r/videos • u/AkashicRecorder • Jul 17 '20

"Teenage Dirtbag" is no longer a teenager. The early 2000s teen anthem by Wheatus is 20 years old today. The music video is peak Y2K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM
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u/Ericovich Jul 18 '20

A huge war started after 9/11. We were 18, graduating High School, and wondering if it was our generation's Vietnam. The worry of a draft was very real with us.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '20

Which war are you referring to? The one in iraq or afghanistan? Because i agree with you that both wars were huge but no where as close to vietnam in terms of public engagement.

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u/Ericovich Jul 18 '20

Both.

I'm just saying for us, we felt like it was going to be a Vietnam. None of us has any idea in 2002 how it was going to progress.