# The real Teenage Wasteland

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 13, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-teenage-wasteland/707120 "2014-12-13T14:30:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-teenage-wasteland/707120/1 "2014-12-13T14:30:35Z")

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Turns out there really is a song by that name. Just not the one many people think.

🙂

[Teenage Wasteland - Pete Townshend Demo - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmbaWtQoLM0)

It was never released until this album of demos came out.