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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.
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Shouts
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angeleyez86 wrote:
In a house with unlocked doors and i'm fucking lazy...
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angeleyez86 wrote:
Green Day are awesome!! i can't not love Green Day!!.
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BassChick2011 wrote:
I love Green Day so much, they are and always will be an awesome band!!! My band and I just played this song during practice just for fun, its actually really hard to keep that bass rhythm going for a while haha
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GoldHW wrote:
nice song, bit plain though
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Christian420 wrote:
The song still resonates in my life....
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rawwralicious wrote:
this is my fav green day song! (tied with jesus of suburbia) :D
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Ibanezshredr wrote:
Awesome track! Just dont think it'll ever die! Old green day rules!
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AlaNio wrote:
like the only green day song i dont mind
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RickieStarr wrote:
such a good song :O
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GDAboy wrote:
This is an Anthem for every teenager
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HighIsTheWay wrote:
masturbations lost its fun...
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LongLiveTheD wrote:
My middle school anthem! [2]
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sexy69cherry wrote:
so much fun to hear it
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st3ppinraz0r wrote:
smoking my inspiration.
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szczypiorofix wrote:
TAKE AWAY TO PARADISE !!!
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burgerandfries1 wrote:
What the hell is he talking about? LOL!!! =D
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RAWmentality wrote:
haha
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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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