I don't know why but this song makes me feel like I'm at a creepy circus. But it's cool pretty sure this song could apply to many other things. I love it and will keep listening until I have it memorized.
So, I've been looking at the comments and seeing a whole lot of fuss about Green Day copying My Chemical Romance and all that jazz. First of all, this song was made in 2000. 'Mama' by MCR was made in 2006. Before y'all start accusing one band of copying the other, y'all better do some research 'cause assuming things and making accusations when you don't know all the facts is how pointless fights start. Oh, and while both songs are similar, both are very different. This songs talks about people being in misery and taking things to extreme measures while 'Mama' basically talks about how we're all going to hell. This song in particular was written about some people Billie Armstrong knew. 'Mama' was written because someone had supposedly bet that Ray couldn't write a polka tune. So please stop fighting over this thing and just listen to the music, okay? That's what the music's here for, anyway, for people who like it to listen to it and enjoy it, not to argue over who's better, or who's copying who. Just saying. Rant = Over.
Sometimes the songs can send a message such as "Life will get better" or "There is always something worth living for." Or the songs may explain how someones feeling, and it makes them realize that they aren't alone, and that can sometimes turn them around. To be honest, Green Day has saved my life. Their songs about losing people, made me realize how much people would miss me, and how much hell I would put my mom through. See? a band can save a life. Maybe not the band, but at least their songs.
Such great commentary on short-term gratification, not to mention that bumbling, happy-go-lucky, circus sound with dark and sadistic undertones that contrasts the message of the lyrics beautifully: sure, the drugs make you feel great, but if you need them to feel happy, then there's usually much darker forces, and experiences, at work within the mind of the user. Without a doubt, it's one of the most profound, if not the most profound, songs Green Day has ever produced. Absolutely love it.
I like the albums that others dislike (Warning, 21CB, Uno/Dos/Tré) because they sound different and are not all the same sounds like Dookie. I still like the other albums as well, of course, but I like Green Day when they experiment as well.
+Pink guy True true, The autism is strong in this one. However I must go out and say that this rhythm (The Bun-bah-bun-bah sorta sound) comes from old Russian music and culture of the Eastern Europe area of the world. It's like their version of the classic drum beat that's in like every 80's music, the base and snare on the quarter notes and hi-hat keeping time in eights. Its the same cliche sort of scenario. So in a way neither of these bands came up with the beat and the MCR song does only use it for a few measures. Green Day utilized it for the whole song. So I mean you can't really blame either or for it.
This sounds nothing at all like Mama, just saying.. Just the rhythm of the guitars and use of similar instruments, other than that, nothing remotely similar; they're completely different songs. Fix your ears.
Because "Warning!" did HORRIBLY sales wise. It made the least amount of money out of any Green Day album and was torn apart by critics and fans at the time. Because of this, they were scared of putting stuff from Warning on there but they put the 1 or 2 songs that did good on Warning and were remembered well.
True. But that should've been for the hardcore fans such as myself. And I'm sure your a hardcore fan also. This song would have been an amazing challenge for a 100% on drums and guitar.
The Hyper Shadow I wonder why, warning is one of my favorite green day albums. The melodies are top notch, and the appearence of folk mixed in adds a little grit to spice the music up. The title song as well as minority, are no where near the best songs on the album in my opinion, don't know why those made it. Life is weird I guess.
You can't pin this song to a specific genre, it has italian/venetian/sicilian folk, mexican mariachi, eastern europe polkish tunes. It's like saying Bohemian Rhapsody is just choral music.
People like "GREEN DAY COPIED MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE" or "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE COPIED GREEN DAY"... boy do you know how many songs have that instrumental thing and that rythm
Superbad Films Oh, great, no, thanks, really, fucking thank you, it's 3am and now I can't get that face out of my head, so it's harder for me to sleep. THANKS.
