Lorde is, evidently, so last year.
Christina Lu / BuzzFeed
Teens take prom season pretty seriously these days. We talked to 17 high schoolers from all over the U.S. about the music they hope to hear on their special day. Turns out EDM is not for everyone, rap songs you know are fun to dance to with groups, the '80s are really uncool, and Flume is in. Not every teen loves "Happy," but they seem to have acknowledged and accepted it.
Amanda, 19, Bronx, N.Y.:
[At prom] slow love songs will not do. Love music makes you all mopey and sad — it makes you want to hug a teddy bear and lie down. Hyper music, like hip-hop, makes you wanna just get on the dance floor and let loose, break out your best dance moves, even if you can't dance. Songs like "Happy" by Pharrell, or Jay Z and Beyoncé. I think the DJ will play the "Cha-Cha Slide" because, for some reason or the other, that song always comes up at parties. It will make anybody come out of their shell. I would play some Rihanna music, like "We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been." Those both have great beats to them.
Selin, 18, San Jose, Calif.:
I guess I'm excited to get ready and go with my friends, but usually the actual prom isn't that fun. They'll probably play a good amount of hip-hop and pop songs, but probably also EDM. For the past two formal dances, we actually had a student DJ — he's in some, like, club at school where they make mixes and stuff. He plays a lot of different dubstep mixes at the dances, but usually people want hip-hop cause it's easier to dance to. If I could choose what they played, I'd probably want a lot of trap, because it's between EDM and hip-hop and I really like both, so it's a perfect combination for me. I really like Flosstradamus and Bassnectar, and for hip-hop I really like Drake and Lil Wayne. For EDM I also really like Diplo. But for the most part, no matter what they play, we're gonna like it, unless it's, like, music that no one knows, like stuff from the '80s that no one had heard of. At an after-party, people will probably end up playing mixes from live events. My friends will just put on mixes from Coachella and we'll listen to that.
Kayla, 18, Louisville, Ky.:
Prom was last weekend. It was really fun. The place was big. The music was OK. Some songs were kinda weird, but other songs just made you wanna get out and dance all night. It was great. [People responded well to] the new songs like "Turn Down for What," "Thrift Shop," and "Happy." And any song that we used to listen to growing up — '90s songs, and early 2000s songs, like that song "Yeah" by Usher. I was so mad they didn't play "Treasure" once, by Bruno Mars. But I don't think the music was really all that important, honestly. It's more about being with your friends. They could play any song and I could dance with them.
Christina Lu / BuzzFeed
No comments:
Post a Comment