Green Day lyric question

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 10:50 AM

So in the song Longview you have the line

"When masturbation's lost it's fun
You're fucking breaking"

but now i'm hearing the line is sung as you're fucking LAZY. or you're fucking DONE.

what is the story here? are there more than one version of this?

damnMikeBrown · 03-27-2008, 11:17 AM

I always heard it as lazy when it was in non-stop rotation a few years ago.

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 11:23 AM

the printed lyrics say "breaking" but I keep hearing people say it's not

MikeVic · 03-27-2008, 11:24 AM

Maybe they printed the lyrics, and then thought of a better word. Little known fact: Police's "Roxanne" was first called "Diane" but Sting met a bitchy Diane and changed the words.

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 11:26 AM

You real issue here is why they put an apostrophe in 'its.'

MikeVic · 03-27-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

You real issue here is why they put an apostrophe in 'its.'

You not are sense making.

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

You not are sense making.

This is a thread about Green Day lyrics. Your point?

MikeVic · 03-27-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

This is a thread about Green Day lyrics. Your point?

Don't upset rkmsuf!

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 11:35 AM

I will listen to the song now. Give me 5 minutes.

DanGarion · 03-27-2008, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

You real issue here is why they put an apostrophe in 'its.'

HAR HAR GRAMMER POLICE F' UP!!!!

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 11:39 AM

he definitely says "lost the key".

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 11:39 AM

dola

wait, wrong verse.

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 11:42 AM

k it's official:
it's something with an "L", but it's not Lazy. Sounds more like "Lah lah" or maybe "Laverne".

DaddyTorgo · 03-27-2008, 11:52 AM

as the board's unofficial #1 Green Day fan, I've always gone with "lazy". I think it's just him trailing off and singing with his accent that makes it not sound like lazy

but the song is far from my favorite - i prefer earlier stuff off of 39 Smooth and Kerplunk

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 11:53 AM

He got the short end of the (his) stick. Shirley's where it's at.

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 11:54 AM

LAZY, it is lazy. I can remember this from 12 years ago for some reason.......

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

but the song is far from my favorite - i prefer earlier stuff off of 39 Smooth and Kerplunk

Those of us who listened to them BEFORE they were on MTV are the coolest kids in town.

molson · 03-27-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

Those of us who listened to them BEFORE they were on MTV are the coolest kids in town.

Green Day fans LOVE pointing this out.

Big Fo · 03-27-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Green Day fans LOVE pointing this out.

Plus fans of a million other bands as well. Gotta get that e-cred.

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 12:06 PM

are we sure it's lazy? most of the lyric listings say "breaking".

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Green Day fans LOVE pointing this out.

I stopped saying it in a serious way a loooooooong time ago. Though trust me, there was a time I said it because it drove me nuts the number of people around me who never heard of Green Day before all of the sudden were their #1 fan once they had a video. The high school days....sigh.

It happened with Pearl Jam in Jr. High for me as well.

In elementary school it was Vanilla Ice.

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Originally Posted by rkmsuf

are we sure it's lazy? most of the lyric listings say "breaking".

I have no doubt in my mind. Even if Green Day told me it wasn't I would say screw you it is.

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 12:22 PM

Wait...people used to argue over who liked Vanilla Ice earlier? Was it like, "I heard of him this morning," and others were like, "Well, I knew about him since yesterday's lunch period?" Or was it, "I knew him back when he was Robert Van Winkle?" And then, "Well, I've been a huge fan since...oh well, that ended quickly."

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 12:28 PM

Well, it was elementary school, so I had a good week or so jump on the other kids I am sure. And then everyone knew him one day......

Anthony · 03-27-2008, 12:29 PM

why would you be lazy if masturbation lost its fun?

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 12:30 PM

yeah, that makes no sense

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

why would you be lazy if masturbation lost its fun?

Ahem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

This is a thread about Green Day lyrics. Your point?

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 12:42 PM

breaking makes sense reading the lyrics

I watched the video on youtube and that part you can't see his lips and the music gets real loud. Inconclusive it was.

molson · 03-27-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cringer

I Though trust me, there was a time I said it because it drove me nuts the number of people around me who never heard of Green Day before all of the sudden were their #1 fan once they had a video. The high school days....sigh.

Why does/did that bother you? Obviously that's why they went to MTV, to increase the amount of people who know them.

And I've always thought it was "breaking". That just sounds like more of a Green Day Lyric than "lazy" there.

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Why does/did that bother you? Obviously that's why they went to MTV, to increase the amount of people who know them.

