Dookie

In short, it is about a young girl who lives with her abusive alcoholic father. Without going into much detail, she hopes her father and the memories of him will vanish. Secondly, Green Day’s “Pulling Teeth” (Jan. 28, 1994), from the album titled Dookie, is about an abusive relationship where the woman beats up the man. Although scared of the abuse, the man continues to stay in the relationship as the woman says multiple times that she loves him. Both songs mentioned above have a very deep relationship

I’m a pale imitator of a boy in the sky With a cap in his hand and a knot in his tie I’m the light in the mall when the power is gone The shadow in the corner, just playin’ along I’ma lay right in my bed, I’m rolling aside But if I get a car, I’m roamin’ to rob Because I know if I ever chill of livin’ to you You’ve got a volunteer, and you don’t know what to do You’d stop You wanna do it But you don’t know what you doin’ baby You wanna feel it, But you don’t know what you’re feeling tonight And

Hip-Hop is a subcultural movement that formed in the early 1970s by African-American, Caribbean and Latino youths. It wasn’t until the late 1980s that it became popular outside of the African-American community and by the 2000s it became the most popular genre of music. However, the subculture has evolved through out the years and the comparison between then and now is growing increasingly big. Hip-Hop in the 80s consisted of music, dance, creativity and artistry. It also allowed people an avenue

Punk rock was becoming popular throughout the nation and Armstrong was inspired by popular punk rock bands like The Replacements and Hüsker Dü. His band used this musical style of punk and created the pop punk genre. Their first mainstream album, Dookie, influenced many artists including Sum 41, Fall Out Boys, and Paramore (Horner). During Green Day’s early years, the United States was under a transition to President George W. Bush. Fans back then knew that Armstrong strongly disliked Bush’s administration

They monitored his performance in a swimming pool in Cheltenham and the sea in Florida and were able to determine soundtracks which produced the best results, after trialing roughly 100 songs. The successful tracks saw Mr. Hooper’s speed, improve by 10 percent as well as fatigue and effort levels improve.” With Dr. Collins’ research proved to be successful, he said “it was songs which had lyrics containing an “emotional resonance” that produced the best results and this was more important than tempo

Why were these North African civilizations prosperous? Why between the Mediterranean and the Sahara? What is a plateau? *The Sahara covers ¼ of Africa! *AFRICA IS A CONTINENT !!! *Sahel is a word for shore (in Arabic) which are lands surrounding the Sahara *Jungle is a place with dense plants and trees which prevents sunlight from reaching through the tall trees onto the forest floor Lake Victoria that is in east central Africa is one of the world’s biggest lakes

Let there be light, and there was light Let there be sound, and there was sound Let there be drums, there was drums Let there be guitar, there was guitar, ah Let there be rock And it came to pass That rock 'n' roll was born All across the land every rockin' band Was blowin' up a storm And the guitar man got famous The business man got rich -Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott (AC/DC) In the early 1950s

Ashay Mehta Nou Per 8 Should College Athletes Be Paid? One of the hottest debates in the sports industry is if college athletes should be paid. If you want to pay these athletes, how would the college determine the dollar amount that should be paid? Should the basketball team make more than the football team? Should the the soccer team be paid as well? Cheerleading? Chess team? Should everyone on the team get a salary? What if your college is good at football and your basketball team is awful

Flash back to October, 1997. The punk rockers who call themselves Green Day prepare to release the much anticipated follow-up album to Dookie, Nimrod. Every kid between the ages of 10 and 20 is ready to pounce on the album when it hits stores. Every one of my friends begs their parents to take them to the store on that cold Tuesday morning. The older kids ditch class to get in line at the local Best Buy. The album sells 80,000 copies in the first week and over 2 million before the new Millennium

Art is an essential form of protest in a time of crisis or for political or social reforms. George W. Bush is one of the most controversial presidents in history and prompted some of the loudest outcries from the public. The music world became very involved in this particular fight, many artists from multiple generations and genres protested Bush. American Idiot by Green Day is one of the best examples and the most well-known protest of Bush and his administration. However, despite its popularity