What is Welcome to Paradise?
{{No sources}} '''Welcome to Paradise''' is a song by [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Green Day]]. It first appeared on their second album ''[[Kerplunk (album)|Kerplunk]]'' in 1992. A new version appeared on the album ''[[Dookie]]'' in 1994.<ref name=WM>{{cite web|url=https://wmmr.com/2020/08/06/billie-joe-armstrong-green-day-hit-thought-people-would-hate/|accessdate=September 4, 2020|author=Eric Banas|title=Billie Joe Armstrong On Which Green Day Hit He Thought People Would Hate|publisher=WMMR }}</ref> ==Song meaning== The song is about young people moving out of their parents' home.<ref name= WM /> The song was written by [[Billie Joe Armstrong]]. ==Music video== The music video shows Billie Joe (Green Day's singer) playing a West Oakland citizen who watches a dangerous notoriety caused by a group of thugs then he goes home to watch the citizens and what they do each day. ==Differences between ''Kerplunk'' and ''Dookie'' version== The ''Kerplunk'' version has a slower sound and the ''Dookie'' version is more fast-paced and also both versions have slightly different lyrics. The original version of the song from ''Kerplunk'' was not a single but the ''Dookie'' version was. The album cover for ''Dookie'' in fact, shows a comedic depiction of chaos happening in West Oakland. In the booklet for the ''Dookie'' album a cartoonish drawing in West Oakland is shown. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Green Day}} [[Category:Green Day songs]] [[Category:1994 songs]]