21st Century Breakdown (music): Difference between revisions

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I got so high<br />

I can't stand up }}

* [[Shout Out]]: As listed in the [[Homage]] trope-page, the line "I once was lost, but never was found" is a shout-out to [[Amazing Freaking Grace|"Amazing Grace"]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: As listed in the [[Homage]] trope-page, the line "I once was lost, but never was found" is a shout-out to [[Amazing Freaking Grace|"Amazing Grace"]].

** "Last of the American Girls" could be a shout-out to the [[Tom Petty (Music)|Tom Petty]] song "American Girl".

** And let's not forget the [[Arc Words|several mentions]] to [[John Lennon (Music)|John Lennon]]'s "Working Class Hero" (which the guys happened to do a cover of themselves, so this one was more obvious).

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* [[Three Chords and The Truth]]: It's [[Green Day (Music)|Green Day]]. You should expect this by this point. However, not as much as previous works.

* [[Troubled but Cute]]

* [[Wham Line]]: "Restless Heart Syndrome" changes Gloria's entire image with the line: "Know your enemy."

* [[Wham! Line]]: "Restless Heart Syndrome" changes Gloria's entire image with the line: "Know your enemy."

** Normal chorus for "Last Night on Earth": "My beating heart belongs to you/I walked for miles 'til I found you/I'm here to honor you/If I lose everything in the fire/I'm sending all my love to you" Final chorus: "...I'm here to honor you/If I lose everything in the fire/Did I ever make it through?"

* [[Write Who You Know]]: Mike Dirnt has speculated that Armstrong wrote "The Last of the American Girls" about his wife, Adrienne.