Random Green Day Thoughts

[Caroline Truong]

2 hours ago, unextraordinarygirl said:

Why does it matter? It's none of our business.

that is thing,it does matter to him..it not about "our business"..it about some people are not accepting who he is..

anyways..

i just listen to Dos..it is one of my best out of Trio album. (don't fight me on this!)

It is very different and very dark adult theme..(if you know what I mean..)..

[UNICORN VOMIT]

4 minutes ago, Caroline Truong said:

 

i just listen to Dos..it is one of my best out of Trio album. (don't fight me on this!)

It is very different and very dark adult theme..(if you know what I mean..)..

No arguments here - #DOSrules

[Caroline Truong]

3 minutes ago, Tinkle said:

No arguments here - #DOSrules

I don't understand why some fan hated it..

I love song See you tonight,Fuck-Time..(I know but it is sexy fun song),all of it..expect for "Amy"

[UNICORN VOMIT]

We are watching Fargo on Netflix which is set in Minnesota - I keep singing Youngblood - its doing my head in.

1 minute ago, Caroline Truong said:

I don't understand why some fan hated it..

I love song See you tonight,Fuck-Time..(I know but it is sexy fun song),all of it..expect for "Amy"

Amy is an amazing song.  I love it more since @Second favourite son put in my head that BJ was perhaps writing about himself.

[Caroline Truong]

do anyone have photo of Amanda?..and how come Billie's keep sing and writing about his ex..in concert and album.

She,Good Ridden,Amenda..she's Rebel..

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

11 minutes ago, Tinkle said:

Amy is an amazing song.  I love it more since @Second favourite son put in my head that BJ was perhaps writing about himself.

I've always seen it that way too, he obviously was able to relate - as he said in one interview from that time (anyone remembers which?). I watched Amy the movie a while ago and it made me think about the song as well, what he wrote is very empathetic.

(Side note, the documetary was great but omg, it breaks my heart to even reminisce about it.)

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

15 hours ago, Caroline Truong said:

I almost wondering about Lyrics in "Basket case"

"I went to a Whore, He said" He?" I thought it was typo..Billie meant "she"

but then I listen to song "coming clean"(from Dookie)  about him coming out as Bisexual

and I thought that make sense..

 

I love how  billie put he/she in his most of lyrics..

Billie said this in 2014 to Rolling Stone

 

Why did you turn the gender around in that song's third verse? The whore is a "he".

I wanted to challenge myself and whoever the listener might be. It's also looking at the world and saying, "It's not as black and white as you think. This isn't your grandfather's prostitute – or maybe it was." This record touches on bisexuality a lot.

 

[Second favourite son]

2 hours ago, Caroline Truong said:

do anyone have photo of Amanda?..and how come Billie's keep sing and writing about his ex..in concert and album.

She,Good Ridden,Amenda..she's Rebel..

Billie wrote about her because she had a big influence on him.  She was a big part of Billie's life at a very formative time.  It doesn't mean he's still in love with her, but a lot of people have that one ex who means a little bit more to them than the others, and it's often the first real relationship towards the end of the teenage years.  As much as he is comfortably with his wife, that doesn't stop him using how he felt at the time, and her lasting effects on his life, as inspiration for his writing - doesn't mean he'd ever be remotely interested in pursuing anything with her, it's just Billie using his feelings for songwriting inspiration.

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

3 minutes ago, Second favourite son said:

Billie wrote about her because she had a big influence on him.  She was a big part of Billie's life at a very formative time.  It doesn't mean he's still in love with her, but a lot of people have that one ex who means a little bit more to them than the others, and it's often the first real relationship towards the end of the teenage years.  As much as he is comfortably with his wife, that doesn't stop him using how he felt at the time, and her lasting effects on his life, as inspiration for his writing - doesn't mean he'd ever be remotely interested in pursuing anything with her, it's just Billie using his feelings for songwriting inspiration.

 

Random thought... I was just listening to Stay The Night 

[Caroline Truong]

50 minutes ago, Second favourite son said:

Billie wrote about her because she had a big influence on him.  She was a big part of Billie's life at a very formative time.  It doesn't mean he's still in love with her, but a lot of people have that one ex who means a little bit more to them than the others, and it's often the first real relationship towards the end of the teenage years.  As much as he is comfortably with his wife, that doesn't stop him using how he felt at the time, and her lasting effects on his life, as inspiration for his writing - doesn't mean he'd ever be remotely interested in pursuing anything with her, it's just Billie using his feelings for songwriting inspiration.

Yesh I read that his first love Amanda....I love all of song that he wrote about her powerful but yet romantic....and I forgot the song..Whatername..(my fave song on AI Album!) very romantic..even though it is for ex..

Edited March 27, 2017 by Caroline Truong

[Mary711]

15 hours ago, Scattered Wreck said:

I have never been to a concert here that did not have seats on the floor

But during the 99 Revolutions tour there weren't any seats on the floor either. At least not at the shows I attended.

[Caroline Truong]

21 hours ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

Billie said this in 2014 to Rolling Stone

 

Why did you turn the gender around in that song's third verse? The whore is a "he".

I wanted to challenge myself and whoever the listener might be. It's also looking at the world and saying, "It's not as black and white as you think. This isn't your grandfather's prostitute – or maybe it was." This record touches on bisexuality a lot.

 

which other songs touches on Bisexuality (beside coming clean) from Dookie..

I thought most of his songs is about or touches on being Bi not just from Dookie.

