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Beat's recommended playlist for all of your musical needs.
A Bit of Britney and Eminem in My Top Agnst Playlist
It was a time when I used to listen to different types of music when I was a teenager. From Pop to Rock or even better from Hip-Hop to Latino. It is quite funny, no? You can imagine a teenager full of happiness, plenty of smiles all day and then a teenager who is sad, anxious and does not want to see the world at all. That was me. Music saved me from myself and from others as well. I did not own an iPod or a cool device to listen to music, but I had an old computer left in a corner of my room and that was my savage.
By Andra Silvia Harțuche5 years ago in Beat
Singing Loudly In My Car
I grew up on a farm in Alberta, a fifteen-minute drive to the nearest town and just under thirty minutes to where I went to high school. It was just far enough away that none of my friends would drive to visit me. Thirty minutes wasn’t too much for rural kids, but townies made it sound like it’s literally an eternity (insert dramatic eye roll). Essentially, if I wanted to go anywhere, I needed to beg my parents for a ride or to let me borrow a vehicle to make that happen.
By Christina Blanchette5 years ago in Beat
Teen Angst: A Playlist
For a teenager it wasn't rebellious, but for me it was the most daring thing I had done at the time. Adolescence is like a sparkler. Suddenly it's on fire, bursting with sparks and energy. It is the feeling of being enamored by those few lights in the dark that give you butterflies in the pit of your stomach. Constantly chasing the small trails of vibrance that you hope will eventually lead you to where you're supposed to be. Toward the person you want to be.
By Elin Viktoria5 years ago in Beat
It Wasn't a Phase, Mom!
I wasn’t exactly liked in my early years. I don’t quite know why, but who knows if there was ever a reason for the bullying. Kids can be cruel, and I was an easy target: weird, awkward, bookish, and sometimes blunt. Hell, I’m still like that. When middle school came along, I was desperate for a place to fit in. The fateful moment my 6th grade teacher played a Paramore song in class, I remember looking them up at home and going “Isn’t that some emo band?” And yes, yes they were. I listened to more songs, more bands, and I found somewhere where I wasn’t left out, where I wasn’t the weird one, because everyone else was weird, too. The 2014 emo scene was where I finally found where I belonged. My music taste has since evolved, but I never truly abandoned my roots. How could I, when it made me who I am? I have a long list of songs I love from that era, but I’ve narrowed down my early teenage years into four songs for your convenience.
By Erin Lockhart5 years ago in Beat
I'm Gonna Make it Through High School, Even if it Kills Me
Alright, time to relive some of the hardest years of my life. Many people wish they could return to their teenage years, I don't. While I'm grateful for my experiences, mentors, and friends in high school, I can't say I want to experience it again. Far too much discomfort, trauma, and general angst.
By Lucy Richardson5 years ago in Beat
A Dream World With Rose-Colored Glasses
I didn’t know what Rock, Jazz, Blues and Country music meant in my teenage because my community people considered girls who listen to western music as rebels. Boys enjoyed the freedom which the girls cannot imagine even in their fantasyland. Girls have to stick to the rules. They would force girls to learn only classical music and sing/hear regional songs. The misconception of girls would lose their discipline if they hear English songs floated around my people when I grew up.
By Anitha Sankaran5 years ago in Beat
Say it ain't so that my father said this
"You're just kids from my last marriage" are words no child wants to hear, least of them a teenage boy long-desiring affirmation from an emotionally absent father. As sad as this was to hear I admit looking back that I don't think I was so surprised especially considering this came from a man who deemed feelings for the weak which were to be exorcised by insults and beatings. But what it did do was set the course for this teenage boy to expand his musical outlets. Up until this point, being raised by my father came with listening to the music of his own teenage angst-filled years: Dio, Sabbath, Led Zep, Iron Maiden, and so on. And while nothing wrong with that playlist for anyone to air-fist it or punch a wall to, I remember it never did anything for me when it came letting my angst air out, no matter how many times I watched Kevin Bacon blare Quiet Riot's "Metal Health" from his yellow VW ("Footloose", y'all!).
By Jean LaBarre5 years ago in Beat
Teen Angst Playlist....Adult Angst Playlist....Same Difference
Ah, the teenage years when you feel everything deeply, take everything personally, think everyone is out to get you, and hide yourself away in your room because no one understands you. Those were the days….Not! For most of us, our teenage years consisted of us feeling misunderstood, underestimated, invincible, and alone, so we turned to music to get us through love, life, heartbreak, depression, and anxiety. It was a rough time in our lives that is vividly remembered and, for some of us, like me, this time period still shapes our musical choices even to this day. Being a teenager was hard for everyone, but, for me, it was a nightmare, and this playlist played a huge role in keeping me holding on! However, there are a few that really spoke to me, so I’m going to highlight those specifically, and give you a glimpse into my past. So, go ahead and go to your room, put on your headphones, listen to these masterpieces, sing your heart out, relive your youth, and be prepared to cry, because it’s going to happen.
By Hannah Stanton5 years ago in Beat
The Worst Teenage Angst
Teenage rebellion takes many forms. Whether that is shouting at your parents, getting drunk or simply sleeping until the afternoon. Regardless of where you sit on the spectrum, we can all agree that those teenage years are a challenge. For some, it is a challenge to stay on the straight on narrow, and for others, such as me, it is a struggle to fit in.
By Ben Shelley5 years ago in Beat
