"Pollyanna" - NEW SONG

[Beyza]

This song honestly felt like the greatest gift from the boys. While I was feeling so messed up, all the positive vibes on the lyrics and melody gave me the strength to keep going. I couldn’t really think of any better timing than that. So, I’m planning to listen to this on repeat during these stressful days I’m going through🖤

[AlissaGoesRAWR]

I don't love it but don't hate it either. It's catchy and upbeat.

But why do so many of his lyrics sound like they're made with a random Green Day lyrics generator anymore?   

Rainy days and razor blades

Hurricanes and headlines

Open roads and traffic lights

[disappearing_boy_39]

2 hours ago, Bakabanas said:

If they are just ripping off everything from everyone, it's not actually a rip off.

I remember, some band sued Green Day because the song Warning was similar to theirs, then the case was closed, because their song itself was similar to some older similar song

Haha, yeah Other Garden tried to sue Green Day because “Warning” sounds a little like their song “Never Got the Chance.” But, that song sounds like “Picture Book” by The Kinks 😆 (which is probably where Billie Joe got the idea from since he’s a big Kinks fan).

There have been quite a few parts in Billie Joe’s songs that are similar to other songs. But this is just the case with music, especially rock music. The most obvious one is Mark Curry’s song “It’s Only Time.” Check it out in YouTube and you’ll immediately hear what song Green Day wrote probably based on this (either intentionally or unintentionally).

Another that I just discovered is that “Threat Level Midnight” sounds a lot like “Never Alone” by the Dropkick Murphys!

[Christian's Inferno!]

Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit about MM2020 part 2? There's like 5 songs on there that are worth listening to and only 2-3 songs that are worth revisiting imo. Honestly there's more reason to return to FOAMF imo

[Red]

9 hours ago, GDFan2019 said:

I still think FOAM was their way of saying “Fuck you” to Warner. 

Yeah, except they immediately re-sign with them straight after so....

4 hours ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

So it wasn't a fuck you to Warner and we need to accept the fact that it was a bad Green Day album NOT on purpose.

...this.

35 minutes ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit about MM2020 part 2? There's like 5 songs on there that are worth listening to and only 2-3 songs that are worth revisiting imo. Honestly there's more reason to return to FOAMF imo

When you ignore the joke songs, everything left is arguably musically and lyrically more interesting than anything off of FOAM. The production quality feels much better, like they actually put effort into this instead of just throwing in random laser sounds, then there is the whole experimentation/creativity let loose on the entire thing, so to me personally it just feels a bit more refreshing and far less like cringe/bland boomer songs.

Also Fentanyl 👌

[Gwen Stacy]

1 hour ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said:

But why do so many of his lyrics sound like they're made with a random Green Day lyrics generator anymore? 

Technically that’s what Billie Joe is.

[disappearing_boy_39]

22 minutes ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

Am I the only one who doesn't give a shit about MM2020 part 2? There's like 5 songs on there that are worth listening to and only 2-3 songs that are worth revisiting imo. Honestly there's more reason to return to FOAMF imo

I love MM2020 Part II! It’s an eclectic and fun collection of songs. Ivanka is a Nazi and Threat Level Midnight are some of the most energized punk songs they’ve released in years. And, hearing very well written songs from Mike and Tre is also a treat. I play the album from start to finish and never feel tempted to hit next.

But, I also really liked MM2020 (Part 1).

[WhiteTim]

I’ll be the first to admit I hated Network and was hoping they’d never return but MM2020pt2 is a great album for the most part (I’d probably trim 5-8 songs personally…) 

as for this song it’s ok not the best not the worse it’s certainly better than HCTS  

[Jirachi]

This song reminds me of another song and its been bugging me every time I listen to it x_x Theres another song that sounds so similar and i can't put my finger on iiiiit.

[GDFan2019]

10 minutes ago, Jirachi said:

This song reminds me of another song and its been bugging me every time I listen to it x_x Theres another song that sounds so similar and i can't put my finger on iiiiit.

The intro sounds like Love is For Losers, if that’s what you’re thinking of

[Stark]

Butch Vig once said Billie has got a song called Wonderful for 21st CB. I wonder if some of the lyrics are on this one

1 hour ago, Jirachi said:

This song reminds me of another song and its been bugging me every time I listen to it x_x Theres another song that sounds so similar and i can't put my finger on iiiiit.

I Want Revenge by The Boo?

[Stark]

6 hours ago, disappearing_boy_39 said:

Haha, yeah Other Garden tried to sue Green Day because “Warning” sounds a little like their song “Never Got the Chance.” But, that song sounds like “Picture Book” by The Kinks 😆 (which is probably where Billie Joe got the idea from since he’s a big Kinks fan).

There have been quite a few parts in Billie Joe’s songs that are similar to other songs. But this is just the case with music, especially rock music. The most obvious one is Mark Curry’s song “It’s Only Time.” Check it out in YouTube and you’ll immediately hear what song Green Day wrote probably based on this (either intentionally or unintentionally).

