Best "Teenage ____" Song

teenage kicks out of those i guess

I have a friend who is so obsessed with Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag she has requested it & made all us girls dance to it at the last 4 weddings I've been to.. So in honour of her, write-in vote for that.

mind immediately went to wheatus. kicks tho.

I was just coming in here to find Teenage Dirtbag. Not that I would vote for it, but it was the first which came to mind.

That said, Flamin Groovies FTFW!

kicks

WHEATUS

I totally forgot "Teenage Dirtbag!" I haven't heard it in forever, so it didn't spring to mind. I'll tally the write-ins at the end.

Lament '74 is my favorite AC song, so that. But I love the Groovies one, and like all the rest a lot.

What about "Teenage Lust" (MC5), though?

I would have voted "Teenage Dirtbag".

Why don't we make a list of "Teenage ___" songs and do a new poll? I feel bad about forgetting the Wheatus track. Never cared for the MC5 though (sorry xhuxk"), but it should be an option.

"Teenage Whore" - Hole; "Teenage Lust" - MC5 & JAMC (different tunes)

Teenage Angst - Placebo

"Teenage Sensation" - GusGus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FHwkZPrJHw

Listening to the Wheatus track right now for the first time in a long time and am actually reconsidering switching my vote (in spirit). How was this song not mega-super-huge-all-year in whatever year it came out?

it was, if you were in high school.

i def. remember the song being alll over the radio. i think i even knew a few kids with "teenage dirtbag" t-shirts.

Teenage Opera - Earl Brutus
Teenage Mustache - The Locust

Teenage Superstars - The Vaselines

"Teenage Lobotomy" trumps all.

Teenage Dirtbag is so good, actually, that not even Girls Aloud can fuck it up.

you guys "Teenage Opera" is actually really good and none of you will ever hear it ;_;

teenage wildlife - bowie
teenage rampage - sweet
teenage wasteland - the who

theres one by placebo I cant be bothered to google

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Teenage Dirtbag is ok.. I don't appreciate how it reminds me of that terrible movie with Jason Biggs that I never want to think about again.. I'm pretty sure the song did very well in the UK, and was sort of a medium-sized alt-rock hit in the US.

Teeenage Kicks is one of the best songs I've ever heard.

I mean, doesnt anyone besides me think the singing in Teenage Dirtbag is kinda annoying? It's not a terrible song, but nothing to be amazed by.

More like Teenage Douchebag amirite?

As far as I know, I've never heard another Wheatus song. But Teenage Dirtbag is good enough to overcome its singer.

teenage wasteland - the who

OTM

Too bad there is no song by The Who with that title.

yes. yes there is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENblHOxi1c4&feature=related

I probly like this more than Wheatus tbf but it is v. maudlin

Teenage FBI: Guided By Voices
Teenage Boyfriend: The Capricorns

another write-in for dirtbag.

the only other song i've heard by wheatus is that Erasure cover. it was ok.

Here's the list thus far:

"Teenage Head" - The Flamin' Groovies
"Teenage Lament '74" - Alice Cooper
"Teenage Lobotomy" - Ramones
"Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones
"Teenage Riot" - Sonic Youth
"Teenage Dirtbag" - Wheatus
"Teenage Lust" - MC5

"Teenage Whore" - Hole
"Teenage Lust" - Jesus & Mary Chain
"Teenage Angst" - Placebo
"Teenage Sensation" - GusGus
"Teenage Opera" - Earl Brutus
"Teenage Mustache" - The Locust
"Teenage Superstars" - The Vaselines
"Teenage Wildlife" - David Bowie
"Teenage Rampage" - Sweet
"Teenage FBI" - Guided By Voices
"Teenage Boyfriend" - The Capricorns

Is that second chunk of songs going to get more than a vote or two? I feel like if it is limited to the top of the field it might be more interesting.

WHERE IS DIRTBAG??

I'll second "Teenage Rampage" -- though I probably wouldn't honestly vote for it, and might actually prefer the Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods version.

Slick Rick, man, jeez!

Teenage Winter, Saint Etienne

How about "Teenage Wedding"? Been done so many times, I'm not sure whose song it really is, but I think it began life in Cajun country. Anyhoo, while "Teenage Dirtbag" was a pretty good radio song for a couple of weeks, and a lot of great groups have "Teenage . . . " songs as filler, I don't see anything else on the list that was covered by Annette Funicello and Chuck Berry.

I am trying hard not to get all Alex in NYC over people wanting to vote for "Teenage Dirtbag" over "Teenage Head" (or really any of the original poll songs).

