"Oh Yeah!" Single

[UNICORN VOMIT]

4 minutes ago, jengd said:

Interesting.  My son’s first concert was GD in 2009 - yes, I am a wonderful parent 😂😂 - and while he’s ok with Revrad etc, he really likes Oh Yeah too, he’s 25 now.

ooh you bad mum (jk) - I wouldn't let my son go in 2009😍 

[jengd]

4 minutes ago, UNICORN VOMIT said:

ooh you bad mum (jk) - I wouldn't let my son go in 2009😍 

We still talk about it, it was awesome! 

[UNICORN VOMIT]

2 minutes ago, jengd said:

We still talk about it, it was awesome! 

My son went the first time to Soundwave - his favourite song was KFAD🤣

[M1KEY]

7 hours ago, That Dude said:

How many Green Day songs have the term "oh yeah" in them?

I was looking up guitar chords for the tune and found them, but also Too Dumb to Die.   So now I'm playing that song as well.  

Billie recycles some melody from Too Dumb to Die in this song, like the way he sings “not every Sunday can be Easter”

13 hours ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said:

The single gets a good write up from this magazine:

https://dujour.com/culture/sound-bite-green-day-coin-alec-benjamin-the-1975-new-songs/

4. “Oh Yeah!” By Green Day

The follow-up single to “Father of All…” from five-time Grammy Award-winning rockers Green Day is a banger. Heavy on synths and even heavier on energy, “Oh Yeah!” is boisterous and wild.

A banger?! Boisterous and wild??!!

I don’t know whether to laugh or puke at that review.  Has the author ever heard any other song on the planet? LOL What a fucking joke. 

[HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN]

33 minutes ago, M1KEY said:

Billie recycles some melody from Too Dumb to Die in this song, like the way he sings “not every Sunday can be Easter”

A banger?! Boisterous and wild??!!

I don’t know whether to laugh or puke at that review.  Has the author ever heard any other song on the planet? LOL What a fucking joke. 

Oh wow a music reviewer has an opinion different than yours, which might prove your opinion is not an undebatable monolite. What a disgrace, really a fucking joke. I wonder how is that possible, my god. 

[Red Lights Flash]

The song is pretty good.   Not blown away by it, but really great that they're trying something new!

[CherryBombs&Gasoline]

I'm actually digging this. Sure, it's a major departure from their signature sound and can't be compared to the singles from RevRad. Yet, it somehow  feels more original than Father of all. 

Is this one of their best songs ever? No, it's not. I'd also like to hear some more guitars, a little solo maybe. But the lyrics are on point this time, in the two other singles we got they were just all over the place. 

What bothers me is that many people don't know that you need to have some arguments to criticize a song. It's fine if you don't like it, but that doesn't make the song a "huge pile of shit" or whatever. No one's opinion is universal. Like, I think Father of all isn't a great song because it is actually not as experimental as they claimed. It's basically a Green Day song with weird falsettos during the verses and lyrics that are just a bit lazy. It's not as original as it's supposed to be. But that's what I think. That doesn't mean that everyone has to agree with me. So please don't act as if this song is intentionally bad or something. Because it's just not. I like it. 

Change can be a good thing. Being experimental can be a good thing. If a band changes their style, they shouldn't get criticized for trying to change things up. We should judge the quality of the music. That's why the late material from Linkin Park was problematic for me, for example. NOT because it wasn't heavy anymore, but because the songs themselves just weren't all that great. On the other hand, Paramore went from Pop Punk to pop music, basically, and it worked very well for them. Because the songs were just good and somehow innovative. 

That's how I feel about this song. They said they'd change things and with this song, they did. I totally understand if people don't like it, but that's personal taste. But it's not the worst song of all times. 

[Joe.]

1 hour ago, M1KEY said:

Billie recycles some melody from Too Dumb to Die in this song, like the way he sings “not every Sunday can be Easter”

A banger?! Boisterous and wild??!!

I don’t know whether to laugh or puke at that review.  Has the author ever heard any other song on the planet? LOL What a fucking joke. 

They’re two odd words to use, regardless of opinion on the track, I don’t hear boisterous or wild 

[HAPPY ZOMBIE UNICORN]

I’m particularly loving these lines in the verses: 

Spoiler

 

I'm in the crowd full of angels and demons/I'm looking out for the jingoes and heathens

I am a kid of a bad education/The shooting star of a lowered expectation

Dirty looks and I'm looking for a payback/Burning books in a bulletproof backpack

 

Of course people have different ideas about what is political/when lyrics are political, but to me these lines and the chorus make this song one of the most political they have written in a long time. Bang Bang is probably more explicit in addressing one specific issue, but it uses much more "BJ allegories", lines like "oh baby baby this is viva vendetta/for this is love or it's world war zero", which IMHO in the end makes it more descriptive than political. And I like songs such as RR and 99 Revolutions, but to me they always sounded like Billie describing something that happen on the outside, either it being the occupy protests or the rally that inspired RR. 
Hear I really feel Billie's emotions about the jingoes scaring the @Beerjeezus out of him, and to me the lines really picture his political vision about society. It's not Bad religion, he's not writing a philosophical essay, but IMHO with these lyrics he's doing some political self reflection that has been missing for a while.
And I love how a line like "I am a kid of a bad education/The shooting star of a lowered expectation" (but the whole song in the end) could be read both from a autobiographical perspective and as him analysing the context where the social disease he's talking about grows. 
"Dirty looks and I'm looking for a payback/Burning books in a bulletproof backpack" gives me the chill each time, many possible interpretations also here, but this really sounds to me as a great image referencing to the annoying fascist/nazi hobby of destroying culture, and literally burning books. 

