Teenage
Dirtbag is a
song by Wheatus that
was produced in July 2000.
Intertextual Links
The
music video is linked to the film ‘Loser’, showing a similar storyline and the
same actors supposedly playing the same characters.
They
also reference another rock band, Iron Maiden, fairly often in the lyrics.
The
music video shows multiple clips of the band performing in multiple locations
(sometimes with a crowd there as well). This is stereotypical of rock songs.
Another example of this could be Sum 41 – Fat Lip; the video is very similar as
they also perform in the middle of a big crowd.
Lyrics
Near
the beginning of the video, the girl comes out of the car when the singer says
‘Her name is Noel’, suggesting that Noel is that girl.
When
the singer says ‘She doesn’t know who I am’, the girl in the video walks past
the boy without acknowledging his existence.
The
other boy leaves the boy on floor after he had been knocked over when the
singer says ‘He doesn’t give a damn about me’.
The
girl walks over to the boy on the line ‘She walks over to me’.
Close Ups
There are many close ups of the band member throughout the video, mainly focused on the singer, but the are still numerous close ups of the rest of the band.
There
are also many close ups of the actors in the video, possibly being away to
advertise them as well as the band.
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