Green Day, The American Dream Is Killing Me | Song Review 🎵

Green Day return with “The American Dream is Killing Me,” the thought-provoking promo single from their 2024 LP, Saviors.  

“The American dream is killing me.” Now that is a thought-provoking statement, 🎙 Green Day! The longtime, 🏆 Grammy-winning, alternative collective returned at the tail-end of October 2023 with a brand-new single, 🎵 “The American Dream Is Killing Me”.  “The American Dream Is Killing Me” serves as the promo single from their 2024 LP, 💿 Saviors. 🎙 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:

“The American dream is killing me

The American dream is killing me

When it’s all double-talk of conspiracy

The American Dream is killing me.”

Word! One of the pros of “The American Dream is Killing Me” are the clear, youthful-sounding vocals by Armstrong.  Has the man aged since the 1990s? Thematically, Armstrong highlights all the problems that have derailed The American Dream.  In the first verse, he asserts, “Bulldoze your family home / Now it’s a condo.”  Yep, that totally sucks, but that is a reality for many folks.  Some can’t 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:

“People on the street

Unemployed and obsolete

Did you ever learn to read the ransom note?”

Other moments from “The American Dream Is Killing Me” also shine. The instrumental section is a strong selling point. Also, the American nature of the third verse is cool 😎 too (“From sea to shining sea / Whitewashed upon the beach / My country under siege / On private property”). All told, 🎵 “The American Dream Is Killing Me” is a thought-provoking record from Green Day that reminisces back to the American Idiot days. IT F🤬🤬KIN’ ROCKS 🤘!

🎙 Green Day • 💿 Saviors • 🏷 Green Day / Reprise • 🗓 1.19.24

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