A video has surfaced of the band performing "Words I Might Have Ate" in East Orange, NJ, way back in 1992. Apparently, Billie broke a guitar string right before this, leaving Green Day no choice but to improvise. The result was a unique version of the song, that relied more on the vocal harmonies between Billie and Mike than the instrumentation. Honestly, I hadn't heard this song played live before the 21st Century Breakdown tour. Please enjoy.



Thanks for the updates in the comments, this recording is taken from the bootleg record, Radio Daze.

Thanks to Cav9mm for sending this news.
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