Fan video: This is a cover of a Social Distortion song: Social Distortion is a seminal California punk rock band and their influence can be heard all over Green Day’s oeuvre. Green Day’s cover of “Another State of Mind” is … Continue reading
Album cover video: This, of course, is a cover of a classic tune by The Who: Keith Moon was a beast. The significance of Green Day covering “A Quick One While He’s Away,” of course, is that the song was … Continue reading
Fan video with lyrics: Green Day’s “See The Light” is not to be confused with Cat Stevens’ “See The Light:” This is the final song on 21st Century Breakdown. Its fine, though it doesn’t really put the fizz in my … Continue reading
Live version of “21 Guns” and “American Eulogy:” The mini-suite “American Eulogy” starts with a reprise of “Song of the Century” and then transforms into a pair of back-to-back rock numbers – “Mass Hysteria,” sung by Billie Joe Armstrong, and … Continue reading
3408. “21 Guns” by Green Day
Official video: “21 Guns” was released as a single from 21st Century Breakdown and did quite well on the music charts. It was apparently an especially big hit on VH1. I’m not sure if that’s something that Green Day would … Continue reading
Fan video with lyrics: “The Static Age” sounds like a piece of pure 80′s pop-rock to me. I swear there’s a song or two that sound just like this from that era, though that is probably just what Green Day … Continue reading
3406. “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” by Green Day
Fan video with lyrics: As I’ve mentioned, 21st Century Breakdown is divided into three acts. “Horseshoes and Handgrenades” is the starts of the third act – though since I’ve not been attempting to follow the storyline of this concept album, … Continue reading
3405. “Restless Heart Syndrome” by Green Day
Some intrepid fan creating a video using clips from Requiem for a Dream: They didn’t use the double dildo scene, which is just as well. I never thought a Jennifer Connelly sex scene would make me sad, but that movie … Continue reading
3404. “¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)” by Green Day
Fan video: “¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)” serves as a thematic sequel to an early track, “¡Viva la Gloria!” As I mentioned them, Gloria is one of the two featured characters in the 21st Century Breakdown story. Musically, this song … Continue reading
Fan video with lyrics: “Murder City” flows out of “Last of the American Girls”, which suggests that the songs are meant to be heard back to back. I’m not even doing the shallow kind of lyrical analysis that I did … Continue reading