Gretta Ray - Don’t Date The Teenager

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Directed by Triana Hernandez & Gretta Ray
Cinematography Nyssa Mitchell
Produced by Triana Hernandez
Production Assistant Grace Hird
LX by Corey Clement
Styling by Vy Nguyen
HMU by Tess Holmes
HMU Assistant by Anni Palmer
Choreography by Andrew Steen
Art Direction Triana Hernandez
Production Design Samantha Gan
Production Assistant Shannen James
Edit by Sam Mapplebeck
Grade by Daniel Witt
Runner Sarah Jones
1AC Neha Shenvi
Best Person Cooper Dalbo
BTS Photographer James Morris
Thanks to: Tinpot Cafe & Take Care Studio
Cast & Dancers ~
Teenager: Hannah Adams
Boyfriend: Jeremy Bennett
Bride & Groom: Candela Gonzales Tonon, Miguel Loor Paredes
Wedding Guests : Kim Choi, Anna Turner, Madeline Papa, Steve Fernando & Niina Dell
Dancers: Andrew Steen, Cody Green, Beth Akua, Savannah Rose Pillay
Lyrics:
I saw your photo on my phone when I was eighteen
Fresh out the shower and fresh onto the music scene
Smart and successful
Highly impressionable was I then
And I was fine then
You seemed so gentlemanly
Tender, sensitive, romantic
Your fast infatuation with me made my parents panic
Caught up in your head ’til I lay in your bed
A daydream
Is when I’m taking my first shot with you
In a dim lit room
We were en route to your friends’ thirtieth birthday
“I love you”s whispered far too soon
How I look at you is the best thing in the worst way
But now I’m twenty and I’m not as fun
Hold it against me when I have opinions
If you’re needing saving then this won’t get far
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
You won’t go out with my young friends to clubs
We go to weddings, everyone is on drugs
If you need a baby who can drive your car
Don’t date the teenager na na na na
We go to dinner to discuss your quarter-life crisis
Somehow I end up in tears
Boy, you’re full of surprises
You pay the check and then the two of us head home in silence
Now I feel bad for crying
But this isn’t my first fight with you
In a dim lit room
We were en route to 3 kids and a divorce, right?
“I love you”s whispered far too soon
How I look at you these days is in a new light
’Cause now I’m twenty and you’re not as fun
Hold it against me when I have opinions
If you’re needing saving then this won’t get far
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
You won’t go out with my young friends to clubs
We go to weddings, everyone is on drugs
If you need a baby who can drive your car
Don’t date the teenager na na na na
Don’t date the teenager na na na na
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
I try recreating the earlier days
When singing your praises felt like telling the truth
Now I’m just ashamed
Friends only drop your name
When so casually saying
“What the fuck are you gonna do?”
’Cause now I’m twenty and this isn’t fun
Hold it against me when I have opinions
If you’re needing saving then this won’t get far
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
Don’t date the teenager na na na na
Don’t date the teenager na na na na na
If you need a baby who can drive your car
Don’t date the teenager na na na na
Music video by Gretta Ray performing Don’t Date The Teenager. An EMI Recorded Music Australia production; © 2023 Welcome to Ballarat Pty Limited, under Exclusive Licence to Universal Music Australia Pty Limited
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[@jakemclean502]

This song is so loaded, doesn’t hold any punches and I love it 💕 These music videos are going above and beyond and I’m SO here for it!!!!!!

[@GrettaRay]

THANK U LEGEND

[@dallasclarke]

It's a catchy tune, but just wait until Gretta turns 22 and realises that men don't grow up, we only grow tall. And with the doubling in maturity, she had already out grew him by age 20.

[@emmalisatilliofficial]

I love this so much 🥰 the best was seeing her at Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley here in Perth last September 🥰 it was the last song of the night and I filmed it and sang my heart outtttttt.....

[@poppyward767]

The visuals are so perfect and the song is so incredible Gretta!! 💛

[@GrettaRay]

thank u !!

[@RicksRemakes]

Thank you Gretta! Your my new fav artist! @@GrettaRay

[@speckybeccy]

GO GRETTA!!!! I’m so bloody excited for the album!!!!!

[@GrettaRay]

thank u angel !!

[@angelasteele6102]

The older guy I dated as an 18 year old judged me enjoying pop - this song is now my pop revenge for my mid-20s 💛💛

[@CeeLeb6]

yo the chick who commented above had a similar experience slay queen

[@halle282]

the ending!!! simply too good!!! best mv shes made so far

[@GrettaRay]

thank u so much 🤗

[@james7760]

Literally, I was introduced to this 3 hours ago in Liverpool, and I'm absolutely obsessed!

