5/31/2023 0 Comments Boys grow up song![]() But hey - it works great as a toast to great memories, growing up and moving on, too. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reminds us that everything happens for a reason in his guitar-driven track he originally wrote as a break-up song. Standout lyric: “So take the photographs and still frames in your mind/ Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time” Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”.Vitamin C’s 2000s era hit is a graduation playlist essential - but be prepared to have the chorus (featuring a sample from Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”) stuck in your head for the next few days. Standout lyric: “’Cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down/ These memories are playing like a film without sound” Vitamin C, “Graduation (Friends Forever)”.If you don’t have a graduate to celebrate but you wanna take a musical trip down memory lane, these tracks are sure to have you all up in your nostalgic feelings.Ĭheck out these odes to growing up and making new memories below. From songs written for the purpose of this very moment like Vitamin C’s 2000s era earworm “Graduation (Friends Forever),” to classics like Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration,” to melancholy yet optimistic numbers like Billie Eilish’s quarantine-era “my future,” to rocking tunes written for those who are wholeheartedly anti-school like Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” there’s something on this list that everyone is sure to enjoy. To get the party started, Billboard has rounded up 22 tracks that make great additions to any graduation playlist. And before even getting a chance to catch your breath, it’s time to bust out the caps and gowns for pomp and circumstance, snatch that diploma you’ve worked so hard to get, say your farewells and, of course, celebrate. It’s a lot to take in - on top of prom and college decisions for high schoolers and job-hunting for higher ed students. Excitement, nervousness and at least a hint of sadness are just a few of many emotions that senior students feel as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives.Įven those who are not part of the class of 2022 can remember all the “lasts”: your last first day, last homecoming game, last spring break, last exam, and finally, the highly-anticipated last day of school. ![]() Turn on these songs about aging and life to remind yourself that we all feel the growing pains of getting old and it doesn’t have to be bad.Your final year of school is nothing if not an emotional rollercoaster. It is okay to feel sad, sometimes life events remind us that it is time to reflect rather than continue our journey forward. ![]() If you are feeling sentimental about the passing of time then this playlist will help you live in your emotions and work through those thoughts. You may even be going through a tough time and want to feel as if someone has lived in your shoes or felt your pain. ![]() Feeling sentimental, or even sad is not bad if you are feeling the painful joys of the life you have lived. We all have great memories to look back on as we age through life, sometimes it can be daunting to think about how quickly time has gone. Best Songs About Getting Older And Growing Up, Closing Thoughts This angsty song is the perfect listen for those days that you just feel like an outcast. My Chemical Romance reminisces on how hard it can be to feel cool and how it isn’t worth changing who you are to be a part of the cool kids club. Fitting in can be hard at any age, but especially during your teenage years. ![]()
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