The only similar thing to mcr's mama is the guitar and that's basically it... Different lyrics different singer boom different song. Stop In the comments arguing who copied who because they are both different songs... And TBH in my opinion both amazing bands ❤️
tfw people think greenday copied MCR but didn't know this song came out years before... (Greenday's Warning came out in 2000, Black parade by MCR came out 2006)
THIS SONG CAME OUT BEFORE MCR EVEN CAME TOGETHER AS A BAND CAN WE JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. warning, the album this song is from, came from *2000*. MCR debuted as a band in *2001* and released their first album, i brought you my bullets, you brought me your love, in 2002. the black parade, where mama is from, came out in 2006.
Gawsh, just Wake Me Up When September Ends because this is like Pulling Teeth, and you need to Give Me Novacaine. This is the worst Holiday ever, but When I Come Around we'll find and Extrodinary Girl and Stay The Night.
You can't say this sounds like Mama. They're both dark polka styled. That's all. That's like saying all modern pop and techno music sound the same. oh wait...
Bloody sick of seeing all this shit about Green Day copying My chemical Romance see before you start writing that Green Day are copying go mad research when this was brought out okay... And then you can say what you want when you've got the facts.... Now can everyone please shut the fuck up and just enjoy a really good Green Day song and appreciate its meaning and well how cute Billie's voice sounds! Thanks
People arguing about MCR vs Green Day in the comments but they're all sleeping on the lesbian lover who killed a drug lord and escaped out to Vegas to be with her new wife.
I've been listening to this song for twenty two years and just realized that Gina ODed in Vegas. "She kissed the bride eternally" is poetically saying she ODed on Vinnie's drugs that she stole.
this is the kind of song that you hear once and then immediately go and listen to it over and over again until you have the entire song memorized
listen to la viva Glorai by Greenday, just as cool, with the old italian style.
Mary Knill it gets stuck in my head, and yes, i know the words..sing it out loud some days, but I sound like shit...
THAT'S SO TRUE THOUGH HOLY SHIT
I know right
trrruuue
An underrated song in an underrated album.
underrated-seption
What album is this i like this alot can you tell me
warning
@@grimmroach5 Thank you!
No kidding.
I don’t get how people were so disappointed with Warning when amazing songs like this are on it.
right,,
also i love your pfp
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It is their best album. But people were disappointed because they wanted punk.
It's not their best, but still a solid album. Maybe it'd be more appreciated if another band did it.
There's great songs like this on Warning, but there's uninspired crap like Hold On and Jackass, and Fashion Victim on there too.
I love the way Bille and Mike sound singing together. It's just so perfect, there's not a better combo in music to this day.
I agree with you still 11 years later
I don't know why but this song makes me feel like I'm at a creepy circus. But it's cool pretty sure this song could apply to many other things. I love it and will keep listening until I have it memorized.
YES OMG
It has that eerie otherworldly sound we're not use to but it sounds so hypnotic and unique, u can't help but love it
Sounds like a Halloween song
So, I've been looking at the comments and seeing a whole lot of fuss about Green Day copying My Chemical Romance and all that jazz. First of all, this song was made in 2000. 'Mama' by MCR was made in 2006. Before y'all start accusing one band of copying the other, y'all better do some research 'cause assuming things and making accusations when you don't know all the facts is how pointless fights start. Oh, and while both songs are similar, both are very different. This songs talks about people being in misery and taking things to extreme measures while 'Mama' basically talks about how we're all going to hell. This song in particular was written about some people Billie Armstrong knew. 'Mama' was written because someone had supposedly bet that Ray couldn't write a polka tune. So please stop fighting over this thing and just listen to the music, okay? That's what the music's here for, anyway, for people who like it to listen to it and enjoy it, not to argue over who's better, or who's copying who. Just saying. Rant = Over.
+JK funny how some people consider two songs of a similar genre "copying". -_-
dewie indeed. stuff like that makes me wonder why I bother reading comments at all..
i don't even think the 2 songs sound alike. just because they have a similar vibe doesn't mean they sound the same.
I agree
+JK while what you said is true. Mama is actually about the life of a soldier but still both are very different
Sometimes the songs can send a message such as "Life will get better" or "There is always something worth living for." Or the songs may explain how someones feeling, and it makes them realize that they aren't alone, and that can sometimes turn them around. To be honest, Green Day has saved my life. Their songs about losing people, made me realize how much people would miss me, and how much hell I would put my mom through. See? a band can save a life. Maybe not the band, but at least their songs.
