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Musicbrainz DBWell, I heard you crying loud
All the way across town
'Cause you've been searching for that someone and it's me out on the prowl
As you sit around feeling sorry for yourself
Well, don't get lonely now
And dry your whining eyes
I'm just roaming for the moment, sleazing my backyard, so don't get
So uptight you've been thinking about ditching me
No time to search the world around
'Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
I heard it all before
So don't knock down my door
I'm a loser and a user, so I don't need no accuser
To try and slag me down because I know you're right
So go do what you like
Make sure you do it wise
You may find out that your self-doubt means nothing, ruins everything
You can't go forcing something if it's just not right
No time to search the world around
'Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
Woo
No time to search the world around
'Cause you know where I'll be found
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around
When I come around
| Shouc (Victoria) | Posted: Jun 07, 2013 - 15:57 Yes! Man this is taking me back to my first band back in high school...awesome. |
| DookyAC | Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 05:01 this song is really only fun when the volume is all up. |
| Nadine | Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 04:30 never liked them. never will. |
| snegel (Berlin) | Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 04:26 From time to time, it's nice to hear this song again and wallow in memories of the 90s :-) |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 10:02 kcar wrote: RPers were commenting back in 2003 that this was overplayed. Still has that worn-out feel. Liked it alright back in the day... It could be argued that any further commentary about this song being "overplayed" has that "worn-out feel", though most of us have written that comment for some song, at some point. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jul 28, 2012 - 10:00 I never cared for the singer's adenoidal voice. He sounds like a mouth breather. Other than that, great song! |
| kcar | Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 23:47 socalhol wrote: oh no.........not this, totally tired of it — it has been played to death elsewhere (commercial radio) no need to bring it to RP. RPers were commenting back in 2003 that this was overplayed. Still has that worn-out feel. Liked it alright back in the day... |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 23:46 Didn't expect to hear this work of genius here but so glad I am. Never underestimate the reach of RP hey. Green Day's best album by about a million miles. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Mar 23, 2012 - 16:15 oh no.........not this, totally tired of it — it has been played to death elsewhere (commercial radio) no need to bring it to RP. |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Mar 23, 2012 - 16:07 F' YEAH ! |
| flutgos (Centerville, OH) | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 08:24 One of the first songs that I really liked. I was about 7 when I saw the video on MTV. They were my favorite band until the very early 2000's. Warning was their last good album. |
| The_Enemy (...is within) | Posted: May 12, 2011 - 14:41 dmax wrote: But, man, these guys rocked like mofos. Billy Joe has morphed from Paul Westerberg to Pete Townshend. Strong recommendation, seriously. I saw them live a few years back. I left the concert drenched in sweat from dancing so hard. |
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 13:10 k_trout wrote: I am 60 and can say that RP keeps me listening to unbelievable music from many many decades - a lot of my contemporaries are still stuck in time. Not going to find any hate here (the negativity around some of the comments lights me up every now and then) Gotta stay open to change, it seems that's all there is Thanks Bill! I must add that I like plenty of newer artists, just not so much the more popular ones. I read SPIN Magazine's top albums of last year and couldn't find much that I knew or liked. That's why I'm thankful for RP, so I can hear new artists that I never would on corporate radio. |