"The Teenage" by The Victim. Irish punks. Huge song.

"Teenage" by The Weirdos, great tune

"Teenage Love Affair", Rick Derringer

"Teenage Days" by Hilly Michaels is pretty great, but it'll flop in a poll 'cause nobody will have heard it.

"Teenage Crutch" by the Shirts, ditto. I didn't realize they put out an album a few years ago. Not going to buy it.

"Teenage Death Girl" is probably my favorite one, and again it would probably be a strong contender except that like five people will know it. ILX needs more people up on Fowley's good albums.

"Teenage Suicide" by Unrest probably deserves a spot in the poll. Won't win, but it's pretty good.

Oh, Hilly's song is on youtube at least, with a made-up video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsanAO15OH4

Isn't the Teenage Wedding Chuck Berry song called "You Never Can Tell"? Not right for this poll, sadly.

I've never heard or even heard of Teenage Dirtbag until this thread for some reason

Personally, I think "Teenage Dirtbag" is some sort of sub-Weezer meets sub-Fountains of Wayne piece of crap, but lots of people did and do like it.

how is that even possible

Fat Truckers 'Teenage Daughter'

awesome lyrics

Doesn't fit the format perfectly, but there's also Neko Case's "That Teenage Feeling"

Flamin' Groovies also have one called "Teenage Confidential"

wow that wheatus singer looks like a douche

http://img.skitch.com/20081011-b173rspkhm6tf4uyqaiuj5jnua.preview.jpg

anyway, it doesn't strictly fit with this thread BUT teenagers from mars destroys all of these

Teenage Dream - T-Rex
Teenage Warning - Angelic Upstarts

Teenage Wristband by The Twilight Singers is pretty great.

And there's Teenage Spaceship by Smog.

That's 31. Room for 19 more that nobody will vote for.

WHEATUS

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I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden baby
Come with me Friday, don't say maybe

"Teenage Emergency" - Snyder/Thompson

'Teenage Hustlin' - Tori Amos

Will vote for GBV's 'Teenage FBI' though. It doesn't get more brilliant than that.

another vote for "Teenage FBI"

I've never heard or even heard of Teenage Dirtbag until this thread for some reason

Haha, this is a very Lex thing to say, but I never heard it until Girls Aloud covered it a couple years ago.

i told my roommates to turn down Teenage FBI last week when i was trying to sleep.

Would you not have said that had it concerned Teenage Dirtbag? Your roommates sound okay!

Teenage Depression -- Eddie & the Hot Rods
Teenage Failure -- Chad & Jeremy
Teenage Letter -- Big Joe Turner
Teenage Love -- Slick Rick
Teenage Pin Queen -- Eleventh Dream Day

Teenage Girls: The Scruffs

i bet Teenage Caveman could get a few votes?

Teenage Love Song - Rilo Kiley

undertones

The Wasps - Teenage Treats
Joneses - Teenage Breakdown
Avengers - Teenage Rebel
Pooh Sticks - Teenage High

I would totally vote for 'I Was A Teenage Werewolf', but I guess that doesn't make the cut.

"Teenage Zombie for Jesus" - Crawlspace

This is 44. We can hit 50 before we r-epoll, can't we?

I got loads but they're even more obscure/less likely to get any votes than the ones I just posted...

E.g. The Cowboys - Teenage Life (off Killed By Death #5)

Since I only expect ten or so to get votes, bring 'em on...

Teenage Werewolf seconded.

OK...

A.B.H. - Teenage Aggression
Accident On The East Lancs - Teenage Runaway
Catheters - Teenage Trash
Drags - Teenage Invasion
Gears - Teenage Brain

Is that 50?

Thanks! Poll is full. Can a mod close this? I'll be starting anew in a moment.

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Teenage Twats - GG Allin
Teenage Nightingales To Wax - The Three Johns

mountain goats - teenage world

^ might vote for it

Teenage Lightning by Luna (and apparently Coil do a song of the same name).

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"Teenage Suicide" by Unrest probably deserves a spot in the poll. Won't win, but it's pretty good. - lol, I'm pretty sure that was actually a Big Fun cover. You know.. Big Fun!

duh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44BrEcf9etc

"Teenage Kicks" wins it for me, but "Teenage Lament '74" is a very close second.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSNDf84ohvI

Just a reminder:

Best "Teenage ____" Song (4 Realz)

pia fraus 'teenage girl'

"Everything Flows"!

Damn. Gear already made that joke. Sorry.

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