After all these years Green Day is still churning out hits. Armstrong must be a big ELO fan.
Shane submitted the Scott McKenzie “San Francisco” comparison and Jeff sent in the Electric Light Orchestra similarity in the chorus. Nonetheless, the Green Day track is super catchy and I can’t get it out of my head. Now I have three songs stuck in my head.
Have a listen:
“21 Guns” chorus:
Electric Light Orchestra – “Telephone Line” (1976)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)
“21 Guns” verse:
Scott McKenzie – “San Francisco” (1967)
Green Day – “21 Guns” (2009)
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def hear the similarity between San Fran and 21 Guns. nice find!
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green day is a given. i think you’ll find that 98% of green day songs have the EXACT same melodies as older popular song.
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I like Green Day, but 21 Guns is definitely a copy of ELO’s Telephone Line. If it doesn’t already, the Green Day album should give some credit to Jeff Lynne.
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