Billie Joe to appear on Global Citizen One World Together at Home April 18

[pacejunkie punk]

5 minutes ago, kaylubd said:

He sounded nice in the lower register but I hated how they presented it. The song is sad, why make it worse with those pictures? I tried to focus on his gorgeous hair instead.

The lower (or minor?) key made it sound even sadder

[GreenDayItaly]

Low quality but full video

 

[pacejunkie punk]

 

[ANTI]

That was a great performance, loved how simple and sweet it was, and seeing him use the Longview shirt was really heartwarming. On a side-note, reading the reception on Twitter and Reddit has truly made me realize how much of an established anthem WMUWSE has become for crisis like this. It truly speaks volumes of Billie's lyrical talent to tap into a such a personal emotion to comfort millions of people through music and it reminds me of what made me love this band in the first place.

[pacejunkie punk]

1 minute ago, ANTI said:

That was a great performance, loved how simple and sweet it was, and seeing him use the Longview shirt was really heartwarming. On a side-note, reading the reception on Twitter and Reddit has truly made me realize how much of an established anthem WMUWSE has become for crisis like this. It truly speaks volumes of Billie's lyrical talent to tap into a such a personal emotion to comfort millions of people through music and it reminds me of what made me love this band in the first place.

That’s true. It’s funny how Good Riddance has become a milestone anthem and WMUWSE is a sad event anthem. That’s some powerful songwriting ability.

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, Squashie said:

Was that the Longview shirt he was wearing? 

I was just thinking about that shirt yesterday

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[Beyza]

 

[pacejunkie punk]

Omg they spelled his name wrong 😤😤😤

[BillieJoe’sEyelids]

I love the video of Lady Gaga crying during Billie’s performance, and thinking about how Dookie was the first album she ever bought with her own money.

[Forever Now]

Loved it. WMUWSE was the perfect choice. 

[Yosuke Hanamura]

My dudes, I did the thing.

 

[Lenny]

He sounded awesome!

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

Lady Gaga crying during Wake Me Up When September Ends

[GreenDayItaly]

Billboard article talking about Billie perfomance

https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/9361343/billie-joe-armstrong-wake-me-up-when-september-ends-one-world-together-at-home

 

[Slave To The Network]

Once again, Billie completely destroys it. This boy almost never disappoints. I love that it made Lady Gaga cry.

[Joe.]

That was such a great version!

[Beerjeezus]

Lady Gaga:

[Aidana]

I don’t agree with song decision. Am I supposed to sit and cry over me and other people being stuck at home? He should have given something more uplifting and fun. Meet me on the roof would have been great. But if you are concrete going into depressing mode he could have played lazy bones, brutal love or Macy’s day parade. Let the song rest for a while 

[jengd]

I think it’s a very difficult thing to call.  I (in UK) watched the livestream earlier on and I wanted something uplifting as so many of the performances were well on the way to being torturous (Jennifer Hudson and whoever ruined Let Me Hold Your Hand) but once that tone has been set it’s hard to break it.  I don’t know if the artists were co-ordinated or not, I guess they must have been to a degree, but I assume Billie Joe knew that footage would be shown so had to go with something appropriate.  The solution is that he should have got two songs of course 😉

[Beerjeezus]

If he’d played something happy (not that he has many happy songs to choose from), it would look out of place among the other songs.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

If he’d played something happy (not that he has many happy songs to choose from), it would look out of place among the other songs.

Yes agree. Especially with that footage

[Aidana]

13 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

If he’d played something happy (not that he has many happy songs to choose from), it would look out of place among the other songs.

So you’re implying that he has no punk left in him whatsoever?  i just remembered his quote about being punk an being mainstream. I don’t think he needed to care what other people thought of him. I’m just bored with overplayed songs

[RedundantIdiot]

He sounded great during that performance!

I wonder if he recorded an additional song? When he did BOBD the other week we got Graffitia afterwards. 

[luketrebilliemike]

I think the song choose was solid,  he knows how to play that song by himself already. People would complain he if played a song that isn’t a hit at one of these things. Like when George micheal or someone played a new song at the 2012 olympics. 

[Joe.]

21 minutes ago, Aidana Shyngysbayeva said:

So you’re implying that he has no punk left in him whatsoever?  i just remembered his quote about being punk an being mainstream. I don’t think he needed to care what other people thought of him. I’m just bored with overplayed songs

haha what? He's chosen it as it fits the mood of the world, and also people will know it. Green Day are a mainstream band.