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Green Day — Misery
Album: Warning
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Released: 2000
Length: 5:04
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Virginia was a lot lizard from FLA
She had a compound fracture in the trunk
It started when she ran away, thumbs out on the interstate
She hitched a ride to misery

Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the bay
He liquidated his estate, now he sleeps upon the Haight
Panhandling misery

And he's gonna get high when he's low, low, low
The fire burns from better days
And she screams "why, oh why," I said "I don't know"
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday of misery

Well, Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown
They found him in a Cadillac, bludgeoned with a baseball bat
In the name of misery

Then Gina hit the road to New York City
Mysteriously, the night Vinnie croaked
She stopped in Vegas to elope with Virginia and the dope
And kissed the bride eternally

And they're gonna get high when they're low, low, low
The fire burns from better days
And she screamed "why, oh why," I said "I don't know"
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday of misery

Well, hellhound's on your trail now once again, boy
It's groping on your leg until it sleeps
The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow
'Cause it's not what you make, it's what you leave

And we're gonna get high when we're low, low, low
The fire burns from better days
And she screams "why, oh why," I said "I don't know"
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday of misery
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Posted 2 days ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

I just can't get over the fact that nothing about Green Day strikes me as authentic.  It's like Billie Joe et al are suburban kids playing at being angry punks or whatever.  All I ever hear when they start to play is Pulp's Common People playing in my head.  Not because of the tune, but because of the meaning...



Dearie me.  Too much overthinking, I think.
Posted 1 month ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
I want to like the song but I can’t get past the contrived punk vocals. 
Posted 8 months ago by nickferrante10    [ Reply ]
 arlvatom wrote:

Always like sharing the Buzzcocks and the Undertones when youngsters state that Green Day is a unique rock band.  I like them.






Buzzcocks was my first concert. I saw the Undertones in concert three times. And i think Green Day are great. I guess they appeal to my inner punk rocker.
Never got to see Green Day live though (come to think of it).
Posted 9 months ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

I just can't get over the fact that nothing about Green Day strikes me as authentic.  It's like Billie Joe et al are suburban kids playing at being angry punks or whatever.  All I ever hear when they start to play is Pulp's Common People playing in my head.  Not because of the tune, but because of the meaning...


Lots of punks were suburban kids playing at being angry punks.
Posted 9 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 pikester wrote:


Firstly, how did you even think of that, and secondly, major points for a solid KITH reference that lines up impossibly well
Posted 1 year ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by pikester    [ Reply ]
Amazed to discover this is Green Day. Sounds like Gogo Bordello covering a Tom Waits song 
Posted 1 year ago by Corstiaan    [ Reply ]
There is a very Tom Waits vibe going' on here.
Posted 1 year ago by diggyduffy    [ Reply ]
Some Kurt Weill here
Posted 1 year ago by grandemarch    [ Reply ]
Pleasantly surprised to hear a Green Day track on RP....!
Posted 2 years ago by libertinesupreme    [ Reply ]
I've never heard a Green Day track I didn't like
Posted 2 years ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
This is like Green Day channelling Gogol Bordello or something. Diverting.
Posted 2 years ago by missionaire    [ Reply ]
 GoodKarm wrote:
wow, groovy tune, made me look, and what a surprise, Green Day?  I've never purchased a GD album... perhaps I've been missing out?!  Thanx for being so diverse RP!  {#Daisy}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Sunny} Luv from Canada: 123K


"Warning" is, in my opinion, a very different GREEN DAY album.
And I really love it (unlike many others here obviously :)).
Posted 2 years ago by trogel    [ Reply ]
Gogol Bordello? :)
Posted 2 years ago by juditsd    [ Reply ]
I just can't get over the fact that nothing about Green Day strikes me as authentic.  It's like Billie Joe et al are suburban kids playing at being angry punks or whatever.  All I ever hear when they start to play is Pulp's Common People playing in my head.  Not because of the tune, but because of the meaning...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
misery =  crap
Posted 3 years ago by aonley    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
And Kurt Weill rolls over in his grave . . .
 And Tom Waits in the wings

Posted 4 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by Shaggy27    [ Reply ]
Pretty cool song. It reminds me of a tune by Jellyfish on Spilt Milk called Bye Bye Bye.  Spilt Milk is a great album by the way!
Posted 4 years ago by tgrotenhuis    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
And Kurt Weill rolls over in his grave . . .
 
