Wheatus may have been a bit of a one-hit-wonder with "Teenage Dirtbag" back in the early days of the 2000s, but it holds a bit of nostalgia for me. It's the song that taught me who Iron Maiden was before I knew of their existence, and made me feel destined to find this great band to see instead of going to prom. Well, that didn't happen, but after listening to this, don't we all want our secret crush to surprise us with tickets to our favourite band? Fantasies aside, "Teenage Dirtbag" is something both sweet and heartbreaking, and gritty and cool. It's the best of both worlds here. Wheatus may not be a name to drop at a party you're trying to impress people at, but we can still enjoy their biggest hit. We were all the teenage dirtbag at one time or another, after all.
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