American Idiot Musical Cast
Whatsername
Song Meaning
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar Legends, 2005): “[Whatsername] is kind of St. Jimmy’s nemesis in a lot of ways. The constant theme of the record is rage versus love. You can go with the blind rebellion or self-destruction, where St. Jimmy is. But there’s a more love-driven side to that, which is following your beliefs and your ethics. And that’s where Jesus of Suburbia really wants to go.”
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar World, 2012): "Yeah, [Amanda is] in [Whatsername]. And all the way back to a song like ‘Stuart and the Avenue.’ She’s an old friend who goes back to a long time ago—kind of like a recurring dream. She’s shown up in different songs here and there that are bitter or bittersweet."
Billie Joe Armstrong (Guitar World, 2012): "Yeah, [Amanda is] in [Whatsername]. And all the way back to a song like ‘Stuart and the Avenue.’ She’s an old friend who goes back to a long time ago—kind of like a recurring dream. She’s shown up in different songs here and there that are bitter or bittersweet."
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Lyrics
Thought I ran into you down on the street
Then it turned out to only be a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face
But I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's his face?
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face
But I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
I must confess
The regrets are useless
She's in my head
From so long ago
(Go, Go, Go, Go..)
And in the darkest night
If my memory serves me right
I'll never turn back time
Forgetting you, but not the time
Then it turned out to only be a dream
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face
But I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Seems that she disappeared without a trace
Did she ever marry old what's his face?
I made a point to burn all of the photographs
She went away and then I took a different path
I remember the face
But I cant recall the name
Now I wonder how whatsername has been
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
Remember, whatever
It seems like forever ago
The regrets are useless
In my mind
She's in my head
I must confess
The regrets are useless
She's in my head
From so long ago
(Go, Go, Go, Go..)
And in the darkest night
If my memory serves me right
I'll never turn back time
Forgetting you, but not the time
Live History
Live History
- Total Plays
- 77 times / #72 most played
- Most Recent
- March 3, 2025 Sydney, NSW
- Earliest Known
- September 16, 2004 Hollywood, CA
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22
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