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Macy’s Day ParadeGreen Day

Released: October 3, 2000

Songwriter: Tré Cool Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong

Producer: Tré Cool Mike Dirnt Billie Joe Armstrong

[Verse 1]
Today's the Macy's Day Parade
The night of the living dead is on its way
With a credit report for duty call
It's a lifetime guarantee
Stuffed in a coffin "10% more free"
Red light special at the mausoleum

[Pre-Chorus]
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed to you
What's the consolation prize?
Economy sized dreams of hope

[Verse 2]
When I was a kid, I thought
I wanted all the things that I haven't got
Oh, but I learned the hardest way
Then I realized what it took
To tell the difference between thieves and crooks
Lesson learned to me and you

[Pre-Chorus]
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm thinking about a brand new hope
The one I've never known
'Cause now I know it's all that I wanted

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Pre-Chorus]
What's the consolation prize?
Economy sized dreams of hope
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm thinking about a brand new hope
The one I've never known, and where it goes
And I'm thinking about the only road
The one I've never known, and where it goes
And I'm thinking about a brand new hope
The one I've never known
'Cause now I know it's all that I wanted

Green Day

Formed in East Bay, California in 1986 and still going strong today, Green Day is one of the biggest punk rock acts in the world. Along with other punk bands in California such as The Offspring, Sublime, Bad Religion and Rancid, they have been credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S. in the 90s.

First starting in 1986 as Sweet Children, longtime friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar and lead vocalist) and Mike Dirnt (bass guitar) teamed up with John Kiffmeyer to produce their debut EP 1,000 Hours. They eventually dropped the name Sweet Children and called themselves Green Day due to the band members' fondness for cannabis (it even inspired a song featured on their first album) and for their second studio album Kerplunk they replaced Kiffmeyer with German-born drummer Tré Cool, who had been drumming since the age of 12 in a punk band, The Lookouts.

It was their 1994 record Dookie that sent the band to stardom and gave them mainstream success. Dookie, alongside their following albums Insomniac (1995) and Nimrod (1997) were certified double platinum. Eventually, the band started to fall in popularity with their 2000 record Warning which only reached gold.

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