Working Class Hero - Green Day (American Idol season finale)

[GreenDayGuitarist13]

actually sounds better than John Lennon, I know hes amazing but I gotta say Billie Joe is better, and have you heard him doing queen, dang he is just fantastic!

[marcusleonswadling]

Yeah i must admit it does sound better than the original to me. But thts just my opinion! Green day 4 life!

[SuperXU123]

How the fuck cares if this is a John Lennon cover? They took a song and made it sound better then it ever did. It's what green day does. Deal with it.

[zizispoonie876]

I love the way Billie says school :}

[KaYSeR909]

this performance was the first time i saw and heard green day then after that GREEN DAY now is my favorite band damn it...he's better on live singing...

[schokocracker]

yeah that rocks :D

but the drummer is the best!!!

[joseph64sin8]

This doesnt look like billi Joe or maybe he had a hair cut o.O

[MANU15Michael]

better than original John Lennon, fuck off from green day.

[linlaur777]

what i like about them they can ACTUALLY SING LIVE !! unlike singers today lady gaga rihanna kesha etc etc etc suck live !! its all fixed

but green day they are fucking awesome live

MY OPINION !

[PretzleRox]

GO GREEN DAY

[vasorockgirl]

this was the first green day performance i saw from tv. i was watching the final bored and ready to sleep, when suddenly i heard the first chords. i knew this song because it is my father's favorite but when i saw billie joe i screamed OH MY GOD! it wasn't my favourite band, but after this lovely performance i loved them!!! green day 4 ever!!!!!

[GreenDayJ17A13]

its incredible green day makes it all the better :)

[KnutteBosse]

Wow that voice is really nice... vish i had a voice like that...

[sassygrrl25]

He sings this song so good! i love green day

[gdgeek513]

I don't know I think Green Day did a very good job with this song. They didn't ruin it like a lot of bad bands who think they can cover songs. Or maybe I'm just saying that because I'm a little biased towards Green Day. But you must admit, this is a pretty good cover.

[Mattporter18]

and before you say its not got the epiphone e on the scratch plate he mighta took it off :P:P

[Mattporter18]

is jason white using a gibson or is he using an epiphone casino cos its this song???

[calvinr80]

mansons verion is better :D

[theByrdsfan1]

john lennos version is the best cause its his song

[ThePeppermintButton]

agreed. nothing beats the original

[BEATLESEMMANUEL]

i'm criying

[dwightxschrute]

this is such an amazing song.. green day does it really good.

[kurtswidme]

love dis song

[BloodyRevenge1990]

a john lennon song that was censored...wow not cool

[TheBeast2653]

@BloodyRevenge1990 maybe cause its live and there are little kids watching retard. its a mad good song and green day rules!

[BloodyRevenge1990]

@TheBeast2653 Oh yeah your right, these wanna-be rebels have a demographic of little children listening to them, I forgot. I guess being a bitch attracts little children

[Cullinism]

this song is really beautiful. i've been a life long fan of GD and this is one of my favourites.

[ShadowOdyssey]

I love this song. John Lennon's version is awesome too, but I find myself liking this version a little more. And the video they made for it was just amazing.

[oralboytoy]

This song kinda sucks.

[youngthug21]

i love that song....you ppl don know how much suffering is caused 2day all because of slavery....Poor Africa

[PlaysW1thFire]

wow, how punk.

[ShadowOdyssey]

...The point. I think you missed it.

[frankmartinisadouche]

While I agree with you this song actually has a bit of a punk attitude.

It doesn't come out and say "Fuck the establishment" but that's exactly who "they" are.

[ShadowOdyssey]

I'm aware of that, but the comment itself just bothered me because so many assholes like to write off Green Day as just some other poseur band who pretends to be punk, and they usually do it without actually HEARING their music first. And that's done with a lot of other good bands as well. :|

[Lais927]

omg, i love his voice!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

[CarnageXB]

I recorded this video and unleashed it to the webs. Why didnt people credit me?

[badavecom]

You want to be credited for. . .pirating a ripping something you didn't create? That's kind of funny CarnageXB

[rockkhanal]

cool

[evanthegamester]

look at tres face at 3:21 hes like oh god is that camra stareing at me

[carloslbd]

without make up xD

[rcj1221]

what would simon say to that?

