{"id":807101,"date":"2020-05-05T03:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-has-dedicated-his-latest-quarantine-cover-t"},"modified":"2020-05-05T03:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T09:21:00","slug":"green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-has-dedicated-his-latest-quarantine-cover-to-mike-dirnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-has-dedicated-his-latest-quarantine-cover-to-mike-dirnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Day\u2019s Billie Joe Armstrong Has Dedicated His Latest Quarantine Cover To Mike Dirnt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"excerpt\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>This time it&#8217;s &#8216;Kids In America&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/assets\/uploads\/billiejoe_mikedirnt.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Another week passes and another cover recorded in isolation from <strong>Green Day&#8217;s<\/strong> Billie Joe Armstrong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This week he has tackled <strong>Kim Wilde&#8217;s<\/strong> classic song &#8216;Kids In America&#8217;, which was also recorded by <strong>The Muffs.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Billie Joe has dedicated this one to Mike Dirnt who celebrated his birthday yesterday (May 04).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here we go then!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VBEEyWRJcJs\" width=\"635\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you ever wanted to see what Mike Dirnt would look like as a unicorn, there you go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Billie has been taking his covers all over the place recently as well, if you hadn&#8217;t noticed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week he appeared on Jame Corden&#8217;s Late Late Show, playing &#8216;I Think We&#8217;re Alone Now&#8217; with his sons on bass and drums.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here you go:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tjoVkMCLmn8\" width=\"635\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, here&#8217;s last week&#8217;s cover of &#8216;War Stories&#8217; by Starjet:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZmDt8Zg3es\" width=\"635\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can still pick up Issue 250 of Rock Sound with this classic Green Day shoot on the cover:<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center> <\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/green-days-billie-joe-armstrong-has-dedicated-his-latest-quarantine-cover-t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rock Sound News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This time it&#8217;s &#8216;Kids In America&#8217;. 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