#Lyrics and chords making memories of us series

Lorde made an edgy, feminist piece with this one.

My parents gave up on saying no, so they just drowned us out with whatever song they could pull up the fastest. I don’t know about you, but my 2013 consisted of listening to my sister and her friends taking bets about what the new Kardashian baby was going to be named, making videos for Vine, and begging my parents for a selfie stick for Christmas. Unlike that ungrateful girl on the other end of the phone, we all listened to Adam Levine and Maroon 5 over and over again with this one. Who wouldn’t want Adam Levine cramped inside of a streetside payphone trying to call them? Well apparently the girl that this 2012 Maroon 5 track was about. You can’t think of 2012 without thinking of this Korean “masterpiece”. Being the first video to hit one billion views on YouTube, the music video held its place at the most viewed video on the website for five whole years. Between the catchy lyrics, which none of us understood, and the dance that went along with it, this was a guaranteed hit the moment Psy introduced it to the world. There is no doubt that this song caught the attention of all of us. If we are all going to die, we should die listening to a fantastic song, but how are you supposed to pick just one song to end the year (and the world) with? Gangnam Style – PSY Will it be Obama’s second term or will the Romney regime run the oval office? That’s even if any of them get to be sworn in, the world is supposed to end in two months. The year is 2012, it’s the end of October. It’s loud, rowdy and all about having a good time, and when listening to the heavy bass of this song, that’s all you’ll be doing. You can lose your mind, your cares, or your self-dignity when you listen to this LMFAO banger. She sang “We could have had it all” and even though her ex didn’t, Adele really did get it all this year. Rolling In the Deep – AdeleĮarning its title as song of the year, a song about reflection and realization about the relationship she recently got out of (literally three hours before writing this song), “Rolling In the Deep” was used as any angsty teen’s post-breakup song.

To make the torture of your multiplication tables a little more bearable, you hit play on your iPod shuffle and a medley of classics fill your room. It’s time to do your weekly XtraMath lesson.

#Lyrics and chords making memories of us series

2011Īfter coming home from a suuuuper hard day at elementary school, you just want to watch the series finale of Hannah Montana for the sixth time this week. But when we were home alone, we had this one blasting, and we were all singing along to a private concert for that special person you hate the most. “Forget You” was the song we all knew the lyrics to, but we had to play the clean version in front of our parents.

(What a tease!) Forget You – CeeLo Greenīeing released in a time just a little bit before our angsty middle school days was this Ceelo Green jem. It left the elementary school-aged us dreaming how fun our teenage years would be. The song leaves you shaking your head from side to side along with the beat. This Katy Perry track is the perfect blend of meaningless一yet catchy一 lyrics, upbeat tempo, and a spontaneous story of wanting to run away. What’s playing? Is it “Only Girl” by Rihanna, “DJ Got Us Falling In Love” by Usher, or any other newly released hit? 2010 was such an iconic year of music, it was hard to pick which songs would top our list… but we did. You’re anywhere from kindergarten to third grade and on your way to school, your mom turns up the radio. Pause Toy Story 3, put down your Monster High doll and Zhu Zhu Pet, and let me walk you through the year 2010. Each year brought a different iconic playlist that has burned lyrics into our brains, ensuring that we will be embarrassing our children when it plays on the radio for years to come. As the decade comes to a close, we as high schoolers can look back on the songs that have shaped our teenage years.