Green Day
Out of all the post-Nirvana American
alternative bands to break
into the pop mainstream, Green Day were second only to Pearl
Jam in terms of influence. At their core, Green Day were simply
punk revivalists, recharging the energy of speedy, catchy
three-chord punk-pop songs. Though their music wasn't
particularly innovative, they brought the sound of late-'70s punk
to a new, younger generation with Dookie, their 1994 major-label
debut. Green Day weren't able to sustain their success -- Dookie
sold over eight million, while its follow-up, Insomniac, only sold a
quarter of its predecessor -- yet their influence was far-reaching
because they opened the doors for a flood of American neo-punk,
punk metal, and third wave ska revivalists.
Green Day were part of the northern California underground punk
scene. Childhood friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and
Mike Dirnt (bass; born Mike Pritchard) formed their first band,
Sweet Children, in Rodeo, CA, when they were 14 years old. By
1989, the group had added drummer Al Sobrante and changed its
name to Green Day. That year, the band independently released
its first EP, 1,000 Hours, which was well-received in the California
hardcore punk scene. Soon, the group had signed a contract with
the local independent label, Lookout. Green Day's first album,
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour, was released later that year.
Shortly after its release, the band replaced Sobrante with Tre
Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright, III); Cool became the band's
permanent drummer.
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"Boulevard Of
Broken Dreams"
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah,
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah
Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I walk alone
I walk a...
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone.
"Holiday"
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame (Hey!)
The shame
The ones who died without a name
Hear the dogs howling out of key
To a hymn called "Faith and Misery" (Hey!)
And bleed, the company lost the war today
R:
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
Hear the drum pounding out of time
Another protestor has crossed the line (Hey!)
To find, the money's on the other side
Can I get another Amen? (Amen!)
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men (Hey!)
A gag, A plastic bag on a monument
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
"The representative from California has the floor"
Zieg Heil to the president gasman
Bombs away is your punishment
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang bang goes the broken glass and
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire, setting fire
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just cause, just cause, because we're outlaws yeah!
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday.
"Whatsername"
Thought I ran into you down on the street
Then it turned out to only be a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's his face?
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face but I can't recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
I must confess
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
From so long ago
(Go, Go, Go, Go..)
And in the darkest night
If my memory serves me right
I'll never turn back time
Forgetting you, but not the time.
