Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Green Day surprised fans in 1997 with this gentle acoustic ballad — a far cry from their punk roots. Officially titled “Good Riddance,” it’s ironically a bitter breakup song that listeners embraced as an anthem for farewells. With its simple strummed guitar and heartfelt violin, the song became a soundtrack for graduations and TV finales. Its reflective lyrics (“I hope you had the time of your life”) made it a sentimental send-off anthem and one of Green Day’s most enduring songs.