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Angst Was Riding Shotgun
Growing up, I would have never been considered a very angsty child. I followed the rules and would have definitely been called a teacher’s pet. Okay, on multiple occasions I was called the teacher’s pet. I lived a sheltered life and had very little to feel moody about. But in the summer of 2001, the state of California gave me a little card that said I was allowed to drive. And everything changed. I put on my cargo pants, slid on my Oakley sunglasses, jumped into my mom’s Ford Expedition, and hit the road. I was in the driver’s seat and angst was riding shotgun.
Megan ClancyPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe Break Up Playlist My Middle School Best Friend Made Me
I grew up in China, so I had no Youtube. No idea of the pop culture wars that went on in the outside world. The only thing I knew about Britney Spears was that she had a song about hitting people. Blissful ignorance. I grew up on CDs my parents had bought of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and even occasionally (gasp) the 90s, but also from the 1600s, the 1700s, and the 1800s. Taylor Swift's Fearless was the first time I realised that music had continued to evolve beyond the Eagles (although I didn't actually hear it until 2011). So when I experienced a break up (we had only been dating for like, I don't even remember, 2 weeks?), my lovely friend made me a playlist that was far, far more angst ridden than my actual breakup.
Melissa in the BluePublished 3 years ago in BeatNostalgia...
It’s crazy how much time has passed since I listened to my favorite hits from my teenage years. But it’s even crazier to imagine what my life would have been like without them. There always seemed to be a PERFECT song for the way that I was feeling. And being a teenage girl, my mood always shifted—constantly.
Headphones & Heartbreak
The year was 2003, and I was 13 years old, and on the precipice of my burgeoning teenagehood! My body was changing, my hormones were raging, and I was about as awkward as they come. Clutching the straps of my new ice blue Jansport and beaming through a mouthful of aqua and purple braces, I walked into my first day at Blanchard Middle School.
Celine LoisellePublished 3 years ago in BeatSongs Every Teenager Had On Their iPod
Songs Every Teenager Had On Their iPod No matter what kind of teenager you were, you had these on your playlist. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjA2a-S-rLwAhUtIjQIHTseAHkQFjAHegQIBBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLswygcS079Go66mHrA9Nf-xeHU8IFsxgl&usg=AOvVaw1AtCT0z_T22QtUh6RLOGhP (This isn’t my playlist, but I love listening to it).
Burnt BaguettesPublished 3 years ago in Beat‘Fighting’ to ‘Creep’ and ‘Crawl’…
‘Fighting’ to ‘Creep’ and ‘Crawl’… … Out of My Own ‘Hurt’ Skin . <Singing…> “Not sure why there is no sun up in the sky…
Ross E Fortune LombardiPublished 3 years ago in BeatBest Songs I would like to listen At 18
At the point when I'm disturbed, my #1 thing is to go for a long vehicle ride. With my windows down, music impacting, and no objective as the main priority I'm ready to do the most mending.
sachin panditPublished 3 years ago in BeatA MEANINGFUL JOURNEY
Growing up, weekend band practice and working for my Italian fathers' Autocar business didn't sit well alongside each other. The expectation for me was that I and my brothers helped my Dad and supported the family when I wasn't at school. I wasn't interested in cars, I was only interested in music and often had to fight to get out of the house, carrying my guitar and amp several miles on foot just to make it to rehearsal on a Saturday morning. I was heavily into classic rock music - Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and it stands to reason that these would inevitably be the kind of bands and sounds that I would try to emulate.
Paolo Giuseppe Sergio MorenaPublished 3 years ago in BeatAn Emo Music Theory
The confession that I never left my emo phase has to be made. I often look in the mirror and get excited because I am now my younger self’s version of cool. A subject I like to think is not debatable. It is not just my look that would have younger me doing cartwheels though. Not only was I daydreaming about who my next crush was going to be every other day, but I was also daydreaming about ways I could improve myself as a person. I would be more than happy to report to my inner child all the meditation, therapy, and various self-improvement activities they tried, paid off.
