That Stupid Meme

I really don't want to write about this infamous topic on this blog but I just have some things to say about the situation.

Unfortunately, today one of my Facebook friends shared that stupid September meme everyone likes to post. There was a part of me that wanted to remind them what "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is about but I didn't want to go into it further to make my point, because I feel it wouldn't make a difference.

I don't want to explain what the song's about on here because it has been explained many times before from people (if you do want to know, just Google it), but here's a question I would like to ask: How would YOU feel if you wrote a song about a loved one who's passed away and suddenly see everyone making fun of it and joking about it on social media?

"Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a very personal song to Billie Joe, a song that means a lot to him, and when Green Day would perform it live Billie would get really emotional, even break down at times. I don't want Billie to be hurt and I heard that he said he gets uncomfortable whenever people would post about it. The whole "tImE tO wAkE tHe gReEn dAy gUy uP" meme really gets on my nerves, and I just wish it would vanish so everybody can have something better to do with their lives.

In conclusion, I'm completely sick of it and never want to hear or talk about it ever again. It's not funny and never has been. And before any of you are thinking of posting it, I want you to pay attention to these lyrics and the meaning behind it:

"Here comes the rain again

Falling from the stars

Drenched in my pain again

Becoming who we are

As my memory rests

But never forgets what I lost

Wake me up when September ends"

Another Billion Streams

Two days ago I discovered that "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" hit one billion streams on Spotify. It's the third Green Day song to reach that mark, with the first being "Basket Case" and the second "American Idiot".

Congratulations to my favorite Green Day song!

20 Years Has Gone So Fast

In the early part of 2005 something happened which I can never imagine my life without it.

I was 12 at the time, and one day I was watching music videos on TV with my siblings. One of the videos that came on was Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams". I had previously seen the video for "American Idiot" and to me I thought the band looked super annoying in the video. But once I saw the video for "Boulevard", my opinions changed because that was when I looked at Billie Joe Armstrong.

And I fell in love.

Fast forward 20 years later, I am now in my early thirties but I still have a huge crush on Billie Joe. My love for him remains strong after all these years.

I remember my mom telling me that she was unsure about me having a crush on Billie at the time, because she thought it was unacceptable for a pre-teen girl to have a crush on a guy who swears in songs and sings about explicit topics ("Longview" for example). But despite this, she didn't stop me from getting the posters from the teen magazines, watching music videos and interviews, and hearing the songs on the radio. Plus she would always get me pictures and merchandise for birthdays and Christmases.

When I was 19 and 20, my aunt would tell me a few times to get over Billie Joe because, in her own words, I was grown up. I didn't want to let him go (and still don't), because there's just something about him and I can't explain how much Billie means to me. To me he's the most handsome man in the world, and even at almost 53 he looks like he hasn't aged. He still looks the same, although honestly I miss how his singing voice used to sound on American Idiot.

I guess that's pretty much it, but I have a feeling I will continue to love Billie Joe throughout the rest of my life. Like I said, I can't imagine my life without him. <3