So, for all of my fellow emo kids, this playlist full of the 30 best emo songs is sure to give you those nostalgic feels and happy memories of your teenage days heavy black eyeliner not included. If you Google the word emo, you'll find the following definitions : "A style of rock music resembling punk but having more complex arrangements and lyrics that deal with more emotional subjects An admirer of emo music or a member of the subculture associated with it Denoting or relating to emo and its associated subculture. Whatever your flavor, look through this list and see if one or a bunch of your old favorites made the cut. Now go ahead and relive your emo phase by tuning into this playlist of the 30 best emo songs ever. She had the typical emo raccoon eyes, dark — sometimes blonde — hair with punky pink highlights, and she thought posers made everything "So Complicated. Admit it. Little did my surprisingly deep and alarmingly melancholic mind realize how few boys would even get to pass a second date with me unscathed.


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1. "Nobody’s Home" by Avril Lavigne
One of the greatest feats of the emo genre is its ability to cross barriers, genres and fandoms to unite us all under the common denominator of music. While the early s were a time of thriving for excessive eyeliner and black skinny jeans, the past decade has brought forth a revival that many of us never saw coming. It was a lifestyle. In , it became the second best-selling rock song in the U. Nostalgia reigns supreme in this Sleeping With Sirens track that many still have on repeat in They say this track is forever, and forever is all that we need. Go Radio helped turn into 20ninescene by announcing their return after disbanding in The almost cliche-like romanticized track stood out for many, with the self-titled album earning its place in emo history in no time at all.
Straylight Run – “Existentialism on Prom Night”
We all remember the smash hits, but sadly, there are several forgotten emo classics from the noughties that have been consigned to the scene scrapheap alongside MySpace, crunkcore and shutter shades. These are 12 forgotten emo classics that belong on any throwback playlist. Built around a tender piano melody, this cut from John Nolan and co. It was the album, Fevers and Mirrors , to which this track belongs that set Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst on the path to becoming an alternative music icon, and he remains a well-respected name to this day. Fevers and Mirrors has sold an impressive , copies to date. The backing vocals are pretty iconic, too, and as a whole this is a song that paved the way for bands like the Academy Is… and Cute Is What We Aim For to pick up the emo-meets-power-pop ball and head for goal. Characterized by feelings of teenage angst, young love and raw emotion, this song makes for the perfect soundtrack to reminiscing about the good times of summers past. Amber Pacific put out their last album, The Turn , in , but have been pretty quiet in recent years. Despite the growth of the emo scene being felt most prominently in the States, the U.
The angsty lyric that spoke to you: "What will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems? This was the music video that ignited your undying love for Frank Iero and affirmed your attraction to emo men. Gerard Way and the band just knew how much of an outcast you were and gave you an anthem that paved your way into emo-hood.