Its bouncy, upbeat riff is a little like Petula Clark's Downtown, as well as the version of Do You Wanna Dance done by The Ramones, who are among Green Day's heroes. It's worth noting that Green Day have always been better than The Ramones at making punky music that appeals to a wide audience and they seem to be aging more gracefully than the Ramones. Hold On like the one from the Beatles' Should Have Known Better. Standing up for yourself and finding personal virtue are repeated themes on Warning. On Deadbeat Holiday and Fashion, Billie Joe mocks those concerned with being cool or fashionable.
Minority sounds a little out of place.
But its good natured simplicity and individualism are consistent with the rest of the record. Billie Joe plays mandolin, Dirnt plays accordion and drummer Tre Cool plays accordion. The CD ends with Macy's Day Parade, the closest Warning comes to a Time Of Your Life style ballad. Its acoustic guitar and sincere vocals are a little too much like Extreme's awful ballad More Than Words but Billie Joe isn't showy or emotive. He sounds real, not like a faker.