Wheatus

"Teenage Dirtbag" is dead fucking on. Whenever you're feeling lonely, just put on some Iron Maiden. Metal has certainly gotten me through some rough patches. I want to share that feeling. There's probably a case to be made that heavy metal expressed (and continues to) the alienation of society's youth. The music's inherent violence is even a reflection, and often a condemnation, of the violence committed by our official institutions. Iron Maiden would often connect satanism to war, albeit obliquely for the most part. More down to earth is "Breaking the Law" by Judas Priest. So what if they were minion of hades, they knew where true violence comes from. And why be anything but antisocial towards a society that's given up on you before birth?

Oh yeah, here's the song. Expect a fantastic cover of it up shortly.



Several things to note: the singer is wearing a hat I used to wear. Got it in South Carolina, looked like a real jerk in it. But the fucking sun was killing me. The percussionist is playing a banana. "Her boyfriend's a dick/he brings a gun to school..." That's hilarious. "Gun" is bleeped in the censored version. What movie does this video depict? I want to see it.