P.S. If you don't agree with me and think these lyrics are shit, please explain why and don't write a reply like "this is shit the end of green day you are reading way too much into this", otherwise I'm the one getting the bejesus scared out of me, thanks ❤️ 

[Thatsername]

After listening to this song countless times, I've officially entered the next level and went from liking to loving it😍 What I love about it most is the big contrast between the deep hopelessness and desparation described in the lyrics and the happy, lighthearted melody. I think that's also one of the reasons why people (mis-)interpret this song as "simple". The thing is, Billie has always done that, he has always used simple words but used them in such a clever way that you find a whole new meaning behind them once you get through to the core. That's what makes him such a brilliant songwriter, and this song is one more proof for that, at least for me. I still understand why people don't like OY though, it's been quite a struggle for me too. But the song won 😛

[Bakabanas]

1st listen: Everything after Look For Love is a work of a man with a cooked brain. Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Longshot and The Boo songs in name, but not in sound. 

10th: OOOOHHHH YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

[Platypus2000]

If this was released by any other band I guarantee people wouldn’t be reading into the lyrics so much. Simple and poppy. 

[Sixtrix]

8 hours ago, RisingRedWolf said:

Note: If you are wondering exactly what I am talking about its the fact that the entire chorus (What's meant to be the highlight of the song) is literally just one note.

I personally think that's quite genius. I haven't been able to write a chorus with just one note.

[Billie Joes Eyelids]

5 hours ago, CherryBombs&Gasoline said:

I'm actually digging this. Sure, it's a major departure from their signature sound and can't be compared to the singles from RevRad. Yet, it somehow  feels more original than Father of all. 

Is this one of their best songs ever? No, it's not. I'd also like to hear some more guitars, a little solo maybe. But the lyrics are on point this time, in the two other singles we got they were just all over the place. 

What bothers me is that many people don't know that you need to have some arguments to criticize a song. It's fine if you don't like it, but that doesn't make the song a "huge pile of shit" or whatever. No one's opinion is universal. Like, I think Father of all isn't a great song because it is actually not as experimental as they claimed. It's basically a Green Day song with weird falsettos during the verses and lyrics that are just a bit lazy. It's not as original as it's supposed to be. But that's what I think. That doesn't mean that everyone has to agree with me. So please don't act as if this song is intentionally bad or something. Because it's just not. I like it. 

Change can be a good thing. Being experimental can be a good thing. If a band changes their style, they shouldn't get criticized for trying to change things up. We should judge the quality of the music. That's why the late material from Linkin Park was problematic for me, for example. NOT because it wasn't heavy anymore, but because the songs themselves just weren't all that great. On the other hand, Paramore went from Pop Punk to pop music, basically, and it worked very well for them. Because the songs were just good and somehow innovative. 

That's how I feel about this song. They said they'd change things and with this song, they did. I totally understand if people don't like it, but that's personal taste. But it's not the worst song of all times. 

Obviously people who are using lots of expletives and exclamation points to describe this song are angry that it’s not what they wanted. 

Good examples in your post. A major change in sound was inevitable with this album because anything else would have been stale. But then there’s the very difficult balance of changing it up without sounding contrived and with keeping some of their identity, all while creating quality songs. That’s pretty much the challenge every long lasting artist faces. So the question wit this album will be if they were able to hit that sweet spot with most of the songs on it. My opinion is that they succeeded with this and FOA, failed with FRA. OY is growing on me by the day, cannot stop playing it. 

[CherryBombs&Gasoline]

30 minutes ago, Billie Joe's Eyelids said:

Obviously people who are using lots of expletives and exclamation points to describe this song are angry that it’s not what they wanted. 

Good examples in your post. A major change in sound was inevitable with this album because anything else would have been stale. But then there’s the very difficult balance of changing it up without sounding contrived and with keeping some of their identity, all while creating quality songs. That’s pretty much the challenge every long lasting artist faces. So the question wit this album will be if they were able to hit that sweet spot with most of the songs on it. My opinion is that they succeeded with this and FOA, failed with FRA. OY is growing on me by the day, cannot stop playing it. 

Yeah, I think RevRad was a classic Green Day record but at that point in their career, it was kind of necessary because the trilogy didn't really click with most of the fans or critics. So they had to go back to the roots to prove that they still have it in them. But now it's time to do something different. Otherwise they'd go the AC/DC-way and basically make the same record again and again. It's definitely a challenge because people are so used to the Green Day-sound. But actually, they have nothing to lose at this point. No one questions their legacy or talent anymore. They released one of the most influential rock albums of the 90s and did the same thing in the 2000s.