Such great commentary on short-term gratification, not to mention that bumbling, happy-go-lucky, circus sound with dark and sadistic undertones that contrasts the message of the lyrics beautifully: sure, the drugs make you feel great, but if you need them to feel happy, then there's usually much darker forces, and experiences, at work within the mind of the user.
Without a doubt, it's one of the most profound, if not the most profound, songs Green Day has ever produced. Absolutely love it.
This cømment is the embødiment øf absølute truth
Criminally underrated song
Wait a second…
I entirely forgot about this song. Even in my angsty teen days my mom and I both liked this one. It’s so good. Such an underrated song from Green Day.
This song puts me in the mood for a Tim Burton movie.
I LITERALLY SAID THAT 10 MINS AGO IM NOT ALONE THANK GOD
this song tells a story like some sort of burton/Tarantino crossover movie
For some reason I picture a circus
I’m Batman
Very underrated song that needs alot of attention. Loved this song when i was a kid
3:08 once again, BOI
Favorite part. Besides the whole song.
Warning = best Green Day album
Misery = Best song on Warning
it is either misery or dead beat holidy
Warning is not the best
warning is great but it’s nowhere near their best album
i think i’ve heard this song for over 11 years. thanks green day 😘
By FAR my favorite Green Day song.
Brings me right back to high school ...
2021 bringing me back to Misery😔🥰
So, this is my first time hearing this, and I'm not disappointed. Good ol' Green Day. 💚
music is so mysterious
9 years later, speed this up and you get "Peacemaker"! Great songs, love the minor keys and the gypsy vibe!
Pinchyboo67 Unsurprisingly, Peacemaker and this song are among my top favorites.
great story sounds like a good movie plot
It somehow reminds Kiss Kiss Bang Bang to me(regardless of the fact that they are quite different)
+Deniz Keleş
Not the Torchwood reminders.. Goodness that was a great episode!
Yeah, I was thinking a Tarantino flic.
I love the sound of this song its amazing!
Still a great album in 2023 I remember listening to this when I was 18 now I listen to it with my 16yo daughter. Parenting done right I think
billie joe truly one of the greatest songwriters of all time, fucking awesome stuff
Such an under-rated song :-(
GAWD this song is addictive
I know right?!? Green Day is addictive...
I like the albums that others dislike (Warning, 21CB, Uno/Dos/Tré) because they sound different and are not all the same sounds like Dookie. I still like the other albums as well, of course, but I like Green Day when they experiment as well.
This sound kinda reminds of Peacemaker from 21st Century Breakdown. I don't know why exactly, maybe because of the 'ay ay' thing.
I like Nimrod too :)
MysticManiac100 21st century breakdown is AMAZING. I don't get peoples hatred towards it.
***** They're both in Bminor and the chords are also almost the same.. maybe that's why
I like all Green Day albums except of Uno Dos and Tre, not my thing.
IDC what anybody says, this is and will always be my favorite green day song
SHE HITCHED A RIDE! like she and hitchin a ride. this song is great.
i love this song
yes it's a very bautifuul song!
Love
Most underrated Green Day song.
On my way to rehab , this is what I played in car. And my grandmother loves it lol
This doesn't sound like Mama, because this song came first. Mama would sound like this.
+Pink guy THANK YOU!
Ey br0ski
+Pink guy You are justice.
+Pink guy True true, The autism is strong in this one. However I must go out and say that this rhythm (The Bun-bah-bun-bah sorta sound) comes from old Russian music and culture of the Eastern Europe area of the world. It's like their version of the classic drum beat that's in like every 80's music, the base and snare on the quarter notes and hi-hat keeping time in eights. Its the same cliche sort of scenario. So in a way neither of these bands came up with the beat and the MCR song does only use it for a few measures. Green Day utilized it for the whole song. So I mean you can't really blame either or for it.
