Anja Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I love this song, it's one of my favorites from the album! I remember reading an interview in which Mike said this song is about racism because they experienced a lot of that back in the ealier years. But whatever, the lyrics are amazing and I think everyone can relate to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Nimrod Armstrong Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Aaahh i LOVE Road To Acceptance it's frikin awesome!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 This song is easily in my top 5 least liked Green Day songs. Billie's voice just annoys the fuck out of me in it, so I barely listen it. If you get past the first part, it's okay, but usually I don't because I think it's so annoying. And that part is repeated later as well. So I never really took the time to, well, even skim through the lyrics. Now that I've read them... yeah, those are pretty nice lyrics. They're true, and easy to relate to, I suppose. I'm not going to make any further judgement on them, considering most of it is new to me (it's frigging impossible to understand what the lyrics are until you look them up ), but so far, I like them a lot. I might come back on this later, when I've tried to warm up to this song. Or at least thought about it some more, haha. Not really related to the song, but for the longest time I thought John wrote this (until I Was There was SOTW, when I found out it was in fact I Was There that's written by John, and this one by Billie.) xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 This song is easily in my top 5 least liked Green Day songs. Billie's voice just annoys the fuck out of me in it, so I barely listen it. If you get past the first part, it's okay, but usually I don't because I think it's so annoying. And that part is repeated later as well. Ouch. I don't see how Billies voice could be annyoing to anyone in this song because to me, it just sounds like...well, Billie I hope it will grow on you because it's a really awesome song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Kristy Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 One of my favourites! Such a wonderfull song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendaytone Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Great choice, J'net! It seems like a dream to me too that they actually played it in Costa Rica. Another great Green Day song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecanoLP Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Here is the intro from Costa Rica... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayfabe Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 We all wanna join a family we'll even sacrifice a moral changing adolescence just can't make sense if you'd stop a while maybe if you smiled you would realise that we are the same My life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecanoLP Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 btw, if you wanna what the song is about, listen to the concert in Vancouver 1992. Billie explains it during the bridge But I think it was already clear and mentioned before (prejudices, rasiscm etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J'net Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAa3U4T8GqY Here is the intro from Costa Rica... Thanks for posting this. I think you can feel the excitement in the air when they really kick into the song. It brings it back for me. I love that rush!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastnightonGDA Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Here is the intro from Costa Rica... is it me or does it sound a tiny bit different.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcause Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Fucking love this 'road' song - it's a weapon, something to have in your back pocket as you set forth, truths about the search for self and the emotional pulls for community. I love how the words blurt in before the music comes full on to drive them, no rhymes, free-flow, and that in the negative of them is the challenge to be different. Road to Acceptance is acceptance of the road - that it will likely be lonely, and here, it feeds right into Boulevard of Broken Dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasalaska Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is a great song choice that video from Costa Rica is just amazing - I love it when they play 1039 songs now; even 20 years on the songs are still relevant and manage to fill a huge arena. I love that these songs were written way before GD even dreamed of making it big and yet they still work. I love the video of this that's on the enhanced version on 1039. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I remember I read some of the lyrics of this song in a Green Day book before I ever heard it, and at the time I thought I never would because I didn't know the first two albums were still available/existed. I REALLY wanted to hear it though because the lyrics blew me away. When I did get the album it was instantly my favourite song on there. It's one of the more interesting songs musically too, it has a emotional feeling to it and it feels like the music makes the lyrics even more powerful. I love the message of the lyrics, accepting everyone for what they are and wanting to be accepted for what you are. Not necessarily what you'd expect from a teenage band singing songs about love and I think that's what's always set Green Day apart, they've made thoughtful songs with an important message since the beginning. I always waste my time just wondering What the next man thinks of me I'll never do exactly what I want And I'll sculpt my life for your acceptance Love those opening lines, I can definitely relate to that sentiment. Such a wonderful and impressive song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J'net Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 This is a great song choice that video from Costa Rica is just amazing - I love it when they play 1039 songs now; even 20 years on the songs are still relevant and manage to fill a huge arena. I love that these songs were written way before GD even dreamed of making it big and yet they still work. I love the video of this that's on the enhanced version on 1039. I do love that video from Costa Rica - that crowd was simply AWESOME! After what I'd heard about the previous show and knowing that there were still floor tickets for this show available at the shop around the corner from our hotel on the day Tony and I arrived in Costa Rica, I was a bit worried that the crowd might not offer the guys much energy. Wow, was I ever wrong! It was a great crowd, a great show, and this song was only one of the many highlights. And I agree that it's wonderful how their songs from the deep past are still so meaningful to people who weren't even born when the songs were written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsNotNora Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I Love this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollard_11 Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I'll be honest and say that it's one of the few Green Day songs I don't listen to that often, but I agree it's still really great. Maybe I'll re-listen on my iPod tomorrow and try to appreciate it more! This. If someone played this song for me I would not be able to name it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasalaska Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 And I agree that it's wonderful how their songs from the deep past are still so meaningful to people who weren't even born when the songs were written. I forget that 1039 is older than me it's like how (according to setlist.fm) 1000 Hours hadnt been played since the year I was born before it was played in Quebec. It's strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki. Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I remember I read some of the lyrics of this song in a Green Day book before I ever heard it, and at the time I thought I never would because I didn't know the first two albums were still available/existed. I REALLY wanted to hear it though because the lyrics blew me away. When I did get the album it was instantly my favourite song on there. It's one of the more interesting songs musically too, it has a emotional feeling to it and it feels like the music makes the lyrics even more powerful. I love the message of the lyrics, accepting everyone for what they are and wanting to be accepted for what you are. Not necessarily what you'd expect from a teenage band singing songs about love and I think that's what's always set Green Day apart, they've made thoughtful songs with an important message since the beginning. I always waste my time just wondering What the next man thinks of me I'll never do exactly what I want And I'll sculpt my life for your acceptance Love those opening lines, I can definitely relate to that sentiment. Such a wonderful and impressive song You just said exactly what I wanted to say, but in much better words =) This song is really important to me...The lyrics are just... I can relate to it so much. Well I feel forgotten Feel like rotting Do you feel the same? Adolescence Just can't make sense It's calling my name I take a look around And all the things I've found I call it blind hatred Hearing it live would be like a dream <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agija Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I haven't listened to this song for ages. I used to like it very much a couple of years ago, though. The lyrics are just great, so true. It's an amazing song, definitely one of my favourtites off 1039/SOSH. Would have loved to hear it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewychorizo Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 i havnt heard this song in ages, either but i do love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_your_face Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 perfect song~ great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemetopasalacqua Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 the lyrics just make you think of how if everyone could just stop and smile we would all figure out that were all the same xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnout98 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Ahhh, Road To Acceptance, one of my favourite songs from 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. I'm glad that this song is song of the week this week, it really deserved to be. :eyebrow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawn71 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Back when I 1st started going to Green Day concerts in 1991-92 "Road To Acceptance" was usually the closing song. It always made me sad when they played it because I knew it was the end of the gig, but I do love that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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