Line #12 Music/GoodCharlotte


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Billy, Dean, Joel, Benji, and Paul]]
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5	Influenced by:
6	+ Music/BackstreetBoys, Music/BeastieBoys, Music/TheClash, Music/GreenDay, Music/{{Lagwagon}}, Music/MinorThreat, Music/{{Rancid}}, Music/SexPistols
7	Influenced:
8	+ Music/FiveSecondsOfSummer, Music/PinkPantheress, Music/TheVamps, Music/{{Waterparks}}
9	]
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11	->''"Lifestyles of the rich and the famous,\
12	They're always complainin',\
13	Always complainin',\
14	If money is such a problem,\
15	Well, they got mansions,\
16	Think we should rob them.''
17	-->"Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous"
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19	Good Charlotte are an American PopPunk band from Waldorf, Maryland. Formed on April 1, 1996, by identical twins Joel (Vocals) & Benji Madden (Guitar[=/=]Vocals) with [[ThoseTwoGuys Paul Thomas (Bass), Billy Martin (Guitar[=/=]Keyboard)]] and [[PutOnABus Aaron Escopolio (Drums)]]. Just as the band were about to start writing their breakthrough album, ''The Young and The Hopeless'', Escopolio left to play drums in his brother's band, Wakefield and was eventually replaced by Chris Wilson whilst they were touring in support of ''TYATH''. However, Wilson left the band in May 2005, citing personal health reasons, and he was replaced by the band's current drummer, Dean Butterworth, who had previously drummed with Music/{{Morrissey}}.
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21	Musically, they are probably best known as the band who wrote "Lifestyles of The Rich & Famous".
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23	Discography:
24	* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Good Charlotte]]'' (2000)
25	* ''The Young and the Hopeless'' (2002)
26	* ''[[LiveAlbum Bootlegs]]'' (2004)
27	* ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' (2004)
28	* ''Good Morning Revival'' (2007)
29	* ''Greatest Remixes'' (2008)
30	* ''Cardiology'' (2010)
31	* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum Greatest Hits]]'' (2010)
32	* ''Youth Authority'' (2016)
33	* ''Generation RX'' (2018)
34
35	----
36	!!Keep your hands off my tropes:
37
38	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys:
39	** Inverted in "Riot Girl", where the singer is a boy pining after a bad ''girl.''
40	** Exploited in "Break Apart Her Heart."
41	--->''There's something I don't wanna understand''\
42	''The only way a woman's gonna want a man''\
43	''The only way you'll ever keep her in your hands is breaking apart her heart''\
44	''Don't tell her she's the reason that you live''\
45	''Don't give her everything that you've got to give''\
46	''If you wanna keep the girl for as long as you live just break it apart, her heart''
47	* AntiLoveSong: "I Don't Wanna Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem)"
48	* AudienceParticipationSong:
49	** "The Anthem" has the "Another loser anthem, woah-oh!" refrain towards the end
50	** The chorus in "Movin' On" is pretty much ''made'' for this.
51	---> Life, hope, truth, trust, faith, pride, love, lust\
52	Pain, hate, lies, guilt, laugh, cry, live, die\
53	Some friends become enemies\
54	Some friends become family\
55	Make the best with what you're given\
56	This ain't dying, this is living
57	* BookEnds: ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' very nearly plays this straight - The album opens with "Once Upon a Time: The Battle of Life and Death", a brief instrumental performed on strings; the piece is reprised at the end of "In This World (Murder)". The only reason it isn't played straight, is the bonus tracks afterwards ("Falling Away" or "Meet My Maker", depending on if you bought the "Life" or "Death" version of the album, with the hidden song ''Wounded'' following both).
58	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In "I Just Wanna Live":
59	-->I rock a... lawsuit when I'm going to court,\
60	A white suit when I'm getting a divorce,\
61	A black suit at the funeral home,\
62	And my birthday suit when I'm home alone.
63	* TheCameo:
64	** Music/MandyMoore in the "Little Things" music video.
65	** Members of Mest, Music/LinkinPark & Music/NewFoundGlory in the "Festival Song" music video.