I read he mention he wrote most of his songs on both gender..(i think Rolling stone)

[iScottie]

What if Green Day re-recorded 1039SOSH today in D# tuning?

[Caroline Truong]

23 hours ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

 

Random thought... I was just listening to Stay The Night 

Stay the night is about Amanda too?..

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

1 hour ago, Caroline Truong said:

Stay the night is about Amanda too?..

I obviously can't say for sure if it is definitely Amanda or not but it's about someone from his past and wanting to have a one night stand with them as it includes the lyrics

"I got to know if you're the one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be

Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
Well I don't wanna say goodbye"
 

 

 

[Hero_Of_The_Hour]

5 hours ago, Caroline Truong said:

which other songs touches on Bisexuality (beside coming clean) from Dookie..

I thought most of his songs is about or touches on being Bi not just from Dookie.

I read he mention he wrote most of his songs on both gender..(i think Rolling stone)

He didn't go into any other specifics other than Basket case and Coming Clean (a live version of which was released on versions of Dos also) and giving the general statement, "This record touches on bisexuality a lot." Maybe some of the songs have meaning to him which he's never explained publicly.

 

5 hours ago, Caroline Truong said:

 

I read he mention he wrote most of his songs on both gender..(i think Rolling stone)

There is a gig on YouTube that I downloaded a few years ago when I was grabbing any old footage of gigs I could find in the boredom after the trilogy tour ended where Billie had just kissed Tre and said, "My man. Once you thought I was writing those girl songs they’re actually about boys". I also remember him saying one of the main reasons he loved Bowie was because he was androgynous and that influenced him while writing American Idiot. Well I'm putting it more succinctly than Billie did as I specifically recall the phrase "It's all androgynous and stuff"  being tossed about during the interview.

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[Caroline Truong]

54 minutes ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

He didn't go into any other specifics other than Basket case and Coming Clean (a live version of which was released on versions of Dos also) and giving the general statement, "This record touches on bisexuality a lot." Maybe some of the songs have meaning to him which he's never explained publicly.

 

There is a gig on YouTube that I downloaded a few years ago when I was grabbing any old footage of gigs I could find in the boredom after the trilogy tour ended where Billie had just kissed Tre and said, "My man. Once you thought I was writing those girl songs they’re actually about boys". I also remember him saying one of the main reasons he loved Bowie was because he was androgynous and that influenced him while writing American Idiot. Well I'm putting it more succinctly than Billie did as I specifically recall the phrase "It's all androgynous and stuff"  being tossed about during the interview.

yesh..I saw the picture of the footage with Billie "kissiing" tre and reading that quote.but didn't I see footage

I don't know anything about him liking Bowie but The Sex pistol? you mean..

anyways..

I always thought their band name: GREEN DAY IS BASE ON BILLIE'S GREEN EYES.BUT NO..

 

[Montclare]

1 hour ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

There is a gig on YouTube that I downloaded a few years ago when I was grabbing any old footage of gigs I could find in the boredom after the trilogy tour ended where Billie had just kissed Tre and said, "My man. Once you thought I was writing those girl songs they’re actually about boys".

That's Billings, MT 1991.  One of the things I love about that one is when someone in the audience then says "ew", Billie says "don't say ew, we're not homophobic here", someone immediately goes "oh, okay".  I love how quickly they came around, especially in a place as conservative as Montana in 1991.

[RougeRogue]

On 3/26/2017 at 7:43 PM, Second favourite son said:

Billie wrote about her because she had a big influence on him.  She was a big part of Billie's life at a very formative time.  It doesn't mean he's still in love with her, but a lot of people have that one ex who means a little bit more to them than the others, and it's often the first real relationship towards the end of the teenage years.  As much as he is comfortably with his wife, that doesn't stop him using how he felt at the time, and her lasting effects on his life, as inspiration for his writing - doesn't mean he'd ever be remotely interested in pursuing anything with her, it's just Billie using his feelings for songwriting inspiration.

I like this explanation. Personally, I always feel this sort of theme of nostalgia if/when he writes about her. Uno as a whole also has a lot of nostalgia in it.

[Caroline Truong]

4 hours ago, Hero_Of_The_Hour said:

I obviously can't say for sure if it is definitely Amanda or not but it's about someone from his past and wanting to have a one night stand with them as it includes the lyrics

"I got to know if you're the one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be

Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
Well I don't wanna say goodbye"
 

 

 

is it Lady Cobra?..

[AmyxLongview]

When people call Billie "Billy Joe" it's bad but when people call him "Billy Joel" I literally want to throw myself off a cliff... the thought of some people legitimately thinking Billie Joe Armstrong and Billy Joel are the same person is truly repulsive 

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

1 hour ago, AmyxLongview said:

When people call Billie "Billy Joe" it's bad but when people call him "Billy Joel" I literally want to throw myself off a cliff... the thought of some people legitimately thinking Billie Joe Armstrong and Billy Joel are the same person is truly repulsive 

Repulsive? Why? It's hilarious! 

[Billie Hoe]

1 hour ago, AmyxLongview said:

When people call Billie "Billy Joe" it's bad but when people call him "Billy Joel" I literally want to throw myself off a cliff... the thought of some people legitimately thinking Billie Joe Armstrong and Billy Joel are the same person is truly repulsive 

you should see what people on tumblr are doing

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

4 minutes ago, Billie Hoe said:

you should see what people on tumblr are doing

Hahahahahahaha this is such a horrendous meme but I love the idea behind it. We should all call him Bong Jong from now on.