Punk Rock 101

"Punk Rock 101" is a song by Texas pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. It appeared on the second release of their 2002 album Drunk Enough to Dance. The single peaked at #43 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song appeared on the video games NHL 2004 and Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home. It also appeared on the film Zoom.

Allusions

• The line "But Fat Mike's his hero" references Fat Mike, the bassist and vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX.
• The lyric "The story never changes, just the names and faces" is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovi's song "Wanted Dead or Alive".
• The lyric "Like Tommy and Gina/They're living on a prayer" is an allusion to lyrics from Bon Jovi's song "Livin' on a Prayer". The lyric "Like Tommy and Gina" is also reference from Bon Jovi's song "It's my Life"
• Bon Jovi is also mentioned in the lyric "Not caring when she cried cause she thought Bon Jovi broke up."
• The title of the song is an allusion to Kurt Cobain's suicide note.
• "It's stupid, contagious" is an allusion to lyrics from Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

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