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Castaway just excels at all of the things that make a pop-punk song good. First, there's the obvious melody. The vocal melody flows up and down each line and word brilliantly, showcasing why Green Day's melodies are so good. The words just fall at the right places in the melody. Then there's the bassline, which is one of Mike's best. The drumming is fast-paced and upbeat, just like the song. And the lyrics are quite good. The strength in the words though is just how well they sync with the melody. An example: "I'm on a sentimental journey Into sight and sound Of no return and no looking back or down A consciences objector to the War that's in my mind" "I'm riding on the night train and Driving stolen cars Testing my nerves out of the blvd. Spontaneous combustion on the Corners of my mind" Both lines follow more or less the same vocal melody, but the way the two underlined parts fall is just incredible writing. And that verse melody flows in to the chorus seamlessly, the mark of a great Green Day song. Castaway is #2 in my favorite GD songs list, but I of course will allow that is not their best, because it really isn't anything beyond what we've come to expect, so I can understand not loving it like I do.

ithink I love every song on Warning, off the top of me head I cant think of anything on Warning I dont like.

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I'll just stop digging myself into this proverbial hole now... I'll fight you!

Joey + Liam selfie! Awesome!

Haha, in this case I was actually annoyed because I'm sure they've bashed other music acts as well (especially pre-American Idiot when they liked to take the piss out of everything) but I can't think of more examples . But I've just remembered this gem from this 1996 interview, Billie slagging off Henry Rollins and John Lydon: CW Do you get a lot of resentment from first-generation punk bands? ARMSTRONG Sometimes, but not a lot. Henry Rollins has a stick up his ass. He's another bitter old bastard. Basically he's complaining because we've made more money than he has. But hey, Henry, you fucking suck. You were not even close to being the best singer for Black Flag, and you didn't even write the lyrics back then. So why should I give a fuck what you think? DIRNT The only band that has any right to be bitter would be the Ramones, because they fucking stayed together. But even then, I don't feel sorry for one of the most influential punk rock bands in the world-probably the biggest punk rock band in the world. ARMSTRONG How can they complain? There are bands that were more influential to me who've never seen the light of day, yet even they're not complaining. Take what you've got and appreciate that. I didn't get into punk rock to get famous. It was already a proven fact that you couldn't get famous playing punk rock music. God, we were around for six years before we broke through-from '88 to '94. We did two albums and three EP's. DIRNT This was at a time when bands like Guns N' Roses and Van Halen were totally on top. ARMSTRONG You know who's another bitter old bastard? Johnny Rotten. He sounds like my grandmother, at times. He really sounds old. And he's so predictable in his comments about us. I mean, be a bit more novel. Try and come up with something new. On top of that, some of the stuff from P.I.L. [Rotten's post-Pistols group] was complete shit, as far as I'm concerned.

You are wrong on numbers 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18. Other than that, good job

I listened to nothing but Green Day blasting out my amp all day saturday. I can't go louder without hearing loss

Billie Joe mentioned Post-“Gossip Girl,” Meester relocated to Los Angeles, married “The OC” actor Adam Brody, and returned to making movies, including the upcoming “Like Sunday, Like Rain” with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. “He is one of the nicest, most centered people I’ve ever met, and he plays my ex-boyfriend, who’s a sign of my immature past,” she says of her co-star, adding that they never once discussed songwriting on set. “We talked about acting instead, because he is quite good!” http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/leighton-meester-moves-back-to-music/Content?oid=2921911

IF you can get yourself to Cleveland, you are there

If you win take me with you

You rule, if I win I will love you even more.

That's too obvious a title though, and Brain Stew is more memorable.

it's the catchiest jig known to human kind

Dang it, how did you actually get me with that one? But seriously. Waiting is better and Castaway is oooooverrated.

Guess I'm going at it alone. CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTAWAAAAAAAAY, NOW I'M ON MY OWN. /shows self out

Jack Barakat of All Time Low, compared their set at Sydney Soundwave yesterday to Green Day's Woodstock set. Being in the crowd for this set, I completely see how they can be compared, the only thing that was missing was the mud to throw. Oh and there was the extra piece of the stage starting to fall apart.

didn't know it was opposite day

I think Brain Stew should've been called Insomniac making it the title track.

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Another acoustic set for Green Day: Scattered Take Back Drama Queen Waiting Redundant Hitchin A Ride Life During Wartime Fell For You Christie Road State of Shock Brutal Love Olivia Put My Little Shoes Away Last Night on Earth Good Riddance

yeah probably he didn't start it on time ;D i think i just didn't hear anything wrong cos i've known the mashup already and didn't listen carefully enough

Oh I didn't think you were being offensive. I was gloating. I'm closer to his age, I get him first.

I've never understood why they would want to name it after the worst song on the album.

Well Oh Love video in general made everyone puke

With quotes such as "You know, I do like reading Kerrang" you know they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for a story.

Misery completely messes up Warning's flow. Not to say it's a bad song (even though I don't enjoy it), but it's in a terrible spot.