When I Come Around

This song, from the 1994 album "Dookie", was one of a few that got Green Day some breakthrough recognition & radio airplay. Many claim that the main riff is little more than a slightly modified lift from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama". You can listen & decide for yourself.

Most professional songwriters say that they know a song works when it sounds good being sung by one voice accompanied by one instrument, preferably an acoustic one. I am pleased to demonstrate that not only is there a good song under the chunking guitars, but there's a rather good one. Funny what a different arrangement will do.

I found this tribute album in a bargain bin, used, for 99 cents. So I figure it's worth a buck for a good laugh. The very idea of doing up Green Day songs in a bluegrass format might be blasphemous to some; I thought it would just be funny. Wrong on both. This is good. This works. Know why? They're good songs and some obvious work went into the arrangements.

Here's Honeywagon playing "When I Come Around". Try not to smile when the chorus harmonies kick in. Didn't know you liked bluegrass, did ya?

By the way, you do know what a honeywagon is, don't you?

And, if you are so inclined, you can get some Green Day and this amazing tribute album at Amazon!