The question is if fans will like it though, I agree. The fanbase seems to be pretty divided right now, but we haven't heard the whole album yet, so I'm optimistic that most fans will ultimately appreciate it. 

[Guest]

Oh Yeah is not the best they can do but it's catchy, chill and fresh enough to make me like it. I've listened to it quite a bit already which I didn't expect the first time I heard it. 

[Lenny]

10 hours ago, RisingRedWolf said:

Found this video on Youtube and I thought it would make me like the song more:
 

Interestingly enough it did the opposite and highlights exactly why I think its musically such an underwhelming song.

No offense to the person who made the video, he did a great job working with whats there but this song leaves A LOT to be desired.

Note: If you are wondering exactly what I am talking about its the fact that the entire chorus (What's meant to be the highlight of the song) is literally just one note.

This guy didn't add more guitar he just played the song as is. It's just that the guitar is way back in the mix. The chorus is an F#5 and Billie's vocal is the lead based off a phrygian dominant. 

When I'm producing I typically work with songwriters to explain there's two approaches. There's the wall of sound approach where there's a lot of things happening and then there's what's not being played approach. GD typically has a wall of sound but this song is the latter. Sometimes mixing the two makes something fun too. 

The focal point here is not the F#5 it's the lead Billie is performing with his vocals. This is a vocal performance song. What isn't being played is not being played to allow his vocals to be the forefront of the mix. He's a great singer but that's often packaged with large guitar sounds and drums. He hardly ever gets vocal isolation in a song.  

[Beerjeezus]

Even though I like this song I still can't help feeling it's kind of...aseptic? Can't think of a good word for this, maybe it's just a bias I have about this sound because it's pretty much an obvious "let's do a song that gets airplay". Like, I hate to admit this, but it's quite likely that if stuff like this was currently unpopular I'd enjoy OY even more because I wouldn't feel like there's a commercial intent lol

[Billie Joes Eyelids]

21 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

Even though I like this song I still can't help feeling it's kind of...aseptic? Can't think of a good word for this, maybe it's just a bias I have about this sound because it's pretty much an obvious "let's do a song that gets airplay". Like, I hate to admit this, but it's quite likely that if stuff like this was currently unpopular I'd enjoy OY even more because I wouldn't feel like there's a commercial intent lol

I don’t really feel the commercial intent with this. I think it’s just a sound they wanted to explore.

[CherryBombs&Gasoline]

24 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

Even though I like this song I still can't help feeling it's kind of...aseptic? Can't think of a good word for this, maybe it's just a bias I have about this sound because it's pretty much an obvious "let's do a song that gets airplay". Like, I hate to admit this, but it's quite likely that if stuff like this was currently unpopular I'd enjoy OY even more because I wouldn't feel like there's a commercial intent lol

It does sound more radio friendly at first, that's true. But they didn't have a mainstream hit in a while, probably since 21stCBD or Oh Love, which charted in some countries. I don't necessarily think it'll happen with this song. Radio stations would probably still play something like Imagine Dragons or Coldplay instead. Plus, bands like FOB have tried to gain chart success with a more mainstream friendly sound and it didn't necessarily work, either. So I'm not sure if this is the reason they chose this sound. 

[KGLWW]

38 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

Even though I like this song I still can't help feeling it's kind of...aseptic? Can't think of a good word for this, maybe it's just a bias I have about this sound because it's pretty much an obvious "let's do a song that gets airplay". Like, I hate to admit this, but it's quite likely that if stuff like this was currently unpopular I'd enjoy OY even more because I wouldn't feel like there's a commercial intent lol

I think it's more about just wanting to make a difference and maybe they didn't feel they were able to do that enough with Rev Rad. And a lot of times if it is commercial intent it's less about the money than it is other things

[jengd]

I honestly felt with Revrad they had to let themselves feel really comfortable, no pressure, just the core three, almost to let them rebuild their confidence after all that had gone before.  This time, I feel it’s like they know they are ok, they have nothing to prove so let’s just rip up .

[Beyza]

2 minutes ago, jengd said:

I honestly felt with Revrad they had to let themselves feel really comfortable, no pressure, just the core three, almost to let them rebuild their confidence after all that had gone before.  This time, I feel it’s like they know they are ok, they have nothing to prove so let’s just rip up .

I think after the Trilogy they could feel need to prove they're still there etc. with Revrad although it was probably still a casual recording process for them but I think this time could be the most pressure free time of their career like they've already said there were mostly casual jamming and stuff while making the album.  

[Thatsername]

I just can’t get over the fact how beautiful Billie‘s voice in this song is 💚 I never got used to the falsetto in FOAM and how he strained his voice in FRA, so still not a fan of those two songs, but in OY he just sounds mindblowing. Thanks for your insight @Sheenius it’s probably because the voice is in the focus and the instruments lower in the mix. I like it even though I had never thought I would 

[That Dude]

I hope that the album progressively gets stranger as it goes on. 

Just the craziest, zaniest music ever made.