"i'm not a part of the MAGA agenda" (green day changes lyric at their NYE performance)

[orleans]

Link to tweet

Green Day's "American Idiot" Takes Aim at MAGA Agenda in NYE Performance

Green Day took aim at the "MAGA agenda" during a performance of their iconic anthem "American Idiot" during a performance on New Year's Eve.

Originally released in 2004 as the title track of their groundbreaking rock opera album, "American Idiot" was a scathing critique of the George W. Bush administration and the post-9/11 political landscape. Fast forward to the present, the band is now taking aim at the greatest threat to the United States – Donald Trump.

During their live performance on ABC, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong transformed the lyric "I'm not a part of a redneck agenda" to "I'm not a part of a MAGA agenda." After they unleashed the new lyric, the crowd erupted in cheers. Green Day, and punk rock music in general, have historically taken aim at fascism and far-right movements. The band has a history of using their music as a form of protest, and the updated lyrics showcase their determination to address the current political climate head-on.

(more at link)
https://www.meidastouch.com/news/green-days-american-idiot-takes-aim-at-maga-agenda-in-nye-performance

[calimary]

1. Saying the things that need to be said, and singing the things that need to be sung!

EXCELLENT.

[sakabatou]

2. I remember when this came out around 2004

[orleans]

3. my kid was still in high school so i'm surprised i wasn't more aware of green day but i really wasn't

maybe my kid wasn't that into them.
i really don't know.

Originally released in 2004 as the title track of their groundbreaking rock opera album, "American Idiot" was a scathing critique of the George W. Bush administration and the post-9/11 political landscape. Fast forward to the present, the band is now taking aim at the greatest threat to the United States – Donald Trump.

[sakabatou]

5. I was in high school as well.

I had two of their albums after listening to the song.

[orleans]

8. i talked to my daughter earlier and asked about this

she told me i bought her the cd with american idiot and i liked the song

what???

i went on youtube and recognized the song as soon as i heard the first line.

lol! surprise to me.

she also told me she had two of their cds but she didn't really like the lead singer -- his voice was too tinny sounding and irritating so...

(just found this from rolling stone:
Trump Supporters Have a Meltdown After Green Day Slams ‘MAGA Agenda’ During New Year’s Show
https://archive.is/KteZo#selection-1505.0-1508.0 / no paywall

[Initech]

4. Green Day has been one of my consistently favorite bands for a reason!

[UTUSN]

6. K&R

[spanone]

7. 👍🏼....K&R....👍🏼

[Iggo]

9. They do know that either way that song is about them ... don't they?

[BlueTsunami2018]

10. He's been singing it that way for quite some time now.

The song was originally about the Bush years and the idiots who supported him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. TFG supporters are snowflakes

[area51]

12. Yep, they're snowflakes.

The "F your feelings" crowd got their fee-fees hurt.