of the rest of our lives" is a fucking fantastic new spin on this line.

If you think about it, much the same way that today is the first day of the rest of our lives is not always true. The day you die, it's the last day.

Billie took that saying in Holiday and made it a forever truism by saying "This is the dawning of the rest of our lives" is ALWAYS true. I've always thought that was a fairly under-appreciated lyric. He is a word smith of high caliber.

When he says it in Church On Sunday, it's workman-like, practical - wiping the slate clean, fixing something. In Holiday, 'dawning' gives it a whole other dimension - the sense of awakening, seeing a runaway train of rabid thought that's overwhelming individual identity and purpose, and going 'fuck, no - you don't get to do that to me'.

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I would say mine would be either 80, Westbound Sign or Redundant. I love the lyrics in Westbound Sign that go "Will she find her name in the California cement? Punched out of the grind that punched her once too many times, Is tragedy 2000 miles away? She's taking off"

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"...and I feel lonely for all the losers that will never take the time to say I love you!"

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Mike did.... :unsure:

In a Fuse interview they said it was Billie and Mike who wrote it :happy:

:o I actually forgot Mike co-wrote it! I'm sure while Billie was writing it, Adrienne was in his mind so I guess it's still about her, even if it's about Brittney too. Either way I adore it. :)

Dick? I was applauding the post. Really. :ermm:

I've been around this business long enough to know that these types of relationships pretty much NEVER last like this so I was being sincere about what you wrote. It was sweet.

However, if you did think I was being sarcastic, which I wasn't, I am appreciative you responded in kind with a laugh. :)

Oh! :lol: Woops! Sorry about that..

I actually just thought you were being sarcastic. It's hard to judge things online. xD

Thanks.

I hope he (Billie) makes a shout out at tonights show. That would be cute..

It's adorable that he did. I didn't actually think he would.

Gah. :wub: They're too cute.

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When It's Time.

I don't really like to admit this to people, but I hope that when and if I get married someday this can be my wedding song.

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Really? That's awesome. I want LNOE to be my wedding song. :P

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When It's Time.

I don't really like to admit this to people, but I hope that when and if I get married someday this can be my wedding song.

aww same here, it must be beautiful.

I cant stop to listening when it's time and last of the american girls, Billie started to write this song about Adie's involvement, something related with this, I guess:"She’s great. She’s beautiful. Without her, I don’t know what I’d do. She empowers me to challenge myself in a lot of ways. She inspired the song “American Idiot” by playing me this Midnight Oil song that she really loved. She runs a store called Atomic Garden, all about sustainable living. She’s really active in NRDC, politically. Sometimes I think she’s a hell of a lot more interesting and a cooler person than I am."

I think Redundant is just beautiful and amazing :cause I love you is not enough, I'm lost for words

Finally.. no words about Eighty or 2000 Light years away, I think is awesome the way that Billie Joe describes all his feelings in those songs, this is one of the reasons i love those songs

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2000 Light years away,. as its my fav song in the world!!!

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