Billie Joe Armstrong performs a raw, uncensored, at-home version of Green Day's 'Graffitia'!

Billie Joe Armstrong checked in with RADIO.COM from home to deliver this stripped down, acoustic masterpiece of 'Graffitia.'
#GreenDay #BillieJoeArmstrong #Graffitia

[@reecemossvlogs]

"making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything" Billie Joe Armstrong

[@jbratt]

Reece Moss Vlogs unless you are defusing a bomb.

[@goldenjam_0189]

@@jbratt lol in that regard I'd say doing nothing and making a mistake are equal 😂

[@tohniaphillips5352]

agree ❤️

[@LordAquadian]

^ my parents when they had me

[@derickfeigum3872]

Words to live by

[@ksmith7789]

It's alright when he forgets the words. The amount of music green day has created is crazy. That's a lot of words

[@jblue1622]

Tonyll do you have the time to listen to me whine about nothing and everything all at once?

[@ogcodvideos6546]

I mean Billie just wrote this song for the new album I would hope he remembers the lyrics lol

[@ayeelmao3321]

Aiden Rutherford but i mean that’s a lot of songs already but imagine the ones that aren’t released easily 1000+ songs that all have at least 2 pages of lyrics

[@verse5981]

@@ogcodvideos6546 that’s how you know the album was rushed, he forgot the words nearly 2 years after it came out

[@reese_rauch]

@@verse5981 Probably easier to remember the lyrics to a song that you've played in concert a 1,000 times than a song you wrote recently.

[@yunix2396]

Best thing was when Lenny, the dog, came to listen to him. Billie is so cool.

[@josep.serrano8359]

Why was that awesome! REALLY WHY!!!

[@dirkdiggler7727]

He's worth over 400 mil too.

[@CJLOVE23]

Who wouldn’t love to be that dog? Gets all this free music to listen to. Front row for life on a cushy couch behind BJA. Plus he’s the cutest dog ever

[@bushcarrot1289]

Lenny is best dog

[@mygetawayart]

i don't know how many times we have to keep saying that his voice sounds just so much better without a bunch of effects added to it and this proves it. I already liked Graffitia's album version but this is just so much better.

[@evdokmv]

Completely agree. His live performances are better than records.

[@fredd036]

But this performance has effects on it.....

[@SkaterChick1972]

Totally

[@rich1051414]

His voice IS an effect. I hear his voice and all I can hear is green day's sound.

[@garethmccartan3636]

Well there's a little bit of reverb and a little bit of chorus so there's that lol Doesn't take away from the fact he's excellent

[@macbig4070]

First ever live performance of Graffitia oh my god it's beautiful

[@BasLindo]

No, it is not. It is a really bad performance actually

[@macbig4070]

@@BasLindo then don't watch the video lmao

[@trockeneiscreme7713]

@@macbig4070 How would he know that it's bad when he wouldn't watch the video?

[@JaydenB118]

@@BasLindo why? Cause it’s acoustic? Cause it’s a lower key? I don’t see anything wrong with it

[@skuoppy]

@@BasLindoBillie would probably burst out laughing if he saw this comment

[@justanothersherlockian7058]

His voice is so amazing without effects! True talent.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

It sounds like there's a little bit of reverb on it, just for a fuller sound. I doubt it's the room acoustics. He sounds really good though!

[@rowan2086]

Graffitia sounds just like I Fought The Law and Are We The Waiting had a beautiful child

[@macbig4070]

A beautiful child who imo is better than it's parents

[@jar_va]

More like my daddy was a Bankrobber for me.

[@seventh6061]

@@AliChaibi Or even 'The Days' from avicii.

[@MarmotaHunter]

Sure LoL

[@andrewdeen1]

sounds like 'sometimes i do and sometimes i don't' by social distortion. its EXACTLY the same

[@kbar6644]

When his live voice sounds exactly the same as studio

[@HeyShotgun]

It’s not the best but it’s what we love

[@gremlin8652]

Billie, if you read this, thank you so much for making music the way you do. I'm entering my second year of university and your music has been by my side for as long as I can remember. Every high, low, and every mental point between those extremes, Green Day or any one of the side projects has had a song for me to relate to and jam with. I just hope you get some of the reflected feels back at you with how many lives you touched :)

[@newyorkcitypatel8999]

Are you me? Because I feel the same way.

