God,Religion & the Church

A Breakdown Of The Green Day Song “Jesus of Suburbia”

The final single off Green Day’s rock-operatic album American Idiot is Jesus of Suburbia. To understand the song Jesus of Suburbia it is first crucial to understand that American Idiot was created as a cohesive rock-opera in the form pioneered by The Who. Jesus of Suburbia is the protagonist of the whole album and the song itself is a chronicling of this disaffected youth’s life and times. Since Jesus of Suburbia stands for all young rebels he … Continue Reading