[@georgiareneemusic]

The song is amazing and now I have a whole new appreciation for it with this incredible visual story! Can so relate to the part when she plays pop songs to the BF and he looks down on her. Ahhhhhh Gretta you did it again! 🙏🏾✨️

[@GrettaRay]

thank you so much !!

[@CeeLeb6]

you just don’t relate to that, top 10 maybe 5 things that didn’t happen

[@VivFantin-nextactcoaching]

Could not love this more! Awesome visual accompaniment. Congratulations Gretta on shining a light on this important topic. Some big feels under the gorgeous pop surface. 💙💙💙

[@GrettaRay]

thank you so much 🥹

[@mikaelaschneiderxo]

iconic song, iconic music video, iconic gretta ray 👏

[@GrettaRay]

🥰🥰

[@enchanted_daylight89]

This is a whole short film I LOVE IT 🤩 Also the track is SUCH A BOP?!!

[@GrettaRay]

THANK U LOVE

[@meg_l]

“Pop girly hits” on the phone LOVE IT

[@GrettaRay]

pop girly hits forever !!

[@vibriivibrii]

ddtt comin for #1 on that playlist

[@Bradley0399]

My name is Gretta

[@simplymatt13]

pop perfection

[@frida_kahlo_taco0778]

heard this live at the good witch tour in march and haven't been able to stop listening since! what an absolute bop thank you gretta xx

[@nathanzammit7671]

Jeremy pulling the classic ‘we’re seeing Oppenheimer tonight not barbie’ move in the car 😂. This song slaps, Gretta 🎉!

[@rebeccahaley9162]

Gretta this is so slay and I love the song so much!! You're actually a genius and somehow get better with every single release 😍

[@xemodadx]

This song is so good. I love the lyrics and the video is great too.

[@GrettaRay]

thank u !! 💛

[@AlanaWilkinson]

Yyayayayayyaayyyyyy!!!! ❤

[@mazzielyrics]

incredible as always!!!! cannot wait for the album 🫶🏼

[@ellacroasdale7938]

this song is just as catchy as it is touching and vulnerable

[@GrettaRay]

THANK U SO MUCH

[@Yugeky20]

So well made. Another amazing video for this amazing album

[@GrettaRay]

🥹 thank you so much !!

[@kittyraemusic]

So much love for this song & video! 🫶💜

[@VanessaEdwards-e6t]

pop girly hits was the best moment

[@briang6815]

Nice One. I'm surprised this isn't bigger.

[@JoanneMadaffari]

Love love love !!! 💛

[@manuelagomes4958]

I do really love this music is very good for fun

[@siobhan8870]

Go Gretta!!

[@emily.gilmore]

gretta my angel!!! you outdo yourself every time ILY 🍋✨💛🥹

[@GrettaRay]

LOVE U 😘

[@cleojoybano1060]

Lovely music ive ever heard❤

[@laurenpacella]

Love it!! Great video for such a catchy song that's stuck in my head (rent free) already 🌻

[@themusicoftillee]

this is my FAVOURITE EVER MUSIC VIDEO FROM YOU MISS GRETTA

[@Numenorean_93]

Already stuck in my head 😊

[@alannabraine4549]

quite possibly my favourite gretta song so far

[@GrettaRay]

omg !!

[@7ksiirkfjjdkso.]

I love you're song

[@nickwees]

Nothing better than a Gretta Ray song.

[@isabelleedwards6985]

you've absolutely slayed this one, I'm OBSESSED

[@ninasmashups]

the music videos for this album!!!

[@m111sss6]

Beautiful job ❤

[@marliobryan925]

OBSESSED!!💛

[@emily.gilmore]

this is absolutely EVERYTHING

[@ellawitchell1092]

so so good !! can't wait for the album 🥹

[@TorturedSwiftie13]

G I love this song so much omg

[@hazel6962]

this is amazing Gretta 🤍i seriously can’t wait for the albums release 🙌💐💐

[@kakerswelll]

So good ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@gracefieb]

Just so amazing

[@campbellharrison6956]

Certified bop 😍😍

[@rhiannonh5202]

This video is everythingggggg

[@juanjosedroid7885]

Maravillosa música.. Maravillosa Greta..❤✨️✨️💫♥️♥️👑✨️🕊

[@kiera6325]

Omg OBSESSED

[@reborndiajack9612]

nanananaa
thatll be going through my head for ages 🍋

[@isaacp7420]

this song absolutely fuckin slaps

[@m111sss6]

❤

[@clarebrown1855]

BAM!!!
SLAYYYY, Ms Ray!!!
And congrats on avoiding your first divorce whilst ALSO managing to “get song out of it”!!!
CB xoxox

[@GrettaRay]

UR THE BEST

[@lucyeditsstuff]

Love the song, love the video love u x

[@coastlinesbytasha]

Exquisite

[@MatSmithLondon]

Superb actor performances in this vid (and really enjoyed the song / vocals). Should I find this mildly amusing / tongue-in-cheek, or treat it with seriousness?? I'm not so sure now, seeing other comments here!

