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“Longview” is the first major-label single released by punk band Green Day, from their hit 1994 album, Dookie. The song was the band’s first #1 on the Modern Rock chart, in a career that contained many chart-toppers on this chart. The music video for this song received intense airplay on MTV, which is largely credited for breaking Green Day into mainstream popularity. The lyrics describe intense boredom and are about a day spent sitting around the house, doing absolutely nothing of importance, masturbating until it is no longer fun, having no job, and no life. The song captured the attention of many youth at the time with its overt allusions to masturbation. Bassist Mike Dirnt has stated that the famous bass line intro to this song was written one night while he was high on acid, and what remains on the album is what he and lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong could recall in the morning.
Concept
“It’s about boredom, masturbation and smoking dope.” - Billie Joe Armstrong
“I guess it was just living in the suburbs in a sort of shit town where you can’t even pull in a good radio station. I was living in Rodeo, California, about 20 minutes outside of Oakland. There was nothing to do there, and it was a real boring place.” - Billie Joe Armstrong in an interview in Guitar Legends magazine, May 2005.
Concept
“It’s about boredom, masturbation and smoking dope.” - Billie Joe Armstrong
“I guess it was just living in the suburbs in a sort of shit town where you can’t even pull in a good radio station. I was living in Rodeo, California, about 20 minutes outside of Oakland. There was nothing to do there, and it was a real boring place.” - Billie Joe Armstrong in an interview in Guitar Legends magazine, May 2005.
‘Longview’ Lyrics
Sit around and watch the tube but, nothing's on
Change the channels for an hour or two
Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
I'm sick of all the same old shit
Read full ‘Longview’ lyrics…
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Genuma wrote:
Way to fuck up the lyrics Felipe.
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Felipe_09 wrote:
When masturbation's lost it's fun,You're fucking breaking..hahaha
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Basket-case wrote:
aaaah straight from my head
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Revolvermann19 wrote:
I usually don´t like them really, but this is great! =)
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terri_capstick wrote:
My fav green day song
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aamplifire wrote:
this song never gets old.
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Rockcutie wrote:
This is a really good one!
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thekidwiththefa wrote:
fuck all that new greenday shit, this is where it's at
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phillybird wrote:
masturbation losing its fun? say what?
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kespimp wrote:
isn't this song about masturbation? lol it's still a great song off a GREAT album
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Rockcutie wrote:
Fave Green Day song!!! ~I got no motivation~
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Dragonaut2112 wrote:
My middle school anthem!
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kremlin-dawn wrote:
The bass in this song kicks all kinds of ass.
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Basket-case wrote:
bite my lip and close my eyes take me away to paradice
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Rockcutie wrote:
<3 <3 <3 <3
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Longview1 wrote:
Best Green Day song ever =).
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Rockcutie wrote:
~Bum, bum, bum,b-bum,bum,bum~Great bass line!~Take me away 2 paradise!~
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nkdk wrote:
one of the greatest song of green day in a good time
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xPseudonymx wrote:
Love it!! :)
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shallowheeart wrote:
great!
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