By LIBERTY COYLE-PADDACK
Sheridan High School Student
This column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School dual-credit program students and Human Services teacher Abby Williams.
Everyone has their favorite music artist, but in my opinion, there is only one band that could ever claim the honor of truly creating the most wonderful music in the world.
In January 2016, the world grieved the loss of the best of the best in the music industry; the metaphorical death of the greatest song artists of all time left a gaping hole in the hearts of millions across the globe.
This was the fateful time One Direction went on a break … never to return.
One particularly traumatized girl, Olivia by name, reportedly said, “When I turned 18, this became the Story of My Life. I have No Control over anything anymore, and everything I adore, all the Perfect parts of my life, always seem to slip away. It’s the Little Things in life that bring me joy, but now all those happy times are History.”
This heartbreaking confession is a snapshot of all the distress 1D fans have felt ever since this devastating loss.
With an impressively successful five-year-run, this boy band released five different, yet all equally amazing, albums, reaching a shocking release of one album every year!
After their debut, their fan base exploded exponentially, representing every continent on the planet and garnering worldwide attention. People all across the world stayed Up All Night listening to their hit songs, and even older fans felt rejuvenated to Live While We’re Young and step out of their comfort zones. Worldwide tours, media interviews, and mobs of crazed, starstruck fans marked the highs of One Direction’s career in the spotlight.
Unfortunately, You & I both know that it didn’t last. After four years together, and releasing their fourth album titled the same, the oldest member, Zayn Malik, left the band. This was the beginning of the end. The others carried on for another year, even releasing their fifth, and final, album, but ultimately went their separate ways. The public was told that they were going on hiatus, which is just a fancy term for a break, and would reconvene after 18 months. That never happened.
To this day, even when Directioners tried to bring them back One Way or Another, we still mourn their absence. All we have left are their songs, YouTube videos, and our Midnight Memories.
As their 15-year anniversary draws closer, 1D fans hope against hope that they might come back together after all this time. A few of the members have hinted at a possible reunion at some point in time, and this milestone marks the perfect time for such a historic event.
No matter what happens, true Directioners know that no matter how many times the Night Changes, Nobody Compares to One Direction.
Great article. I love the creativity of working their song names into the article!! Keep writing and working toward your dreams.