Ed Smith
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The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
So look, it's been nicely segued into our final goodbye song.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
This, for anyone that maybe featured this in their graduation, this would have been a very popular one for people leaving school.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
Has a kind of teen angsty feel to it.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
Of course, we're talking about Green Day written by Billy Joe Armstrong.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
Actually, there's a bitterness to this.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
If you listen to hear the story here, you'll hear the bitterness then.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
I hope I don't ruin it for you.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
But Billy Joe Armstrong's girlfriend at the time was moving to Ecuador for an extended period.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
He was doing his best to be like, that's cool.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
So he wrote this song and his real feelings.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
As is often the case with men.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
He wasn't best pleased for it.
The Claire Byrne Show
The best Goodbye songs
He was in a right sulk about it.