I have a confession to make to all of my college friends: There is a whole other life that I've lived that you all know absolutely nothing about. I've been to Vans Warped Tour, met Patrick Stump after stalking Fall Out Boy's tour bus after one of the 11 shows that I've been to, been in mosh pits, owned too many band tees from Hot Topic and, of course, wore bows to clip back my overly-swooped side bangs. I am a proud former emo teen.
Although I can't say I miss wearing eyeliner that made me resemble a raccoon, I do miss the greatest genre of music of all time: emo/pop-punk music. We just don't have music like that nowadays. No artist can fully grasp the concept of complicated love, feeling excluded or life transitions quite like the greatest emo bands of the 2000s. Even though some of these bands have tried to make a comeback, nothing can compare to listening to their original emo songs on your blue iPod Mini while sitting on the bus en route to junior high school.
I know that I'm not the only former emo teen to come out of hiding. It's time to tap into your ~eMoTiOnAl~ side again and head-bang to all of the songs I know you still (shamefully) remember.
1. "Miserable At Best," Mayday Parade
2. "Remembering Sunday," All Time Low
3. "Secret Valentine," We The Kings
4. "The Great Escape," Boys Like Girls
5. "Candles," Hey Monday
6. "The Way We Talk," The Maine
7. "Think Of You Later (Empty Room)," Every Avenue
8. "She's A Lady," Forever The Sickest Kids
9. "The Curse Of Curves," Cute Is What We Aim For
10. "Honestly," Cartel
11. "Slow Down," The Academy Is...
12. "Dark Blue," Jack's Mannequin
13. "Here (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye
14. "Move Along," The All-American Rejects
15. "Only One," Yellowcard
16. "Girls & Boys," Good Charlotte
17. "With Me," Sum 41
18. "Face Down," The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
19. "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)," My Chemical Romance
20. "MakeDamnSure," Taking Back Sunday
21. "Mr. Brightside," The Killers
22. "Vindicated," Dashboard Confessional
23. "Can't Be Saved," Senses Fail
24. "DONTTRUSTME," 3OH!3
25. "Shake It," Metro Station
26. "Misery Business," Paramore
27. "Such Great Heights," The Postal Service
28. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," Panic! At The Disco
29. "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs," Fall Out Boy
30. "So Contagious, Acceptance"
31. "Ohio Is For Lovers," Hawthorne Heights
Now that you're feeling nostalgic, you can listen to the ultimate emo throwback playlist of all time to fill the void.
