More than thirty years have passed since Green Day first came out with their album 39/Smooth. It quietly laid the groundwork for a new kind of punk that would later emerge on the big scene.

The track is often played as the last song of Green Day’s set, to a crowd going absolutely wild. While the track can be found boxed into categories such as “folk,” and “acoustic rock ...

But some fans say Green Day may have borrowed a lot from Adams. They believe that “Jesus of Suburbia” is a rip-off of a song by Adams. Let’s look at the music, the message, and the sound.