WATCH: Simon Cowell Loves This Green Day Piano Cover - But Is It A Yes From You?
17 May 2016, 15:03 | Updated: 8 May 2017, 17:09
This Britain's Got Talent contestant did a whole new version of "Basket Case" - and it's a no from us.
This is Green Day, the Californian pop punk pioneers known for their stoner anthems, politically charged lyrics and energetic live performances.
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One of their biggest hits, "Basket Case", is a fast-paced four chord punk song about teenage rebellion and paranoia while high out of your mind.
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And this is TV ratings monster Britain's Got Talent, the launchpad of the likes of Susan Boyle in which a group of judges headed up by One Direction mastermind Simon Cowell preside over a series of family-orientated variety acts.
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Now, you'd think that these two elements would not play well together right?
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Well, now you can judge for yourself...
This weekend's episode featured a performance from Josh Curnow, a perfectly nice 26 year old guy who performed cover of "Basket Case" at the piano.
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The crowd go nuts of course but remember - this is a crowd who will give a standing ovation to a dancing dog.
And we're not saying it's BAD, far from it - the guy clearly does have talent and his story about being rejected by a music teacher at school is sad - it's just not... well... it's not Green Day. Tbh, we are kind of over all these slowed down emotional versions of upbeat songs - can't we just enjoy the original?
Or maybe we're wrong and the legions of Green Day fans out there will actually welcome this fresh take on a classic?
So, is he an Idiot or a Jesus of Suburbia?
Watch the full performance below and let us know what you think:
