"Teenage Dream" Quotes
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Source: "Teenage Dream"
Speaker: Katy Perry
You make me feel like I'm a living teenage dream.
Context
This line is from the song "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry, from the album Teenage Dream (2010).
Yet another #1 hit for Katy, this song was the title track off of her third album. As always, her lyrics are pretty straightforward. This song's all about some guy who makes her feel wild and free, like when she was a teenager. Maybe she didn't have a curfew like we did.
Click here for the video, which shows Katy cavorting with a hunky boy. Apparently, the make-out scene was traumatic for her, since she was soon to marry comedian Russell Brand. And… we guess that marriage was traumatic too, because it only lasted a couple of years.
Where you've heard it
Of course, you've heard this line straight from the horse's… err, Katy's mouth. You've probably also heard this catchy chorus from the many mouths of the Glee cast. Does it count as a teenage dream if you are a teenager? Hmm… deep thoughts.
This line has also earned its own place in the Urban Dictionary, where "teenage dream" is defined as something that "consists of dancing, love (or lust), running away, and not looking back for reasons undefined." So there you have it.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
What's pretentious about wanting to be young again?