| That_SOB (Two places at once) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 12:17 Perhaps Green Day has etched a special place for themselves in the American "socially conscious punk scene," and to a large extent kept this genre alive. I hear the Ramones, the Clash, Sex Pistols—— ( ah, mosh pit anyone ?) and while some consider them a "sell out," many believe they have stayed true to their core while showing growth, like |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 12:14 grungepuppy wrote: I'm beginning to see an interesting trend. Many people seem to hate music from the '90's. My guess is that most of them are late 40's to mid 50's now. I'm at the age they were 15-20 years ago. I hate most of the popular current bands, like Arcade Fire, Doves, and The National. To me, they don't stand up musically or emotionally to classic rock, or the grunge, pop-punk, ska, and alternative rock of the '90's. Maybe that's how the haters feel about this music. Who knows, perhaps in 20 years I'll like the current crop of popular bands while the 30 somethings don't. To me this is good, regardless of how much play it got. I don't listen to standard radio much, so it's nice to hear Green Day on occasion. I am 60 and can say that RP keeps me listening to unbelievable music from many many decades - a lot of my contemporaries are still stuck in time. Not going to find any hate here (the negativity around some of the comments lights me up every now and then) Gotta stay open to change, it seems that's all there is Thanks Bill! |
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:55 gandalfbmg wrote: Like I say on here whenever the indie purists show up... haters gon' hate. Wow, I just posted something similar before your post came through. I agree, this is important coming of age music to me. I hate Arcade Fire the way people who were my age when this came out apparently hated it. |
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:52 I'm beginning to see an interesting trend. Many people seem to hate music from the '90's. My guess is that most of them are late 40's to mid 50's now. I'm at the age they were 15-20 years ago. I hate most of the popular current bands, like Arcade Fire, Doves, and The National. To me, they don't stand up musically or emotionally to classic rock, or the grunge, pop-punk, ska, and alternative rock of the '90's. Maybe that's how the haters feel about this music. Who knows, perhaps in 20 years I'll like the current crop of popular bands while the 30 somethings don't. To me this is good, regardless of how much play it got. I don't listen to standard radio much, so it's nice to hear Green Day on occasion. |
| (former member) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:49 Saw em live this year on the 21st Century Breakdown tour. As energetic as Springsteen As rude as the Who And choreographed to pseudo-chaotic perfection. The random running and jumping certainly organized to make sure that the camera/light guys knew exactly where they'd be each second. It was a blast, for the most part. There was a part where they seemed to run out of steam and lay on the stage and waste time, and that coulda been excised. But, man, these guys rocked like mofos. Billy Joe has morphed from Paul Westerberg to Pete Townshend. Strong recommendation, seriously. |
| gandalfbmg (3 mi from Paradise (Missouri)) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:49 Like I say on here whenever the indie purists show up... haters gon' hate. |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:48 WayUpNorth wrote: Wow, no comments for nearly 8 years? Or not played for that long ... ??? Just saying ...  Hopefully it's this... |
| WayUpNorth (Windswept Exile) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:47 Wow, no comments for nearly 8 years? Or not played for that long ... ??? Just saying ... |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:46 this is okay though there are better Green Day tunes.
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| marc1980 (Victoria, BC) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 11:46 Gonzo wrote:  Green Day??? On Paradise??? Didn't see that one coming! Not that I don't like the song, it's alright - but on Radio Paradise it seems odd  That's not why I tune in on RP!Edited By Gonzo at 5:11 pm on 6/01/2003 I'm pleasantly surprised!!!  |
| rKokon (Colesville, MD) | Posted: Jul 12, 2003 - 12:14 I agree with avani. Yes, this song has been way overplayed commercially. But sandwiched in a RP set sets it off and lets me hear it in a fresh way. In the new setting, it seems to have more merit. Not great, not super innovative, but catchy, shoulder-popping, and boppable. |
| avani (Claremont, CA) | Posted: Jul 02, 2003 - 10:47 Come on guys... you sounds like a bunch of kuro5hin whiners. Just because something is popular doesn't mean its necessarily bad. Many of the things you like here would have been played 20 years ago on CC if it had existed. Me, I like Green Day. Creed isn't all that bad either: anything off their first record is good stuff, musically. I'm not going to judge RP by its artists. I am going to actually listen to the songs and how they fit in the set. |
| Gonzo (CPH @ Denmark) | Posted: Jun 01, 2003 - 17:08 Green Day??? On Paradise???
Didn't see that one coming! Not that I don't like the song, it's alright - but on Radio Paradise it seems odd
That's not why I tune in on RP! |
| Delgnat (New York, NY) | Posted: Jun 01, 2003 - 17:04 Ya gotta be kidding me by playin' this ditty. 
