Billie Joe Armstrong has posted a long-shelved punk-flavored cover of the Beach Boys’ 1964 hit “I Get Around,” sharing it on Instagram after news broke that Brian Wilson had died.
The Green Day frontman said he recorded the track years ago but never felt the right moment to release it, writing, “Thank you Brian Wilson, one of my heroes.”
Wilson’s passing quickly sparked tributes from Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan.
Armstrong’s rough-edged version keeps the sunny tune but turns up the guitars, giving fans a fresh way to remember the pop genius’s work.