66	** [[Music/NSync Chris Kirkpatrick]], [[Music/TenaciousD Kyle Gass]] & Mike Watt in the "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" music video.
67	** Members of Mest & Home Grown in the music video for "The Anthem."
68	** Jeffree Star & Megan Fox in the music video for "The River."
69	** Members of The Maine, Boys Like Girls and Mest in the "Like It’s Her Birthday" music video.
70	** Marc Summers in the "Last Night" music video.
71	** Creator/CameronDiaz in the "Life Changes" music video - which isn’t so surprising when you realise she had married Benji by that point.
72	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: During the touring cycle for ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'', Joel began wearing all white outfits. Two examples of this can be seen in the music videos for "The Chronicles of Life and Death" and "We Believe."
73	* ConceptAlbum: ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' focused on the idea of mortality, with the songs being arranged in such a manner that they play out like a life story.
74	* CoverVersion:
75	** Two on the ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'' soundtrack:
76	*** "If You Leave" by OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) .
77	*** "I Want Candy" by The Strangeloves.
78	*** "Put Your Hands On My Shoulder" by Paul Anka, although this one was only featured in the movie.
79	** "Acquiesce" by Music/{{Oasis}}.
80	** "Cemetery" by Music/{{Silverchair}}.
81	** "Footloose" by Music/KennyLoggins.
82	** ''Greatest Remixes'' features a cover of "Dance Floor Anthem" by Metro Station.
83	* FirstWorldProblems:
84	** "Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous" targets celebrities and the social elite complaining about the difficulties they face in their lives, oblivious to the privilege their lifestyles provide.
85	** "I Just Wanna Live" complains about the pitfalls of celebrity life, and the loss of privacy after suddenly becoming famous. The lyrics also note the DramaticIrony of the song coming an album after "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" launched the band into superstardom by targeting celebrities complaining about their fame.
86	* GenreShift: From PopPunk on their first two albums, to "Dance Punk" on ''Good Morning Revival'', and back to PopPunk with ''Cardiology''.
87	* GreatestHitsAlbum:
88	** Subverted; their penultimate release (But the last one the band were actually involved in) on Sony Music collected their singles & some fan favourite songs in the form of a remix album.
89	** Played straight, however, in that the week after ''Cardiology'' (The band's first release on Capitol Records) was released, Sony Music released a GreatestHitsAlbum without the band's involvement; Benji outright told fans ''not'' to buy it.
90	* IJustWantToBeNormal: The chorus to "I Just Wanna Live".
91	--> ''I just wanna live \
92	Don't really care about the things that they say \
93	Don't really care about what happens to me \
94	I just wanna live''
95	* LiveAlbum:
96	** ''Bootlegs'', sold via the band's website in a bundle with ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'' at release.
97	** ''[=iTunes=] Live from Montreal'', an acoustic EP released only on Apple Music[=/=][=iTunes=].
98	* LongRunnerLineUp:
99	** Joel, Benji, Billy & Paul are a Type-1, having been in the band since high school.
100	** Joel, Benji, Billy, Paul & Dean are a Type-5; with Dean joining the band in 2005, and the line-up remaining to date with a 4 year hiatus covering 2011 to 2015.
101	* LyricalDissonance:
102	** "Wondering" sounds like it was written from the perspective of a hopelessly devoted boyfriend. It’s actually about Benji’s dog.
103	** "The Day That I Die" definitely counts. It's an upbeat-sounding song about waking up one day and realizing that you're going to die.
104	* MisogynySong: On the surface, "Girls and Boys" sounds like one, but the outro of this song reveals what the band really mean: Superficial relationships between gold digging girls and trust fund boys that won't do good to any party involved.
105	--> "All of these boys and all of these girls,\
106	Losing their souls in a material world."
107	* MoodWhiplash: Several times on ''The Young and the Hopeless''.
108	** The middle of the album bounces around between an upbeat pop song (“Girls & Boys”), an angry MurderBallad (“My Blood Valentine”), an anti-suicide anthem (“Hold On”), back to upbeat pop (“Riot Girl”), and finally, a somber song about trying to hold on to a fractured relationship (“Say Anything”).