Why now? When there're tons better out there? :???: |
| sully3 (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Jun 01, 2003 - 17:03 Did I hear Clear Channel? |
| mperry (Columbia, MO) | Posted: May 22, 2003 - 12:53 Originally Posted by gandalfbmg:
Yeah, they reject a good Foo Fighers song I submitted. Hey, someone should submit the acoustic version of "Times Like These". And sue me, I love Green Day! Enthusiasm and fake accents make up for lack of knowledge of chords and stuff :) No problem from me. I'd like to hear Queens of the Stone Age, among others. |
| mperry (Columbia, MO) | Posted: May 22, 2003 - 12:52 Originally Posted by Broken_Ear:
I sometimes wonder what goes on in Bill's mind. I mean this isn't bad but it's nothing special! A good background tune for driving perhaps. But what's wrong with for example Foo Fighters? They have some great songs but don't make it here. Really strange... :???: It is not as easy as you might think, hence not that strange at all. I came to the screen to type that this is one instance that demonstrates how great it would be if we had two possible stops in Paradise - so we could hop between islands when in the mood. I am not speaking of lots of islands because that process can be never ending. Just two options based on tempo. There are times when the absolute best song to hear is "Clampdown" and other times when you the most intensity you can take is "Lost In The Supermarket". Sometimes when you really want to rock, a groove is not as important. You just want crunch. The best can do both, of course, but the issue still is one of tempo. A groove, as long as it is low on crunch, can sometimes still work in a "downtempo" vibe. A separate, "rocky paradise", island would allow for continued jazz and cool classical now and then. Well, anyway, a bit more than my 2 cents. ;) (And don't get me wrong, I can think of LOTS of tunes - from various genres and eras - that I would sometimes love to hear on a Paradise-programmed station.  The uptempo station being a click away when I want to rawk, the same Paradise programming sensibility would make the two "islands" A-1 or 1-A; essentially two number ones. ) |
| orpheus (baltimore) | Posted: May 22, 2003 - 12:35 green day and foo fighters are pretty much in the same category as far as talent goes (not great, not totally lame) |
| gandalfbmg (Liberty, MO) | Posted: May 22, 2003 - 12:35 Originally Posted by qosforever:
I like Foo Fighters and I also would like to hear them on RP. Anyway Green Day have some good songs like this one. Yeah, they reject a good Foo Fighers song I submitted. Hey, someone should submit the acoustic version of "Times Like These". And sue me, I love Green Day! Enthusiasm and fake accents make up for lack of knowledge of chords and stuff :) |
| lily34 (out-there, PA) | Posted: May 22, 2003 - 12:34 Originally Posted by Platypus:
Creed and then Green Day in the same night - what is my beautiful RP coming to??? its scary, isn't it??? :(  |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Dec 10, 2002 - 07:46 Originally Posted by Broken_Ear:
I sometimes wonder what goes on in Bill's mind. I mean this isn't bad but it's nothing special! A good background tune for driving perhaps. But what's wrong with for example Foo Fighters? They have some great songs but don't make it here. Really strange... :???: I like Foo Fighters and I also would like to hear them on RP. Anyway Green Day have some good songs like this one. |
| Broken_Ear (Lingen, Germany) | Posted: Oct 20, 2002 - 08:01 I sometimes wonder what goes on in Bill's mind. I mean this isn't bad but it's nothing special! A good background tune for driving perhaps. But what's wrong with for example Foo Fighters? They have some great songs but don't make it here. Really strange... :???: |
| drover (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Sep 29, 2002 - 20:44 Ordinarily I'd state that Green Day sucks unfathomable quantities of ass, but I really dig this song. The guitar riff provides a nice background upon which to lay the melody. Nicely done. |
| jpalembas (Washington, DC) | Posted: Sep 09, 2002 - 10:40 love this song/album. thanks for playing it. (and thanks for not giving into naysayers who think mainstream radio play must mean a band sucks.) |
| Platypus (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Feb 07, 2002 - 20:23 Creed and then Green Day in the same night - what is my beautiful RP coming to??? |
| zaakster (Calgary) | Posted: Jan 28, 2002 - 10:45 Why do I like this tripe? I always thought Green Day was a bunch of wankers, but they have some good hooks that are actually quite catchy. Anything over three minutes would be pushing it tho. |
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