[rcj1221]

BJ looks scary without eyeliner

[atvgrl909]

haha i like pengapop12's comment.

so true

[davidarchuletarockss]

They are very depresing to me ):

[pengapop12]

billies face at the end is like holy shit did we just play on american idol

[MikeyMasked]

Thats how this song is, Its about genocide in darfur,

Go listen to

dont worry be happy - bob mcferrin,,

ahhaa

or

something else by green day bhaha

[fullmetalmonkey3]

The original by Lennonis a lot more depressing. It was about vietnam. Green Day's cover was recorded to benefit Darfur.

[fullmetalmonkey3]

Lennon is*

[hsaditi]

lovely song. Billie is so cute- he looks like a kid.

Great performance.

[Greensimplecharlotte]

ooh i love billies out fit in this well i always luv im in whatever hes wearing : )

[9KLLIB]

Fucking great cover of a Lennon tune!

[coldbloodedfilth]

one of the occasions whn the cover of a gr8 song is as good or btr than the original

[Michelle3g]

John Lennon was a genius...but i still prefer this version.

[Purpleghst13]

i want to say this is better than lennon(may he rest in peace) but i will always have a place for the great masters.

[PeachFuzzPop]

Its a good song, covered or not. The U2 song up for a Grammy was a Lennon cover too.

[yakjon]

awesome song...u gotta love his voice its awesome green day was a great band i cant believe i forgot that...this is an aweosme song...

[jobtin007]

they sound better when they do fast songs but they still sound good

[SmeagolTheBeagle]

hufffffffff, early greenday were so much better. now, they have failed as a modern punk band :(

[ScreemsOfinsanity]

What do u mean early greenday were better :O, This song is soo influensial and atleast their talking about something meening full, Greenday is as great as theyll ever be

[SmeagolTheBeagle]

no there not, the song is influential but still, there no where near as good as they were, there newer stuff is.....dare i say it.....emo....-_- they hav failed m8, put up with it :(

[perkulator2]

you guys know this is a john lennon cover right?

[MarPadi]

wtf green day hasnt turned emo f***** retard they're better than ever

[dantherippr]

Learn to spell fucktard

[Biff3493]

you fuck tard, do u even know what emo is, its short for emotional, and most punk rock is written through emotions, so suck my fucking cock u inbred dog turd!

[dantherippr]

Your an emo-wrist-cutter faggot.. go get a dick

[Biff3493]

hahaha is that the best you've got, seriously, your a retard

[yakjon]

hey emo...just because emotions are what make music doesnt mean you have to cut your wrists...it just so happens often those type of people write the good music...so whatever i dont care just dressing in black doesnt make the music ne better

[dantherippr]

You are right. Albums like Dookie shaped America Re: ScreemsOfinsanity copying John Lenon is really gay....that's not a green day song.

[JonseyTheFalcon]

They aren't copying it, it's a cover, to help Darfur. And obviously if it's a John Lennon song, it's not gonna be a Green Day song.

[pengapop12]

im thinkin about my hair being like that love that hair do

[rorriMehThguorhT]

and itallianprincess is wrong billie looks hot here... he looks hot anywhere xD i love him so much. i love his hair in this video xD ok im going now i will shut up

[mdue826310]

thats right

[rorriMehThguorhT]

billie is so cute xD

[rorriMehThguorhT]

i only like this song when green day sings it i love billie's voice so much. i love the lyrics to this song but the dude who i first heard sing it i didnt like it that much

[itallianprincess]

Billie Joe looks relly bad there like without the makeup and all

[icantfindanamethis]

and he bows at the end in respect of Lennon

:)

[JonseyTheFalcon]

Yeah, I really love that they do that. Bows are also in the music video, it's great that they give respect to John Lennon.

[greendayjmp3]

yeah, how can you think that

people are dying, and you say that

go hell kid!

[AlonzocEliz]

this video its so cool

why you say it?

[iheartnobody]

i hate this song it has NOTHING to do with darfur i just wanted to see the part of the video where on the screen they show africa being blown up LOL

[ThePeppermintButton]

oh dear... not funny

[93MusicIsMyLife]

wow...so heartless. How can you hate this song? I guess it's just an opinion. But the blowing up Africa part? It's sad there are people who think like that...

[iheartnobody]

first of all, this is the worst john lennon song EVER. second of all, green day hasnt done anything real for the cause of darfur. oh wow they put a completely unrelated song on a compilation to "raise awareness." that's tops. knowing about a geopolitically insignificant little region's struggles is the first part of getting the people there some help, right? WRONG. giving foreign aid to horrible african governments has done nothing but put them in debt, which further cripples development.

