12 - Ordinary World

[Libertine Angel]

Decent enough, but definitely no more than that.

[spark in the night]

I don't really care for this, tbh

[DoodleBob]

9 hours ago, Neon Light said:

This is their best closer they've had aside from Whatsername.

Ok so I know this is supposed to be about Ordinary World, but oh god Whatsername is everything I could ever ask for in an album closer.  

[That Dude]

It's no "Troublemaker" but it's nice.    

 

Haha, I'm kidding.   

[PursuitOfEpicness]

If I hear this live i'm going to cry that's all there is to it

[Michi1]

This is so, so, so much better than Good Riddance imho.  Learning to live with the world and life as it is, whether than what you wish it was, that's one of the hardest things in my experience.  He NAILS that feeling of nostalgia and also the wistfulness. 

YES YES YES

[WhiteTim]

On 9/26/2016 at 1:50 PM, Stefano Bras said:

You really should try to find the beauty in this kind of songs, Green Day music would get so tiring if it was always punk rock and Bang Bang's, it wouldn't be the same without songs like 21 Guns, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Macy's Day Parade and, in this case, Outlaws and Ordinary World.

judging from what I've seen him post he likes fast and aggressive heavy music so it's natural he doesn't like slow acoustic ballads which is fine it's his preference perhaps when he's older it'l grow on him if not oh well 

[Slash]

I really love this song, its weird many fans are just finding it "average".

I think its a really great song. It had a lot of depth in it and somehow I can relate to it.

Well done Billie. 

[Tubbie Head]

Really love this song, it sounds so beautiful. 

[gerardsangel4977]

lol from the first time I heard this in Geezer, I kept thinking it sounded like Green Day Does Death Cab. I still feel that way (not that this is necessarily a bad thing), but I admit I was afraid that the studio recording would be overly polished and end up taking all the charm out of it. Pleasantly surprised to see it is not! These are some bare-ass vocals, my goodness.

[aydge89]

Bit of an average finish to the album. Was hoping for something more epic like Whatsername.

It's not a bad song but I can't imagine myself listening to it often unless I'm listening to the album from beginning to end.

[gmcloughlin]

I really like this song. There's nothing fantastic about the lyrics, and I kinda wish there had been another verse instead of Billie repeating the first one, but the song serves as such a great ending to an album filled with anger, fear, etc. It's simple and really winds the album down. I'm looking forward to hearing this live

[platypus136]

The lyrics are beautiful

[dudley dawson]

Is it weird this is my favorite song on the album?  This may be their best ballad since Good Riddance (or at least just as good as 21 Guns).  It made me think how great an acoustic-only BJ solo album could be.

[The Grohl]

So I like this song. Took a minute to grow on me, but like others have said I love the soft, mellow, lullaby nature to it.

Does it fit on the album? I don't think so. And I don't think it should've ended it. it either should've been placed earlier or not at all on RevRad.

Personally, I find Forever Now a much better closer. To me it has the same epic feeling as JoS or Homecoming.

[tdlyon]

If we were gonna get a song from the movie on the album I definitely would have preferred Devil's Kind but I still like this song

[PursuitOfEpicness]

On 10/13/2016 at 0:54 AM, tdlyon said:

If we were gonna get a song from the movie on the album I definitely would have preferred Devil's Kind but I still like this song

At first I thought when I heard them live on you tube I liked devils kind way more but this one is so much better than devils kind now. So beautiful, great closer in my opinion. 

[Christian's Inferno!]

While I think this song is ok, I definitely think it's the weakest and I would much prefer if the album ended with Forever Now.

It seems like they were trying to do another Whatsername with a softer song coming after a multi-part song, or another Good Riddance with another acoustic guitar song but it failed miserably. I would've much preferred to hear Devil's Kind on the album (in the middle of album, not the closer), although I would be fine with neither of them being on the album

I still prefer the studio version of OW much more than the live version they did at the Tribeca Film Festival. I bet the song is better just for the movie, although I haven't seen the movie yet so I wouldn't know

[RougeRogue]

So the weird thing for me with this song is that historically, I have really not liked any of their ballads or slower songs. Rest, No One Knows, Are We The Waiting, The Forgotten, 21 Guns especially are all some of my absolute least favorites. And if I am being honest, it took a while to let Good Riddance have a good standing with me. And it's that instrumental bridge that does it for me ultimately. Hell, I don't even have the patience for the first half of BOBD or September and usually skip it.

But somehow this, See You Tonight, Amy and like that first part of Somewhere Now became some of my favorites. I admit that I've gotten a lot more into acoustic songs as I've gotten older and maybe that's it.

Also, I feel like he drew from his experience with Foreverly for this. It reminds me of that album, which I also didn't hate and actually really like Roving Gambler a lot.

[Met Fan]

I liked this song okay until I saw the movie and I just love it now.

[WhiteTim]

On 10/16/2016 at 10:08 AM, MysticManiac said:

While I think this song is ok, I definitely think it's the weakest and I would much prefer if the album ended with Forever Now.

It seems like they were trying to do another Whatsername with a softer song coming after a multi-part song, or another Good Riddance with another acoustic guitar song but it failed miserably. I would've much preferred to hear Devil's Kind on the album (in the middle of album, not the closer), although I would be fine with neither of them being on the album

I still prefer the studio version of OW much more than the live version they did at the Tribeca Film Festival. I bet the song is better just for the movie, although I haven't seen the movie yet so I wouldn't know

i thought i posted my Forever Now/Ordinary World theory in here but i think cause of how Billie flipped the lyrics from the Somewhere Now reprise where he says "when did life become so full" instead of dull i think in that he's seeing the importance of life and in Ordinary World he's coming to terms with things and is at peace with life 

[M0n3y]

This song gives me the chills. Every. Time. Again.

It feels so Green Dayish; simple, beautiful and great lyrics.

[Mykee Mexx]

On 30.10.2016 at 4:27 PM, M0n3y said:

This song gives me the chills. Every. Time. Again.

It feels so Green Dayish; simple, beautiful and great lyrics.

What else can I say? Love it. Love it. Love it.

[St. Jonny]

Amazingly written tune! Works perfect before Good Riddance live and a perfect album closer. Another pure stroke of genius that only Billie can bring. Still gotta watch the movie, wish you could just pick it up at Wal Mart or something.

[Second favourite son]

So Billie's just said in a radio interview that this was written originally for the movie, and then added to the album.  Is this the first time they've done that with a song, rather than putting a song on an album and it being picked for a movie?  Personally, it doesn't change my feelings towards the song (still love it!), but maybe it will for others.  Then again, since Billie's so involved with the film it's still 100% Green Day.