tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post7307726054118086033..comments2023-06-10T05:26:57.388-04:00Comments on Mike Pernecky's Blog: Song Interpretation - Green Day "21 Guns"Pernohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051484649933188432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-81386561331658527312011-06-12T14:32:04.952-04:002011-06-12T14:32:04.952-04:00I thick one 21 guns refer to one men to whom 21 gu...I thick one 21 guns refer to one men to whom 21 guns slute at his end of life when whish is worth forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-36471772006823691282011-06-12T14:31:24.049-04:002011-06-12T14:31:24.049-04:00I thick one 21 guns refer to one men to whom 21 gu...I thick one 21 guns refer to one men to whom 21 guns slute at his end of life when whish is worth forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-28763615913566137192010-08-03T04:45:01.315-04:002010-08-03T04:45:01.315-04:00This song isn't necessarily about an actual wa...This song isn't necessarily about an actual war. It could be about a couple always at war (fighting constantly about everything and nothing) and finally realizing that it's not worth it. One of them has to give in in order for the relationship to work.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-88733320334051568842009-09-01T05:57:22.084-04:002009-09-01T05:57:22.084-04:00I think the one means when we are at war, we all d...I think the one means when we are at war, we all die physically or emotionally. Other than that, parallel with the interpretation given above I think the song is clearly and directly about America and it's relationship with the rest of the world (especially the Middle East.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-54384403890727285102009-08-23T07:38:23.639-04:002009-08-23T07:38:23.639-04:00One, 21...
These numbers somehow have a very diffe...One, 21...<br />These numbers somehow have a very different but significant message to us Filipinos. Bcoz you see our dearly beloved modern-day heroes Cory and Ninoy Aquino died on August 1 (2009) and August 21 (1983), respectively.<br /><br />I can almost see the lyrics of this song being re-written in the context of the "yellow revolution" now being re-lived and afire again in the Philippines.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680270808192857402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-87779849798794726142009-08-06T09:20:22.953-04:002009-08-06T09:20:22.953-04:00Awesome interpretations, I really enjoyed reading ...Awesome interpretations, I really enjoyed reading them. I never listened to the lyrics of this song before, I love when songs are meaningful. =)Kelly Onoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-75913507615967385782009-07-30T14:52:11.723-04:002009-07-30T14:52:11.723-04:00Great now I'm embarrassed at how off I was on ...Great now I'm embarrassed at how off I was on the "One, 21 guns" section. You guys are a great help, well done.Pernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051484649933188432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-82841461042970554552009-07-30T14:30:53.517-04:002009-07-30T14:30:53.517-04:00I've not yet heard the song, but based on read...I've not yet heard the song, but based on reading the lyrics I'd guess they're trying to say something along the lines of: with war there is death and when you have one gun (participation in war), you get 21 guns (you die), either physically or emotionally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-64186705512835760282009-07-30T12:43:15.230-04:002009-07-30T12:43:15.230-04:00Well that makes a lot more sense, but what about t...Well that makes a lot more sense, but what about the "One" prior to 21 guns? Is it like One nation, 21 guns? Thoughts? Who are you btw?Pernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03051484649933188432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-71937222833773759432009-07-30T12:36:48.792-04:002009-07-30T12:36:48.792-04:00didn't mean to type "fd" on the end ...didn't mean to type "fd" on the end of that as they do not do a 21 gun salute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-55841014758212912032009-07-30T12:32:54.450-04:002009-07-30T12:32:54.450-04:0021 guns is a reference to dead solders, as in a 21...21 guns is a reference to dead solders, as in a 21 gun salute. At military/police/fd funerals there is usually a salute in which 21 rounds are fired by an honor guard of 7 (3 shots a piece).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12686693.post-36420834739633442202009-07-30T11:49:13.961-04:002009-07-30T11:49:13.961-04:00good read...good read...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com