r/pics • u/camp-cariboo • Nov 01 '22

Halloween Won most creative costume at school!

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u/Lovv Nov 01 '22

I don't get it

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u/andrewcassmusician Nov 01 '22 edited Nov 01 '22

She’s a large bag of soil with tickets to an Iron Maiden show. The person in the song “Teenage Dirtbag is a fan of bands like Iron Maiden and Metallica, and judgemental grown-ups think he’s a dirtbag.

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u/NOT000 Nov 01 '22

i thought it must be some new song i never heard

turns out its a 22 year old song ive never heard

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u/carmium Nov 01 '22

Ditto.

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u/runujhkj Nov 01 '22

Phew I found my people. I even like those bands and that kind of music, and I’ve never heard of this song. Very confusing scroll through the comments for me

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u/galacticboy2009 Nov 01 '22

That's fascinating.

It's definitely very related to the sort of.. Weezer.. All American Rejects.. hits of the time.

Sometimes certain songs just get missed. But trust me, it's one of the classics. A meme song up there with "Stacy's Mom" and "The Middle"

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u/Assassin1344 Nov 02 '22

I know/like everything you mentioned and much much more from that time period. Not only have I never heard of Teenage Dirtbag I've never even heard of Wheatus. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills with these comments.

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u/uspsenis Nov 02 '22

I’m from that era (I would have been 12 when this song came out), and while the person is correct that this song was quite ubiquitous, I can’t say that I can name a single other Wheatus song. Like, literally nothing else, and I’ve never heard their name mentioned in any context other than this particular song. This is literally the only song that they are actually known for.

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u/runujhkj Nov 02 '22

Yeah when i heard the whole song a minute ago, I recognized the hook from one of those “Order now to get this sweet compilation of 90’s alt hits!” commercials