I thought it was always fairly obvious that Green Day was left-leaning, or at least definitely not Republican. This reminds me of the freakout over the 50th anniversary of "Dark Side of the Moon" when people wondered why the "Pride Flag" was on the cover haha
It was hilarious watching everyone blow up at the realisation that Green Day wasn't on their side. It's awesome to hear about everything else they've done before and since. I like Green Day even more now, and loved reading this!!
Thanks for resurfacing this! It's been such a long time since I actively listened to Green Day --- 'American Idiot' dropped when I was growing up and was a favorite of mine then, but I don't go back to rock music from my youth often; reading this makes me want to change that and emotionally reinvest in Green Day. I already knew Billie Joe was a queer icon, and this write-up made me appreciate the full extent to which that's true, and for how long it's been true.
Punk is queer. Who knew?
I thought it was always fairly obvious that Green Day was left-leaning, or at least definitely not Republican. This reminds me of the freakout over the 50th anniversary of "Dark Side of the Moon" when people wondered why the "Pride Flag" was on the cover haha
exactly.
This.
This week, my enjoyment of "Bobby Sox" is at "can't stop listening/won't stop listening."
It was hilarious watching everyone blow up at the realisation that Green Day wasn't on their side. It's awesome to hear about everything else they've done before and since. I like Green Day even more now, and loved reading this!!
Thanks for resurfacing this! It's been such a long time since I actively listened to Green Day --- 'American Idiot' dropped when I was growing up and was a favorite of mine then, but I don't go back to rock music from my youth often; reading this makes me want to change that and emotionally reinvest in Green Day. I already knew Billie Joe was a queer icon, and this write-up made me appreciate the full extent to which that's true, and for how long it's been true.