im looking for good songs about drinking,doing drugs, or just teenage experiences in general.. i dont want stupid cheesy songs. i want serious songs that you can think about or a little fun but not "hey we drink and smoke we are cool" or "being a teen sucks"

examples include

rise against-thrash unreal
sublime- what happened
sublime-pool shark
sublime-mary
the mountain goats-this year

"Teenage Dirtbag"...Wheatus
"The Kids Aren't Alright"...The Offspring (all-time favorite)
"Teenage Wasteland"...Puhdys
"Teenagers"...My Chemical Romance

love these!

Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
Andrew WK - Party Hard

= J

First song I thought of reading your thread title was "Fight For Your Right" by the Beastie Boys.

i will check out those recommended accept andrew wk..he is the exact opposite of what i want. i dont want any cheesy music...though i guess that is subjective.

i guess im just looking for songs that take me back to my teen years.
even one line will do it sometimes.
like on the john hiatt song "only the strong survives" it goes "we rolled that camero like a cowboys cigarette in a puddle of beer"
sometimes maybe its just how the song feels. that line takes me back to driving on empty country roads and drinking beer.

try a song called "Lets Begin" by Bad Ronald something your exactly lookin for. Or "little Things" By Good Charlotte

big star - thirteen
big star - in the street
the replacements - the kids don't follow
the ramones - teenage lobotomy

1979 by Smashing Pumpkins

what about the obvious..

Smells Like Teen Spirit NIRVANA

What you're asking for pretty much describes every song by a local band named, Junkbutton... check them out at myspace.com/junkbutton or search Junkbutton on youtube... unfortunatley they're not on itunes...

The absolutely perfect songs you are looking for are all by The Hold Steady. Every song they write is about partying, girls, & drugs, but it's all fun. Get "Boys & Girls in America" & you have it all. "Chillout Tent", "Party Pit", should be everything you are looking for.

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Yup, this works too... I just saw them last month, and they certainly know how to party...