Thank Heaven for Little Girls is an album by Dwarves

Dwarves (band)

Dwarves is an American punk band formed in Chicago, Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare, in the mid-1980s. They are currently based in San Francisco, California. Formed as a garage punk band, their career subsequently saw them move in a hardcore direction before settling into an eclectic punk rock...

 released via Subpop in February 1992. This album never charted.

Lyricism of Thank Heaven for Little Girls ranges from the macabre deaths of young ladies of the night

Prostitution

Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...

 in "Blag the Ripper" (inspired by the historical Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper

"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...

), to befriending Satan

Beelzebub

Beelzebub -Religious meaning:Ba‘al Zəbûb is variously understood to mean "lord of flies", or "lord of the dwelling". Originally the name of a Philistine god, Beelzebub is also identified in the New Testament as Satan, the "prince of the demons". In Arabic the name is retained as Ba‘al dhubaab /...

 in "Satan," and to general selfishness

Selfishness

Selfishness denotes an excessive or exclusive concern with oneself, and as such it exceeds mere self interest or self concern. Insofar as a decision maker knowingly burdens or harms others for personal gain, the decision is selfish. In contrast, self-interest is more general...

 in "Anybody But Me." The song title of "Dairy Queen" is inspired by being stranded at a local Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, who also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or...

 restaurant in Missouri

Missouri

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Track listing

1. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
2. "Satan"
3. "Speed Demon"
4. "Blood Brothers Revenge"
5. "Blag the Ripper"
6. "Lucky Tonight"
7. "Who’s Fucking Who"
8. "Fuck ‘em All"
9. "Anybody But Me"
10. "Three Seconds"
11. "Fuck Around"
12. "Dairy Queen" (CD bonus track)

Reissue cd track listing
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Track Listings
1. Satan
2. Speed Demon Intro
3. Speed Demon
4. Blood Brothers Revenge
5. Blag The Ripper
6. Lucky Tonight
7. Who's Fucking Who
8. Fuck 'Em All
9. Anybody But Me
10. Three Seconds
11. Fuck Around
12. Dairy Queen
13. The Scum Also Rises promo (unreleased Dwarves movie)
14. Jonney Glue
15. Anybody Out There
16. Evil Primeval
17. Reputation
18. Lies
19. Saturday Night
20. New Orleans
21. Action Man
22. Smack City
23. Cain Novacaine
24. Underworld
25. Wish That I was Dead
26. Gash Wagon (Blood,Guts and Pussy vinyl only track)

• Reissued on cd in 1999 with the album "Sugarfix".Even though the cover says 24 tracks it is actually 26 tracks on this cd.

Critical reception

David Sprague of Trouser Press

Trouser Press

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described the album as a "water-treading" release, and noted the band's shift to a metal-punk sound. Mark Prindle commented on the increased influence of 1960s garage rock

Garage rock

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. Matt Carlson of Allmusic stated that the album "reins in the disgust of Blood Guts & Pussy, as the Dwarves kick back for a celebration of pure evil".