Who is the girl in the Wake Me Up When September Ends video?

Check out Green Day’s poignant new video for ”Wake Me Up When September Ends.” The seven-minute epic features actress-of-the-moment Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell (left, of Billy Elliot fame) as teenage lovers wrenchingly separated when he enlists in the military and goes off to fight in Iraq.

What happens in the music video Wake Me Up When September Ends?

The clip was filmed in Los Angeles in late March 2005. The video focuses on a couple in love (played by Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood). The boyfriend promises never to leave his girlfriend but they later argue when the boyfriend enlists in the United States Marine Corps.

What’s the meaning of Wake Me Up When September Ends?

Billie said that “Wake Me Up When September Ends” is about how his father’s death affected him when he was just 10 years old. His father died of oesophagal cancer in September 1982. When his mother encouraged him to leave it, he simply replied, “Wake me up when September ends.”

Is Wake Me Up When September Ends a sad song?

“Wake Me Up When September Ends” is a sad song, but Armstrong said he didn’t feel negative emotions while writing it.

Who sings the song Wake Me Up when September ends?

Music video for the song “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by American rock band Green Day, as the fourth single from the group’s seventh studio album, American Idiot (2004). Check out our editors’ picks for the best movies and shows coming this month. Our editors have rounded up their most anticipated horror movies of the year.

Did Green Day ever perform Wake Me Up when September ends live?

Green Day performed “Wake Me Up When September Ends” live with U2’s guitarist The Edge as part of the pregame show for the first NFL football game played at the Superdome in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. “Wake Me Up When September Ends” became Green Day’s second top 10 pop hit from the landmark album American Idiot.

Is Green Day’s ‘Wake Me Up when September ends’ about the Iraq War?

It is difficult to disagree. Although the song “Wake Me Up When September Ends” was written in memory of the father of Green Day’s lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong, the music video heads in a different direction. It dives into the morass of conflicting emotions among Americans about the Iraq War.

What song from American Idiot is Wake Me Up when September ends?

“Wake Me Up When September Ends” was the third top 10 pop hit from American Idiot in the UK. The American Idiot album eventually inspired a Tony Award-winning musical. “Wake Me Up When September Ends” is included in the show and underscores the longing of the main characters in the musical.