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Elon Musk has mocked pop-punk icons Green Day for changing their lyrics to ‘American Idiot’ during their New Year’s Eve performance.To ring in 2024, the band played a set as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – hosted by Ryan Seacrest.The gig then hit headlines when the band’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, altered the ‘American Idiot’ lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to hit out at Donald Trump, singing: “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”.The song was written about the Iraq War and was originally a direct criticism of former President George Bush.Musk – the founder of Tesla motors and tech billionaire – criticised the gesture by responding to an article about the band’s lyric-swap which was posted by Not the Bee on X/Twitter.He commented on the post via his official X/Twitter account and wrote: “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it,” followed by a pair of crying with laughter emojis.Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it

Green Day‘s controversial New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance has been shared online – check it out below.To ring in 2024, the band played a set as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – hosted by Ryan Seacrest.The gig then hit headlines when the band’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, altered the ‘American Idiot’ lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to hit out at Donald Trump, singing: “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”.Many including Elon Musk then criticised the gesture, with the X/Twitter boss saying: “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it.”Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it

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Green Day have taken a shot at former United States president Donald Trump during their performance at New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.During the band’s set at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – hosted by Ryan Seacrest – the band’s lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong, altered the lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to become “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”.The song, originally written as a diss against George W. Bush, now incorporates a mention of Trump’s presidential rally slogan, “Make America Great Again” (MAGA).Watch a clip of the moment below."I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda…" -Green Day on New Year's #RockinEve tonight.

Green Day changed its lyrics to take a shot at former President Trump and his followers.Playing the 2004 hit for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC Sunday night, the band changed the lyrics of the second verse for the MAGA take down.Though lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong appeared to garble the lyrics, multiple outlets reported that he sang, “I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda,” instead of the original, “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda.”Either way, the words “MAGA agenda” could be clearly made out during the performance, which appeared to elicit cheers from the audience. The song was written as a protest of American culture in the post-9/11 era, with verses summing up the band’s discontent with the country. The original lyrics of the second verse state, “Well, maybe I’m the f——, America.

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Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. New Year’s Eve revelers across the globe can watch the iconic Times Square Ball Drop live from New York City online for free– in addition to several other performances and live broadcasts ushering in 2024. On traditional TV, Times Square will be a central locale as part of the slate of programming airing on ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN.

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