Keeping Up With the Beat

REBECCA ZENG
Staff Writer

Exposure to music is common in these modernized days. Several songs by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Miley Cyrus and OneRepublic have been found enjoyable by today’s youth. With their catchy melodies, it is easy to see why certain songs are currently trending in AHS.

Recently, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis released “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us,” two chart topping songs. It’s no surprise, since the rap in “Thrift Shop” blended with its catchy music, while the fast tempo and clapping beat of “Can’t Hold Us” was received well by music critics.

Moreover, Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball” remains fairly popular, despite the controversy over her music video. The video gained more than 95 million worldwide views on the week of Sept. 8, 2013, according to the LA Times website.

In addition, “Counting Stars” by OneRepublic is a favorite song of many students, revealed by the various times it is played during Spirit Weeks, Talent Thursdays, pep rallies and Blue and Gold Fridays.

Similar to these songs, the soundtrack from the movie Frozen is also often listened to. A fellow Moor occasionally singing out, “Do you want to build a snowman?” is common around campus. “Let It Go,” another song from Frozen, is so favorable
by fans that a cover was made featuring 25 different languages, each line of the song a different language.

Music has been evolving and expanding for generations, and the present generation is no different, given that the songs listed may not be everyone’s favorites.

The question now lies, what do you like to listen to?