Green Day return with โThe American Dream is Killing Me,โ the thought-provoking promo single from their 2024 LP, Saviors. ย
โThe American dream is killing me.โ Now that is a thought-provoking statement, ๐ Green Day! The longtime, ๐ Grammy-winning, alternative collective returned at the tail-end of October 2023 with a brand-new single, ๐ต โThe American Dream Is Killing Meโ. ย โThe American Dream Is Killing Meโ serves as the promo single from their 2024 LP, ๐ฟ Saviors. ๐ Billie Joe Armstrong is turned TF up criticizing the attainability of the American dream, In fact, following exuberant, loud guitar riffs at the onset, the front man unveils the honest, tuneful chorus:
โThe American dream is killing me
The American dream is killing me
When itโs all double-talk of conspiracy
The American Dream is killing me.โ
Word! One of the pros of โThe American Dream is Killing Meโ are the clear, youthful-sounding vocals by Armstrong.ย Has the man aged since the 1990s? Thematically, Armstrong highlights all the problems that have derailed The American Dream.ย In the first verse, he asserts, โBulldoze your family home / Now itโs a condo.โย Yep, that totally sucks, but that is a reality for many folks.ย Some canโt even afford the condo! There is a nice change of pace during the bridge prior to the second verse, which embraces more chamber pop music sensibilities:
โPeople on the street
Unemployed and obsolete
Did you ever learn to read the ransom note?โ
Other moments from โThe American Dream Is Killing Meโ also shine. The instrumental section is a strong selling point. Also, the American nature of the third verse is cool ๐ too (โFrom sea to shining sea / Whitewashed upon the beach / My country under siege / On private propertyโ). All told, ๐ต โThe American Dream Is Killing Meโ is a thought-provoking record from Green Day that reminisces back to the American Idiot days. IT F๐คฌ๐คฌKINโ ROCKS ๐ค!
๐ Green Day โข ๐ฟ Saviors โข ๐ท Green Day / Reprise โข ๐ 1.19.24
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