[@ladderzombie]

I feel this, Green Day's been my first musical love in high school and I'm sitting here one and a half decades later, still feeling this connection to their music. Suppose that's what it means to be a real fan lol

[@awells7271]

This is exactly how I feel. Green Day has a song for every mood and emotion. You can always find a song to relate to. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, if you can relate to a song, listen to it. Green Day has touched so many lives. ❤️

[@stok3dplan3t62]

I feel the same way. First cd I ever bought was American Idiot when I was little. I remember watching Loaded on FUSE and be enthralled by every single video. There is a green day song for everything

[@alexiadler]

best way to contact him is turn on his post notifications on instagram on the longshot page and when he posts on there immediately comment what you want to

[@ill_hex8103]

0:32 I knew he put the lyrics on the ceiling.

[@damienalvarez2957]

Ill_Hex I find the lyrics written in the clouds sometimes when I forget them.

[@greatknightcyber1131]

lmaoo

[@charliep123]

underrated comment

[@randomdingen6047]

His dog is just vibing on the couch there at 1:32 😂🥺💕

[@tetehenkes]

Does this man ever age?

[@macbig4070]

No he will probably die looking like a 40 year old, people will say "Damn, that green day guy was so young...oh wait he was 96"

[@yonisavransky3731]

Lol no

[@yunix2396]

Fountain of Youth baby!

[@bigtescolover4329]

I think if he had his hair to what it was like in american idiot era he wouldnt look any different

[@idiot0613]

well yes but actually no. Is that meme dead yet?

[@sheldondyer871]

Proves that you dont need auto tune to sound good

[@ryanipsett5711]

facts

[@alessandra-Liam2022]

When you are a real singer, you don't need autotune. 😉

[@quepala]

100% This,

[@jhonnycagexrage7458]

I mean...obviously(?

[@malthenielsen1370]

Autotune today is mostly used to correct wrong notes and "perfect" the track, besides the hate boner for autotune. This is great :)

[@taveontimmons5284]

I loved this album a whole bunch. Despite what others think, I think this was a yet another great album in Green Day’s discography.

[@ultimaterockfan7486]

For real...I’m not even ashamed to say it’s in my top 3 favorite Green Day albums!!

[@nickslover1949]

Ultimate FallOutBoyFan that’s a bit extreme.

[@ultimaterockfan7486]

Nick Slover cuz I like the album a lot that makes it extreme??

[@funtimefoxy3393]

@@nickslover1949 its not extreme? Its an album, they like it. You might not like it as much as they do but it aint an extreme statement

[@nickslover1949]

Slightly_inhumane I’m not saying that liking the album is extreme, I’m saying that it being in top three is extreme. For me they have 7 albums better than this one. 39 Smooth, Dookie, Nimrod, Warning, AI, 21st Century, and Rev Rad are all better.

[@obi-wankenobi1916]

Casually forgetting his own lyrics

[@celbruno3]

Hello there.

[@MarmotaHunter]

Hello there

[@number_9436]

Hello there.

[@2_op962]

Hello there.

[@yourpersonalhatecomment2025]

Hello there.

[@kute2658]

its 2020, and he is still a rockstar. I love billie joe, and so do u

[@carlosmatos9848]

Best thing about Billie is that he doesn't need autotune.... unless he's drunk at iHeart Radio he never misses a note, lol!

[@Taylor_5724]

So if he's drunk anywhere else he won't miss a note?

[@evilenchilada3830]

@@Taylor_5724 yes if he’s drunk anywhere else he will do fine as long as the crowd doesn’t suck like I heart radio He’s actually drunk during a lot of live performances.

[@Taylor_5724]

@@evilenchilada3830 I know he's often drunk i just love the specificity of the comment lol

[@fuck_youtube_handles]

@@evilenchilada3830 likely not anymore since he went to rehab (iheart radio incident + cancelling some tour dates shows the urgency and severity of the situation so i doubt he’ll do that again)

[@jamdenoff]

YEEEEEEEEES!!! I thought the boulevard was the only live song

[@lydiawillow2607]

Same!!!

[@greendayplatypus8]

If we've learned anything over the years, Billie does what he wants, and rarely just does 1 song anywhere

[@jamdenoff]

@@greendayplatypus8 sure :D

[@Satan-Is-a-Lawyer]

You mean the I walk alone song?

[@jamdenoff]

@@Satan-Is-a-Lawyer ahah yes

[@julianaclark8365]

Billie inspires me so much! I'm a thirteen year old girl and is saving up for my own electric guitar. Green Day will never fail to make me happy and think about what life is really like.