+Jack Campbell Yes, all it needs is a balalaika to be complete
this is the kind of song where you cant get the tune out of your head but all the lyrics are all messed up
love the farfisa at the beginning
She hitched a ride to Missouri
This song is basically I think about random people meeting their misery and then death. The way Billie says "boy" at 3:09 tho 😂😶
Before you argue about MCR and Green Day, rememer that they are friends. Seriously.
Demolition Mike were.
Edgy Drawings why were?
Asith Because MCR is no longer a band... they broke up
Yep McYeppington That doesn't mean their friendship with green day has to break lmao
Asith Well yeah
best. warning. song. ever.
What i love about green day, is they always use vocabulary and terms that most people would have to look up in a dictionary haha
i should say "sayings" and "context"
Bitch pleaaaase, RAMMSTEIN
You would LOOOOVE Bad Religion then man. Their lead singer has a PhD that he's not afraid to use.
Billie Joe is a talented guy. cant deny it
Which words and terms are those? A 5th grader could understand this song...sigh*
Excellent, versatile musicians! GREAT song!
I come from a big Italian family and this has such an Italian sound. Even the names, virginia and vinnie
Oh gawd very criminally underrated song yet one of their best compositions
They were different before the Lobotomy, they really needed it after that Letterbomb blew them up in this Static Age.
I get goosebumps each time something sounds
such good,
much like
also good sped up to 1.5 c:
man this song brings back so many memories....
This sounds nothing at all like Mama, just saying.. Just the rhythm of the guitars and use of similar instruments, other than that, nothing remotely similar; they're completely different songs. Fix your ears.
Yeah maybe mcr copied green day . this was made back in 2000 , mama waa on 2007
+Cap'n Moby 2006
Cap'n Moby Did you even read the comment?
+dewie oh shit im sorry hahaha how the hell did my comment got here . this wasn't suppose to be yours xD or whatever anyway im so sorry 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
their old songs are soooo good
I love it when they have songs like this that came out of nowhere xD Very different from the other songs on the album but still rules xD
Sounds like a guy Richie film
this song is so underrated it hurts
I listen green day since i was born O.M.G
Epic! Thank You for uploading this!
Misery. What I feel.
At 46, this remains my #1, most favorite bestest song ever.
at 13 it is now my ultimate #1 GD song
Why wasn't this song on rockband. It would be a great challenge on drums and guitar
Because "Warning!" did HORRIBLY sales wise. It made the least amount of money out of any Green Day album and was torn apart by critics and fans at the time. Because of this, they were scared of putting stuff from Warning on there but they put the 1 or 2 songs that did good on Warning and were remembered well.
True. But that should've been for the hardcore fans such as myself. And I'm sure your a hardcore fan also. This song would have been an amazing challenge for a 100% on drums and guitar.
ed young I'm on board, dudes
The Hyper Shadow I wonder why, warning is one of my favorite green day albums. The melodies are top notch, and the appearence of folk mixed in adds a little grit to spice the music up. The title song as well as minority, are no where near the best songs on the album in my opinion, don't know why those made it. Life is weird I guess.
I do agree with all of you. Warning is good but not quite on par with the rest of their albums.
Favorite.
has anybody thought this sounded like the doors Alabama song or whisky bar
Yeah
Kinda
I remember listening to this religiously as a teenager
*psst!*
*loud whispering*
green day is secretly mexican
Le Gasp
*el gaspo
Dimitrije Popović It sounds very Italian to me.
+Nathan Ritscherle Sounds more like Russian ska
You can't pin this song to a specific genre, it has italian/venetian/sicilian folk, mexican mariachi, eastern europe polkish tunes. It's like saying Bohemian Rhapsody is just choral music.
My fav greenday song
People like "GREEN DAY COPIED MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE" or "MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE COPIED GREEN DAY"... boy do you know how many songs have that instrumental thing and that rythm
And both copied the doors music is made to be reused
Ha ha! It's been like this since Adam and Eve XD these 'people like' just bullshit. And this music is..
2018 i still love this song..
Salam from indonesian
I came to enjoy one of my favorite GD songs
Instead I got five comments misspelling "Mama" as "Mamma." Wtf.
