This is a good song, but it is not about " how things should be forgotten and laughed at because they will get better" and it seems wierd to say that it's "fun" unless you ignore all of the lyrics, which doesn't seem to be the purpose of a web site dedicated to song meanings.
This is a song about the consequences of bad decisions and, more specifically, lives ruined by drug adictions and involvement in drug dealing.
Everyone in the song is getting high wehn they're low, or using drugs to deal with their depression/failures.
Virginia was a truck stop whore whose problems started when she ran away and later suffered a compound fracture (broken bone protruding through the skin) in the trunk (presumably of a car, not in that part of her body). Mr. Whirly "liquidated" his estate in San Francisco and ended up a panhandler on the Haight, which means that he spent all of his money and ended up begging in a neighborhood known for its hippies, readily available drugs and not coincidentally beggars. His drug of choice may have been alcohol though b/c his estate was "liquidated" which suggests spending it on alcohol. Vinnie was a hustler (male prostitute or petty criminal) who was running a drug cartel until he was beaten to death. Gina left New York the night Vinnie was killed and "eloped" with Virginia and the drugs (probably Vinnie's) in Las Vegas. She then kissed the bride "eternally" which may suggest death.
The song is musically and lyrically interesting, but it is not about happy endings, it is about ruined lives and death.
This song honestly reminds me of "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather" because of the mandolin.
This song honestly reminds me of "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather" because of the mandolin.
"Vinnie was a hustler our of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown
They found him n a Cadillac
Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
Of misery"
"Vinnie was a hustler our of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown
They found him n a Cadillac
Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
Of misery"
Reminds me so much of the mafia because Vinnie possibly was a rat and squealed, and thus was taken out by being bludgeoned in the head with a baseball bat and then left in an abandoned Cadillac.
Reminds me so much of the mafia because Vinnie possibly was a rat and squealed, and thus was taken out by being bludgeoned in the head with a baseball bat and then left in an abandoned Cadillac.
Honestly, my favorite Green Day song ever I think next to Jesus of Suburbia and Basket Case.
Yep, this is how I would see it. Especially given that "it's not what you make it's what you leave" line. Everyone in this song has made some crappy choices and they're pretty much damned for it. It's still catchy, though.
Yep, this is how I would see it. Especially given that "it's not what you make it's what you leave" line. Everyone in this song has made some crappy choices and they're pretty much damned for it. It's still catchy, though.
This is a good song, but it is not about " how things should be forgotten and laughed at because they will get better" and it seems wierd to say that it's "fun" unless you ignore all of the lyrics, which doesn't seem to be the purpose of a web site dedicated to song meanings.
This is a song about the consequences of bad decisions and, more specifically, lives ruined by drug adictions and involvement in drug dealing.
Everyone in the song is getting high wehn they're low, or using drugs to deal with their depression/failures.
Virginia was a truck stop whore whose problems started when she ran away and later suffered a compound fracture (broken bone protruding through the skin) in the trunk (presumably of a car, not in that part of her body). Mr. Whirly "liquidated" his estate in San Francisco and ended up a panhandler on the Haight, which means that he spent all of his money and ended up begging in a neighborhood known for its hippies, readily available drugs and not coincidentally beggars. His drug of choice may have been alcohol though b/c his estate was "liquidated" which suggests spending it on alcohol. Vinnie was a hustler (male prostitute or petty criminal) who was running a drug cartel until he was beaten to death. Gina left New York the night Vinnie was killed and "eloped" with Virginia and the drugs (probably Vinnie's) in Las Vegas. She then kissed the bride "eternally" which may suggest death.
The song is musically and lyrically interesting, but it is not about happy endings, it is about ruined lives and death.
This song honestly reminds me of "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather" because of the mandolin.
This song honestly reminds me of "Goodfellas" and "The Godfather" because of the mandolin.
"Vinnie was a hustler our of Amsterdam He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown They found him n a Cadillac Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name Of misery"
"Vinnie was a hustler our of Amsterdam He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown They found him n a Cadillac Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name Of misery"
Reminds me so much of the mafia because Vinnie possibly was a rat and squealed, and thus was taken out by being bludgeoned in the head with a baseball bat and then left in an abandoned Cadillac.
Reminds me so much of the mafia because Vinnie possibly was a rat and squealed, and thus was taken out by being bludgeoned in the head with a baseball bat and then left in an abandoned Cadillac.
Honestly, my favorite Green Day song ever I think next to Jesus of Suburbia and Basket Case.
Lol, finally someone who understands! xD
Lol, finally someone who understands! xD
Well put, couldn't say it better myself.
Well put, couldn't say it better myself.
I agree, but it also seems to be implied that Gina killed Vinnie for the drugs, which I don't think you mentioned. Well said though =]
I agree, but it also seems to be implied that Gina killed Vinnie for the drugs, which I don't think you mentioned. Well said though =]
Yep, this is how I would see it. Especially given that "it's not what you make it's what you leave" line. Everyone in this song has made some crappy choices and they're pretty much damned for it. It's still catchy, though.
Yep, this is how I would see it. Especially given that "it's not what you make it's what you leave" line. Everyone in this song has made some crappy choices and they're pretty much damned for it. It's still catchy, though.