Post 'em here. Songs that bring back memories, for good or bad, of your adolescence.

For those of you who are still youngins, tell us about music you heard when you were little.





edit: I'm asking about music that has emotional resonance for you; music that brings up memories, for good or bad, of that time. I am not asking who your favourite band was or what was on the popular charts at the time.
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The movie came out when I was in high school and it totally reflected the kids in my school. Still love the song, but I don't think I can watch the movie again.

edit: The movie being The Breakfast Club of course.
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Here are mine, in no order:

Freaker's Ball -Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show hanging out in Freaker's Corner, sort of a catch-all gathering spot for those freaks without strong clique affiliations.


Fuck the Pain Away -Peaches driving around with Kristine and Hannah

Still D.R.E. -Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Surreptiously drinking with the best friend in the locker rooms before gym class.

Again -Lenny Kravitz The moment the best friend and I decided that grown up men could be sexy, too.

Girl of My Dreams -The Moffats Getting pissed on New Year's 1999, waiting for the world to end.

Kiss My Irish Ass -Keltic Cowboys, and The Last of Barrett's Privateers -Stan Rogers The summer we filmed our Lord of the Rings parody.


The Call -Backstreet Boys The epic journey to Vancouver

Beast of Burden -Rolling Stones Dancing with Artemis.
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sextonseven said:

The movie, though not at all new by then, was such a big part of my 17th year.

Ah,,,high school music













99/00 was a good period in my life.

High school was only 3 years ago for me. I'll be 21 in 14 days.

Basically a lot of the same people who are out now in terms of who was commercially successful during. Beyonce, Alicia, Britney, Usher, Mariah, Eminem, OutKast, Kelly Clarkson, Justin, and that whole crowd were the ones present on the charts. I liked them but my taste wasn't limited to who was commercially viable like a lot of teens. There was a bunch of people/songs I liked. I thought Prince's Musicology was incredible. I thought India Arie's Testimony Vol.1 never got the recognition it deserved. I don't know, it's hard for me to make a list of 4 or 5 songs. I enjoyed a lot of stuff.

I was in school from 1982-1986, the PRIME years for 80's music. You do the math on what was out at that time.

It started with a Thriller and ended with a Parade.

music from my high school years(1969-74)james brown,mandrill,b.t express,the o'jays,harold melvin and the bluenotes,labelle,donna summer,kool and the gang,mfsb,george mccrae,hues corporation,gloria gaynor,kc and the sunshine band,sylvers,temptations,diana ross,marvin gaye,moments,delphonics
main ingredient,blue magic,bloodstone,natalie cole,minni ripperton,labelle
dells,ewf,santana,sly,csny,van mccoy,isley brothers,joe simon,issac hayes
jackson 5,tavares,four tops,junior walker and the allstars,jimmy castor
miles davis,originals,billy paul,stylistics,spinners,ike and tina turner
honeycones,eddie holman

Everytime I hear these songs, I reminisce to when I played in my high school marching band:


Other notable HS memory songs:

... or anything by Run-DMC

I could keep going...

Oh, fuck it, the images are messing up.

During my high school years I listened to a bunch of different artists:

Dixie Chicks
Mariah Carey
Lauryn Hill
Sam Sparro
Rahsaan Patterson
Feist
Maroon 5
Mika
Prince
Keyshia Cole
Jamie Cullum
Joss Stone
Beyoncé
Jennifer Hudson
Corinne Bailey Rae
Van Hunt

The Dreamgirls soundtrack will forever remind me of high school
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prince
jane's addiction
gene loves jezebel
the replacements
the cure
black flag
van halen


Oh, what was everybody else listening to?

