Green Day – Best Thing in Town

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  General Comment:This song does appear as 1 of 4 xtra trks on the CD format of Kerplunk, but these songs originally appeared on the Sweet Children EP with John Kiffmeyer (aka Al Sobrante) on drums.

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  General Comment:Word to your mother Soldername1.
  I watched a video on youtube with Mike and he said that this was Billie's and Mikes first song written as a band. The interviewer asked is it was about a girl or a relationship. He said it has nothing to do with a relationship, he says "It's just about the best thing to do in town, the town we lived in was really boring, the song is just about doing stuff in a boring town, the best thing to do".

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  General Comment:This Song Was One Of The First Billie And Mike Made Together (After Sweet Children)

  Flag Soldername1on October 06, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:I always thought it was about a girl who Billie liked because of her status - Like, she's the best thing in town, and he's prepared to "Sit around and watch you pout" because of her high status, and he knows he won't get any better than her around town.

  Flag Stoned Immaculateon June 08, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:really self explanitory a girl billy likes, and acid this line explains the lsd part "Eerie colors and all I see are sounds" seeing sounds... yeah lsd. At a show in minnisota (i was there) it was the day billie's dad dieid too, any way as you know billy's wife is from here, and he told us a story about the 4th of july his wife and acid, so it might have something to do with that but i may be wrong
  
  suming it up its about a girl billy likes and probably lsd

  Flag forgetthepopeon February 26, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:really self explanitory a girl billy likes, and acid this line explains the lsd part "Eerie colors and all I see are sounds" seeing sounds... yeah lsd. At a show in minnisota (i was there) it was the day billie's dad dieid too, any way as you know billy's wife is from here, and he told us a story about the 4th of july his wife and acid, so it might have something to do with that but i may be wrong
  
  suming it up its about a girl billy likes and probably lsd

  Flag forgetthepopeon February 26, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:Taken from GDA (greendayauthority.com), fansite of the year--
  
  "This song is about a girl Billie Joe thinks is the best thing in town. "

  Flag NothingOnMyBackxon January 15, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:I'm thinking weed

  Flag chodeslimeon July 19, 2005   Link

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  General Comment:Could be about a girl. Could be about pot. Could be vague on purpose. Could be about pot as though it is about a girl.

  Flag ArianeTheFoolon January 22, 2005   Link

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  General Comment:Why he's talkin about the best thing in town, what else could this song be about?

  Flag fruitonpieon January 02, 2005   Link

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