They not only avoided saying anything about what's going on in this country, they skipped all the pointed parts of their songs. Seriously disappointed.
this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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"I'm not a part of a MAGA agenda" got censored too... :/
The people who this is directed at, won’t understand it’s about them.
Fair, but being Canadians in America, that takes stones big enough that atlas couldn't push.
Huh? It is one of their all time most popular songs in America. Same with Holiday, which is a protest song about the American invasion of Iraq. It would be unexpected if they didn't play one of these...
Given the political climate of America right now? I'm still giving them props for having the balls to come here, knowing ICE is all over it and playing an anti-america song. The only thing that couldve made it better is a RATM guest during that or the halftime show.
They didn't come here; they're from here.
The current political climate in the USA is Trump being booed by crowds at public events and MAGA being roasted regularly by comedians on cable TV or massively popular shows like South Park. His political party is in a panicked crisis about upcoming midterm elections that they are certain to lose across the nation, and Trump is polling at lowest ever approval ratings.
Green Day playing one of their most popular songs to an audience even more receptive to its message than when it was written is not very surprising. Like... it's literally their 2nd most played song on Spotify...
Given the political climate of America right now?
Most of the ones it could or would cause issues with just think it's a popular song or unrelated to anything happening.
Would be completely different if a brand new song but conservatives just think it's a fun song or about Iraq
Are you saying that Green Day is Canadian? Or?
They are Canadian
I looked it up, Wikipedia says that all the members are American. Edit: I wrote the complete wrong word. I said that they were Canadian instead of American. I was watching something while I was writing, should've paid more attention, mb.
Was it Weird Al's "Canadian Idiot" by any chance?
Can't tell if you're serious, but none of them are Canadian. 2 are from Oakland, CA and one is from Germany.
Edit: Just read usernames, not serious, oops.
Oakland Canadifornia I guess. It's just down the road from my igloo in Vancouver.
I was serious, I wrote the wrong nationality like a dumbass. I'm fucking stupid lmao
No, they are not.
Green Day have always been American... Their whole thing was that not all meth head trailer people have to have a 'redneck' mentality.
Who's Canadian? 2 of them are from California, one is from Germany.
Good for them although I'm not super surprised it's one of their more popular songs.
Yeah at this point it's just a popular song. Those it's aimed at aren't able to pick up on it or can't understand what it's about
Fair but at the Superbowl? I'm surprised Trump hasn't already posted an angry rant about it.
He probably stroked out and had amnesia
I mean they are white so he probably thinks that its about all the people hating on I.C.E. In other news billy looked old...which means I might be old now..oh dear god.
The irony was lost on the crowd and I am sure someone will need to explain it to the Orange Turd
Can you imagine navigating the fog of trying to explain something to trump?
"Sir, they hate America and are leftist terrorists who should be arrested by DHS, very strongly." All you do is just keep repeating that. He won't remember what you said five minutes ago.
American Idiot
Lyrics
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Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria
The subliminal mind fuck America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
🎶
Maybe I am the f a g g o t
America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
🎵
Don't want to be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
Calling out to idiot America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
http://www.greenday.net/ailyrics.html
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I'm disappointed they skipped the most important lyric of the current situation.
Did they change the lyrics? I was trying to listen but was a noisy environment at my house.
No, they didn't do the MAGA agenda bit.
To me it sounded like they did but the audio was censored.
Maga agenda? Isn't the lyric "redneck agenda"?
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.
That's disappointing
Agreed, but still big brass balls.
Maga heads would have exploded a la Mars Attacks
That'd be a beautiful moment but I'm picturing more of a Kingsman ending.
They would sing along having no idea it was making fun of them.
Lol they'd turn it into their anthem
Put it up there with "Fortunate Son" and "Born in the U.S.A."
Unfortunately no, I was hoping for a direct call out too