I guess it was crap like
Bobby Brown
Paula Abdul
Milli Vanilli
Warrant

9th Grade

Something About You - Ebonee Webb
Get It Up - The Time
Controversy - Prince
Super Freak - Rick James
She's A Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
Mama Used To Say - Junior
The Gigolo - O'Bryan
Sweat (Till You Get Wet) - Brick
The Other Woman - Ray Parker, Jr.
Emergency - The Whispers
At The Concert - Bill Summers and Summers Heat
Traffic Jammer - The Barkays
She's Got To Be (A Dancer) - Jerry Knight
Get Down On It- Kool and The Gang
Do You Love Me - Patti Austin
Aye No Corrida - Quincy Jones
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind, and Fire
Murphy's Law - Cheri
Work That Sucker To Death - Xavier
So Ruff, So Tuff - Roger
You're The One For Me - D Train

10th Grade

1999 - Prince
Nasty Girl - Vanity 6
Wild and Loose - The Time
Hard To Get - Rick James
Do Wah Ditty - Zapp
Outlaw - War
Finger On The Trigger (Love Is In Control) - Donna Summer
Flamethrower Rap - Felix and Jarvis
Let Me Tickle Your Fancy - Jermaine Jackson
You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap Band
Drop The Bomb - Trouble Funk
Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
Planet Rock - Soul Sonic Force
Play At Your Own Risk - Planet Patrol
Pack Jam - The Jonzun Crew
Nunk (New Wave Funk) - Warp 9
And The Beat Goes On - Orbit
Got To Get Up On It - Bobby Nunn
Body Slam - Bootsy Collins
She Talks To Me With Her Body - The Barkays
Ms. Got The Body - Con Funk Shun
Atomic Dog - George Clinton

11th Grade

Electricity - Midnight Star
Let The Music Play - Shannon
White Horse - Laid Back
I.O.U. - Freeeze
Pilot Error - Stephanie Mills
Ray-Gun-Omics - Project Future
Change Of Heart - Change
I Can Make You Dance - Zapp
Cold Blooded - Rick James
Invasion - Ray Parker Jr.
Radio Activity - Royal Cash
Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
Tonight - Kool and The Gang
Party Train - The Gap Band

12th Grade

The Party Has Begun - Freestyle
When Doves Cry - Prince
In The Mix - Roger
Outrageous - Lakeside
Freakshow On The Dance Floor - The Barkays
Operator - Midnight Star
Jungle Love - The Time
Sound Chaser - Paul Hardcastle
Reckless - Chris "The Glove" Taylor and David Storrs
Egypt, Egypt - Egyptian Lover
Meeting In The Ladies Room - Klymaxx
I Want It To Be Real - John Rocca
My Love Is Alive - Chaka Khan
Throwdown - Griffin
17 - Rick James
Lovergirl - Teena Marie
Freak-A-Ristic - Atlantic Star
I Simply Like - Mtume
Jam The Box - Pretty Tony
Can You Rock It Like This - Run DMC
Do You Wanna Get Away - Shannon
Electric Lady - Con Funk Shun

ernestsewell said:

I'm not asking what was out at the time, I'm asking what music was important to YOU in your high school years. It does not have to have been something that charted during that time.

musicjunky318 said:

I'm not asking what you happened to listen to, I'm asking about particular songs that were important to you that bring up good or bad memories. That's a much different question.

abigail05 said:

I didn't ask what artists you listened to versus what everyone else listened to, I asked if there were specific songs you listened to at that age that hold emotional resonance for you.

meow85 said:

Every thing. Everything I could absorb and listen to, I did. I saved me from a harsh reality of my parents divorce, and my mom's subsequent plethora of men in and out of the door, and her bedroom. I despise it. Music truly kept me from drinking, or trying drugs, or whatever. It's all I cared about.

i don't have it as bad as i thought i would throughout high school musically cultured wise
at least the justin and britney phase has passed! & thank God for that

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I was also busy researching (or revisiting) new wave:


Anything with the sound of vintage synths and drum machines (including Prince)
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ernestsewell said:

That's not an answer.

I want to see a picture of Ernest in his twink era, and a handful of tunes mostly from 11th Grade.

Cinnie said:

It is an answer, just not the one you want.

Senior year:


Junior year:


Navy:



Anything from 1982-1986 full defined my high school years. It was the prime time to be in school, and to graduate. Music changed in about 1987/1988, so my time in HS was still "the 80's" as we know it. The later 80's became the Rick Wake years with productions for Taylor Dayne, Cathy Triccoli, Sheena Easton, etc. That wasn't my "sound". Mine was everything from Duran Duran's "Planet Earth" to "Kiss" from Prince.