Krazy Letter Forums > American Idiot

Mynck

Nov 6 2005, 10:23 PM

Well, apparently, American Idiot made it to the top single in Canada, 3rd most popular in the UK, and the 7th in Australia, but it flopped in the United States. Hmm... is this censorship I sense? Or just conservative patriotism? (As a wise man (Al Franken) once said, conservatives love America like a child loves his/her mom: absolute faith in everything she does, and no doubt of her actions, while liberals do so like a mature person, caring, but acknowledging that she can make mistakes)

I think it'd be better if I posted the lyrics:

QUOTE

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new mania.
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind **** America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Well maybe I'm the ****** America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along in the age of paranoia.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It's calling out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Alecto

Nov 10 2005, 08:55 AM

Heh, Americans in general do tend to be pretty arrogant and idiotic, and the world sees it.

atticus

Nov 10 2005, 04:01 PM

wow thats sad that people liek thart song that much i personally am not a fan of it...oh well

Alecto

Nov 11 2005, 02:13 PM

Well, America's actions in the past kinda justify this, and current events don't exactly help.

PenguinPsych

Nov 11 2005, 06:00 PM

The song is kinda boring... but still better than Wake me up when september ends.........but i still like Jesus Of Suburbia the most....

yzork05

Nov 12 2005, 09:17 PM

green day sucks
i mean i lik punk aka s****y vocals
but green day vocals suck
there so whiny

warned for flamebait and/or swearing

Mynck

Nov 12 2005, 10:24 PM

Whiny? You mean like complaining or the sound?

PenguinPsych

Nov 12 2005, 10:45 PM

i think he means complaining lol

Mynck

Nov 12 2005, 11:16 PM

Almost the whole album is written from someone else's point of view. It tells a story.

Korps Commander

Nov 13 2005, 09:45 AM

A whine is not a story.

Mywill

Nov 13 2005, 11:03 AM

QUOTE(Genesis @ Nov 11 2005, 02:13 PM)

Well, America's actions in the past kinda justify this, and current events don't exactly help.

It's because of our president, if we get another republican in office no one will like America, if that hasn't happened already.

BettyBandFan

Nov 13 2005, 02:52 PM

ok.....now I'm becoming defensive......I'm a huge Green Day fan (but Pray For The Soul Of Betty always come first!

) and they rock! I love that song! haha...no wonder......I hate living in America besides for I love NYC and Chicago....but I don't live there so LONDON HERE I COME.....in like 10 years

PenguinPsych

Nov 13 2005, 03:44 PM

well i like green day but that song is a lil weird... :\

BettyBandFan

Nov 14 2005, 04:16 PM

That song goes with my philosophy on life.

qwerty

Nov 19 2005, 04:11 PM

there is no better rock band then Green Day

i like how the songs in American Idiot tell a story

mofuga

May 27 2006, 07:32 PM

the song is pretty good and catchy

SRPracer2

May 31 2006, 08:47 AM

I don't really like this band anymore... I think they suk nowadays

S.W.A.T

Jul 23 2006, 07:22 AM

The song defines americans.

Kawasa

Aug 3 2006, 10:19 PM

QUOTE(Mynck @ Nov 6 2005, 10:22 PM)

Well, apparently, American Idiot made it to the top single in Canada, 3rd most popular in the UK, and the 7th in Australia, but it flopped in the United States. Hmm... is this censorship I sense? Or just conservative patriotism? (As a wise man (Al Franken) once said, conservatives love America like a child loves his/her mom: absolute faith in everything she does, and no doubt of her actions, while liberals do so like a mature person, caring, but acknowledging that she can make mistakes)

I think it'd be better if I posted the lyrics:

I don't think it tanked it is was on the teen cd top

S.W.A.T

Aug 5 2006, 12:37 AM

QUOTE(Big boned @ Aug 3 2006, 10:19 PM)

I don't think it tanked it is was on the teen cd top

In canada,we're crazy about Green Day.

chuck

Aug 5 2006, 12:40 AM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Aug 5 2006, 01:36 AM)

In canada,we're crazy about Green Day.

I don't really like them that much, though they are pretty good.

