Canadian Idiot

mrmeadows · Post by **mrmeadows** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:19 am

Good one, Bruce. I too am crossing my fingers that BoBD is not the Green Day parody. It's an okay song, but there are way better ones on the AI album.

I think "Wake Me Up..." is a better target, too, but unlikely. Is it really true that it's about Billie Joe's dad dying in the war, or is that an urban myth or something? I do think it's about his dad dying, but I didn't think his dad was killed during a war. (Either way, it's unlikely Al would touch such a personal song to the lead singer.)

Meadows

weirdalfan95 · Post by **weirdalfan95** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:25 am

Meadows, Billie Joe's dad didn't die in the war he died of Cancer. It was David Failure who corrected me. So credit goes to him.

mrmeadows · Post by **mrmeadows** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:39 am

But the song is still about his dad's death (in the month of September), right? I still think this subject matter would make the song off-limits to Al, war or no war.

Meadows

weirdalfan95 · Post by **weirdalfan95** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:42 am

Yeah, you're correct, Meadow's.

HAAS · Post by **HAAS** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:46 pm

From my knowledge, which I read in the EW review of AI when it came out, When September Ends was a tribute song to Joey Ramone.

Friz · Post by **Friz** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:08 am

Who's hoping for Polka of Suburbia! then?

Insert Coin(s) to Continue · Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:09 am

Friz @ Jul 28 2006, 05:08 PM wrote: Who's hoping for Polka of Suburbia! then?

No.

weirdalfan95 · Post by **weirdalfan95** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:10 am

Me...

A Polka AND parody of Green Day would kick some serious @$$! Although, the polka idea seems unlikely.

Post by **TMBJon** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:37 am

I was actually just thinking of this. People have been speculating an R Kelly polka like crazy but it doesn't even hold a candle to the clout that Bohemian Rhapsody has. I think Jesus of Suburbia or even American Idiot as a whole would make excellent material for a polka.

mrmeadows · Post by **mrmeadows** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:55 pm

While I would prefer a GD parody, I had also thought of the possiblity of Al putting all the songs on the AI album to a polka. I wouldn't turn my nose up at such an idea. I don't think it's likely, but you never know.

But I will say that GD has earned getting their own polka medley more so than R. Kelly has. AI was a huge hit. TitC. . .not so much.

Meadows