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Songs That Reflect Adolescence

A list of songs that will take you back to the fearless teenager you used to be, or maybe still are.

Sammantha Rials

Aug 10, 2016

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The following is a list of songs that brings back the kid in all of us.

1. Jimmy Eat World – "The Middle"

This song feels like an anthem for the underdogs of high school and reminds the young soul that everything will be okay.

2. Nirvana – "Lithium"

A pure grunge classic, Lithium encapsulates the feeling of being a misfit in world of people who seem to get the joke.

3. The Who – "Baba O'Riley"

True to the line "Teenage Wasteland", this song is a blast from the past with the omnipresent vibe of youth.

4. Green Day – "Good Riddance"

Letting go is common ground in high school, as many people begin to change and fall away. Although this song is less of a kind "goodbye," it represents the end of relationships and the feelings surrounding that.

5. Nada Surf – "Always Love"

Played in an episode of the TV show "One Tree Hill," this song is about realizing what matters most, love. Above all else, always, always love.

6. Guster – "One Man Wrecking Machine"

This song completely describes at least one guy you knew in high school. It's flagged with great lyrics and a distinctive sound.

7. Foo Fighters – "Best of You"

Everyone has had a bad experience with someone draining you and while in school, stuck around people, this is ever more present. This song is a powerful portrayal of begging for power back, atoned with the killer vocals by Dave Grohl.

8. Selena Gomez – "Who Says"

This song liberates the young (particularly female) listeners. The pressure to feel and be perfect has always been present, especially in youth and this tune sheds light on that and self love more than anything.

9. My Chemical Romance – "Teenagers"

The title says it all: this song is about the hideous nature that sometimes comes along with being a teen and not knowing how to handle your own emotions as well as others.

10. P!nk – Don't Let Me Get Me

The often ambitious and radical Alicia Moore, who goes by P!nk, nailed the feeling of inadequacy in this song. It speaks for the kid who was battling something deeper than anything external, themselves.

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Songs That Reflect Adolescence

A list of songs that will take you back to the fearless teenager you used to be, or maybe still are.

1. Jimmy Eat World – "The Middle"

2. Nirvana – "Lithium"

3. The Who – "Baba O'Riley"

4. Green Day – "Good Riddance"

5. Nada Surf – "Always Love"

6. Guster – "One Man Wrecking Machine"

7. Foo Fighters – "Best of You"

8. Selena Gomez – "Who Says"

9. My Chemical Romance – "Teenagers"

10. P!nk – Don't Let Me Get Me

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2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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