10 face-kicking songs that better be in Green Day Rock Band

"Going to Pasalacqua"

From: 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991)

Another brilliantly melodic and upbeat tune with a hint of confused melancholy. That's most of the band's early work, fitting for both their age and the target audience for their music in general. But again, we feel this would be incredibly fun to play as a group, as every instrument has plenty to do with next to no dead spots. Green Day still plays this song in its modern tours, and even referenced it in 21st Century Breakdown promotion materials, so if anything from 39 Smooth is going to make it, it's this.

"2000 Light Years Away"

From: Kerplunk (1992)

A particularly sweet song about missing someone... that still has a rockin' progression, groovy bass and typically strong beats from Tre Cool. It's also one of this album's most popular tracks, so we'd be surprised if it wasn't on the disc from the get-go.

Above: Tre Cool's a monstrous drummer, so expect a serious workout. He's also the only person to climb the famous Universal globe

"Android"

From: Kerplunk (1992)

This and the next song have a common thread, that life very likely will not turn out the way you imagine. In "Android" we hear about a crazy dude walking down the street in women's shoes, and the song asks, "did he think he'd be doing this when he was my age?" A nice bit of introspection on top of fast-moving lyrics and hyperactive drums.

"One of My Lies"

From: Kerplunk (1992)

Brilliant song about growing up and realizing that you are not the center of the world, you are not always right, your ideas are probably not new and you are most likely not destined for greatness. Ironic considering the writer went on to become a millionaire. Still, these lyrics are a sobering lesson we all need to learn at some point: "Do you think you're indestructible, and no one can touch you? // Well I think you're disposable and it's time you knew the truth."

Above: Bassist Mike Dirnt has been part of the band since the very beginning

"She"

From: Dookie (1994)

Like we said, Dookie is the band's biggest album to date, and as such needs to be a massive chunk of the tracks. However, we expect several excellent singles to appear as DLC later, and "She" is probably going to be one of them. We'd love to be wrong though, and able to pick through that opening bass line on day one.

"Burnout"

From: Dookie (1994)

We expect megahits like "Basket Case" and "Welcome to Paradise" to appear, but what about the bored-with-life opening track? As the first song on the band's most successful album, it's likely the most well-known non-single of the band's entire career, as well as a statement about a frame of mind we've all encountered - pure, unrestrained boredom with everything around you.