The Teen Idles were pioneers of the DC Hardcore scene in the very early '80… Read Full Bio ↴The Teen Idles were pioneers of the DC Hardcore scene in the very early '80s. Their only release was Dischord Records' first. Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson went on to form Minor Threat, one of the most influential bands in all of punk rock and hardcore.

The Teen Idles were among the first punk rock groups from the early 1980s hardcore movement to break out of their regional scene to tour and sell nationally. Inspired by other American punk bands like The Cramps, Bad Brains and Black Flag, The Teen Idles' music was an early version of hardcore punk, and an attempt, in the words of MacKaye, "to get away from a really corrupted music". Their appearances, lyrics and musical style sought to revive a punk movement that they believed had lost its original zeal.

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The Teen Idles Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Teen Idles:

Commie Song Capitalist society, capitalist pigs. Painted faces under pl…
Deadhead Deadhead, deadhead, take another toke Deadhead, deadhead, yo…
Fiorucci Nightmare Fiorucci nightmare, asshole's dream Spend all your money on …
Fleeting Fury Cries of anarchy, cries of freedom Cries of fury in the…
Get Up & Go You keep talking about talent Talent? What do you know? Inst…
Get Up and Go You keep talking about talent Talent? What do you know? Inst…
Getting in My Way My vision's clouded, the sun is dark I've lost my way,…
Sneakers You're sixteen going on thirty-two Confusion of age surround…
Teen Idles Life has been the same for a long time Go to…

The Teen Idles Life has been the same for a long time Go to…

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