Writing Prompt: Tell Us About a Song From Your Teens That Still Moves You

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Last week, we flipped the script and asked you to dream up your best prompt and share it with us. Thanks to everyone who did so — we received sooo many great ones! Today, we’re sharing the prompt that you all liked the most. It comes from Eileen Michels, and it is:

Pick a song from your teens that resonates with you, and still moves you when you hear it. What was going on in your life when you first heard it? Did it inspire you? Help you get through something? Depending on your age, did you first hear it on a record? 8-track? Cassette? Jukebox? iPod? Streaming? What events were going on in the world when it first came out? Politically? Environmentally? What’s YOUR song? 🎶

We can’t wait to hear from you — and we hope this gets you writing. So, share away, and please share this prompt with a friend you think could use it!