[iheartnobody]

and anyway what do you know about my supposedly absent proverbial heart, asswipe? you just assume that because i find a crude computer-generated animation of an enormous explosion consuming an exaggerated area on a map of africa pretty damn funny, i must not care about the plight of others. i feel good about the community service ive done, which is probably a lot more than you have, free of compulsion through taxes, and i provided responsible help that actually made a difference.

[93MusicIsMyLife]

Wow...that set you off a lot. Two whole paragraphs dedicated to those little sentences I wrote. It's just that you'd assume that someone who found Africa blowing up humorous didn't care about those other things. I guess I was wrong. But anyways, how could you assume I haven't done community service either? I definately have. I'd tell you, but I'm not going to waste my time because you'd probably blow up again...

[iheartnobody]

i only blow up cause i deal with these liberal-type accusations all the time.

[93MusicIsMyLife]

Hmm...but aren't you used to it? Anyways, I'll stop now because this is seriously becoming a retarded conversation

[iheartnobody]

*and not all of what i said was directed at you, but anyone who wondered why there are people who dont fall for the darfur cause. i guess i should have clarified. it made sense at the time to be more specific about i how i felt about the song rather than uneloquently blurting out my hatred of it like i first did.

[bamandknoxville]

if you are a hippie and you say that your disrespectin the real man john lennon man

[scottsgrove]

A working class hero is something to beer.

[whatsernameC]

i love them so much....

they rock

x.

[stuckondamoment]

Jason White Rockz

[amydiggory04]

at first it upset me that they were on American Idol...but then I realized that, hell, you gotta do what you gotta do to make the money right? Green Day is my absolute favorite and has been ever since I was a little girl, they rock and my 6month old daughter loves em to...start em young!!

[trishhot]

i know someone who looks just like him in this performance

[lostfear2002]

Green Day get better and better as they grow...this song is proof of their greatness!!!

[browne2k7]

i was talkin bout da guy dat calld em sellouts green day r class

[wolfmangt05]

Dudes don't worry that kid who called greenday sell outs is probly a 14 year old who's parents won't let wear eyeliner and fall out boy shirts so he has to pick on the 1 good punk/rock band left

[Xblackheartz90X]

i seen this video b4 and i almost scream lol and uhm..what you mean sell outs? o.O

[maddietrescool]

aww I love these guys!

fuck I love them

finally someone on americam idol can sing! lol his half smile at the end v. moving song even if they didn't write it

xo peace out

[Krustage]

there good live :-)

[adamandanthonyrock2]

they're amazing!

[ICantComeUpWithAName]

oh fuck..the sell-out crap again.. they aren't sell-outs.

[ThePeppermintButton]

I know! they aren't! it's just if somebody doesn't like a band they call them 'sell-outs'

[GuitarLuvHannah]

love your user name!!!

[Epahael]

Crap, Green day was better in the day.  Today? Sound just like the rest of the shitty Pop/rock groups out. They're sell outs, nothing more nothing less.

[ThePeppermintButton]

maybe i'm just missing something, but how did they become sellouts?

[animeforever1]

Green Day?Sell outs?What do you mean?

[browne2k7]

hu da fuck do u tink u r!?! BENDER!!!!

[GreenxPlan]

this smile at the end. killing me.

[gdcod3player]

finally some one on american idol that can sing good live

[Ewokdude3]

I know may not think this but..... Green Day does this song better (No offense to people who like John lennon singing it)

[troco74]

ok motherfucker john sing that song better than anyone shut up!

[Ewokdude3]

I said no Offense and stop acting like a 12 year old who know's swear's Geeze -_-

[ThePeppermintButton]

eek... be nice people... it's a good song no matter who sings it!!

[FForFunk]

i like this cover its decent!

[doublesixther12]

its ok...but...Green Day is a punk-poser...

[strawberryfields333]

Greenday is a disgrace. They should not be allowed to sing this infamous Lennon song. They are so below it.

[ThePeppermintButton]

alrighty. that's your opinion.

[AmerikanRejekt]

And what the hell have you done to contribute to Darfur that's so far beyond what Green Day does...? BTW, its Green Day, not "Greenday".

[Pyr01]

Its Greed Day not Green Day

[TheBeast2653]

@Pyr01 fuck you bitch they make better music with their butt than you will ever make in your entire life so suck it motherfucker

[fastvipa14]

awesome tribute and performance.

[Juriz828]

galing...