Mutt is track ten off the
Blink 182 album
Enema of the State. Specifically
Tom DeLonge, guitarist of the group, wrote this song about his friend
Benji Weatherly. Apparently, according to interviews, Benji is a professional
surfer that gets a whole lot of “
action”. Benji earned the nickname “Mutt” and so the song, according to Tom, was about a guy and a girl who like to have a lot of “
lovin’”. Looking at the lyrics and I am certain that it is no secret how much the song is simply about
gettin’ your funk on.
Tom conceded that it is definitely not a
deep song, supposed to be very shallowly referring to
the horizontal mambo. However, he further concedes: “As long as it seems
deep, that’s all that matters.”
This song was also featured in the 1999 film
American Pie as well as the band during the scene it is playing. For those searching for this portion of the movie and unfamiliar with the band or the song: whenever
Jim is switching houses while
Nadia is changing clothes in his room the song Mutt is playing. Furthermore, the band watching the Internet broadcast is
Blink 182.
I would include a personal meaning concerning this song but as most fans of the song would agree: there is nothing all that deep here, just a good song based on the music more than anything.