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Green Day – American Idiot
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Starting off the album with a bang, “American Idiot” is a scathing takedown of American culture in the years following 9/11. Released as the first single from the album, it has
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Green Day – American Idiot (Radio Edit)
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[Verse 1] / Don't wanna be an American idiot / Don't want a nation under the new media / And can you hear the sound of hysteria? / The subliminal mind (bleep) America / [Chorus
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Green Day (Ft. Christina Sajous, The Company, John Gallagher Jr., Mary Faber, Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stark Sands & Tony Vincent) – American Idiot (Broadway)
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The youths in this musical are frustrated with their less-than-satisfactory suburban lives in Jingletown, U.S.A. They’re angry with the media that’s been shoved down their throats
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Green Day – Jesus of Suburbia
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“American Idiot” introduced the concept of an post 9/11 America in Green Day’s eyes, and this song present’s the album’s main character Jesus of Suburbia. Jesus of Suburbia is a
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Green Day – Holiday
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“Holiday” is an anti-war anthem that criticizes America’s war on Iraq, while at the same time reflecting and building up American Idiot’s main character. The track continues the
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Green Day (Ft. Mary Faber, Rebecca Naomi Jones & Tony Vincent) – Last Night on Earth (Broadway)
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[ST. JIMMY] / I text a postcard sent to you / Did it go through? / Sending all my love to you / You are the moonlight of my life every night / Giving all my love to you / [
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Green Day (Ft. Christina Sajous, Mary Faber & Rebecca Naomi Jones) – Letterbomb (Broadway)
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After growing tired of Johnny’s behaviour and unwillingness to seek help over his addiction, Whatshername delivers some harsh truths to the ‘Jesus of Suburbia’ before leaving him
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Vitamin String Quartet – American Idiot
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Green Day - American Idiot / Don't wanna be an American idiot / Don't want a nation that under the new media / And can you hear the sound of hysteria / The subliminal mindfuck
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands & Theo Stockman) – Holiday (Broadway)
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Johnny and Tunny are finally leaving Jingletown and are headed to the city.
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Green Day (Ft. Alysha Umphress, Mary Faber, Michael Esper & Theo Stockman) – Too Much Too Soon (Broadway)
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[VERSE 1: THEO] / She's always living like she's running out of time / Too much just ain't enough to keep her satisfied / Her plastic card is filled with nothing comes to mind / It
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Green Day – American Idiot - Live at Milton Keynes National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, 6/18/05
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[Verse 1] / 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-fuck America (Alright!) / [
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Green Day (Ft. Michael Esper & Stark Sands) – Give Me Novacaine (Broadway)
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[WILL] / Take away the sensation inside / Bittersweet migraine in my head / It's like a throbbing toothache of the mind / I can't take this feeling anymore / Drain the pressure
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper & Tony Vincent) – Know Your Enemy (Broadway)
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[ST. JIMMY] / Do you know the enemy? / Do you know your enemy? / Well, gotta know the enemy, wa-hey! / Do you know the enemy? / Do you know your enemy? / Well, gotta know the enemy
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Stark Sands, Theo Stockman & Tony Vincent) – Homecoming (Broadway)
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The penultimate musical number of American Idiot sees Johnny take action against his addiction and cast away his alter ego St. Jimmy.
Will struggles with his loneliness and
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MDMA – American Idiot
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[Intro] / Indigo / Up, up, up, let's fly away / Up, up, up, let's fly away (Yeah) / Let's fly away / [Chorus] / Up, up, up, let's fly away (Fly) / I feel like Lenny Kravitz, the
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Green Day – American Idiot (Live In Japan)
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A live version of “American Idiot” recorded live at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan on March 19, 2005. This was release on the second disc of the deluxe edition of the Japanese
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr. & Rebecca Naomi Jones) – 21 Guns (Broadway)
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“21 guns” sees Whatshername urge Johnny not to give up on his dreams and fall further into addiction. The Extraordinary Girl helps Tunny come to terms with his war injuries and
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr.) – Whatsername (Broadway)
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[JOHNNY:] / 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
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NatalyOfficial – American Idiot
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[Verse 1] / Don't wanna be an American idiot / Don't want a nation under the new media / And can you hear the sound of hysteria? / The subliminal mind I'm Not America / [Chorus
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Green Day – American Idiot Live Versions
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See all of “American Idiot” by Green Day’s live versions
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Green Day – American Idiot Interpolations
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See all of “American Idiot” by Green Day’s interpolations
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Green Day – American Idiot Samples
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See all of “American Idiot” by Green Day’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Green Day – She's a Rebel
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“She’s a Rebel” introduces a new character in the American Idiot story arc: Whatsername. Here, Jesus of Suburbia meets this free-spirited, rebellious woman who he falls in love
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Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends
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“Wake Me Up When September Ends” is the only song on American Idiot that has no direct connection to the album’s story arc.
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this
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Green Day (Ft. Alysha Umphress, Christina Sajous, Joshua Henry, Leslie McDonel, Libby Winters & Mary Faber) – Favorite Son (Broadway)
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Tunny is unsure of what to do or where to go in the city, so he turns on the T.V. and sees this ad for the army.
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Green Day (Ft. Green Day, John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, The Original Broadway Cast of American Idiot, Stark Sands & Tony Vincent) – American Idiot (Broadway) - Monologue Transcripts
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American Idiot / February 2nd / [JOHNNY] / February 2nd / I jerked off into oblivion last night and today I forgot to shower… again / Oh well. It doesn’t matter, because I’m just
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Green Day – American Idiot Samples
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See all of “American Idiot” by Green Day’s samples
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Green Day – American Idiot(Live At Montreal,QC)
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[Verse 1: Crowd] / Don't wanna be an American idiot / Don't want a nation under the new media / And can you hear the sound of hysteria? / The subliminal mind-fuck America / [Chorus
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Green Day (Ft. John Gallagher Jr., Rebecca Naomi Jones & Stark Sands) – Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Broadway)
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Johnny is wandering the city and longing for a woman, Whatsername, who he sees in an apartment window.
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Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams
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“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” sees the album’s main character, the Jesus of Suburbia, aimlessly roaming the city’s streets with nothing to do and nowhere to go. After leaving his
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Gabriel Castellanos – American Idiot- Green Day
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In what ways have Billie Joe Armstrong’s cultural and personal context influence the topics and ideas discussed in American Idiot and how?
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