[@triciajayn2152]

The music video is so incredible 💛💛💛so so proud of you always🫶

[@haleeciaa]

This is a masterpiece and full slay 💅🏽

[@nathaliaamato4075]

AMAZING 😍💛🍋

[@emily.gilmore]

i see THE journal 🤭👀✏️

[@GrettaRay]

U GET IT !!

[@atelierofwitchhat]

Will this have Closed Captions soon? Please?

[@ella2288]

Epic epic epic

[@GrettaRay]

THANK U

[@jhubeJELLO]

so slay

[@rubymiller7609]

The scarf at the end omg

[@MatSmithLondon]

I know right, perfect move from whoever directed this video (or suggested that scarf!)

[@jelletimmermans3916]

It's soo fun and funny

[@pushon10]

Moral of the story: listen to your parents when they warn you about the older man

[@alyssachapman13]

NA NA NA NAAAAAA

[@GrettaRay]

YEEEAAAH !!

[@mikaelaschneiderxo]

his loss for not liking pop girly hits xx

[@GrettaRay]

pop girly hits FOREVER

[@MrKelaher]

"never date a singer song writer and have it end badly" is kinda axiomatic 🤣 So. Embarrassing. For. Him.

[@Tattlebot]

Back to your Nintendo Switch

[@MrKelaher]

@@Tattlebot what ? You right there anon ?

[@ChristchurchInstrumentsOfSurre]

Were there no social services where you live?+[]n

[@gdex6659]

Drake needs to hear this 💀

[@benn5975]

My teenage daughter called this "a song for bitter women hitting the wall"

[@lukeb3964]

Don't date the 30 year old na na naaaa na

[@jakemclean502]

Gretel! What was your favourite scene to film?

[@GrettaRay]

the wedding scene where everyone was pretending to be drunky was SO funny. someone broke a glass, the vibes were hilarious and out of control. i LOVED it

[@sarosenna5850]

@@GrettaRay I guess they kept the smash-the-glass-at-the-wedding tradition in. :)

[@hardykilimann4406]

Guys have to date older women. Only way they can grow up!

[@zarliemay]

cannot even put it into words how OBSESSED I AM WITH THIS SONG + VIDEO!!!

[@GrettaRay]

THANK U !!

[@adamvelo1041]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@GrettaRay]

!!!!!!

[@rebeccahaley9162]

NA NA NA NAAAAA

[@loubukowski171]

Ok

[@lasciviouspaine]

yea grooming usually doesn’t turn out well for one of them

[@geranball9678]

As a 28 year old. If you want to stay where you are you're not compatible no matter your age. I like clubs I'm 28 but if you don't want to visit other continents I'm not interested. No matter what age. You're great and know you're amazing

[@CeeLeb6]

Would you like some maple syrup with those waffles cause all I’m hearing is some waffling

[@Tattlebot]

The Marital Satisfaction of Differently Aged Couples"
Our finding that, in the cross-section, both men and women are the most satisfied with younger partners and least satisfied with older partners, contradicts much of the existing literature on marital sorting and marital age gaps.

[@Tattlebot]

Terrible sentiment. There is no evidence that "dating teenagers" leads to poorer outcomes. It could just as easily be that it results in better than typical stability. This needlessly stigmatises such relationships. It also dramatically shrinks the pool of candidate men available to teen females to a small cohort of teen males, which statistically must greatly reduce the number of highly desirable men available. That's a negative to teen females looking for love.

[@Mjecal]

Nurse, he’s out again

[@Tattlebot]

@@Mjecal I'm not being broadcast on Australian TV, stigmatising teenagers.
"no form of love is wrong, so long as it is love, and you yourself honour what you are doing. Love has an extraordinary variety of forms! And that is all there is in life, it seems to me. But I grant you, if you deny the variety of love you deny love altogether. If you try to specialize love into one set of accepted feelings, you wound the very soul of love. Love must be multi-form, else it is just tyranny, just death."

[@djywrites]

Tell us you're not allowed within a 500m radius of schools without telling us you're not allowed within a 500m radius of schools 🚨🚨🚨

[@Mjecal]

@@Tattlebotseek help

[@slitheen121]

This one officer, this is the one

[@MaksimLiutyy]

Jonny Depp should have watched this song before getting along with Amber Heard 🙂