The Ladies of Green Day (Songs)

[angry_robot]

Adrienne just posted photo with title "Whatsername". I wonder if this really is THAT girl

[Rusty Blue]

Adrienne just posted photo with title "Whatsername". I wonder if this really is THAT girl

I wondered the same...

[Andrew]

Adrienne just posted photo with title "Whatsername". I wonder if this really is THAT girl

http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/598eba409f9411e2b19622000a1f9d89_7.jpg

That's the girl who is playing Whatsername in the musical!

[~ Walking Contradiction]

Adrienne just posted photo with title "Whatsername". I wonder if this really is THAT girl

Hmm I doubt it, Whatsername is Amanda. I thought she moved to South America like 20 years ago plus I doubt Adie would meet her.

[The Forgotten]

Adrienne just posted photo with title "Whatsername". I wonder if this really is THAT girl

It's the actress who plays the current Whatsername in the musical

[angry_robot]

That's the girl who is playing Whatsername in the musical!

Hmm I doubt it, Whatsername is Amanda. I thought she moved to South America like 20 years ago plus I doubt Adie would meet her.

It's the actress who plays the current Whatsername in the musical

Okay, now I feel stupid You're right, guess I kinda lost track of AI musical and stuck with Rebecca Naomi Jomes as Whatsername in my mind

[Heather.]

Hmm I doubt it, Whatsername is Amanda. I thought she moved to South America like 20 years ago plus I doubt Adie would meet her.

It cracks me up that people think she actually moved to South America. She was in college and studied abroad for a semester, which a lot of American college students do. I highly doubt she stayed in Ecuador forever.

And yes, as many have said, that is Alyssa DiPalma, she plays Whatsername in the musical.

[~ Walking Contradiction]

It cracks me up that people think she actually moved to South America. She was in college and studied abroad for a semester, which a lot of American college students do. I highly doubt she stayed in Ecuador forever.

And yes, as many have said, that is Alyssa DiPalma, she plays Whatsername in the musical.

I didn't know she went there for studying! I always read thet she actually moved there

[Nishant1039]

And Maria.

Maria Louise Fiatarone was a woman who owned a music store in Berkeley when Billie was a kid. When he was 4 years old, she and her husband saw his talent and they made him sing a song, Look For Love, and recorded it. She then 'interviewed' him. The woman who says 'Billie Joe! it certainly is exciting....' at the beginning of the song is Maria herself. He probably never saw her after he left Berkeley..hence the line 'And nobody knows where Maria went'

And Gloria.

She's probably just a character that Billie made up for the storyline of 21st Century Breakdwon

[Heather.]

Maria Louise Fiatarone was a woman who owned a music store in Berkeley when Billie was a kid. When he was 4 years old, she and her husband saw his talent and they made him sing a song, Look For Love, and recorded it. She then 'interviewed' him. The woman who says 'Billie Joe! it certainly is exciting....' at the beginning of the song is Maria herself. He probably never saw her after he left Berkeley..hence the line 'And nobody knows where Maria went'

She's probably just a character that Billie made up for the storyline of 21st Century Breakdwon

I never put two and two together that the woman interviewing Billie Joe was indeed MARIA, even though I knew that it was his music teacher who was interviewing him!

That being said, I feel like he must have seen her again since then... besides, it doesn't really sound like Maria is ABOUT that Maria, even if he used the name.

[Cob]

Maria Louise Fiatarone was a woman who owned a music store in Berkeley when Billie was a kid. When he was 4 years old, she and her husband saw his talent and they made him sing a song, Look For Love, and recorded it. She then 'interviewed' him. The woman who says 'Billie Joe! it certainly is exciting....' at the beginning of the song is Maria herself. He probably never saw her after he left Berkeley..hence the line 'And nobody knows where Maria went'

She's probably just a character that Billie made up for the storyline of 21st Century Breakdwon

"Maria" isn't literally about that woman. It likely just uses her name, since the majority of the song describes your typical punker that grew up and gave up their convictions.

[musso_kn]

I never put two and two together that the woman interviewing Billie Joe was indeed MARIA, even though I knew that it was his music teacher who was interviewing him!

