ANJI Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Definitely one of my favs from 21CB and I like this song more than the other VLG. My favourite part of the song is the chorus. Its catchy!
-Billiejoezee- Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Oh how I love this song. Everything about it is amazing. And I love singing this song. It's truly amazing. Every single second of it. The drums, piano, guitar, bass, and billie's voice. And his song writing for this song is just so dark yet so colorful. Wonderful. My favorite part must be: The traces of blood Always follow you home Like the mascara tears From your getaway You're walking with blisters And running with shears So unholy Sister of grace
November's Storms Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Like Church on Sunday, Ha Ha You're Dead and so many other Green Day songs, this is another prime example of the tone of the lyrics and the tone of the melody juxtaposed perfectly. If you were to mute the lyrics you would thing its a happy, celebratory tune that you can dance to. On the other hand, if you were to only read the lyrics you would see a character fallen from grace, in pain and fear and the narrator showing absolutely no remorse. The very heavy topic set against a catchy, upbeat tune is a nice mix!
whatsername..x Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Definately one of my favourite tracks from 21CB album. One of a few songs that has that 'chilling' factor, with the lyrics, how it's sang and the music. "In the wake all the way no rhyme or reason Your bloodshot eyes will show your heart of treason" "Little girl, little girl you dirty liar You're just a junkie preaching to the choir"
oscar is a nimrod Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 One of my faves from 21st c. The lyrics are epic because the story behind is so powerfully shown in this song.
GreenRanger Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 While not in my favorites from 21st Century Breakdown, this song has a special place in my heart for being the first bit of the album I ever heard- way back when Butch posted some cell phone vids from the studio in 2008. It's funny though, because you can hear a lead part in the video that was a little clearer then than it is now...I liked it. (It's the one with the weird echo). But yeah, kinda special.
Dylan. Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 "The sky is falling Your lifeboat of deception is now sailing" That line to me represents a beautiful allusion to "Chicken Little". With Gloria, everything is theatrical and big. She is a drug addict, and everything is about her. The music is very Broadway and melodic and Saloon-style. It paints the perfect image of Gloria as a crooked liar who is trying to change the world in her own grandiose way. I feel that "Little Girl" had far more potential to be a single than did "Last of the American Girls", a single choice of which I still to this day disagree. I don't really give a shit about singles, but those songs represent the albums to those who don't care enough about the band to actually listen to the whole album. And I thought out of every remaining song on the album, the only smart choice for a single would have been "Static Age," with "Little Girl" being a close second. I love this song, and I think it is a shame that it isn't done more live. It's not very complicated to play and sing at the same time, especially with Jason right there. It's a better live song to me than "Before the Lobotomy" which Green Day played all the time. Billie, you get your act together and start playing more 21CB songs. And for God's sake will you fucking play Peacemaker?!?! While not in my favorites from 21st Century Breakdown, this song has a special place in my heart for being the first bit of the album I ever heard- way back when Butch posted some cell phone vids from the studio in 2008. It's funny though, because you can hear a lead part in the video that was a little clearer then than it is now...I liked it. (It's the one with the weird echo). But yeah, kinda special. BTW, that rhythm guitar is the bridge section to "Little Girl".
DeAmbassador Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I don't like the song so much,but this song made my sister to like GD. I love the part where Mike says "GLO-RI-A". Oh,and happy new month!!
GreenRanger Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I love the part where Mike says "GLO-RI-A". I remember when 21CB came out, Comcast had a special on Green Day from the Fox Theatre (pretty sure that was it...) and when that part came up there was this great shot of Mike yelling this. The best part was, it looked like he was nowhere near a microphone.
deadair Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Love this song. It reminds me of a cabaret song. It's sad that they only performed it at the 21st Century Breakdown club shows in 2009, before the big tour started.
Bastard of 1967 Posted August 2, 2011 Posted August 2, 2011 "Little girl, little girl you dirty liar, you're just a junkie preaching to the choir." We all talk a great game. We theorize and fantasize about changing ourselves, our lives, the world. But all we are is talk. When it comes to action, "the vast majority" of us don't take charge, we don't "burn down the foreman of control." We "run away, from the river to the street" -- and, sheltering ourselves in our addictions, we find ourselves with our faces in the gutter. And that's one of the key lessons of the 21st Century breakdown: we -- individually and collectively -- are our own worst enemies, and the fix can only begin right there...in that space between our own two ears. ¿VLG? thus rises out of the ashes left over after Murder City's abrupt end. It sets up the shot, as Gloria is forced to see herself and her problems for what they are, and for what they're costing her. Restless Heart Syndrome then slams it home. [edit] I had also posted previously about the bridge in ¿VLG? in the "songs that give you chills" thread here. [/edit] BTW, that rhythm guitar is the bridge section to "Little Girl". Blew me away when I made that connection a few months after the album was released. And did you notice how similar the rhythm guitar is to Blood, Sex & Booze? ¿VLG? just takes it in a vastly different direction. I wanna hang whoever at Warner decided to release everything EXCEPT The Static Age as a single. Would've been a great one, especially in these times -- somebody really missed the boat here. I love the part where Mike says "GLO-RI-A". That bridge always sends chills up my back. There is so much pleading, desperation, reaching for something firm to hold onto in that part of the song. It took some time for ¿VLG? as a whole to grow on me, but there's always been a special place in my heart for that bridge.
Hermione Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Love this song so much! I reckon it's my second favourite on 21st CB. It's gloriously (no pun intended ) quirky and theatrical, and those are the aspects of the album that I like most. I love the vaudeville sound of it along with the dark lyrics, it makes me think of a villain in an old film or something. I must post my favourite video of it with Billie playing up to the theatrical feeling of it at the beginning, getting into character as a darstardly moustache twiddling villain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_lb4OFGBg Would've been cool to see them play it live more often. And I love the name! I still think it's genius that they came up with the names !Viva La Gloria! and ?Viva La Gloria?, not only does it illustrate the different sides of her character (or how her character has changed), it's also just fabulous and amusing that they did that . The only improvement would've been if they'd gone the whole hog and just called it ?Viva La Gloria? without the (Little Girl) so the ONLY difference was the punctuation. Also, on Green Day Rock Band when you have to sing the really high "ooooo-hooooo-ooooohhh" bits duing the instrumental part before the last chorus, you can't avoid sounding like a dog howling.
Bastard of 1967 Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Also, on Green Day Rock Band when you have to sing the really high "ooooo-hooooo-ooooohhh" bits duing the instrumental part before the last chorus, you can't avoid sounding like a dog howling. Rocky ArmWoof FTW!
Hermione Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 Rocky ArmWoof FTW! Exactly! I think Rocky might've given him the idea for that bit during one of their duets.
November's Storms Posted August 3, 2011 Posted August 3, 2011 I remember when 21CB came out, Comcast had a special on Green Day from the Fox Theatre (pretty sure that was it...) and when that part came up there was this great shot of Mike yelling this. The best part was, it looked like he was nowhere near a microphone. Isn't that the video that Aska posted in the opening post for the thread? It was funny alright! I think it was Jason W (out of shot) who actually sang the Gloria part there. On a side note, I absolutely love that this thread is up and running again! SOTW really makes me see songs (and sometimes albums) in a whole new and positive light!
Kristen M Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 The lyrics of this song are so hauntingly beautiful and a little creepy at the same time The harmonies during the "gloorrriiaaa"= EARGASM
insomniaticnimrod Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 i used to be like addicted to this song
Undómiel Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Can't believe that the discussion for this song didn't explode. Woo for the people who love this song as much as I do!!
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