peppermint butler Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Whenever Billie says fuck or shit it sounds strained on the trilogy. Especially on uno. Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumDay Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Not sure what you mean but I think that's just the way he says it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 every other word is fuck and it's gr8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Not really sure I know what you mean. If anything, it's just his style of delivery. Plus it makes sense to say it with some kind of attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 He recorded it while he was on the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 "Cussing". Lulz. He needs to spend more time on this side of the Atlantic. Swearing is pretty much a form of punctuation over here, and "shithead", "cunt", and "fuckface" are basically pet names. Billie would be a natural in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint butler Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 What I mean is the way he says it sounds like they had him say fuck and shit and they just edited it into the songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Emphasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthehallwaynow Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I agree it feels like most of it was just thrown into the song to seem like "hey its old green day cursing yea woo!" i think some of the writing in the trilogy could have used less random fucks and more smartly written lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa. Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 why does it matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Bras Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 This is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthehallwaynow Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 This is stupid. this is stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Cussing is an awesome word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie, get your gun Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 To me sounds ok... Unlike International Supervideos! where every time there's "cussing" Billie's voice sounds like his throat is being quickly squeezed. And that's not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 To me sounds ok... Unlike International Superhits! where every time there's "cussing" Billie's voice sounds like his throat is being quickly squeezed. And that's not good. Billie doesn't swear on any of the 3 International Superhits exclusive songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie, get your gun Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Billie doesn't swear on any of the 3 International Superhits exclusive songs... I was about to correct my post, I meant International Supervideos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Whenever Billie says fuck or shit it sounds strained on the trilogy. Especially on uno. Why is that? Do you mean forced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayContradiction Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I needed a laugh, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 "Cussing". Lulz. He needs to spend more time on this side of the Atlantic. Swearing is pretty much a form of punctuation over here, and "shithead", "cunt", and "fuckface" are basically pet names. Billie would be a natural in no time. Exactly well said fuckface I'm guessing he is secretly Irish or something and instead of hiding it anymore he just said "fuck it!" and started to let his tongue do it's thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idlewild. Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Agree with you so much, Matt. I feel like those words weren't utilized very artistically in the trilogy. In all of their other albums, the swearing seemed to serve a purpose, in the trilogy, and especially Uno, it seems to be over-used and just put in to "be there." W-wait so you mean the lines "Shut your mouth 'cause you're talking too much and I don't give a fuck anyway" and "Shoot the fucking DJ" don't make Billie seem so edgy and punx rawkz? /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Agree with you so much, Matt. I feel like those words weren't utilized very artistically in the trilogy. In all of their other albums, the swearing seemed to serve a purpose, in the trilogy, and especially Uno, it seems to be over-used and just put in to "be there." I might agree if it was someone else, but Billie swears so much just when he's talking that it doesn't sound forced/over-used to me at all . If anything I think it's the other way round and he's "unnaturally" restrained his swearing on other albums. Whereas Uno Dos and Tre were made in a more spontaneous way so he let his natural swearing flow freely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khris Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 W-wait so you mean the lines "Shut your mouth 'cause you're talking too much and I don't give a fuck anyway" and "Shoot the fucking DJ" don't make Billie seem so edgy and punx rawkz? /s God, those are terrible songs XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Agree with you so much, Matt. I feel like those words weren't utilized very artistically in the trilogy. In all of their other albums, the swearing seemed to serve a purpose, in the trilogy, and especially Uno, it seems to be over-used and just put in to "be there." & if they had done this it would have been more radio friendly. Kill the DJ is ridiculous on the radio because of the editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 & if they had done this it would have been more radio friendly. Kill the DJ is ridiculous on the radio because of the editing. I actually prefer the radio edit. Go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather. Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I agree it feels like most of it was just thrown into the song to seem like "hey its old green day cursing yea woo!" i think some of the writing in the trilogy could have used less random fucks and more smartly written lines Agree 100%. The cursing doesn't bother me, and in some places it's effective, but the thing with the F-bomb is the more you use it, the less power it has. If you use it sparingly, it's way more powerful. Just look at famous movie quotes. That's why American Idiot is so powerful, and why the trilogy you just become numb to the cursing and it doesn't really make you think about the power behind it. It starts to lose meaning, and the whole point of those words is to help you get your point across. I also think Billie used "fuckin" as a placeholder for what could have been a more interesting, descriptive adjective for a lot of lyrics on the trilogy. Or because he needed two extra syllables in a line and it was just easier to say "fuckin." Then again, I definitely would believe that he's just writing from his heart/mind, and there's a lot of "fucking this, fucking that" going through his head, but I do think that as a songwriter and poet it's his job to think a little deeper than that. But we know these albums were "shooting from the hip" and "fun," and maybe less self-edited and less self-conscious. Maybe most of Billie's first-draft songs have "fuckin _______" every other word, and in the past he would go back and actually rethink those lyrics and put in something more poetic, but on the trilogy they had a "fuck it" attitude with every song, and so we wound up with, IMO, weaker lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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