• I'm continuing my review of American Idiot. First of all, I would like to say that I really enjoy American Idiot, and that I think it's a great album with very good song writing. So please don't take what I have to say next as hate. What a bad single. It's boring. It's way too emotional. If you want something extremely emotional go for it. But I think it's a terrible choice for a single, and should have never been released and made into a video (over so many better choices). Now, I'm pretty sure you think I hate this song. That's not true. I think this is very good as PART OF THE ALBUM. The song captures emotions very well. The song is about the death of Billie Joe's father. His father died in September 1982. 7 years later, Bille Joe released 1000 Hours--His first EP under Green Day. This song is emotional, because it's about an emotional event in his life. So why include it on this Album? Why include it right here? This song captures the sense of isolation and despair that happens to Jesus of Suburbia when Whatshername leaves. It's almost as if his world is crumbling around him. The music video (also overly emotional) uses a couple being broken up when the boyfriend desides to go to war. Whether it's war, the desolation of JOS losing Whatshername, or Billie Joe losing his father, this song deals with loss. The loss of a loved one, or the loss of the inocence, or the loss of the world around you. Overall, it's not one of my favorite tracks on the album, but it fits perfectly just where it is, and it is perfect for that point in the album.

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