Topics: Music, Politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk
Rock band Green Day fired a shot at former president Donald Trump by changing around some of the lyrics of one of their chart-topping songs.
Twenty years after first releasing their much-loved anthem 'American Idiot', the group altered the lyrics to reflect their disdain over the controversial ex-politician's alleged agenda.
Appearing on Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest this weekend, they performed their newly-changed hit.
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The second verse to the song previously read: "Well, maybe I’m the f****t, America / I’m not a part of a redneck agenda / Now everybody, do the propaganda / And sing along to the age of paranoia."
But during the performance, the track took aim at Trump's political slogan 'Make America Great Again'.
Instead, they sung: "Well, maybe I’m the f****t, America / I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda / Now everybody, do the propaganda / And sing along to the age of paranoia."
While thousands of social media users have since expressed their amusement at Green Day's bold move, many of Trump's supporters have been left less than impressed.
Among those to have since hit out at the rock and roll band for their performance, was Elon Musk.
In fact, the Tesla boss himself tweeted about the new lyrics, writing: "Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it [laughing emojis]".
The California band - which now consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool - have poked fun at the eyebrow-raising politician several times in the past.
Back in 2016, for example, while attending the American Music Awards, they
coined the 'No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA' chant.
Last year, the band responded to Trump's indictment by flaunting limited edition merchandise which featured his iconic mugshot.
Their latest jibe, however, comes after the high-profile politician's efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and the subsequent storming of the Capitol were investigated by a US House committee.
The prospect of a possible second Trump administration has triggered many Americans - apparently including Green Day themselves - to sound the alarm out of fear of what another stint in the White House will inflict upon the US.
