Santa Clara, California
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The 1994 version of Billie Joe Armstrong would never.
On Sunday, Green Day opened up Super Bowl LX at Levi Stadium with a performance of several songs — but missing were the most political lyrics from some of the tracks.
The band started off with a nod toward nostalgic earworm “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” before launching into “Holiday,” one of the most political songs in the band’s repertoire. The first two verses of the song were sung with the usual lyrics, but when the band approached the controversial bridge of the song — which begins with the line “Sieg Heil to the President Gasman,” a dig at former President George W….