I always loved the instruments in this song
Instead of arguing over Mcr and Green Day why can't we just listen to the music and not argue over which bands suck 😑
Mackenzie Sullivan ikr
Will you marry me? XD
Superbad Films Oh, great, no, thanks, really, fucking thank you, it's 3am and now I can't get that face out of my head, so it's harder for me to sleep. THANKS.
+Nikola Baric yeah I can never sleep when I see that
+Superbad Films Jeff the Killer is really creepy. Never got who he was though...
Remembering this song after not listening to it in yeeears and immediately having an existential crisis, just like back then. Nice.
I think this is a true story. The plot seems really familiar.
2019 for this song!
The only similar thing to mcr's mama is the guitar and that's basically it... Different lyrics different singer boom different song. Stop In the comments arguing who copied who because they are both different songs... And TBH in my opinion both amazing bands ❤️
I love how it tells a story!!!
He kinda sounds hot singing this song
Billie Joe Armstrong always sounds hot 😍😍😍
+kitkat warrior pony hight or hot or same difference?
he always sounds hot as well as always looking hot too
You’re right Ben Shapiro.
Especially the "fill your soul with sorrorow" line. 😍
This track actually amazed me.Hence covered it.
Alabama song : The Doors
I once visited Missouri. Reminded me of this song.
tfw people think greenday copied MCR but didn't know this song came out years before...
(Greenday's Warning came out in 2000, Black parade by MCR came out 2006)
Yeah dude, bands lik Blink and MCR were influenced by Green Day plus MCR and blink are good bands like
were good bands* Rip the dream ):
I totally forgot blink and MCR aren't a thing anymore :/
THIS SONG CAME OUT BEFORE MCR EVEN CAME TOGETHER AS A BAND CAN WE JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.
warning, the album this song is from, came from *2000*. MCR debuted as a band in *2001* and released their first album, i brought you my bullets, you brought me your love, in 2002. the black parade, where mama is from, came out in 2006.
+Twitchy Games technically blink is still around, but it isn't the same without tom :/
Love this song so much the music together with the way Billie sings the words it just tells a brilliant story. I picture it in Mexico o.O
35 people hitched a ride to misery
57 now
You mean Missouri
pretty brilliant if you ask me.... nothing but the best for the dragon-beast!
misery- Missouri
Omg I just noticed that xD
Virginia,Missouri,New York what’s up with the states in this song?
i watch it everyday
Werid song but good
*Weird*
Billie Joe has some really unique lyrics..
:She stopped in vegas to elope, with virginia and the dope, and kissed the bride eternally"
Gawsh, just Wake Me Up When September Ends because this is like Pulling Teeth, and you need to Give Me Novacaine. This is the worst Holiday ever, but When I Come Around we'll find and Extrodinary Girl and Stay The Night.
I love this song pace and love you go girl you a rockstar
Sounds like a pirate theme
The best music ever !
You can't say this sounds like Mama. They're both dark polka styled. That's all. That's like saying all modern pop and techno music sound the same.
oh wait...
but this came WAY BEFORE Mama did
IT CAME OUT BEFORE MCR WAS A THING
what a story this song creates. ;o
Bloody sick of seeing all this shit about Green Day copying My chemical Romance see before you start writing that Green Day are copying go mad research when this was brought out okay... And then you can say what you want when you've got the facts.... Now can everyone please shut the fuck up and just enjoy a really good Green Day song and appreciate its meaning and well how cute Billie's voice sounds! Thanks
This songs so different
I love it!
I think that from the 3:58 to the 4:19 sounds a lot like spanish music.
Rey del mazapán. Ahuevo
I love this song now=D
People arguing about MCR vs Green Day in the comments but they're all sleeping on the lesbian lover who killed a drug lord and escaped out to Vegas to be with her new wife.
why arent bands nowadays this creative
this song reminds me of piano man
I've been listening to this song for twenty two years and just realized that Gina ODed in Vegas. "She kissed the bride eternally" is poetically saying she ODed on Vinnie's drugs that she stole.
this is what mama would sound like if it were a good song
but
it is a good song
these're both amazing asf songs
Big Banana Dealer lol