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| My senior picture, oh the hair. |
I miss the 90s. There, I said it. Do not get me wrong, I would not want to go through high school or puberty ever again, that ish was hellacious. But everything else about that time was, in my opinion, amazing. I was relishing my teenage years, I could eat whatever the heck I wanted with pretty much no consequences. The bigger my hair was, the better my day was going to be. When I finally started straightening my hair, you know it was adorned with little barrettes. We had only recently gotten cable, and I loved watching 90210 and Melrose. I was reading VC Andrews, Stephen King and Danielle Steel. I was wearing flannel, overalls, and showing my belly button in a discrete, classy way. I wanted to date Jordan Catalano. I knew that Rose had plenty of room on that piece of wood for Jack. The time was, in a word, iconic.
By far, the most iconic thing about this time was the music. I know everyone has songs that mentally transport them to their youth, but I feel the 90s was extra rich, musically. You saw the surge of grunge, the birth of indie rock, the mainstream acceptance of rap and hip hop. There were so many amazing musical moments in this decade, that a tiny little playlist can hardly do it justice. I have boiled it down to my very favorites, ones that shuttle me back to specific moments in my youth. So put on your doc martins and baby doll dresses, grab that jean jacket and have a listen. See if this doesn't make you want to watch Reality Bites.
