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22 Songs That Sound Like Green Day

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For more than 30 years Green Day has been churning out three chord pop-punk gems that make you feel like you’re fifteen years old again (and if you’re 15 and reading this you’ll understand one day). They do it really well. Sometimes TOO well. There’s a good reason why some of those catchy riffs cut right into your brain – you’ve heard them before.

I’m not here to accuse Green Day of intentionally stealing musical ideas but it just so happens that Green Day comes up quite a lot when looking at these comparisons. This might be the biggest compilation on this site to date! There are even some cases where the scenario is reversed. Let’s have a listen!

One Eyed Bastard (2024)



I also couldn’t help hear something else in the Green Day song. The Offspring “Self Esteem” maybe? I dunno, there’s probably a hundred pop punk songs that this part could be compared to. Have a listen!


Oh Love (2012)


21 Guns (2009)

Chorus:



Verse:



What about the guitar solo? I found something interesting 🙂 


Jesus of Suburbia (2004)



She’s a Rebel (2004)


American Idiot (2004)

 

I have no idea what this is!! Start at :45
“Korean Idiot”

What is this????

Pokemon Game Music (2006?)

Pokemon D/P Music - Route 209 (midday)

Hold On (2000)


Warning (2000)


Brain Stew (1995)


Basket Case (1994)


 


When I Come Around (1994)


At the Library (1990)


Miranda Lambert vs. Steve Earle

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This was just sent over to me by Brendan.

Check out Steve Earle‘s 1996 “Feel Alright” and Miranda Lambert‘s “Kerosene” (2005).

According to CMT Lambert unconsciously copied the tune.

She learned a valuable lesson in songwriting with her first album. The title song, “Kerosene” — which really put her on the musical map — sounded very much like Steve Earle’s “I Feel Alright.” Very much like it. After that was brought to her attention, she added Earle’s name as her co-writer on the copyright. And on the royalties. She told Barry Mazor in a No Depression interview, “I didn’t purposefully plagiarize his song — but unconsciously I copied it almost exactly. I guess I’d listened to it so much that I just kind of had it in there.” Well, hell, outlaws rip each other off now and then. But then they usually own up about it — as she did — very quickly. – CMT

Steve Earle - "Feel Alright" (1996)
Miranda Lambert - "Kerosene" (2005)