Weezer Adopt 'Teenage Dirtbag' As Their Own Song

Indie veterans Weezer have revealed that they have adopted Wheatus's slacker anthem "Teenage Dirtbag" as their own due to so many people believing the song was by Weezer themselves.

The Sun reported on Weezer's performance at Reading and Leeds, where frontman Rivers Cuomo told the crowd, "People have always asked us about our song 'Teenage Dirtbag'.

"Sometimes I don't have the heart to embarrass and tell them it's not our song.

"So we just started playing it - and now it is our song."

Wheatus originally released the song in 2000 and reached No. 2 in the UK singles chart. It also featured as part of the soundtrack to the film "Loser."

Cuomo also expressed his joy to be back playing in the UK, saying, "I love the crowd here. They like to connect to me. They've been waiting five years to see us and still know all the lyrics.

"I'm addicted to my fans. It's borderline weird. As soon as I'm offstage, I'm straight on Twitter.

"We had a camcorder link straight to Ustream in our dressing room so people could see us doing our vocal warm-ups and getting ready."

Thanks for the report to Spinner.com.

Comments

[USCENDONE BENE]

Oh great - for years ive tried to school people who i tell Weezer about that Teenage Dirtbag is not their song, they aren't one hit wonders and they have many songs far greater than Dirtbag anyway (i like the song, don't get me wrong). Looks like the memory of Wheatus will fall off the face of the earth for good!

[S-Tallica]

How about a nice big UK tour for all your loving fans over here?
It would make my year

[Tomamo5]

yeah. Rivers really does love his fans. i was on stage with him at Leeds Fest!

[St Pedr0]

The first time i heard teenage dirtbag, i honestly 100% thought that a female was singing the lead. That guy has a reeeeeaaaly high voice.

[dethskar0]

So basically you're gonna take credit for a song that isn't yours, just because a lot of people think it is?

[JAHellraiser]

St Pedr0 wrote:

The first time i heard teenage dirtbag, i honestly 100% thought that a female was singing the lead. That guy has a reeeeeaaaly high voice.

Same. This sucks for Wheatus though, the one song they were known for will now be thought of as Weezer's, officially.

[magicalsteed]

indie veterans?

[IRONDEATH123]

The only good part about that song is that it references Iron Maiden.. unfortunately it makes it sound like people that listen to Maiden are dirtbags, whereas i think more dirt bags listen to Indie

[_!Fowler!_]

And how do weatus feel about this?

[90sguitarist]

_!Fowler!_ :
And how do weatus feel about this?

+1

[Skwisgaar1996]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that band, Wheatus could probably sue Weezer big time for claiming that song is theirs.

[Thr3Elevenstyle]

god rivers quit living like your some hormone induced teenage girl, "Oh i go straight to twitter!" do you flip the channel to E entertainment while you listen to justin beiber? twitter and facebook are poison. your dead to me.
RIP weezer

[emphaticleech]

"Indie veterans" my ass.

And I never knew anyone who thought that song was Weezer. This is wrong on so many levels.

[crazyhorse174]

Skwisgaar1996 wrote:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that band, Wheatus could probably sue Weezer big time for claiming that song is theirs.

Sue them for what? Wheatus make any profit from any sales, so Weezer aren't profiting from it. In fact, if more people buy the single, Wheatus will get all the cash!