Green Day Q&A Thread

[Jon Benjamin]

Oh wait, that was the Random News thread, my bad.

Got the answer, fixed Wikipedia

[jumpsalty]

Before you figured out the true meaning of Having A Blast, did anyone else think it was about break up rage? For me its still a break up song. Here's how I change it up so it sounds more like a break up song. This is how I originally heard it. I don't know, I still choose to hear this way. Its the song I used to listen to after a break up.

Ticking..are you done with me?

Emotions running through my spine

Nothing's gonna change my mind

I won't listen to anyone's last words

There's nothing left for you that's safe

Soon you'll be dead anyway

Well, no one is getting out alive

This time I've really lost my mind and I don't care

So close your eyes and kiss yourself goodbye

And think about the times we've spent and what they've meant

To me it's nothing

I'm losing all my happiness

The happiness you pinned on me

Loneliness still comforts me

I hate you still welts inside of me

I'm taking it all out on you

And all the shit you put me through

You got the first line wrong.

"I'm taking all you down with me".

It's also "there's nothing left for you to say".

Seriously man, you're trying to decipher the meaning of a song and you don't even know the lyrics.

And it's about suicide bombings apparently.

[fatherotti]

You got the first line wrong.

"I'm taking all you down with me".

It's also "there's nothing left for you to say".

Seriously man, you're trying to decipher the meaning of a song and you don't even know the lyrics.

And it's about suicide bombings apparently.

Um..I know what the song is about and I do know the actual lyrics. I just said that it was my original interpretation of the song and the lyrics. I didn't say that's the what the lyrics actually were. I just listen to it as break up song, not a song about chaos. My opinion man.

[Hermione]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zngod1X7M78

MEN arena in London, October 2009

Thanks

It was the MEN arena in Manchester . And they did it because it was Halloween, which is pretty cool.

[Todd]

You got the first line wrong.

"I'm taking all you down with me".

It's also "there's nothing left for you to say".

Seriously man, you're trying to decipher the meaning of a song and you don't even know the lyrics.

And it's about suicide bombings apparently.

Dude, you might want to read the posts before you reply

[The Forgotten]

Lol is this true?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CjcQSbVb4&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s

[green day is]

Lol is this true?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CjcQSbVb4&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s

Yup.

[Todd]

Lol is this true?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CjcQSbVb4&feature=youtu.be&t=1m48s

Lol? It's not very funny

When It's Time:

"Billie Joe wrote this song during American Idiot, but decided not to use it in the album. The unreleased documentary "Heart Like A Hand Grenade" shows Billie Joe recording the song with Rob Cavallo during sessions for 'American Idiot'. During the formation of the musical, he showed the song to director Michael Mayer to see if they could use it during the show. Green Day recorded this song as a bonus song for the American Idiot Musical album."

I thought it was written before AI, and how do we know it was in HLAHG?

[carriedaway]

Lol? It's not very funny

When It's Time:

"Billie Joe wrote this song during American Idiot, but decided not to use it in the album. The unreleased documentary "Heart Like A Hand Grenade" shows Billie Joe recording the song with Rob Cavallo during sessions for 'American Idiot'. During the formation of the musical, he showed the song to director Michael Mayer to see if they could use it during the show. Green Day recorded this song as a bonus song for the American Idiot Musical album."

I thought it was written before AI, and how do we know it was in HLAHG?

in the interview with Michael Mayer the host says Billie Joe wrote When Its Time at age 19 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ZJ7ifcl3Aws

[Todd]

in the interview with Michael Mayer the host says Billie Joe wrote When Its Time at age 19 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ZJ7ifcl3Aws

GDA is wrong yet again!

[Liam]

Lol? It's not very funny

When It's Time:

"Billie Joe wrote this song during American Idiot, but decided not to use it in the album. The unreleased documentary "Heart Like A Hand Grenade" shows Billie Joe recording the song with Rob Cavallo during sessions for 'American Idiot'. During the formation of the musical, he showed the song to director Michael Mayer to see if they could use it during the show. Green Day recorded this song as a bonus song for the American Idiot Musical album."

I thought it was written before AI, and how do we know it was in HLAHG?

