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  1. Jun 7, 2022 · Wake me up when September ends. “Somebody Wake Up Billie Joe Armstrong”. Every year come October 1, a horde of memes begin circulating around the internet joking that “someone needs to wake...

  2. "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a song by the American rock band Green Day and the fourth single from their seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004). Written by the band's front man Billie Joe Armstrong, the song is about the death of Armstrong's father in September 1982 and his life since.

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    Captures the pain of the U.S. during wartime
    The ambiguity of the storyline avoids didacticism
    Green Day successfully brings young adults into the national debate over the Iraq War
    Young romance is impacted by war.
    Storytelling and cinematography standards are high.
    The 4th video from Green Day's American Idiot album.

    While Green Day was still reveling in leading the pack in nominations for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, they set the quality bar even higher with the video for the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" from the landmark album American Idiot. Music video director Samuel Bayer (the man behind Nirvana's groundbreaking "Smells Like Teen Spirit" vide...

    Later in 2005, the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" became frequently tied to the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina which struck the US on August 31, 2005. Green Day performed the song in Septemberas part of a benefit concert for the victims of the hurricane. A live version of the song was released and dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Katrin...

  3. Oct 1, 2021 · Green Day ’s acclaimed songWake Me Up When September Ends” has a personal meaning to frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. The song, which was part of the 2004 album American Idiot...

  4. Sep 10, 2020 · Many fans thought the song was about war since the music video hinted at that theme. Others speculated the band was making ties to the September 11 attacks . However, the song's real meaning has to do with lead singer Billy Joe Armstrong 's father's death.

  5. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position

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  7. Watch the official music video for Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day from the album American Idiot.🔔 Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube...

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