Green Day Fans Rant Against People Who Joke About Waking Up Billie Joe Armstrong on October 1

Today is October 1, and in accordance with the Green Day song “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” you might see some people on social media posting a meme reminding everyone to wake up Billie Joe Armstrong. However, some fans are just not having it.

A lot of fans are quick to remind everyone of the story behind “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” which is actually about Armstrong’s father dying from cancer when Billie Joe was just ten years old.

Considering that information, maybe people should let this meme go. It’s not that funny anyway.

Green Day’s ‘Dookie’: 7 Hidden Musical References on the Cover

• The University of California Marching Band

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  In an interview with 'Willamette Week' in 2014, Bucher said of his inclusion of the UC Berkeley Marching band, "They were always marching around playing. I thought they were pretty great."

• Black Sabbath’s “Black Sabbath”

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  The image used to represent Sabbath is a hybrid of Ozzy Osbourne and the woman on the cover of the metal band's self-titled debut. For good measure, next to the image is the opening lyric to the album, "What is this that stands before me?"

• Ramones’ ‘Rocket to Russia’

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  This is a significant deep cut. The Bad Year blimp's banner phrase "Eat at Chef Wong's" can be found on a t-shirt within the animation from the Ramones' third studio album 'Rocket to Russia.'
• Patti Smith’s ‘Easter’

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  In one of the open building windows on the cover of 'Dookie,' you'll find Patti Smith as shown on the cover of Patti Smith Group's 1978 album 'Easter.' If you look even closer, you can even see the shading of Smith visible armpit hair.

• Angus Young

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  Located just above Smith is Angus Young on top of a building as depicted on the cover of AC/DC's 1977 album 'Let There Be Rock.' Bucher said in his interview with 'Willamette Week' that he was listening to that album a lot around the time he drew the 'Dookie' artwork.

• Alex Chilton

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  There's no specific reason known as to why Big Star's Alex Chilton is featured in one of the open windows. Considering Bucher was listening to 'Let There Be Rock' at the time, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary to think he was listening to '#1 Record,' too.
• Fat Elvis

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  Because why not?