13 Songs from our Youth that still have the Power to Transform Us.

As a child, I adored their music. I was obsessed — a super fan, a Blockhead. They were my Beatles. I remember listening to my bootleg cassette of their self-titled debut album on my Care Bears boombox, and “borrowing” the “Hangin’ Tough” album from my best friend. I definitely still have that cassette in a box somewhere at my parents’ house. There was nothing genius about their songs, but hearing them made me feel good. They made we want to sing at the top of my lungs. They made me want to learn cheesy dance moves and perform them for my family, which was not the norm for my <a href="https://www.elephantjournal.com/2020/07/12-things-introverts-are-best-at-doing-sukriti-chopra/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">painfully shy</a> self. Their music made me wonder what it would feel like to fall in love, be kissed, be wanted. And you know how <a href="https://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/09/dont-let-your-breakup-steal-this-from-you-warning-adult-language/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">some songs become associated</a> with a difficult or traumatic part of your life, and you can’t hear the opening notes without being transported back to that pain? Well, even though my childhood had some incredibly painful moments, somehow those memories never attached themselves to these songs. For me, they’ve stayed pure. So pure that even now, 35 years after the initial New Kids’ album came out, each song that I loved as a child still transports me back to that good, wholesome, childlike feeling of wonder. <a href="https://medium.com/the-daily-mindful/13-songs-from-our-youth-that-still-have-the-power-to-transform-us-af19eab15e0d">Visit Now</a>