Westbound Sign

Album: Insomniac (1995)
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  • Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wrote "Westbound Sign" about his wife Adrienne when she moved away from home in Minnesota to come out west to California to be with him. They got married in 1994 and had their first child a year later. >>>
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    Tanya - London, England
  • This is one of the more hopeful songs on the Insomniac album, Green Day's follow-up to their hit-packed Dookie. They stuck to their punk-rock roots, keeping it loud and fast - the entire album runs just 33 minutes. The band had been redlining for over a year by the time they released Insomniac, and they finally burned out completely when touring for the album in Europe. They took some time to recharge and emerged in 1997 with another successful album, Nimrod.

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  • Joe from St. Charles, IlDad gum! Boy, I’ll tell you what, son! I’d drive my tires over a mile of busted glass just to see that picture right there!
  • Joe from Chicago, IlI think of young Billy Zane because he moved away to LA right after high school on his own.
  • Corey from West Portsmouth, Oh, AfghanistanJust has a 90's feeling to it. Nice.
  • Tiffany from Oakland, Cahmmm.......i LOVE this song! ha, yeah.....coolness!
  • Caitlin from Durham, Nclove this song love this album
  • Tanya from London, EnglandInsomniac is one of their greatest albums
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