Kawasa

Aug 6 2006, 09:46 AM

Green Day is really cool i like them alot. I don't think the song Americsn idiot is bad all they do is swaer it is simply a politucal song

Mario

Aug 6 2006, 10:06 AM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Aug 5 2006, 12:36 AM)

In canada,we're crazy about Green Day.

i agree even in toronto we like green day

Kawasa

Aug 6 2006, 12:29 PM

QUOTE(Mario @ Aug 6 2006, 10:06 AM)

i agree even in toronto we like green day

Hmmm.... do u guys like american idiot

S.W.A.T

Aug 6 2006, 11:46 PM

QUOTE(Big boned @ Aug 6 2006, 12:28 PM)

Hmmm.... do u guys like american idiot

Yeah,fav' album.

Kawasa

Aug 7 2006, 08:31 AM

Wat about the song american idiot

Mario

Aug 7 2006, 10:30 AM

QUOTE(Big boned @ Aug 7 2006, 08:31 AM)

Wat about the song american idiot

ya,that's a cool song.Too bad it's kinda short

Kawasa

Aug 7 2006, 05:47 PM

It is cool but some other cool stuff is judge's daugter(OLD) and hitchen a ride (OLD)

punkrocker45

Aug 12 2006, 07:06 AM

A band that is really whiny is Dashboard Confessional they are emo its pathetic! i could sing better and I don't sing in my band i play guitar! Green day is not whiny then they would be emo and they are the OPPOSITE of emo basically

Kawasa

Aug 12 2006, 10:13 AM

Yeah but the old stuff is better than the new stuff any day

S.W.A.T

Aug 23 2006, 09:46 AM

QUOTE(Mario @ Aug 7 2006, 10:30 AM)

ya,that's a cool song.Too bad it's kinda short

The less known American Idiot songs pwn.

Kawasa

Aug 26 2006, 09:33 PM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Aug 23 2006, 09:45 AM)

The less known American Idiot songs pwn.

True,True

S.W.A.T

Aug 28 2006, 10:29 AM

QUOTE(Kawasa @ Aug 26 2006, 09:32 PM)

True,True

Like St.Jimmy.

I made homecoming insult lyrics!

(insert name) died today
He blew out his brains into the bay
In the state of mind in my own private suicide
And nobody cares
And nobody cares
Does anyone care if nobody cares?
(insert name)'s filling out paperwork now
At the facility on east 12th st.
He's not listened to a word now
His life is filled with anxiety now
with soda and a coffee,
and a big fat belly
And she had money
And he had nothing
Somebody get me out of here
Anybody get me out of here
Somebody get me out of here
Get me the **** right out of here

Kawasa

Aug 28 2006, 11:47 AM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Aug 28 2006, 10:29 AM)

Like St.Jimmy.

I made homecoming insult lyrics!

(insert name) died today
He blew out his brains into the bay
In the state of mind in my own private suicide
And nobody cares
And nobody cares
Does anyone care if nobody cares?
(insert name)'s filling out paperwork now
At the facility on east 12th st.
He's not listened to a word now
His life is filled with anxiety now
with soda and a coffee,
and a big fat belly
And she had money
And he had nothing
Somebody get me out of here
Anybody get me out of here
Somebody get me out of here
Get me the **** right out of here

Cool but i love that song

S.W.A.T

Aug 28 2006, 11:59 AM

QUOTE(Kawasa @ Aug 28 2006, 11:47 AM)

Cool but i love that song

I invented that as an excuse to hit a kid.

Kawasa

Aug 28 2006, 12:05 PM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Aug 28 2006, 11:58 AM)

I invented that as an excuse to hit a kid.

Okay...

S.W.A.T

Sep 2 2006, 01:02 PM

QUOTE(Kawasa @ Aug 28 2006, 12:05 PM)

Okay...

warns you for one word post

Kawasa

Sep 2 2006, 03:31 PM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Sep 2 2006, 01:02 PM)

warns you for one word post

I had a qoute i though that counted as something more than one word posts.

S.W.A.T

Sep 3 2006, 01:37 PM

QUOTE(Kawasa @ Sep 2 2006, 03:30 PM)

I had a qoute i though that counted as something more than one word posts.

No,I got warned once by Spacebaby,It was a quote saying WTF?

Kawasa

Sep 5 2006, 06:23 PM

QUOTE(S.W.A.T @ Sep 3 2006, 01:36 PM)

No,I got warned once by Spacebaby,It was a quote saying WTF?

Ok thanks for explaing that to me.