Green Day, '21 Guns' Feat. 'American Idiot' Musical Cast -- Video Premiere
- Posted on Feb 1st 2010 12:00AM by Benjy Eisen
- Comments (33)
The world is a much different place than it was in 2004. For starters, Dubya is no longer president and Green Day has their very own musical on Broadway. The show is based off of the Bay Area punk-rock trio's landmark 2004 album 'American Idiot' and had an enormously successful limited engagement in Berkeley, Calif. in advance debuting on Broadway this March.In anticipation, Green Day re-recorded their current hit, '21 Guns,' from their current album, '21st Century Breakdown,' with the cast of 'American Idiot' at the band's studio in Oakland this past fall. The new video, directed by Doug Hamilton and Bill Berg Hillinger, shows singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong in the producer's chair as he leads the gang of thespians through the new arrangement. It's a pretty killer version, all told.
"Experiencing 'American Idiot' on stage in Berkeley was incredible," Armstrong tells Spinner. "We're so proud that the show is coming to Broadway!" After watching this video, we're pretty excited about it too. Check it out below.







Reader Comments(1 of 2)
#1GDfangirlat 2-01-2010
this video is so amazing!!! and tre's funny face just had to pop up. i will always love the original and think it's the best but this comes really close. this one really shows the band and the AI cast just as themselves. I AM SO LOVING THIS VID!!!!!
donnaat 2-01-2010
Awesome,GREAT talent.It should go on tour.
stephanieat 2-01-2010
LOVE IT GREEEEN DAY FOR LIFEEE! :) BILLIE JOE, TRE, AND MIKE YOU ARE MY IDOLS.
Ginny Dupuyat 2-01-2010
Thank You! I've read about this and was anxious to hear and see. They did an awesome job!
billiejoerocksat 2-01-2010
I love it!!! I love what billie joe did!!!
They rock!!!
Jolandaat 2-01-2010
Pity.. Video doesn't work in Holland..
Jackat 2-01-2010
love it. so glad to see the show move to broadway. hope it goes on tour!!
Stevieat 2-01-2010
Wow! Totally awesome. Killer arrangement! I like their use of the Telefunkens. I'm a Telefunken fan myself.
Nancyat 2-01-2010
Awesome.
linda seibelat 2-01-2010
i'm i n awe. these kids are amazingly talented
djwolfman's karaokeat 2-01-2010
the best band in the world the 21st Century Breakdown
needs to show everyone do the entire album..
btlejuiceat 2-01-2010
green day just raised the bar AGAIN!!!!!!!!
Zube!at 2-09-2010
buf... the video doesn´t worck in Spain!
T CONWAYat 2-01-2010
you guys ROCK. this is an amazing song and video. can't help but be a hit on BRAODWAY. Thanks and please keep on rocking
gdbasketcaseat 2-02-2010
agreed. i heard the beginning and was thinking 'ok..." but then i listened further into it and loved ot even more. VIVA GREEN DAY!!!!!!
zozlesat 2-01-2010
i saw the show in berkeley, and it's amazing! this video of the cast shows the great talent, but the kill it on other songs as well. i highly recommend that everyone see the show once it hits broadway
simleyjess919at 2-01-2010
I like either Green Day's original version, or the version where it's ONLY the cast, and not Billie Joe. (It's on iTunes...) I feel like it passes around the spotlight to others in the cast instead of just those 2 or 3 girls.
Still, great. I wanna see the show sooo bad.
michaelat 2-03-2010
the itunes version is identical to the video arrangement, and that's billie joe singing verse 2 on both. try paying attention.
Em.at 2-04-2010
there's actually 2 different versions on itunes.. one with billie joe and another with matt caplan, john gallagher jr., and michael esper singing the 2nd verse. :)
but they're all AMAZING and i will miss matt :( but i cant wait to see it for the 4th time!!!
gORDONat 2-02-2010
cant watch it as i am not in your region - wankers