Oh, I don't know . . . I think he'd be smiling.

And probably thinking, "Not bad, but I did it better."
Posted 5 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
Always like sharing the Buzzcocks and the Undertones when youngsters state that Green Day is a unique rock band.  I like them.
Posted 5 years ago by arlvatom    [ Reply ]
And Kurt Weill rolls over in his grave . . .
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 max_p wrote:
this thing is all over the place
 
Yes, a musical 'medley' if we were being kind but to be fair some interesting and maybe autobiographical lyrics from Billie Joe Armstrong.
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
this thing is all over the place
Posted 6 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
wow, groovy tune, made me look, and what a surprise, Green Day?  I've never purchased a GD album... perhaps I've been missing out?!  Thanx for being so diverse RP!  {#Daisy}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Sunny} Luv from Canada: 123K
Posted 6 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
Ump-pappa, Ump-pappa. 
Next is chicken dance?  
Posted 7 years ago by zurcronium    [ Reply ]
At least the title fits.
Posted 7 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
awesome song.
Posted 7 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Never thought I'd put the words nice tune and greenday in one sentence, but hey... this one's pretty cool!
Posted 7 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 scarletdancer wrote:
Very different for Green Day.  I like it! 

 
I can't frikken believe it is Green Day

Well done, I concur, scarletdancer

Posted 7 years ago by NorthernLad    [ Reply ]
Very different for Green Day.  I like it! 
Posted 7 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
Apparently unplayed for 12+ years—and for good reason. 

 webdiva wrote:
This is like a hungarian western or something... but I like it ;)
  
Yes...and no.

 sweet_william wrote:
Homage to Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht or a rip-off of the "Alabama Song"? Lotta Lenne is rolling over in her grave.  Edited By sweet_william at 10:02 am on 4/02/2003
  

{#Think} {#Yes}

Something makes me think Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill might have liked this. They were not exactly conventional. 

