If You’re Gen-X, These ’90s Songs Will Transport You Back To High School
If you went to high school in the ’90s and you grew up to be a writer, first I’d like to say: all apologies. God, remember all the flannel we wore? I must have had seven pairs of ripped jeans and I loved it. If you want to channel all your old angst into creativity, check out Pop Prompts: The ’90s. This collection of writing prompts inspired by ’90s songs will wake up your creative teen spirit. (Sorry, I promise not to make any more Nirvana puns.)
Were all of these experiences universal for ’90s teens, or was it just me?
You sat in the rain listening to “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses.
Someone sang “These Are Days” by 10,000 Maniacs at your graduation.
You had your first make-out session while listening to “Crash into Me” by Dave Matthews Band.
You and your friends drove around aimlessly singing along to “Blister in the Sun” by the Violent Femmes (which is technically an ’80s song but whatever).
“Late at Night” by Buffalo Tom instantly stirs up thoughts of Jordan Catalano.
You remember all the missing kids from Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” music video on MTV.
You danced to “Groove Is in the Heart” by Deee-Lite at a school dance and you felt SO ADULT and SO COOL.
You thought “Lightning Crashes” by Live was the DEEPEST song.
You can still do the “Macarena” in your sleep.
You remember where you were when you found out Kurt Cobain was dead. (I was in my high school drama class and my friend Nicole burst into the room and broke the news to everyone because she heard it on KROQ.)
You desperately wanted to go “Nightswimming” because of REM.
You’ve driven down Santa Monica Blvd. with the windows rolled down singing Sheryl Crow’s “All I Wanna Do” as loudly as possible.
If you identified with any of the statements above, you kinda NEED to get Pop Prompts: The ’90s. It’ll help you access all those dormant creative ideas!