Yes it was written when he was 19 but recorded for the American Idiot album. Also HLAHG when previewed at a cinema in 2007 or 2008 and some people attended it. Andres was one of those people as well.

GDA is wrong yet again!

Yes, because between a bunch of we can song meanings for everything, lyrics, biographies, equipment and so much more and not make one mistake. It happens. No need to be a dick about it.

[Nuclear Family]

Does anyone know where I can get some tabs for the song C#tion or C Yo Yus by the band Fifteen? It seems easy to play I just can't figure it out.

[skindogfuss]

Anyone know if this is the top quality audio from the bonus feature of Cuatro? this song has been stuck in my head since i first heard it months ago and this is the full(er) version of it... cheers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOaI2AhJS_k

[IsaGreenDay]

Why do some people say that Billie sings with a fake british accent? I never noticed that, can someone give me an example of it?

[LazyPhil]

Why do some people say that Billie sings with a fake british accent? I never noticed that, can someone give me an example of it?

I don't know, I'd also like to know, but he did say that he sounds like an "Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman"

[HolyHandGrenade]

Why do some people say that Billie sings with a fake british accent? I never noticed that, can someone give me an example of it?

It's still pretty sketchy, but I think when people say that, they mean his more nasally vocals from the 90's, especially Insomniac.

[Hermione]

Why do some people say that Billie sings with a fake british accent? I never noticed that, can someone give me an example of it?

As mentioned above Billie's described it that way himself, saying "I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman" . He doesn't really sound English but there are English sounding aspects to the way he sings. He sounds American overall but there's some little English elements like some of the vowel sounds and the way he drops his "h"s. An example would be the way he sings "hope" when he sings "I hope you had the time of your life".

It did used to be more obvious in the 90s when he was singing in a more snotty punky way, I guess there's just some natural English sounding elements to that style of singing. He's toned it down now but it's still there.

[IsaGreenDay]

I don't know, I'd also like to know, but he did say that he sounds like an "Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman"

It's still pretty sketchy, but I think when people say that, they mean his more nasally vocals from the 90's, especially Insomniac.

As mentioned above Billie's described it that way himself, saying "I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman" . He doesn't really sound English but there are English sounding aspects to the way he sings. He sounds American overall but there's some little English elements like some of the vowel sounds and the way he drops his "h"s. An example would be the way he sings "hope" when he sings "I hope you had the time of your life".

It did used to be more obvious in the 90s when he was singing in a more snotty punky way, I guess there's just some natural English sounding elements to that style of singing. He's toned it down now but it's still there.

Ohhh, I get it, thank you!

[Sarcasm]

GDA is wrong yet again!

SCANDAL!!!

[ThibautDookie]

What is that Insomniac background, i mean the huge sign behind the band during live shows from 1995-1996 represents ?

I always wanted to know !

[21guns&novacaine]

Does anyone know what the song off of iTrè! 'Drama Queen is about??? it's not fairly clear.

[Jean]

I know that Kill the DJ was released as a single in the UK but I was wondering why it wasn't in the states. It's catchy and I think it would have done well. Is it because of the Aurora theatre shooting that happened in July?

[Todd]

Does anyone know what the song off of iTrè! 'Drama Queen is about??? it's not fairly clear.

It's about celebrities like Lindsay Lohan who are just exposed to the world so early that they lose their innocence. There's a 2009 article on it, somewhere in GDA's scans, if anybody could post a link to that, I really should save it

[Jean]

It's about celebrities like Lindsay Lohan who are just exposed to the world so early that they lose their innocence. There's a 2009 article on it, somewhere in GDA's scans, if anybody could post a link to that, I really should save it

The "you better call a lawyer" line finally makes sense.

[HolyHandGrenade]

As mentioned above Billie's described it that way himself, saying "I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman" . He doesn't really sound English but there are English sounding aspects to the way he sings. He sounds American overall but there's some little English elements like some of the vowel sounds and the way he drops his "h"s. An example would be the way he sings "hope" when he sings "I hope you had the time of your life".

It did used to be more obvious in the 90s when he was singing in a more snotty punky way, I guess there's just some natural English sounding elements to that style of singing. He's toned it down now but it's still there.

Well, dropping the h is more like an impersonation of Tom DeLonge!

"You're already the voice inside moiy yed"