And there's Bill, catching your wave: no, not the Door's version of "Alabama Song" but their "Moonlight Drive." Cool segue.  
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Funny playlist moment from the 4 last songs: "Evolution Revolution Love, Run Thick Misery". Bill, you writing poetry with song titles? ;) Not a bad tune from Green Day. Not great, either. Just there.
Posted 20 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Great album!! Great track! I don't hear enough of these guys on RP... uploaded the title track from this album and I think it was declined.
The new album is an album of the year contender.
Posted 20 years ago by The_Wood    [ Reply ]
Great album!! Great track! I don't hear enough of these guys on RP... uploaded the title track from this album and I think it was declined. Edit: I take it back, title track was added!
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
First Green Day, then Labor Day. All is good.. :)
Posted 20 years ago by cdysthe    [ Reply ]
I just got in from the midwest.....and I'm glad you have a song about Missouri....and you got a real nice airport, too......
Posted 20 years ago by Patrick    [ Reply ]
you mean to tell me these guys can actually play something with clothes on?
Posted 20 years ago by Jack_Cass    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Whisky Bar by the Doors. That Berliner cabaret feel.
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
My daughter has this GD CD and I like this song..i like the Umpha Lumpa sound, and the accordion.....and the old style feeling.
Posted 20 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
ouch misery
Posted 20 years ago by russellkanning    [ Reply ]
i'm the opposite...i normally like green day but this song blows chunks.
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
normally I hate anything Green Day but this is actually pretty good.
Posted 20 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
Kolrabi wrote:
The first tape I ever bought was kerplunk!. I will never stop liking Green Day because of it. :D
I just bought Kerplunk a couple of months ago (Vinyl on sale :) ) - great album. As is a lot of their other stuff...
Posted 20 years ago by mcs    [ Reply ]
hmmm... pop-"punk" band tries its hand at polka. :|
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
simple music, great lyrics, and eclectic mix. stress free pure enjoy.
Posted 21 years ago by mem_313    [ Reply ]
greenday_rocks wrote:
dudes ur fuckin breakin greenday is the best the crem de la crem ur so absesed with this fag emenem ur 2 blind 2 relize wats good got a problem with wat i say tell me my emails bad2thebone_122hotmail.com
Failing to make any effort to spell or punctuate REALLY does a lot for your credibility. Way to go. Good song though.
Posted 21 years ago by time_101    [ Reply ]
I don't care, i like it. "She screams "why oh, why?!" I said Ayyee don't know!"
Posted 21 years ago by Eul0gy    [ Reply ]
the first greenday song i actually like... :)
Posted 21 years ago by jannes    [ Reply ]
ENGLISH MOTHER F----- DO YOU SPEAK IT?!!!!! greenday_rocks wrote:
dudes ur fuckin breakin greenday is the best the crem de la crem ur so absesed with this fag emenem ur 2 blind 2 relize wats good got a problem with wat i say tell me my emails bad2thebone_122hotmail.com
Posted 21 years ago by awwwyeah    [ Reply ]
boring instrumentals and lyrics. I enjoy some of Green Day's music but I never thought they were more than average (IMHO) This is not one of their stand-outs.
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Homage to Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht or a rip-off of the "Alabama Song"? Lotta Lenne is rolling over in her grave.
Posted 21 years ago by sweet_william    [ Reply ]
Aptly named crap.
Posted 21 years ago by ndanger666    [ Reply ]
The first tape I ever bought was kerplunk!. I will never stop liking Green Day because of it. :D
Posted 21 years ago by Kolrabi    [ Reply ]
I never thought I would hear Green Day on RP. You guys never cease to amaze me. Thanks for the stimulation. (pimp)
Posted 21 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
Green Day does no wrong by me. Great song! Anton
Posted 21 years ago by AntonRoss    [ Reply ]
This one reminded my wife and me of Tom Waits. In a fun, light way. I guess I\'ll have to check out Jellyfish now.
Posted 22 years ago by segueman    [ Reply ]
\"Tastes\" like Hava Nagilah.
Posted 22 years ago by triviagal    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Diatribe: Take 10 minutes and listen to any 3 songs on "Spilt Milk" by Jellyfish and you'll see what I mean.
Wow, that's kind of interesting. I bought Warning a very long time ago (I know, it came out only recently..."long" means long for me...I'm little...) and Spilt Milk only recently. You have a point though. I gave Warning away to a friend and Spilt Milk is now one of my favorite CDs, so guess who triumphed in the end? :p
Posted 22 years ago by phiagurl    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by webdiva: This is like a hungarian western or something... but I like it ;)
That's a very astute observation...not to mention hilarious. Way to go webdiva
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
This song dissapoints from the beginning. I heard it start and thought it was \"Whiskey Bar\" from the Doors. After that, almost anything is a let-down.
Posted 22 years ago by laytin1119    [ Reply ]
This is like a hungarian western or something... but I like it ;)
Posted 22 years ago by webdiva    [ Reply ]
These guys have just TOTALLY ripped off Jellyfish for this song. Take 10 minutes and listen to any 3 songs on \"Spilt Milk\" by Jellyfish and you\'ll see what I mean.
Posted 22 years ago by Diatribe    [ Reply ]
Da Wiz likes this. I must admit mate, it\'s grown on me too ;)
Posted 22 years ago by Ragnarr    [ Reply ]