Favorite Son
Released On
Rock Against Bush Vol 2 [2004]
21 Guns (single) [2009]
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
Studio 880
Ocean Way Recording
Ocean Way Recording
Rob Cavallo, Green Day
59
2004-09-16
2025-03-03
Staple (80-100%)
Regular (50-79%)
Sporadic (20-49%)
Rare (1-19%)
Inactive (0%)
Performance Probability
44%
Odds of being played at the next showSporadic
(Calculated from the last 100 shows)!For songs debuted recently, the percentage is calculated against total shows performed since the song's debut date rather than the full 100-show window.
Song Notes
Released as a bonus track for American Idiot in Japan. The song had previously released on Rock Against Bush Vol 2 which came out on August 10, 2004.
Lyrics
He hit the ground running at the speed of light
The star was brightly shining like a neon light
It's your favorite son
It's your favorite son
A fixture on the talk shows to the silver-screen
From here to Colorado, he's a sex machine!
It's your favorite son
It's your favorite son
But isn't it a drag? But isn't it a drag?
But isn't it a drag? It's pretty, but it's sad, but isn't it a drag?
A clean-cut all-American really ain't so clean
His royal auditorium, it's a murder scene!
It's your favorite son
It's your favorite son
But isn't it a drag? But isn't it a drag?
But isn't it a drag? It's pretty, but it's sad, but isn't it a drag?
Well no one says it's fair
To turn a teenage lush to a millionaire
Now where's your fucking champion on a bed you made?
He's not the all-American that you thought you paid!
It's your favorite son
It's your favorite son
But isn't it a drag?