Green Day is nothing, if not always ... when they tweaked the lyrics of "Jesus of Suburbia" to reflect the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. While performing the song, lead singer Billie ...

Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong used the band's Coachella debut to make a political statement that had the crowd cheering. Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things ...

Green Day used their debut Coachella performance to make bold political statements through altered lyrics in two of their hit songs. The punk rock band took to the main stage on Saturday night ...

Green Day’s American Idiot has always been political, with most fans believing that its title track is a protest song criticizing former President George W. Bush. Lyrics are eerily similar to to ...

Green Day was formed in 1987 by Billie Joe Armstrong ... The song’s powerful melody and lyrics connected with many listeners, becoming a memorable track in their discography.

This is hardly the first time that Green Day have updated the lyrics to songs from American Idiot. When they played New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Dec. 31, 2023, they sang “I’m not part of a ...

At the start of the band’s Coachella set, Armstrong swapped the lyrics of Green Day’s opening track, “American Idiot,” to declare, “I’m not part of the MAGA agenda” — a common ...

Green Day have taken lyrical aim at Elon Musk while performing in his home country of South Africa. The band’s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reportedly switched a line in their 2004 hit “Ameri ...

F--- that s---." Green Day has been no stranger to expressing their political beliefs onstage, and the band has often changed lyrics to mock Trump or other controversial topics. Following the ...

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By Gil Kaufman Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump upended the global alliance in support of Ukraine’s war against invader Russia, Green ... lyrics of “Jesus of Suburbia.” The move came a ...

The original song lyrics from 2004’s “American Idiot” were, “Runnin’ away from pain when you’ve been victimized.” These political moments are nothing new for Green Day, who gave a ...