The first time I saw Greenday in 1994, they had the audience decide between two guys to play one song. When I saw them again after they became the major band of the era, they did the same thing but a little different. Still one of the fans got to get on stage, play BJ's guitar and for sure a wonderful moment.
All that said, considering the way punks think, this is probably just the most recent shenanigans. I am willing to bet that someone started to play Freebird long before someone attempted to sneak in Wonderwall
Would actually be funny if someone were to try and play some of the George Harrison Wonderwall
They uses to do "knowledge" by operation ivy regularly. The bands were old friends from the east bay punk scene and the cover was like a tribute. A 3 chord banger that anyone could play and the crowd would get into. It was really cool when younger audience members were able to learn it on the spot and then the band backed them up.
My understanding is that it's the Rickroll of the guitar-playing world.
It's fairly straightforward for the novice to play, and is associated with the hipster who lugs a guitar everywhere as a fashion accessory rather than to develop any musical talent, where their repertoire is limited to two or three four-chord wonder songs.
In this instance, the guitarist has given the audience member the chance of a lifetime to shred in front of a crowd that most amateur band members will never see in a lifetime... and instead threw out the "so anyway here's Wonderwall" meme and dropped a simple meme song.
If a random band does play Freebird to those kind of requests, they'll often only play the first half with vocals. The second, more instrumental half is the Rock Band hard mode of hard mode.
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thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 92 pts · 1y
The first time I saw Greenday in 1994, they had the audience decide between two guys to play one song. When I saw them again after they became the major band of the era, they did the same thing but a little different. Still one of the fans got to get on stage, play BJ's guitar and for sure a wonderful moment.
All that said, considering the way punks think, this is probably just the most recent shenanigans. I am willing to bet that someone started to play Freebird long before someone attempted to sneak in Wonderwall
Would actually be funny if someone were to try and play some of the George Harrison Wonderwall
slackassassin@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 1y
They uses to do "knowledge" by operation ivy regularly. The bands were old friends from the east bay punk scene and the cover was like a tribute. A 3 chord banger that anyone could play and the crowd would get into. It was really cool when younger audience members were able to learn it on the spot and then the band backed them up.
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 21 pts · 1y
Greenday might be oversold and played out but they put on a great fuckin show.
Velypso@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 1y
Also, American Idiot is one of the best mainstream albums to come out this century
skooma_king@piefed.social · 11 pts · 1y
Green Day is as punk as Nickleback is metal.
(I know it’s gate keeping but I can’t help myself)
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 30 pts · 1y
don't gatekeep punk
greenday is totally punk
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 1y
The only gatekeeping allowed in punk is the one that keeps nazis out.
Fuck nazi punks
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 1y
💯
Oisteink@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah - it’s in the rules
skooma_king@piefed.social · -5 pts · 1y
lol ok
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
they're more punk than the fucking butter ad sell out brexit loving sex pistols
skooma_king@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y
Let it all out bud
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
Couldn’t agree more
I’ve never been a fan of Greenday tho
josefo@leminal.space · 70 pts · 1y
This is a very punk attitude ngl
hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 67 pts · 1y
I said maybe
fartographer@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 1y
You're gonna be the bum that shaves me
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 1y
Just after Paul
kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 1y
You're my wobble ball
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 45 pts · 1y
I'm clearly out of the loop, I need this one explained to me.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 159 pts · 1y
My understanding is that it's the Rickroll of the guitar-playing world.
It's fairly straightforward for the novice to play, and is associated with the hipster who lugs a guitar everywhere as a fashion accessory rather than to develop any musical talent, where their repertoire is limited to two or three four-chord wonder songs.
In this instance, the guitarist has given the audience member the chance of a lifetime to shred in front of a crowd that most amateur band members will never see in a lifetime... and instead threw out the "so anyway here's Wonderwall" meme and dropped a simple meme song.
Happy to be corrected.
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 1y
You're pretty much spot on here. No need for a correction.
OP, this is your answer.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Wonder what the intro (up to the start of the lyrics) to Nothing Else Matters would be seen as
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I halfway suspect the audience member panicked and defaulted to the comfortable muscle memory song.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 1y
The band Green Day invited a fan up on stage to play one of their songs, but he played the song Wonderwall instead as a joke.
Guitarists playing Wonderwall for people has been a meme since the 90s. Here's more about it if you're interested:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wonderwall
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 36 pts · 1y
Freebird for Millennials.
lime@feddit.nu · 20 pts · 1y
the difference being, freebird is a nightmare and shouting "freebird!" at bands is more akin to "you suck" while wonderwall is an ironic "got you"
frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 1y
If a random band does play Freebird to those kind of requests, they'll often only play the first half with vocals. The second, more instrumental half is the Rock Band hard mode of hard mode.
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Ah so that's why Otto plays it to Bart when he's learning to play the guitar.
donuts@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Full article: https://archive.is/8GyPF
Basically the fan tricked the band and he was stopped because he wasn't playing the song he said he would play.
All in good fun I think, they seem very chill on stage
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 1y
Why wonderwall? I thought everyone knows stairway to heaven?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 1y
It's against the rules!
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org · 25 pts · 1y
Due to the lasting popularity and easy chord progression of the song, it has been cited as one of the most frequently covered songs in the recent history of contemporary music, while equally mocked for its cliched nature and textbook status among novice guitarists. It's also associated with the meme and catchphrase "Anyway, Here's Wonderwall."
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 1y
I guess I should learn wonderwall….
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y
I used to work at Olive Garden and they had a old school swing-like cover that would play every couple hours, my wife hated it lmao.
Denjin@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
Do you mean the Mike Flowers Pops version?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTfZshkNZRw
It actually outperformed the original by spending 2 weeks at number 1 in the charts!
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
That voice doesn't sound right, so I don't think so.
Found it https://youtu.be/x4e0RtIz9zk
rustydrd@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
No Stairway, denied!