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Green Day just played "American idiot" at the Superbowl! (lemmy.world)

submitted 17 hours ago by P00ptart@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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I'm so proud of em, haha!

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[–] TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Did they change the lyrics? I was trying to listen but was a noisy environment at my house.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 33 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

No, they didn't do the MAGA agenda bit.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Which ironically makes Green Day American Idiots.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Maga agenda? Isn't the lyric "redneck agenda"?

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 8 points 5 hours ago

They've changed it in recent years, apparently changed it back for the half time show.

I suspect a lot of things would have been said had the artists been allowed to say what they wanted. I'm impressed and disappointed by their professionalism.

Then again, within the constraints of not saying anything political, it seems both Bad Bunny and Green Day did a decent job getting their points across.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

To me it sounded like they did but the audio was censored.

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 31 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's disappointing

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

Agreed, but still big brass balls.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Maga heads would have exploded a la Mars Attacks

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

That'd be a beautiful moment but I'm picturing more of a Kingsman ending.

[–] whereIsTamara@lemmy.org 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

They would sing along having no idea it was making fun of them.

[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Lol they'd turn it into their anthem

[–] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 hours ago

Put it up there with "Fortunate Son" and "Born in the U.S.A."

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

Unfortunately no, I was hoping for a direct call out too