19 июня, лондонский стадион Wembley, около 80 тысяч зрителей. Судя по отзывам, фотографиям и видео это было что-то невообразимое.

И самое классное - видеть, в каком чудесном настроении были ребята, как они веселились и дурачились. Во время исполнения кавера Shout Билли Джо играл на ударных, а Тре спел один из куплетов, а потом толпа начала скандировать "One more time!" и Тре спел свою часть еще три раза! Билли хохотал, как ребенок... а потом и Майк тоже спел!!! видео ужасное, но как же приятно видеть, какое удовольствие им доставляет это шоу!!! 

Как же я их люблю :)))

ЗЫ Билли Джо высказал интересную версию того, кто выиграет чемпионат мира - когда 80 тысяч человек в едином порыве пели Boulevard, Билли упал на колени, поклонился всем и сказал: "Fucking Green Day is going to win the goddamn World Cup I can tell you that now."
:)

ЗЗЫ В форуме Green Day community вовсю обсуждается вероятность выпуска этого концерта на DVD. И хотя многие пишут, что вроде бы было маловато камер для съемки... но блииииииин, как это было бы фантастически здорово!!!!!!!!!!!!

ЗЗЗЫ И еще цитата - ''For some strange reason London's feeling like my home and I never wanna go'' - ыыыыыы, Билли, и ты тоже :)))))

Неожиданно открыла для себя старенькую песенку Homecoming с альбома American Idiot, которую никогда особенно сильно не любила. Да и вообще никак не любила :) У меня любопытные отношения с песнями этого альбома - часть из них являются для меня любимейшими и вообще the best songs ever - это American Idiot, Jesus of Suburbia, Holiday, St. Jimmy, Give Me Novacaine и Wake Me Up..., зато к некоторым я отношусь более чем прохладно и почти никогда их не слушаю. Homecoming как раз была из числа последних. И вдруг... даже не помню, что и в какой момент меня зацепило. Наверное, сначала все-таки мелодия последней части - "We're coming home again" - такая легкая, невесомая, чем-то напомнила мне "Dearly Beloved" из Jesus of Suburbia, только более позитивная и оптимистичная - как по мелодике, так и по тексту...

И как это часто бывает, как только я вчиталась в текст, песня сразу заиграла новыми красками и я немедленно в нее влюбилась :) Умеет Билли Джо формулировать такие строки, которые забираются куда-то в глубины мозга, как пушистые котята, и сворачиваются уютными клубками, или скачут и бесятся, как чертята :) и захватывают тебя, и не отпускают... 

"You taught me how to live" ...

"What the hells your name / What's your pleasure and what's your pain? / Do you dream too much? / Do you think what you need is a crutch?" ...

"nobody ever said that life was fair now" ...

и финальные строки "We're back in the barrio", от которых у меня аж слезы на глаза наворачиваются...

Amazing song!!!
 

I. THE DEATH OF ST. JIMMY
My heart is beating from me,
I am standing all alone,
Please call me only if you are coming home,
Waste another year flies by,
Waste a night or two,
You taught me how to live.

In the streets of shame,
Where you've lost your dreams in the rain,
There's no sign of hope,
The stems and seeds of the last of the dope,
There's a glow of light,
The St. Jimmy is the spark in the night,
Bearing gifts and trust,
The fixture in the city of lust

What the hells your name,
What's your pleasure and what's your pain?
Do you dream too much?
Do you think what you need is a crutch?

In the crowd of pain, St. Jimmy comes without any shame,
He says "We're fucked up",
But we're not the same,
And mom and dad are the ones you can blame

Jimmy died today
He blew his brains out into the bay,
In the state of mind in my own private suicide

II. EAST 12TH STREET
And nobody cares,
And nobody cares,
Does anyone care if nobody cares?
And nobody cares,
And nobody cares,
Does anyone care if nobody cares?

Jesus is filling out paperwork now,
At the facility on east 12th st,
He's not listening to a word now,
He's in his own world,
And he's daydreaming

He'd rather be doing something else now,
Like cigarettes and coffee with the underbelly,
His life's on the line with anxiety now,
And she had enough,
And he's had plenty

Somebody get me out of here,
Anybody get me out of here,
Somebody get me out of here,
Get me the fuck right out of here

So far away,
I don't want to stay, Get me outta here right now,
I just wanna be free,
Is there a possibility,
Get me out of here right now,
This life like dream ain't for me.

III. NOBODY LIKES YOU
I fell asleep while watching Spike TV,
After 10 cups of coffee,
And you're still not here,
Dreaming of a song,
But something went wrong,
and I can't tell anyone,
'Cus no one's here

Left me here alone,
When I should have stayed home,
After 10 cups of coffee,
I'm thinking,
Where'd you go?

Nobody likes you,
Everyone left you,
They're all out without you,
Havin' fun,
Everyone left you,
Nobody likes you,
They're all out without you,
Havin' fun,
Where'd you go?

IV. ROCK 'N' ROLL GIRLFRIEND

I got a rock and roll band,
I got a rock and roll life,
I got a rock and roll girlfriend,
And another ex-wife

I got a rock and roll house,
I got a rock and roll car,
I play the shit out the drums,
And I can play the guitar

I got a kid in New York,
I got a kid in the Bay,
I haven't drank or smoked nothin',
In over 22 days,
So get off of my case

V. WE'RE COMING HOME AGAIN
Here they come marching down the street,
Like a desperation murmur of a heart beat,
Coming back from the edge of town,
Underneath their feet

The time has come and it's going nowhere,
Nobody ever said that life was fair now,
Go-carts and guns are treasures they will bear,
In the summer heat

The world is spinning around and around,
Out of control again,
From the 7-11 to the fear of breaking down,
So send my love a letterbomb,
And visit me in hell,
We're the ones going

Home.
We're coming home again

I started fuckin' running,
Just as soon as my feet touch ground,
We're back in the barrio,
But to you and me, that's jingletown

Home.
We're coming home again,

Nobody likes you,
Everyone left you,
They're all out without you,
Having fun.

"I write a lot of songs when I'm going on walks. And I was kinda thinking like "Who is the American Idiot? What is this person? Who is that guy? What kind of character is gonna come out of that? Who is it?" And I just remember going on this walk, and then thinking, "I'm the son of rage and love, Jesus of suburbia". These two lines write there for me were, "Oh, my God. Here we go!"

It's one of the most emotional moments in a song that I've ever written. That's the only way you can look at song like that. You can't sit here and look at it and say, "This is a catchy number. Oh God, I'd like to dance on this song." For a song like Jesus of Suburbia, there's too much emotion at stake to just simply say it like that. You don't even have to say you love that song. I don't even think that's the way to describe it. It's about all the emotional baggage that you come with and that you are. That's what the Jesus of Suburbia is to me. And when it's reflected back at to you by 65000 people, it's a feeling I can't even describe".

Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm crazy about this song, i'm crazy about this show. I'm absolutely crazy about these guys.

Свеженькое выступление Green Day с кавером песни Rolling Stones "Rip This Joint".

Развеселило и подняло настроение после занудного дня :)

На 1:59' такой смешнооооооой :)

И ведь скажи ты, удобно  ему гитару на коленке держать... :)))