109	** “Emotionless”, the heartbreaking open letter to the twins’ DisappearedDad is sandwiched between “The Young and the Hopeless” and “[[DareToBeBadass Movin’ On]]”
110	* MurderBallad: "My Bloody Valentine".
111	* NoFullNameGiven: The band were only credited by their first names on their SelfTitledAlbum.
112	* ParentalAbandonment: Benji & Joel's dad walked out their family on Christmas Eve when they were 15; the song "Emotionless" is an open letter to their father.
113	* ParentNeverCameBackFromTheStore: Benji and Joel Madden's father deserted them this way. They've written several songs which are either about it ("The Story of My Old Man") or mention it in passing ("Little Things").
114	* PutOnABus:
115	** Original drummer Aaron Escopolio left the band shortly before they began recording ''The Young and The Hopeless''.
116	** Second drummer Chris Wilson toured with the band in support of ''The Young and The Hopeless'', then took over full-time prior to writing ''The Chronicles of Life and Death'', but then ''he'' left the band during that touring cycle. He was subsequently replaced by the band's current drummer, Dean Butterworth, who became their first drummer to last ''more than one album''.
117	* RearrangeTheSong: ''Greatest Remixes'' was an entire album of this.
118	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The "Last December" video offers a look life in Los Angeles during the height of the COVID-19 viral pandemic, with numerous shots of empty streets and boarded-up businesses.
119	* RockstarSong: "I Just Wanna Live", with some of the lyrics featuring Joel complaining about the band's sudden fame. On the album '''''after''''' they did a song mocking the celebrities who complained about their success. {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d within the song.
120	-->"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", your first hit, aren't you ashamed?
121	* {{Rockumentary}}: ''Fast Future Generation''.
122	* SelfBackingVocalist: Averted; Joel sings lead, whilst Benji sings back-up & on occasion, lead. As they're identical twins, it can sound like this trope.
123	* SelfTitledAlbum: Their very first album.
124	* SequelSong: "Los Angeles Worldwide" from ''Greatest Remixes'' serves as one to "Waldorf Worldwide" from their self titled album.
125	--> "We'll be self-made millionaires; these lives we'll lead without a care, oh yeah" - '''From the bridge of "Waldorf Worldwide"'''\
126	"Self-made millionaires, we promised you; These lives we lead without a care" - '''From the bridge of "Los Angeles Worldwide"'''
127	* SiblingTeam: Joel and Benji Madden.
128	* SpecialGuest: Music/AvengedSevenfold's M. Shadows & Synyster Gates perform vocals & guitar respectively on "The River" from ''Good Morning Revival''.
129	* TakeThat:
130	** "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" is, at the title suggests, targeted at wealthy celebrities and their FirstWorldProblems. The second verse specifically calls out Creator/OJSimpson and his lawyer Johnnie Cochran, as well as then-mayor of Washington D.C. Marion Barry, respectively.
131	--->"Did you know, when you were famous, you could kill your wife\
132	And there's no such thing as 25 to life\
133	As long as you got the cash to pay for Cochran?\
134	And did you know, when you were caught and you were smoking crack\
135	UsefulNotes/McDonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back?\
136	You could always just run for mayor of D.C."
137	** The music video for "I Just Wanna Live" takes aim at the fickle media cycle turning on celebrities after building them up, with the video recreating the Paris Hilton sex tape and Ashlee Simpson’s SNL lip sync scandal.
138	* ThoseTwoGuys: Billy & Paul, if only for being the longest lasting members of the band who aren't the twins.
139	* TrashTheSet: The video for "The Young and The Hopeless" featured the band performing in a room filled with trophies & awards, and subsequently destroying every single one of them as they perform. And, fittingly enough, actually causing such destruction that part of the set started to collapse.
140	* WhatDidIDoLastNight: The appropriately titled "Last Night".
141	* {{Yandere}}: What the VillainProtagonist of "My Bloody Valentine" is.

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