Longview (song)

February 1994

Longview is a song by American punk rock band Green Day. The song is on the album Dookie, which was released in 1994 and helped the band's international breakthrough. It is the first single of the band on a major label. The song reached number 30 on the British charts.

Music

The song starts off relatively quietly, with initially only the drums can be heard for a few seconds before the characteristic, known bass line sets in, followed by still relatively tranquil vocals. Only in the chorus uses the guitar, accompanied by aggressive vocals now. This scheme of quiet verse and aggressive chorus continues in the further course. The song ends with the bass line and sparingly played electric guitar. According to a statement from Billie Joe Armstrong, guitarist and singer of Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt wrote the bass line to Longview under the influence of drugs. The lyrics are about a day of boredom and what activities (television, masturbation and smoking marijuana ) to over take him.

Meaning for you

Longview Green Day made ​​known in the U.S., mainly because it was the first single of the band, which was published with a major label (Reprise Records).

Music Video

There is a video in which the band members are seen in a flat in which Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt lived previously to Longview. While the verse is predominantly Billie Joe Armstrong to see sitting on a sofa, which he destroyed in the course of the video. In the chorus, the video shows the band playing the song in the apartment.