If you asked me what the newest fad(时尚)is for teens today, I would have to say the iPod．This handheld electronic device can store and play thousands of songs．Everyone has one．After all, to most teens, music is more than a way to express themselves．It’s their“escape”．

　　On popular music radio stations, almost every song is about love, and many love songs are about break-ups(分手)．There are two ways people react to break-ups．They may be glad to break up with people that don’t appreciate them：“Get out!Leave, right now, it’s the end of you and me．I can’t wait for you to be gone,”goes a popular song by a singer named Jo Jo．Or they may beg their ex-boy/girlfriends to come back：“Baby, when you left, I lost a part of me…Please come back, we belong together,”goes an equally popular song by Mariah Carey, a huge star．

　　But not all songs are about break-ups; some songs about true love are also popular．DJ Sammy’s“Baby you’re all that I want/when you’re lying here in my arms/I’m finding it hard to believe/we’re in heaven．”(Will they be singing“Get Out, Leave”or“We Belong Together”tomorrow?)

　　Other songs are about growing up．“Did I grow up according to plan?And do you think I’m wasting my time doing things I want to do?But it hurts when you disapprove all along,”goes a song by Simple Plan, addressed to a dad who tried to plan out his son’s life．

　　However, the best songs are the ones about important issues in the world．A couple of years ago, the longest-reigning number one song of the year, a favourite of mine as well, was a song promoting(提倡)non-violence in a tumultuous world．But another song tops my list：“I don’t want another pretty face…I want you and your beautiful soul．”Other songs make me want to scream at the radio, especially when they top the ratings charts：“Don’t you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?”However, all songs, whether about falling in love or out of it, truly reflect the mood of a generation．

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