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7 One Direction Songs That REVOLUTIONIZED My Teenage Years

My teenage years wouldn't be the same without these songs

Nov 13, 2018

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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7 One Direction Songs That REVOLUTIONIZED My Teenage Years

If anyone has known me throughout the ages of 13-17 years old, then you'll have an idea of who I was. Let me give you a brief description of Aby during those four pivotal years of being a teenager. Well, I was obsessed with One Direction, obsessed to the point as I had posters sprawled throughout my bedroom walls and knew the lyrics to every song. Dedicated, is a slight word to describe my love for One Direction at the time. So, I'll be honoring you with 7 One Direction songs that REVOLUTIONIZED my teenage years.

1. "More Than This"

You thought I was going to take a cheap shot and say "What Makes You Beautiful" as number #1, but I won't. "More Than This" is from their first album "Up All Night" and is iconic in itself. The lyrics and the vocals of the phenomenal Zayn Malik in this song are sonically beautiful.

2. "C'mon, C'mon"

This song is kind of the definition of a stalker song with the lyrics, "Oh, I've been watching you all night, there's something in your eyes". Creepy, but romantic, right? "C'mon, C'mon" is the type of song that makes me jump around my round at 2 in the morning, raging with pure joy.

3. "Summer Love"

Do you remember that person that you fell in love with during a summer filled with warm days and chilly nights of joy? "Summer Love" embodies the summer love you had or wish you had as a hopelessly romantic teenager. Just the boys and an acoustic guitar, this song is incredibly nostalgic.

4. "Does He Know?"

If you've heard "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield than "Does He Know?" is the modern-day version of it. This song is quite rock influenced and the nights of dominating at the air-guitar are to come while listening to "Does He Know?".

5. "Better Than Words"

This is a frisky song, which shows the adult side of the members of One Direction. Fans had the ability to see the band transform into adults throughout the album "Midnight Memories". As fans observed the development in music with the rock tune of "Better Than Words".

6. "Steal My Girl"

This song is an absolute bop, I remember when "Steal My Girl" released I died and came back to life. My sixteen-year-old self felt life after hearing this iconic song, which showcased the changing sound of One Direction in the album "Four". Also, I used to imagine myself as the love interest of all the boys in One Direction, which kept me going during the days of high school.

7. "Little Things"

The tears are literally falling down my eyes as I listen to this corny, but a romantic song that dominated my life at fifteen-years-old. Now, listening to the song at twenty-years-old, I realize are quite cheesy but I lived for those words sung by One Direction. My imperfections were beautiful and that's what One Direction taught me.

These seven One Direction songs dominated my teenage years as I sat in my room crying, smiling, and dancing to these tunes. I hope you listen to these seven songs or at least one and think of me, young Aby thriving to the words of One Direction.

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