Another that I just discovered is that “Threat Level Midnight” sounds a lot like “Never Alone” by the Dropkick Murphys!

Theory of Reality sounds like Control by The Interrupters. 

[cav9mm]

10 hours ago, Cunt said:

 

Jesus Christ it was just a joke

Aren’t jokes meant to be funny ?

[Cunt]

13 minutes ago, cav9mm said:

Aren’t jokes meant to be funny ?

You’re a load of laughs yourself 

[Hermione]

On 5/17/2021 at 9:44 PM, Montclare said:

I thought something similar with the frowny faces in the videos.  You have the upbeat, forward looking lyrics, but still some apprehension beneath that as well.

I agree. The self-deprecating title ("Pollyanna" means an excessively optimistic person) also seems like an acknowledgement of having some apprehension underneath.

[green day is]

extremely boring song musically and lyrically it sounded nice at first but never went anywhere

[That Dude]

5 hours ago, Hermione said:

I agree. The self-deprecating title ("Pollyanna" means an excessively optimistic person) also seems like an acknowledgement of having some apprehension underneath.

Told from the perspective of an American Idiot, perhaps?   

I know fans are holding Green Day back by constanting bringing up Idiot, but it's so hard not to do.  

As far as sounds go, I'm hearing FOAM, mixed with a bit of Rise and Fall era Offspring.  

[Virginia Lot Lizard]

5 hours ago, Hermione said:

I agree. The self-deprecating title ("Pollyanna" means an excessively optimistic person) also seems like an acknowledgement of having some apprehension underneath.

I noticed this too. The title.

IMO the whole song feels like fear of a let down. And then repeated repeated at the end “don’t let me down”.

The song sounds kind of sad lyrically with an upbeat sound and fun guitar.

Like it might not be alright. Don’t let me down.

That’s a lot of pressure for the Pollyanna. We need to help her out. Be kind to one another.

 

 

Does anyone know if these are new or old lyrics? There’s a theory going around that this song is from the 21CB era? 
 

Kind of feels new and like the toxic positivity and isolation of our new climate but seems Billie Joe also has wrote from the feeling of being isolated and broken-hearted and looking for something or looking to someone for years. 

[Tubbie Head]

I love this song!! I didn't think I'd hear such an uplifting song from them any time soon! Made me inexplicably happy. So catchy too!

[That Dude]

There is an instrumental on youtube, and it really showcases the song's weakness.

I love the song, but the music itself sounds exactly the same throughout.  So not the best song if you take away the lyrics.

[pacejunkie punk]

1 minute ago, That Dude said:

There is an instrumental on youtube, and it really showcases the song's weakness.

I love the song, but the music itself sounds exactly the same throughout.  So not the best song if you take away the lyrics.

Weirdly I found that to be the opposite with HCTS, the instrumental improved it.

[Sanity Loan]

6 minutes ago, That Dude said:

There is an instrumental on youtube, and it really showcases the song's weakness.

I love the song, but the music itself sounds exactly the same throughout.  So not the best song if you take away the lyrics.

But that’s most of Green Day’s catalog. What were you expecting? They don’t make instrumental music, they make music with vocals. You can’t take away an integral part of the piece of art and then complain about it.

That’s like taking the sauce away from spaghetti and then saying that it isn’t good spaghetti.

[Eric]

3 minutes ago, Sanity Loan said:

But that’s most of Green Day’s catalog. What were you expecting? They don’t make instrumental music, they make music with vocals. You can’t take away an integral part of the piece of art and then complain about it.

That’s like taking the sauce away from spaghetti and then saying that it isn’t good spaghetti.

I swear this place.  Nitpickingcommunity

[Hermione]

51 minutes ago, Virginia Lot Lizard said:

I noticed this too. The title.

IMO the whole song feels like fear of a let down. And then repeated repeated at the end “don’t let me down”.

The song sounds kind of sad lyrically with an upbeat sound and fun guitar.

Like it might not be alright. Don’t let me down.

That’s a lot of pressure for the Pollyanna. We need to help her out. Be kind to one another.

 

 

Does anyone know if these are new or old lyrics? There’s a theory going around that this song is from the 21CB era? 
 

Kind of feels new and like the toxic positivity and isolation of our new climate but seems Billie Joe also has wrote from the feeling of being isolated and broken-hearted and looking for something or looking to someone for years. 

There was a song that was mentioned in the 21st CB era called "Wonderful" that Billie wrote after Obama was elected. All that was said about it was it was a very happy and optimistic song written in reaction to that event. Because this song is very optimistic and says "wonderful" it brought it to mind. I guess it's possible it's reworked from it or they used some things from it but there's nothing concrete to say it is.

[xerixio]

On 5/17/2021 at 3:17 PM, Little Boy Named Booze said:

Pollyanna already played on a radio station here
Pretty sure it's gonna be playing all summer long it's a fun sunny song.

It seems like my local rock station is obsessed with OK Human. They play "All My Favorite Songs" at least once an hour.

 

As for Pollyanna, it got outshadowed by a new 21 Pilots song, and I haven't heard it yet.