And I've always thought it was "breaking". That just sounds like more of a Green Day Lyric than "lazy" there.

Oh it doesn't bother me at all now. Back then, sure. They are supposed to be part of the punk scene, how could they go mainstream, you don't see Fifteen doing this crap, blah blah blah blah. Typical little shithead suburban teenage punk talk that a few years later didn't matter when real life came.

wade moore · 03-27-2008, 01:24 PM

Back in the day this used to be my favorite Green Day song and was on SERIOUS rotation for me for awhile.

It was always "Lazy" to me by listening to the words, never looked at the lyrics.

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 02:28 PM

maybe it's "lame"?

Lathum · 03-27-2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

GREEN DAY LYRICS

"Longview"

Sit around and watch the tube,but nothing's on
Change the channels for an hour or two
Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit
I'm sick of all the same old shit
In a house with unlocked doors
And I'm fucking lazy

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored I'm going blind
And I smell like shit

Peel me off this velcro seat and get me moving
I sure as hell can't do it by myself
I'm feeling like a dog in heat
Barred indoors from the summer street
I locked the door to my own cell
And I lost the key

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored I'm going blind
And I smell like shit

I got no motivation
Where is my motivation?
No time for the motivation
Smoking my inspiration

Sit around and watch the phone, but no one's calling
Call me pathetic, call me what you will
My mother says to get a job
But she don't like the one she's got
When masturbation's lost its fun
You're fucking breaking

Bite my lip and close my eyes
Take me away to paradise
I'm so damn bored
I'm going blind
And loneliness has to suffice
Bite my lip and close my eyes
I was slipping away to paradise
Some say,"Quit or I'll go blind."
But it's just a myth

.

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 02:34 PM

I think the debate is what is actually sung. Not what is written as the lyrics.

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 02:39 PM

hxxp://www.lyrics007.com/Green%20Day%20Lyrics/Longview%20Lyrics.html

hxxp://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/green_day_lyrics_1963/international_superhits_lyrics_8862/longview_lyrics_102321.html

No .

Maybe I will listen to the song sometime today though. Maybe I am just confusing it with the earlier lazy part in my head.

Anthony · 03-27-2008, 02:41 PM

i always thought it was breaking. i understood it to mean that if you can't have sex, you resort to masturbating. if that finally loses fun, you're outta luck.

rkmsuf · 03-27-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

i always thought it was breaking. i understood it to mean that if you can't have sex, you resort to masturbating. if that finally loses fun, you're outta luck.

you are wise

Anthony · 03-27-2008, 02:46 PM

i think one way to know for sure is to try to watch a clip of a live performance of this song and see what he sings live. that's the best way. i'll hop on youtube tonite if this mystery hasn't been uncovered by then.

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 02:46 PM

Ok, after listening closely I am 100% sure it is 'brazy' or 'blarwarrrryyy.'

Fidatelo · 03-27-2008, 02:47 PM

breaking makes the most sense, and I'm pretty sure it's in the liner notes, but I'm also pretty sure it's not what he's saying when he sings it on the album version. Maybe he was too drunk or high or something to properly spit it out? Who knows with these crazy musicians nowadays.

Anthony · 03-27-2008, 02:49 PM

one rule of thumb for lyrics that you hear is if it doesn't make sense, you're likely not hearing the correct words.

case in point, i thought Brett Michaels was singing "what's been going on, Aunt Headio?" in the song Unskinny Bop. this is probably the worse case of not hearing the correct lyrics of all time. Headio isn't even a name. what was i thinking. i mean, this is clearly lunacy of a high calibre.

it was only when i bought the tape and read the words did i find out how wrong i was.

Cringer · 03-27-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

i think one way to know for sure is to try to watch a clip of a live performance of this song and see what he sings live. that's the best way. i'll hop on youtube tonite if this mystery hasn't been uncovered by then.

Oh I thought this would help too, but the live version on YouTube Billy Joe lets the crowd sing that part. Bastard is screwing with us me thinks.

korme · 03-27-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

why would you be lazy if masturbation lost its fun?

because you are obviously not trying hard enough. listen, i can give 60% and masturbation is still a wild load of fun.

Ksyrup · 03-27-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

why would you be lazy if masturbation lost its fun?

That's not the problem with the line. The problem is why would it necessarily follow that you are lazy if masturbation is no fun. That's one possibility - you don't find masturbation fun anymore because it requires you to "work for it." But you could also be depressed, impotent, or maybe lacking decent materials to work with. Who knows. The point is that "lazy" isn't necessarily the only reason.

