"Pollyanna" - NEW SONG

[Doggins]

I've only had 1.5 listens (got bored 2nd time) but I'm happy that it sounds like Green Day again

 

[dudley dawson]

1 hour ago, DookieLukie said:

Idk what it is but this guy bothers me.

He’s a poor man’s Fantano

[Cunt]

1 hour ago, BillieMyLove said:

I actually really like this response. In light of this, this is probably where this should be left instead of reverting to conspiracy theories from people with too much time on their hands and a craving for attention. I know you are trying to be funny sometimes, but the whole just isn't funny. We definitely share that disgust.

Well thank god...

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Cunt said:

Well thank god...

Not sure what this means but if you are also saying no to bizarre conspiracy theories then I approve, so thank you.  

[Yosuke Hanamura]

22 minutes ago, dudley dawson said:

He’s a poor man’s Fantano

And Fantano is a poor man’s Todd in the Shadows. 

[Beerjeezus]

Second listen opinion: I like this. It’s very similar to No Fun Mondays. Not sure how I feel about the lyrics, but I don’t want to dwell on it because it’s a nice little summery song.

6 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

Not sure what this means but if you are also saying no to bizarre conspiracy theories then I approve, so thank you.  

Not bringing up something you want to avoid sometimes goes a long way

[Red]

I like it, I don't love it.

The harmonies are good, the keys are a nice touch, musically overall much more interesting than Oh Yeah and I'd say it's even better than Here Comes The Shock, but still not as good as any of the singles from RevRad in my opinion.

I have to mention that it shares slightly too many similarities to Love is for Losers (Song) for it to be completely fresh and innovative from BJA.

Lyrically, while it's nice to hear such a positive song in such troubled times, hearing Billie sing so positively is kind of off putting to me. It's like it seems genuine but I also can't really tell if he's being sarcastic. Then the whistling at the end makes the whole thing feel like he's taking the piss out of a Madden Bros song or something. 😄
RevRad managed to feel like a pretty positive and wholesome album, reflecting on life and it's ups and downs from a matured band..  It had kind of an honesty and genuine feel that I could vibe with.. Then FOAM happened, but that's a whole other topic that I am sick of talking or thinking about. 🥱

Something interesting I noticed though, I initially thought HCTS might just be a one off song, but the font in the promo image matches the font for this song also, which leads me to believe that both of these might appear on a new album, probably releasing later this year.

[dallasthemenace]

going by the lyrics, SOMEONE'S anti-depressants are working REALLY well...

i don't hate it...but i don't get that spark from it, like i do when a tune really connects with me.

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

Not bringing up something you want to avoid sometimes goes a long way

OK, this is getting a little ridiculous again. I didn't want to avoid anything. I said something I wanted to say. And now I am done.

[GDFan2019]

8 minutes ago, Red said:

I like it, I don't love it.

The harmonies are good, the keys are a nice touch, musically overall much more interesting than Oh Yeah and I'd say it's even better than Here Comes The Shock, but still not as good as any of the singles from RevRad in my opinion.

I have to mention that it shares slightly too many similarities to Love is for Losers (Song) for it to be completely fresh and innovative from BJA.

Lyrically, while it's nice to hear such a positive song in such troubled times, hearing Billie sing so positively is kind of off putting to me. It's like it seems genuine but I also can't really tell if he's being sarcastic. Then the whistling at the end makes the whole thing feel like he's taking the piss out of a Madden Bros song or something. 😄
RevRad managed to feel like a pretty positive and wholesome album, reflecting on life and it's ups and downs from a matured band.. Then FOAM happened, but that's a whole other topic that I am sick of talking or thinking about. 🥱

Something interesting I noticed though, I initially thought HCTS might just be a one off song, but the font in the promo image matches the font for this song also, which leads me to believe that both of these might appear on a new album, probably releasing later this year.

Yeah, I don’t think they have ever done this before, releasing 2 original songs without an album. For all we know, these could be leftover songs from the FOAM sessions, yet Billie posted that studio video the other day on Instagram, which to me, looked like OTIS.

[Little Boy Named Booze]

12 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

OK, this is getting a little ridiculous again. I didn't want to avoid anything. I said something I wanted to say. And now I am done.

Wait did you read too much into those lyrics again and find something that make no sense?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Little Boy Named Booze said:

Wait did you read too much into those lyrics again and find something that make no sense?

Nope, someone and I just had a slight difference of opinion over something and then realized we were largely on the same page. So everyone can move on because there is nothing to see here. Also, my beef lately has been people reading WAY too much into certain things, if you know what I mean.

So then, what do you think this song is about?  

[Red]

8 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Yeah, I don’t think they have ever done this before, releasing 2 original songs without an album. For all we know, these could be leftover songs from the FOAM sessions, yet Billie posted that studio video the other day on Instagram, which to me, looked like OTIS.

Exactly. It wouldn't surprise me if the band grab a bunch of FOAM leftovers and other odds and ends along with the cover of Dreaming and put them on a new shenanigans style album.

They've hinted at stuff even before FOAM came out and they keep saying stuff along the lines of them wanting to put out as much music as possible. Dreaming didn't go on NFM, so that still needs a physical release, and so far there isn't really any overall theme or consistency to say that there is going to be a era or style.. yet.

We'll see though. We've gotten so much stuff from them across FOAM and side projects just in the last year or so, so I wouldn't blame them for just wanting to put out a few stand alone songs before moving on to the next chapter of Green Day and taking their time on making that as best as it can be.

[Sanity Loan]

8 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

Yeah, I don’t think they have ever done this before, releasing 2 original songs without an album. For all we know, these could be leftover songs from the FOAM sessions, yet Billie posted that studio video the other day on Instagram, which to me, looked like OTIS.

"Here Comes the Shock" likely is (not confirmed) but "Pollyanna" is new and was very recently recorded.

[nopride84]

everyones talking about a new album but forget that in interviews before covid billie kept saying they were excited to be able to just release songs whenever without needing an album . damn.

[GDFan2019]

18 minutes ago, Red said:

Exactly. It wouldn't surprise me if the band grab a bunch of FOAM leftovers and other odds and ends along with the cover of Dreaming and put them on a new shenanigans style album.

They've hinted at stuff even before FOAM came out and they keep saying stuff along the lines of them wanting to put out as much music as possible. Dreaming didn't go on NFM, so that still needs a physical release, and so far there isn't really any overall theme or consistency to say that there is going to be a era or style.. yet.

We'll see though. We've gotten so much stuff from them across FOAM and side projects just in the last year or so, so I wouldn't blame them for just wanting to put out a few stand alone songs before moving on to the next chapter of Green Day and taking their time on making that as best as it can be.

NFM was just Billie himself. Dreaming was the whole band

[Red]

1 minute ago, nopride84 said:

everyones talking about a new album but forget that in interviews before covid billie kept saying they were excited to be able to just release songs whenever without needing an album . damn.

I don't think anyone's forgetting that. NFM was full of that kind of stuff, but it eventually made it as an album also. No reason why the same thing couldn't happen here.

Personally I'd like to see a physical release of the OTIS mix songs, along with another odds and ends shenanigans style thing as I mentioned above, but it's literally all speculation at the moment, and that's what makes discussion.

2 minutes ago, GDFan2019 said:

NFM was just Billie himself. Dreaming was the whole band

Yes.

[Little Boy Named Booze]

25 minutes ago, BillieMyLove said:

So then, what do you think this song is about?  

I don't know at all. I'm just listening to the beat and I love it!

[alienlifeform]

27 minutes ago, Sanity Loan said:

"Here Comes the Shock" likely is (not confirmed) but "Pollyanna" is new and was very recently recorded.

Is there an album coming with this new song?

[Eric]

Just now, Alf said:

Is there an album coming with this new song?

no one knows

[GDFan2019]

3 minutes ago, Alf said:

Is there an album coming with this mew song?

 

2 minutes ago, Eric said:

no one knows

And even if @Sanity Loan knows, he probably wouldn‘t be allowed to say.

[That Dude]

2 hours ago, Yosuke Hanamura said:

There have been other optimistic songs in more recent years.

Waiting

Church on Sunday

Last Night on Earth

Somewhere Now

Still Breathing

Ordinary World

Oh Yeah!

Waiting and Ordinary World are positive.  Last night on Earth as well.

The rest have ups and downs, emotional complexity both sad and glad, sometimes at the same time.

Which I think this song does a little bit.  There's some snark in this song, particularly in the waiting in line part.  Heck, that harkins back to Forever Now with Billie saying he ain't gonna stand in line no more!  Whoa!

  

 

The drums at the very beginning.....have we already covered this....sound like OH YEAH.

22 Century Breakdown, haha.

[GDFan2019]

10 minutes ago, That Dude said:

Waiting and Ordinary World are positive.  Last night on Earth as well.

The rest have ups and downs, emotional complexity both sad and glad, sometimes at the same time.

Which I think this song does a little bit.  There's some snark in this song, particularly in the waiting in line part.  Heck, that harkins back to Forever Now with Billie saying he ain't gonna stand in line no more!  Whoa!

  

 

The drums at the very beginning.....have we already covered this....sound like OH YEAH.

And the guitar riff sounds like Love is For Losers!!!

[Eric]

This song is amazing.

[Clockwise]

1 hour ago, Sanity Loan said:

"Here Comes the Shock" likely is (not confirmed) but "Pollyanna" is new and was very recently recorded.

And you know this for sure?