Jesus Of Suburbia by Green Day - Song of the Decade

Song Info

In this song, Green Day detail the life and times of a so-called Jesus of Suburbia, the fictional protagonist of American Idiot. His real name is Jimmy, which is revealed in the extended music video when a girl calls him that and in the cut version of the video when he writes "Saint Jimmy" on a bathroom stall. The name "Jesus of Suburbia" may just mean he is the savior of the rebels in suburbia. He is a resident of Jingletown, USA, and the son of a divorced mother. His Read more...

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This song has not won any awards that are recognised by Song of the Decade. We include BRIT Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, NME Awards, MTV Europe Awards, MOBO Awards and BPI Awards.

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CLRaven

@ 10:16pm on 20 October 2009

Green Day write some of the best music around and this song just proves their talent. We've only heard this song once on Absolute - Steve Harris played it. How long ago was that?