Stephanie BojanekPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe Last Generation for Great Music Was: The 90's
The Last Generation for Great Music Was: The 90's Remembering the Good Old Days By Alisha Allen I have been asked to submit an article on my teenage favorite playlist and I am more than happy to do so. Music was especially important to me as a teenager. Like so many of us, life was challenging for me in high school. I sure had some fun moments, however, there was a lot of hardship too, and not just those fun moments. I know that is every aspect of life, however, when we are teenagers, we don’t really know how to deal with the rough times as we don’t have the maturity or wisdom, yet. Music was what really helped me to get through those rough times. Music also played a role in the great times too. So, I will be mentioning in this article some of the happy, upbeat party songs, as well as some of the songs that helped pull me out of depression.
Alisha AllenPublished 3 years ago in BeatMusic Transcended My Soul
Music, lol one of the many loves of my life. I met music at a time of my life when my youth was running wild, and free, A time where finding yourself was an emotional and trying task, which needed special pampering and care. It was when I was in my teens that I was in my darkest state, that music became the medicine for my soul. I remember cool summer nights, grabbing my mom's cassette player, digging through her box of cassette tapes for an artist who connected with me at that moment. I remember grabbing Seal, listening to "A kiss from a rose on the grave" after a heartbreak, with a crush as tears streamed down my cheeks showing the pain I felt. The way the music resonated with my heart and soul as if it was speaking to me. I daydream about being with the Artist as he sang his heart out to me trying to fix what was broken. At this time I was deeply into music, I had a voice for it and loved to sing as if was center stage with the whole world watching. I would sing "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence, as though I was trying to conjure up this the part of me that was hidden so deep from the world, for fear of being misunderstood. music was the drive in my life, it brought me great peace, and surrender. I felt understood when I would listen to the lyrics of Sade, "Soldier of Love", as it was my nature to be so loving, despite the circumstances I faced in my life. It was the way the music spoke to me, I could hear every beat, every drum, every instrument as though they had individual stories and when brought together told of a masterpiece of love, heartache, grace, and peace, creating waves of serenity that could take you to a world away from this one in which I lived. I remember when tough times took a toll and family fallouts began. I'd retreat to my room, lay on my bed, and stare into space trying to understand, wanting to scream out to everyone about why this family was so messed up but, holding my voice for fear of not knowing where to start, or making it worse. Then I would grab my headset, close my eyes and listen to Pink "family portrait" as her words filled my ears and spoke for me as I belted the lyrics out loud without realizing the whole house, maybe even the neighborhood could hear me. In time those moments where I felt joy, like when my family was together, or Hanging beside the pool with my friends late nights jamming to Linkin Park, Gwen Stafani, Black Eye Peas, which was one of my favorite groups who brought life to the night, talking about our preschool days, and what we would do or who'd we be in the future. Calming things down with some Reggae, which I loved, looking into the stars and talking about the Aliens with laughter and debates that followed lol, with the smell of chlorine scented pool water floating through the night breezes, as the wind pushes the trees, causing them to sway, tired but never wanting to leave that moment in time. (sighs) sorry guys nostalgia is kicking in as I sit here reminiscent of what made my youth so beautiful and memorable despite the struggles, and hard times. Remembering how my favorite song by Evanescence "My Immortal brought me, my first real true friend, cause kids who looked like me, couldn't understand my taste in music. How music brought the family together when I'd be the DJ lol it makes me smile. It's almost as if life is like different genre's of music, and with the right song or playlist, you can make people laugh, cry, bring joy and people together, fall in love, speak to someone's soul if you wanted but couldn't find the right words to say. I was never really good at sticking to one playlist because there many options and access to beautiful music in the world. I'd always find something different or new. No matter what I was going through, what I was facing, music helped me escape, help me feel more alive, feel as if I could take on the world. my playlist was the boyfriend that loved me, the mother who understood me, the friend who made me smile and laugh, it gave me a voice when I didn't think I had one, healed my heart and soul when I had given up. I don't know if you all will understand how I feel but, Music transcended my soul.
My angsty teen songs
Tokyo Narita- Halsey I was always angsty, still, and this song has many emotions that can’t be described. The lyrics never really held a deep meaning for me but when I’m all run out from thinking, feeling, or saying anything I can play this. It’s not anything I’ve experienced but I can feel what she’s feeling like going through the motions. It’s just a short freestyle but it feels like so much more. I really can’t explain it.
Daija DouglasPublished 3 years ago in Beat