JJ
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Post by JJ on Aug 31, 2009 9:04:56 GMT -5
I saw the video the other day with my wife and we both thought the song was extremely boring. You guys can make up all the excuses u want, but this song is very weak in comparison to the American Idiot singles. Plus, really, put the mascara down, it looks stupid and desperate.
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aTunes
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Post by aTunes on Aug 31, 2009 13:10:22 GMT -5
Anyways, bring on East Jesus Nowhere!
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Post by thisbeautifulmess on Feb 4, 2010 22:03:24 GMT -5
The search function is worthless.
While driving home from work, albeit on an adult alternative-ish station, I heard a version of "21 Guns" sung predominantly by a female artist. What version is this? The d.j. apparently didn't feel the need to say anything more than "that's Green Day and 21 Guns" after the song was played, so he wasn't any help. Is this a Haiti relief version or something? Is it being played anywhere else?
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Feb 4, 2010 23:11:47 GMT -5
I would assume that's the version by the American Idiot musical cast.
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Nicholas2.0
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Feb 5, 2010 3:37:37 GMT -5
If it doesn't sound live, then it's a studio recording of what they performed at the Grammys. Either way, it's to promote the Broadway run of American Idiot. It's up for streaming in at least the Pop section of "cool new music" at AllAccess.com and presumably the Hot AC section as well.
This version of "21 Guns," as performed on the Grammys, almost literally made me dry heave several times. It was the aural equivalent of getting acid poured into my ears. I so wanted to change the channel on it 5 or 6 different times. This is the same band that did Dookie, if you'll recall. American Idiot, the album, was tremendous. An American Idiot sequel (that would be 21st Century Breakdown) was first of all, bloated, second of all, watered down, and overall, not a "good look" for them, in the parlance of the current hip hop community.
"21 Guns," although not particularly fresh from them in all honesty, was nevertheless a great song, one I never got tired of and still currently enjoy very much. In fact, it was one of my 20 favorite songs of '09. As soon as I saw the Grammy performance, however, I was all ready to crown a high-profile live performance of that very same song as the runaway early favorite for Worst Song of 2010. I found this version to be that fucking awful.
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(Artie Ziff)
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Feb 19, 2010 19:10:17 GMT -5
Strange, I thought their Grammy performance was the best of the night. I didn't watch any of the non-rock ones, but they sounded really good for once live to me.
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