Blasphemy & Genocide: Unpopular Green Day Opinions, Part 2

[Spike]

They're the only band I know, and I actually don't hate them. I feel like St. Jimmy might almost work for them. No clue who the rest of the "bands" performing on the album are, but I don't exactly have high hopes. If I don't hate it, I'll be impressed.

I don't see how Bowling For Soup could fail to nail it really. I can already hear it in my head and it's perfect. Beyond that, though, I might listen to have of each song then wish I hadn't bothered. I'm intrigued as to how Homecoming will turn out, though. And JOS too really, but I don't think I'll be interested in ruining that one for myself.

[Sauli]

I don't see how Bowling For Soup could fail to nail it really. I can already hear it in my head and it's perfect. Beyond that, though, I might listen to have of each song then wish I hadn't bothered. I'm intrigued as to how Homecoming will turn out, though. And JOS too really, but I don't think I'll be interested in ruining that one for myself.

I dont think bad cover versions really can ruin songs as a whole though. Rather like, after hearing how terribly an amazing song can be performed, I often personally learn to respect the original even more.

But yeah, those two songs can both very easily be turned into horrible mess if the perfomance is inadequate.

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

I don't see how Bowling For Soup could fail to nail it really. I can already hear it in my head and it's perfect. Beyond that, though, I might listen to have of each song then wish I hadn't bothered. I'm intrigued as to how Homecoming will turn out, though. And JOS too really, but I don't think I'll be interested in ruining that one for myself.

Agreed, I shamelessly love Bowling For Soup, and their cover of Summer of '69 was pretty damn good.

[Guest]

Agreed, I shamelessly love Bowling For Soup, and their cover of Summer of '69 was pretty damn good.

OH MY GOD I MUST HEAR THIS.

[captain peroxide]

OH MY GOD I MUST HEAR THIS.

For when you get off work

[Guest]

For when you get off work

bless your heart.

[JOE THE X-KID]

I don't get the hate for the Know Your Enemy video, I think it's pretty well put together and fits the song.

[Spike]

I don't get the hate for the Know Your Enemy video, I think it's pretty well put together and fits the song.

The fact it's full of random basketball scenes is really bizarre and seems like extreme commercialism, ironically.

[green day is]

The fact it's full of random basketball scenes is really bizarre and seems like extreme commercialism, ironically.

Intentionally ironically.

[Sauli]

Intentionally ironically.

but people took it seriously so the irony kinda got lost...?

[Spike]

but people took it seriously so the irony kinda got lost...?

Yeah, I don't think it was clear enough. Ironic or not it just seemed like a massive advert for NBA, and given the subject of the song it seemed like a really wasted opportunity for a great video.

[green day is]

wait so I just watched the KYE video for the second time in my life and

what basket ball scenes?

[Spike]

wait so I just watched the KYE video for the second time in my life and

what basket ball scenes?

This is weird. The video that was always shown over here at the time was a full length version of this.

[green day is]

This is weird. The video that was always shown over here at the time was a full length version of this.

I've never seen that before but dude I'm pretty sure that is an advert for the NBA.

[Spike]

I've never seen that before but dude I'm pretty sure that is an advert for the NBA.

That would explain a lot

[JOE THE X-KID]

The fact it's full of random basketball scenes is really bizarre and seems like extreme commercialism, ironically.

I did not know that haha

[The Disappearing Boy]

I actually kinda like the wake me up when September ends video.

[Anaïs.]

I actually kinda like the wake me up when September ends video.

Your confession has given me the courage to come forward as well.

[TommyGun]

well, this basketball version of the KYE video really sucks, never have seen it before but always interesting to see different ones, but this really is too much of a commercial

[captain peroxide]

I like the WMUWSE video just fine, I just wish it hadn't given rise to so many misinterpretations as to the meaning of the song.

[green day is]

but this really is too much of a commercial

That's cause it is a commercial.

[TommyGun]

I like the WMUWSE video just fine, I just wish it hadn't given rise to so many misinterpretations as to the meaning of the song.

agree, the video is awesome but does not fit to the original meaning of the song

but it must have bee clear that such a video plot would change a song's reputation

[Backyard Skulls]

I've never seen the kye basketball version, only one I ever saw was the normal version lol.

My favourite green day video is probably American idiot or walking contradiction. Geek stink breath is gross but that's not unpopular

[Spike]

The performance sections of the WMUWSE video are utterly fantastic, they're my favourite bit of any video ever. Well, maybe apart from the baby singing along to Just A Day by Feeder in the video for that.

But the rest of the video is horrible. I get that Billie is all for songs being interpreted in as many ways as possible, but in a sense it just seemed like they were capitalising on the glamourisation of war imagery for the sake of exposure. Plus Sam Bayer directed it, and you'll never get a good word about him from me anyway.

[Hermione]

This is weird. The video that was always shown over here at the time was a full length version of this.

Lol I've never seen that video! What channel did they show that on?! I've only seen it more recently, on Scuzz, and they show the proper one there now at least.