Green day
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Green Day
Biography
The American punk rock band Green Day was created in 1987 and is made of three musicians: Billie Joe Armstrong – singer –, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. They chose this namebecause they like smoking Marijuana. Their first international success was the album Dookie in 1994 but we have had to wait till 2004 for a new success with the album American idiot. This CD has apolitical commitment that the other albums didn’t have. This new opus has been released two months before the 2004 presidential elections and was specially directed against the president Georges W. (alker)Bush and his re-election. The band participated in many demonstrations not only against the American president but also for the climate change or Amnesty International campaigns (Darfur issue).Song interpretation
The song Wake me up when September ends was written by the singer Billie Joe Armstrong for his father who had died of cancer when Billie was 10. After the funeral, Billie lockedhimself in his room and said to his mother: “wake me up when September ends”. In that song, they refer to 20years ago, the year of Billie’s father’s death, and to 7 years after, when the band wasformed. Some people also related the song to the terrorist attacks of September 2001, 11th but the band denied this interpretation. They just say we have to cherish the ones we love because they candisappear at any moment.
Video interpretation
The video of the song illustrates that in relation to the war. It is about a very loving couple of teenagers. The boy always said to his girlfriend hewould never leave her but one day he decides to join the army (United States Marine Corps) in order to serve his country and to keep his girlfriend safe. They argue about that choice but he leaves forIraq and the girl is terrified at the thought of him being killed at the war. At the end, the boy dies and we see his girlfriend heartbroken. Although the lyrics don´t literally express an anti-war...
Biography
The American punk rock band Green Day was created in 1987 and is made of three musicians: Billie Joe Armstrong – singer –, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. They chose this namebecause they like smoking Marijuana. Their first international success was the album Dookie in 1994 but we have had to wait till 2004 for a new success with the album American idiot. This CD has apolitical commitment that the other albums didn’t have. This new opus has been released two months before the 2004 presidential elections and was specially directed against the president Georges W. (alker)Bush and his re-election. The band participated in many demonstrations not only against the American president but also for the climate change or Amnesty International campaigns (Darfur issue).Song interpretation
The song Wake me up when September ends was written by the singer Billie Joe Armstrong for his father who had died of cancer when Billie was 10. After the funeral, Billie lockedhimself in his room and said to his mother: “wake me up when September ends”. In that song, they refer to 20years ago, the year of Billie’s father’s death, and to 7 years after, when the band wasformed. Some people also related the song to the terrorist attacks of September 2001, 11th but the band denied this interpretation. They just say we have to cherish the ones we love because they candisappear at any moment.
Video interpretation
The video of the song illustrates that in relation to the war. It is about a very loving couple of teenagers. The boy always said to his girlfriend hewould never leave her but one day he decides to join the army (United States Marine Corps) in order to serve his country and to keep his girlfriend safe. They argue about that choice but he leaves forIraq and the girl is terrified at the thought of him being killed at the war. At the end, the boy dies and we see his girlfriend heartbroken. Although the lyrics don´t literally express an anti-war...
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