So I hope that "lazy" isn't the line. But why do I care, I hate this band anyway.

Groundhog · 03-27-2008, 05:21 PM

When I used to listen to Green Day, I always figured it was "lazy" without looking at the lyrics.

03-27-2008, 11:23 AM	#3
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	the printed lyrics say "breaking" but I keep hearing people say it's not __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-27-2008, 11:26 AM	#5
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	You real issue here is why they put an apostrophe in 'its.' __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-27-2008, 11:35 AM	#9
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I will listen to the song now. Give me 5 minutes. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 11:39 AM	#11
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	he definitely says "lost the key". __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 11:39 AM	#12
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	dola wait, wrong verse. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 11:17 AM	#2
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	I always heard it as lazy when it was in non-stop rotation a few years ago.

03-27-2008, 11:24 AM	#4
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Maybe they printed the lyrics, and then thought of a better word. Little known fact: Police's "Roxanne" was first called "Diane" but Sting met a bitchy Diane and changed the words.

03-27-2008, 11:42 AM	#13
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	k it's official: it's something with an "L", but it's not Lazy. Sounds more like "Lah lah" or maybe "Laverne". __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 11:52 AM	#14
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	as the board's unofficial #1 Green Day fan, I've always gone with "lazy". I think it's just him trailing off and singing with his accent that makes it not sound like lazy but the song is far from my favorite - i prefer earlier stuff off of 39 Smooth and Kerplunk

03-27-2008, 11:53 AM	#15
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	He got the short end of the (his) stick. Shirley's where it's at. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-27-2008, 11:54 AM	#16
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	LAZY, it is lazy. I can remember this from 12 years ago for some reason....... __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

03-27-2008, 12:06 PM	#20
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	are we sure it's lazy? most of the lyric listings say "breaking". __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-27-2008, 12:22 PM	#22
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Wait...people used to argue over who liked Vanilla Ice earlier? Was it like, "I heard of him this morning," and others were like, "Well, I knew about him since yesterday's lunch period?" Or was it, "I knew him back when he was Robert Van Winkle?" And then, "Well, I've been a huge fan since...oh well, that ended quickly." __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-27-2008, 12:28 PM	#23
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Well, it was elementary school, so I had a good week or so jump on the other kids I am sure. And then everyone knew him one day...... __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

03-27-2008, 12:29 PM	#24
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	why would you be lazy if masturbation lost its fun?

03-27-2008, 12:30 PM	#25
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	yeah, that makes no sense __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-27-2008, 12:42 PM	#27
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	breaking makes sense reading the lyrics I watched the video on youtube and that part you can't see his lips and the music gets real loud. Inconclusive it was. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-27-2008, 02:28 PM	#31
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	maybe it's "lame"? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 02:34 PM	#33
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	I think the debate is what is actually sung. Not what is written as the lyrics. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

03-27-2008, 02:39 PM	#34
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	hxxp://www.lyrics007.com/Green%20Day%20Lyrics/Longview%20Lyrics.html hxxp://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/green_day_lyrics_1963/international_superhits_lyrics_8862/longview_lyrics_102321.html No . Maybe I will listen to the song sometime today though. Maybe I am just confusing it with the earlier lazy part in my head. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

03-27-2008, 02:41 PM	#35
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	i always thought it was breaking. i understood it to mean that if you can't have sex, you resort to masturbating. if that finally loses fun, you're outta luck.

03-27-2008, 02:46 PM	#37
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	i think one way to know for sure is to try to watch a clip of a live performance of this song and see what he sings live. that's the best way. i'll hop on youtube tonite if this mystery hasn't been uncovered by then.

03-27-2008, 02:47 PM	#39
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	breaking makes the most sense, and I'm pretty sure it's in the liner notes, but I'm also pretty sure it's not what he's saying when he sings it on the album version. Maybe he was too drunk or high or something to properly spit it out? Who knows with these crazy musicians nowadays. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-27-2008, 02:49 PM	#40
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	one rule of thumb for lyrics that you hear is if it doesn't make sense, you're likely not hearing the correct words. case in point, i thought Brett Michaels was singing "what's been going on, Aunt Headio?" in the song Unskinny Bop. this is probably the worse case of not hearing the correct lyrics of all time. Headio isn't even a name. what was i thinking. i mean, this is clearly lunacy of a high calibre. it was only when i bought the tape and read the words did i find out how wrong i was.

03-27-2008, 05:21 PM	#44
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	When I used to listen to Green Day, I always figured it was "lazy" without looking at the lyrics. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

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