![]() Have fun but get a life at the same time. Music Dept Rockschool Green Day Wake Me Up When September Ends. At his fathers funeral, Billie cried, ran. He explained that the title directly quotes words that he said to his mother when his father died.Īs for the memes, Billie told Vulture: 'It's like when Jesus was born on December 25 people go 'Hey, it's Christmas time!', when the Easter bunny comes it's like 'Hey, it's Easter' or when September comes people go 'Hey, it's that guy in Green Day'. Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this about his father, who died of cancer on September 1st, 1982. It wasn’t a negative emotion so much, but just honouring him." 2005 More By Green Day American Idiot (Live) Green Day.Listen Now Browse Radio Search Open in Music. I kind of avoided writing about him for many years and then finally having a breakthrough. Skip to 1:43 for the actual song.Heres the lyrics :Summer has come and passedThe innocent can never lastWake me up when September endsLike my fathers come. Watch the Wake Me Up When September Ends music video by Green Day on Apple Music. Speaking to Howard Stern, about the song, Billie said: “I think it’s something that just stayed with me."īillie continued: "The month of September being that anniversary that always is just, I don’t know, kind of a bummer. Andrew Armstrong passed away after a battle with oesophagal cancer in September 1982 when Billie was just 10 years old. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wrote 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' about the effects that his dad's death had on him. Mike Pont/WireImage, Tom Briglia/FilmMagic Green Day fans call out insensitive 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' memes. ![]() What is the meaning behind 'Wake Me Up When September Ends'?
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