song of the day...a green day!

i had never heard this song until yesterday while putting up curtains in my new place.
my friend augustine came over to keep me company and was playing "you tube DJ"
and then i found this song...just now - years after it's release. goes to show you what i miss out on by not having a working car stereo! it's such a perfect pop song and there's nothing like going back to the 1960's structure of pop songwriting; start the song right away with the hook chorus and simple chords. keep the same beat the whole way through the song. build to the pre chorus/bridge that has unexpected melancholic chords. then, top it all off with the use of acoustic guitar, tambourine and indian sitar leads. oh, and, i believe almost every 60's song has the word "girl" in the title or in the lyrics. bravo green day!