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Welcome to Paradise
is a song by
rock
band
Green Day
. It first appeared on their second album
Kerplunk
in 1992. A new version appeared on the album
Dookie
in 1994.
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The song is about young people moving out of their parents' home.
[1]
The song was written by
Billie Joe Armstrong
.
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
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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.