[@davidarciniega3604]

He still has his voice from 20 years ago 😭😭😭😂🤘🏻

[@maximusfrank2835]

I think his voice has gotten higher actually haha

[@Dee33300]

David Arciniega Literally blew my mind!

[@BasLindo]

That is simply not true.

[@trickhotspot9452]

Ridiculous comment..a lot of people have there voices from 20 years ago!!....I know I do!

[@bushcarrot1289]

Petition: We need a bass lesson from Mike Dirnt pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@robertpurdy4452]

I'm over here checking out that Gibson acoustic and the electric guitar next to him as well. The song is awesome and Billie Joe is...well, incredible.

[@Ethan-iz6kt]

I believe the electric is a custom

[@jakes5530]

I believe the acoustic is a j45 vintage. If it’s a true vintage and not a reissue, with the banner logo “only a gibson is good enough” on the headstock it can be worth north of $10k

[@matthewkrol5665]

The electric is by Wide Sky guitars. They gifted it to him a few years ago. They make beautiful guitars

[@thainasilveira9560]

green day will always have a special place in my heart. this band was a huge part of my teenage years, and still is ❤

[@alessandra-Liam2022]

I love when he laughs, HE IS ADORABLE ❤

[@DorianMillar775]

Amazing, hands down my favorite song on the album.

[@PsychXxKiddo]

I like sugar youth but i like your opinion

[@JJ-bs6qd]

It's a close tie between this and Take the Money and Crawl.

[@DorianMillar775]

@@PsychXxKiddo that's cool because sugar youth is my second favorite.

[@poppunkrockbasscover6747]

My favorito from the album too.

[@lil_pemsiofficial9268]

Sugar Youth is my favorite

[@kevins4229]

Any artist that can sound just as good in a spare bedroom on the fly filming, as they do live is a truly talented artist. Respect to Billie Joe!

[@churros7944]

Billie's voice makes my day go bright. :)

[@neutronstarpilot4393]

Damn it Billy you wrote the thing! Just remember everything, along with the other hundred songs!

[@sambarney6837]

Billie

[@neutronstarpilot4393]

@@sambarney6837 I know, but a combination of autocorrect and I'm lazy, And know you've commented my error will have to remain, But I'm sure you don't have the time.....to listen to me whine....

[@TylerLL2112]

NeutronStarPilot Are you gonna whine about nothing and everything all at once?

[@ryanzea7196]

@@iron___ And they won't, because he would've been practicing it for Hella Mega Tour then...

[@ang3lstardust]

*BILLIE

[@SeptemberOftheDead]

I love when he laughs like that. It really wholesome and cute.

[@jupiterripple720]

Poor Lenny. Billie keeps taking his spotlight :(

[@leobsci]

The dog 💕💕

[@onlyasleep2721]

Lenny is so cute

[@sploverchick22]

That's Lenny!!

[@bushcarrot1289]

Lenny!

[@BonusTVmx]

I'm not a Big fan of the last récord. But i love this Song. This guy is pure talent btw

[@tvgirl449]

Bonus tv que haces aquí

[@BonusTVmx]

@@tvgirl449 lo normal, amara a billie joe

[@tvgirl449]

@@BonusTVmx alv me respondiste:v

[@tvgirl449]

@@BonusTVmx Me desmayo

[@tvgirl449]

@@BonusTVmx soy nuevo sub:v

[@lorenzteunen]

Hands down my favorite song from the new album. Happy we get to see it performer live

[@RcPmRcPm]

The lyrics are on the ceiling!

[@TheBigkweaver]

Humans look up and to the left when remembering and up and to the right when lying or using imagination

[@bigchungus8207]

Karen Weaver really?

[@Jamie-kz4lp]

Lol

[@gracetan4341]

DEAD GRATEFUL you made my day 😂

[@TheBigkweaver]

@@bigchungus8207 yes!

[@Sonali-hy4ib]

can he just redo the entire album like this? and put it on Spotify?

[@niceparker8401]

Thats a really good idea

[@rodolfosilva8974]

Este hace añares que dejo de crear música punk

[@camilla8498]

@@rodolfosilva8974 cala a boca

[@CorentinPecnard]

Love this song, and this version is amazing ! Hope there is more songs off that home concert, I enjoyed Boulevard of Broken Dreams and this one a lot !

[@shannondawn44]

Ah , loved it my dear . Grand job Billie Joe . Just you and your guitar . The kids could take a lesson from this

[@andreajape1775]

I love him.

