Favorite Son
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| Favorite Son | |
| Written by: | Billie Joe Armstrong |
| Song length: | 2:13 |
| Album: | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 |
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"Favorite Son" is a song recorded by Green Day for their cancelled album, Cigarettes & Valentines. It was later released on the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 compilation album, Japanese pressings of American Idiot, and as a B-side to "21 Guns".
Song meaning[edit | edit source]
The song is about how everyone likes George W. Bush and how he is everyone's favorite, but for people who don't like him or didn't vote for him, he's pretty much a drag. The song's title is derived from the slang term for a politician who relies on popularity rather than political prowess.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Favorite Son/lyrics
| Tracks | "American Idiot" · "Jesus of Suburbia" · "Holiday" · "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" · "Are We the Waiting" · "St. Jimmy" · "Give Me Novacaine" · "She's a Rebel" · "Extraordinary Girl" · "Letterbomb" · "Wake Me Up When September Ends" · "Homecoming" · "Whatsername" · "Favorite Son" (Japan exclusive) |
| B-sides | "Too Much Too Soon" · "Shoplifter" · "Governator" |
| Tracks | "Song of the Century" · "21st Century Breakdown" · "Know Your Enemy" · "¡Viva La Gloria!" · "Before the Lobotomy" · "Christian's Inferno" · "Last Night on Earth" · "East Jesus Nowhere" · "Peacemaker" · "Last of the American Girls" · "Murder City" · "¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)" · "Restless Heart Syndrome" · "Horseshoes and Handgrenades" · The Static Age · 21 Guns · American Eulogy · See the Light |
| B-sides | "Lights Out" · "Hearts Collide" · "A Quick One, While He's Away" · "Another State of Mind" · "That's All Right" · "Like a Rolling Stone" · "Favorite Son" (originally released on 2004 Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 compilation album) |
