Stories tagged with 'song of the week'

Song of the Week: "21 Guns"

In honour of 21st Century Breakdown's 3rd birthday earlier in the week, this week's Song of the Week is its 16th track and biggest hit 21 Guns, the second single released from the [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Rest"

This week's Song of the Week is the airy Rest; track 9 off Green Day's first album 39/Smooth, released in 1990, as well as the compilation album 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (199 [...] Read story

Song Of The Week: "Last Night On Earth"

Song of the Week for this week is the "unapologetic love song" Last Night On Earth, track 7 from Green Day's 8th studio album, 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. The song is also featu [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Scumbag"

This week's Song of the Week is the cynical Scumbag, originally released as a b-side to the Warning single, but better known as track 8 off Green Day's compilation album, Shenaniga [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "In The End"

Song of the Week this week is the cynical In The End, the penultimate track off Green Day's 1994 major-label debut, Dookie. Billie Joe wrote In The End "about my mother's husband" [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Geek Stink Breath"

To commemorate happy chocolate-eating day, this week's Song of the Week is the gritty Geek Stink Breath, track 4 off Green Day's fourth album; 1995's Insomniac. Geek Stink Breath w [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Private Ale"

This week's Song of the Week is the whimsical Private Ale, track 5 off Green Day's 2nd album Kerplunk, released in 1992. As with much of Green Day's earlier material, Private Ale [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Rotting"

Song of the Week this week is the sombre Rotting, originally released in 1997 as a b-side to the Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) single, but better known as track 11 off 2002's b [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Like A Rat Does Cheese"

This week's Song of the Week is the delightfully crude, undeniably Tre-penned Like A Rat Does Cheese, an unreleased song originally aired during a live radio performance by Green D [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Jinx"

Song of the Week this week is the self-loathing Jinx, 11th track off Green Day's eclectic 5th studio, Nimrod, released in 1997. Jinx's lyrics describe a relationship where one per [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Fashion Victim"

This week's Song of the Week is Green Day's dig at materialism and consumerism; Fashion Victim, track 4 of Green Day's 6th studio album, Warning. The meaning behind Fashion Victim [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Platypus (I Hate You)"

To put a slightly different spin on Valentines day tomorrow, this week's Song of the Week is the spitting, hate-filled, profanity-laden Platypus (I Hate You), track 8 off 1997's Ni [...] Read story

Song of the Week: Before The Lobotomy

This week's song of the week was written by John., a moderator on our forum. You can view the topic for this song on the forum. ------ This week, our song of the week is Before Th [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "Basket Case"

In celebration of Dookie's upcoming 18th birthday, this week's Song of the Week is its 7th track and 3rd single, the super-hit Basket Case. The song reached the number 1 spot on th [...] Read story

Song of the Week - "At the Library"

In honor of the (second) best song of the week contest beginning with voting for the best song from 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours on our forum, this week's song is my favorite so [...] Read story

Song of the Week: "No One Knows"

It's Kerplunk's 20th birthday tomorrow, so to celebrate that momentous anniversary this week's Song of the Week is the 10th song from that album; the brooding and reflective No One [...] Read story