[@deltadata3650]

The most pure voice. God I love You Billie

[@KindrxdSpirits04]

I love how he can sound this great... even while chewing on his chewing gum... like that is god tier singing skills right there!

[@thelastmoonchild.]

Billie sounds so good!!! 😍😍😍 I love the new album. Along with every single album before that. I can honestly say Green Day has never made music that I did not absolutely love and connect with. He is making the music that makes HIM happy. And as long as Billie is happy, then as a fan, I am happy. I support him, Mike and Tre not just as musicians and artists, but as people as well. Keep supporting Gods favorite band. 💚⚡💚⚡💚⚡💚

[@devilsoffspring5519]

That's a pretty rare experience with music, and also pretty awesome, glad you love it :)

[@mauricioreyes2906]

Best concert ever🔥🔥

[@lauras3612]

Favorite song by them. Just so catchy. Love it! Hope to hear them perform in concert. They're touring this summer!!!!

[@susanmcevoy3086]

Its hard not to smile because I love this video

[@juststeveschannel]

Everybody else singing out all the “Only the Lonely & Wasted” lines? Love this song on the album, digging these acoustic/campfire singalong versions too.

[@lizkasapos5605]

Love this guy, this song and Green Day so much. Great live.

[@ep.artwork6264]

Wow this is really good content! Thx. Maybe you can do this to Tim Amrstrong of Rancid would be super cool

[@ariannameli561]

I love him so much ❤

[@OptimusSubPr1me]

This sounds REALLY good acoustic! Looking forward to hearing this in the encore portion of their concerts!

[@mikevaas]

awesome - nearly better than on the recording... love it!

[@lydiawillow2607]

He makes me so happy. Thank you so much for posting this!!!

[@elijahdonnelly2411]

I could listen to him sing all day long

[@charliep123]

I do listen to him sing all day that's all I do

[@GummybearOverLord]

definitely one of my favorites from the new album

[@matejkovac1484]

Holy shit, this changed my whole view at this song. Iťs alright when it’s played with the band but the acoustic version is incredible i love it

[@kittygangmimi]

I love these home acoustics. It just brings out something in the artists. ♥️ This definitely put a smile on my face getting ready for work at 6.30am lol also, the new album isn't that shit guys. I took a couple listens to the whole album and fell in love lol

[@lylehutz]

gotta love how pure that voice sounds. Love it!

[@sebastianstieuroteam3087]

In my opinion one of the best male singers out there. Truly amazing!

[@xuraz9679]

I like this song even more now !

[@Reactaddict]

Billie, please let me know you read this.... you have been in my life way back in the early days, I saw you in Gillman street when I was very young. I moved to Australia with my family. I became heavily addicted to drugs and this is where you saved me. All I had was my backpack and my discman. Plus 5 things. 1000 smooth, kerplunk, dookie, insomniac and nimrod. The only things I never sold for speed and cocaine. I played you from 1 disc to another then repeated. Nights sitting at train stations with my eyes bugged out listening to songs of the same thing, especially dookie and insomniac. The only thing that kept me alive was green day. It’s like it was my escape world. I was never alone. I’m now a dad and have a good job, new car , home and friends. But my biggest friends will always be you, mike and tre. I’m serious I’m in tears writing this I feel so close to you. Green day saved my life.

[@hailiewhite1521]

I love GreenDay... literly my favorite band.

[@Andrish17]

My fav song from the album :D

[@jackr9445]

Beautiful

[@couch856]

Alright fellas, can we stop pretending the new album is that bad cuz baldthony soytano said so? Songs like this kick ass

[@kebab_boi]

Let's face it the only one who's pretending is you, and that is that you truly like the album. You're trying hard to like it just cuz it's your favorite band. I've been there before. Let's be real now, the album is really mediocre. It's not the worst thing I've listened to, but it's not far from it either.

[@jae_lee-]

even though I kinda like this album, it's pretty clear (and unfortunate) that the majority of people that liked past green day songs didn't like FOAMF

[@IngeDingy]

I do not like that guy’s opinions... 😒

[@YasaiDayo]

I only really liked three songs from this new album

[@xNimrod97x]

Green Day are my favorite band, no doubt about it (hence my name) But this album is my least favorite they’ve ever done.

