Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte Join Denny's "Rockstar" Menu

In keeping with the theory that rock & roll keeps you up late and may not be good for your internal organs, Denny's has expanded their "Allnighter Rockstar Menu," which already boasted artery-choking items like Katy Perry's Hot N Cold Cherry Chocolate Cappuccino and the All American S.O.S. (c/of the All-American Rejects, of course). The new additions include Gym Class Heroes' After School Special, which a press release dares to compare to the band's genre-blending sound: "Texas toast topped with hash browns, a fried egg, shredded cheese, bacon and fire-roasted peppers and onions" with bonus hash browns and a side of Ranchero country gravy. There's also Good Charlotte's Band of Burritos, Sum 41's Sumwich and Rascal Flatts' Unstoppable Breakfast. The menu starts at $3.99 and is available from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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