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. 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.
To the people who post that stupid meme every year: As Billie Joe once said, shut the **** up when October comes.