That being said, I feel like he must have seen her again since then...

Maria Louise Fiatarone was a woman who owned a music store in Berkeley when Billie was a kid. When he was 4 years old, she and her husband saw his talent and they made him sing a song, Look For Love, and recorded it. She then 'interviewed' him. The woman who says 'Billie Joe! it certainly is exciting....' at the beginning of the song is Maria herself. He probably never saw her after he left Berkeley..hence the line 'And nobody knows where Maria went'

She's probably just a character that Billie made up for the storyline of 21st Century Breakdwon

Only her name isn't Maria. It's Marie.

[Andrew]

She's probably just a character that Billie made up for the storyline of 21st Century Breakdwon

Even though Gloria is probably not a real person, she would have been influenced by real people. For example I think Mike said Last of the American Girls was about Adrienne, even though obviously in the story it is Gloria.

[Heather.]

Even though Gloria is probably not a real person, she would have been influenced by real people. For example I think Mike said Last of the American Girls was about Adrienne, even though obviously in the story it is Gloria.

Billie said he just really liked the name Gloria, and that she is basically himself. He said Viva la Gloria could have been called Viva la Billie Joe, but Gloria obviously sounds better

[AngelBlue_]

It cracks me up that people think she actually moved to South America. She was in college and studied abroad for a semester, which a lot of American college students do. I highly doubt she stayed in Ecuador forever.

And yes, as many have said, that is Alyssa DiPalma, she plays Whatsername in the musical.

I read somewhere she moved to Ecuador to join the Peace Corps...

[JDookie]

and Olivia

I think that Olivia could be Billie's mother (her name's Ollie, that could be the short for Olivia).

Maria Louise Fiatarone was a woman who owned a music store in Berkeley when Billie was a kid. When he was 4 years old, she and her husband saw his talent and they made him sing a song, Look For Love, and recorded it. She then 'interviewed' him. The woman who says 'Billie Joe! it certainly is exciting....' at the beginning of the song is Maria herself. He probably never saw her after he left Berkeley..hence the line 'And nobody knows where Maria went'

I didn't know that... cool

[mallorymaloney]

Did anyone in this thread wonder who the heck Drama Queen is yet ...?

[November's Storms]

This is such a fascinating thread to read!

[Amanda]

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone mentions my name on this forum.

[greenday_jlb]

Whoa!! How did you know that about Amanda/Whatsername? Crazy!

It's fuck time mentions Amanda too, she must have had an impact on billie joe

[Sarcasm]

It's fuck time mentions Amanda too, she must have had an impact on billie joe

I wish this was true. Would be a gag.

[Todd]

It cracks me up that people think she actually moved to South America. She was in college and studied abroad for a semester, which a lot of American college students do. I highly doubt she stayed in Ecuador forever

Lol, I was gonna say the same thing

[greenday_jlb]

I wish this was true. Would be a gag.

He sings Amanda jones your holy grace

[AngelBlue_]

It's fuck time mentions Amanda too, she must have had an impact on billie joe

yeah Amanda Jones xD I think that also "Ashley" can be seen as a reference to her...I mean...the lyrics seem to be about an old exgirlfriend...and about the moment in which they reconnect after a lot of years...in the Dos Booklet, next to the lyrics of Ashley , there's something like "How was your 20 years trip?".

And Billie said in a recent interview that he had the chanche to reconnect and talk a little bit with Amanda after 20 years...so...

*sorry for my English*

Whoa!! How did you know that about Amanda/Whatsername? Crazy!

Billie himself tweeted once about it

[greenday_jlb]

yeah Amanda Jones xD I think that also "Ashley" can be seen as a reference to her...I mean...the lyrics seems to be about an old girlfriend...and about the moment in which thay reconnected after a lot of years...in the Dos Booklet, next to the lyrics of Ashley , there's something like "How was you're 20 years trip?".

And Billie said in a recent interview that he had the chanche to reconnected and talk a little bit with Amanda after 20 years...so...

*sorry for my English*

That's interesting that he got to talk a bit with her I'd like to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation