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5 hours ago, Gwen Stacy said:

Well unlike a lot of y'all I was a good egg and waited for the official release to give the song a proper listen in full and I'm glad I did. I did peep the lyrics from the secret show and listen to the teasers on the website so I wasn't completely shocked but I wasn't disappointed either. The instruments all have weight and presence, the lyrics have a deeper meaning to be scrutinized, and the arrangement is interesting (I love how effortlessly the strings integrate into the rest of the song). There's clearly an element of tongue in cheek writing going on with lines like "Goddamn I am so grateful, forever faithful to... / Cracked up into the wild, we're pedophiles for the American Dream is killing me" highlighting the absurdity of America being in love with the concept of The American DreamTM that is slowly killing us.

Also of note is that I think this is the band's first Dolby Atmos release and on my surround system it sounds great! The throat clear in the bridge came right through the center channel and gave me a bit of a jump. Bonus points for that. 

Overall I think it's a great way to kick off the new era. This is how it's done.

I think you hit the nail on the head, it has sass that’s similar to their earlier lyrics that I really love. I agree that it overall seems like this era has a lot of great energy!

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8 hours ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said:

I've been having a really rough time this month, and honestly this song release — and seeing the fandom/GDC so active again! — is just the shot of dopamine I needed. Thanks, Green Day. :wub:

SAME.

My job situation is not great and I went to two weddings in two weeks without a +1 which really bummed me out and this song came along at just the perfect time for me to at least be excited about something.

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4 hours ago, .Holly said:

Hot damn. Definitely their best lead single since AI. Very excited for the rest of the album. I got chills watching the video when Billie plays the solo on the car 🫠

So did I!

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I’m not huge on the video. I feel like zombies have been done to death and it feels like the zombie craze is about ten years too late.

 

the song is incredible though and that’s the only thing that matters!

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The very beginning of the video feels like BANG BANG with the radio reports.     

at the very end of the video, that's a human the guy shoots, right?  

Is this Billie Joe's answer to Rich Men North Richmond?  HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
to the cocktail thread I go.  ;)

 

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30 minutes ago, dudley dawson said:

After analyzing the video like it’s the Zapruder film, I found myself in the background of one of the shots!

Congratulations on your celeb status. 

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33 minutes ago, dudley dawson said:

After analyzing the video like it’s the Zapruder film, I found myself in the background of one of the shots!

Haha, that's awesome. Can I get your autograph? 😎 

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3 hours ago, nflsbest26 said:

Green Day just posted can’t wait to play American dream is killing me “again soon 😉

Besides the Amazon headliners, perhaps hinting at club warmup tour before euro/US stadiums?

God, I hope so. I have money saved and am ready to take off at a moments notice (as long as it's after November 8th). :lol: 

Missed all the fun this morning thanks to being slammed at work but I am ecstatic with this song and how this era is shaping up. Nice to see so many familiar faces back on the forum!

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8 minutes ago, rev said:

Finally really getting to settle in and check out the web and how everyone is vibing to the new tune. All i've got to say is I feel like there is something big here. I feel a wave coming. TADIKM is the absolute PERFECT comeback song for the guys. All of the reactions i've seen so far on YT immediately mention it's catchiness, how easy it is to sing along with, and how phenomenally GREEN DAY it sounds, classic. 

Truly the more I listen the more i fall in love. The slowdown we get so early on with the strings is beautiful. The shot of Zombie Joe Armstrong is absolutely iconic with the slow-mo zoom. I'm getting similar vibes to My Chemical Romance's 'Welcome To The Black Parade' music video when it shows gerard looking up singing and reaching out his arms to the sky.

The solo gives me chills. Watching Billie walking up on the car right before he breaks into his riff is such a poetic moment. 

FUCK I am hyped!! 

I've been humming that riff all month since we got that first teaser!!!! And now I can't stop singing the song!!!!

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Since TADIKM was the last song written for the album... I guess there are way better songs in it ???? I can only imagine so.

Btw Fancy sauce sounds like a song written by Tre and Suzie chapstick by Mike. These two are definitely the highlights for me.. can't wait to hear.

 

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4 minutes ago, AlienVisitor said:

Since TADIKM was the last song written for the album... I guess there are way better songs in it ???? I can only imagine so.

Btw Fancy sauce sounds like a song written by Tre and Suzie chapstick by Mike. These two are definitely the highlights for me.. can't wait to hear.

 

I don't think we can really say until we hear the songs for ourselves, but we do know they liked it so much they decided to make TADIKM a single. 

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This may have already been discussed, but does the bridge remind anyone else of Mike’s part in Sex, Drugs, and Violence?

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OH MY GOD! Just watched the music video for this and it was the shit! I really, really hope they put out a behind the scenes for this one! I want to see the boys getting all zombified. I actually did a sketch of "Zombillie" years ago and now I'm inspired to turn it into an actual drawing. Don't know when I'll have the time, though. 😞

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4 hours ago, Josh100_3 said:

I’m not huge on the video. I feel like zombies have been done to death and it feels like the zombie craze is about ten years too late.

 

the song is incredible though and that’s the only thing that matters!

The video had some strong points though if you look past it simply having zombies in it.

6 hours ago, nflsbest26 said:

Green Day just posted can’t wait to play American dream is killing me “again soon 😉

Besides the Amazon headliners, perhaps hinting at club warmup tour before euro/US stadiums?

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1 hour ago, dudley dawson said:

This may have already been discussed, but does the bridge remind anyone else of Mike’s part in Sex, Drugs, and Violence?

Yeah I said that a good few pages back! That and also the ‘disturbance on the oceanside’ in American Eulogy. 

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6 hours ago, Christian's Inferno! said:

It's actually really interesting how we went from Pollyanna "It's wonderful to be alive" to "The American dream is killing me". Do you think that it was maybe intentional to release this song first partially because of this?

No.

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Anyone else amazed how such a small change to the shape of Billie Joe’s forehead makes him look so very different?  

Congrats to @dudley dawson what an experience!  Glad it was such a positive one and thanks for sharing it. 

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1 hour ago, dudley dawson said:

This may have already been discussed, but does the bridge remind anyone else of Mike’s part in Sex, Drugs, and Violence?

You are right. I think GD recycles ideas all the time, sometimes intentionally sometimes unintentionally. 

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the face billie makes while singing the slow part makes me sad and i think its the second best moment after billie is playing the solo epic 

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14 minutes ago, Austrian_Insomniac said:

still no proper rip of TADIK Vinyl? Just the A side.. dont need Look Ma

Why would you need it, the song is out now?

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