[@danam5985]

King!!! Love this song. Thanks for the upload. Thanks Billie for having such a huge heart making us happy

[@taggy193]

I’ll always listen to Greenday , up until the day I die. The day’s of skateboarding and listening to Dookie in the 90s 😎🤘

[@rosebrown4799]

Been a fan since before tre was the drummer. I have every album I love every song. I have never been to a concert and was really looking forward to.it. Thanks for the music you are fabulous

[@rodmcdonough6111]

Some have said that Billy Joe Armstrong's voice sounds "nasal." That's not what I hear. The thing I noticed from the very beginning is that Billy Joe's voice is over- the-top scarry PERFECT. He hits every note with PERFECT pitch no matter how fast he sings. He nails each note clearly without swooping up to it, and in a millisecond hits the next note PERFECTLY. This guy has perfect pitch, almost super human. Its not easy for any singer to pull that off consistently... and live... especially when you're also the lead guitar player!

[@mooncat7009]

just gotta love him ❤️❤️❤️

[@thisiskevin92795]

He used that type of voice in 21st Century Breakdown

[@devilsoffspring5519]

I love Green Day, and BJ is a good singer. I'd consider him very good. He's no virtuoso though! He's very good. I really like Mark Hoppus' voice too, and he's no virtuoso either.

[@LIVIASANTOS-ij4jz]

BILLIE BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS

[@152whatsername]

Awesome! I love this song! Thank you :)

[@someunknownkid]

His voice is definitely higher nowadays compared to a few years ago. It’s because of all those high notes he’s been singing that are in FOAM. Not a bad thing. Increases his range imo.

[@thecomicsario]

I feel like his voice's been getting higher since 2009

[@maeee6245]

Thank you for this video you make my day!

[@Junior1385]

His voice is one o the best singers of Punk Rock and one of the best Singers per Genere of Music.

[@kotarouyuuyami5104]

anyone else singing “only the lonely and wasted” too?

[@Incaensio]

This dude has always put the work in.

[@chacones]

Billie needs to officially release this.

[@aussiemusicfan0298]

❤️It . It’s my favourite song off Father of all... and one of my all time favourite Green Day songs

[@agnesanastasia7656]

Ah, such a perfection!

[@brandonbird7786]

Love the genuine beginning ,, for how many times every single singer songwriter does that every single rehearsal.

[@noodles7556]

That Was Great I loved it

[@danielcharest1406]

That song is great!

[@egypte66]

The dog yawns lol

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Everyone's a critic :) At least it didn't pee on him or try to hump his leg

[@therealjulez7886]

This guy never ages, his voice sounds so solid! long live Green Day

[@jwl2469]

Now THAT'S how you do it!

[@rayalbert7639]

I've been hooked on Graffitia since FOAM dropped, this version and seeing my hero continue to be my hero, priceless. Thank you for making quarantine more tolerable BJ, and I forget lyrics sometimes too haha!!

[@alltimezephanie]

He sounds sooo good he even have a gum :o

[@stanislav_yurchenko]

Billie Joe so young and so talent for many years

[@Taencred]

Very nice surprise :)

[@Vassil00]

Love it when they show they don't edit out the honest mistakes. It delivers a more genuine and honest performance. We are never 100% perfect 100% of the time but as long as the effort is there we'll recognize it.

[@ichirofakename]

Thanks, I needed that.

[@willymuff6493]

Been listening to billy and the boys from primary school , now 38 and there still killing it

[@sickmachine8301]

Holy cow!

[@alfredodelafuente3132]

Without BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG this quarantine whould be a hell around the world! THANX A LOT FOR THIS BREATH of fresh air from the Basque country!

[@Aureliryus]

Idk who is cuter here, lenny or billie joe

[@aussiemusicfan0298]

Biondmeister 😮 they both so cute

[@thisaccountisnolongeractiv7437]

*oh no, ive entered the green day fandom, save me*

[@SC-ev1bx]

His voice is seriously perfect! 👌

[@DinkyW100]

The best song to wash your hands to!

[@daphney7877]

He went to my high school :) my PE teacher taught him but he just retired this year!!

[@rowan5660]

my friends call forgetting the lyrics "pulling a Billie Joe" because of this. I totally do it all the time. I just yell "I FORGOT THE FUCKING WORDS"

[@punktrash3470]

That's hilarious and I love it

[@sunsurf8555]

Man I could listen to him forever, and I have. Go billie boy

[@terciosantana4697]

one of the most beautiful songs he's written in years!

[@nolansmith4608]

0:20 I love how he laughs and smiles after he swears.