Back to School
- The Smiths, "The Headmaster Ritual"
- Van Halen, "Hot for Teacher"
- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, "School Days"
- The Mountain Goats, "Fall of the Star High School Running Back"
- John Lee Hooker, "Teachin' the Blues"
- Chuck Berry, "School Days"
- The Replacements, "Fuck School"
- Kanye West, "School Spirit"
- The Dubliners, "Schoolday's Over"
- Nirvana, "School"
- Venom, "Teacher's Pet"
- Otis Redding, "Stay in School (Radio Spot)"
- James Brown, "Don't Be a Dropout"
- Paul Simon, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
- Elvis Costello & the Attractions, "Chemistry Class"
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Catholic School Girls Rule"
- Jerry Lee Lewis, "High School Confidential"
- Muddy Waters, "Good Morning Little School Girl"
- Jethro Tull, "Teacher"
- Leonard Cohen, "Teachers"
- The Ramones, "Rock 'n' Roll High School"
- Pearl Jam, "Jeremy"
- Deftones, "Pink Maggit"
- Pink Floyd, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
- Gwar, "School's Out"
3 comments:
Love it. Here are some extras that I love...
School Days - The Runaways
High school Lover - Air
Popular - Nada Surf
Underground - Ben Folds Five
The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun - Julie Brown
Wow, all great choices! That Air song is my favorite part of The Virgin Suicides, and I didn't even think of "Underground" as a school song, but you're absolutely right. Also, any back to school mix needs "School Days," though I ended up picking the Joan Jett & the Blackhearts version over the Runaways'.
"Popular" is a great song--I remember when it was thought of as a novelty, but Nada Surf has maintained a pretty impressive indie rock career since then.
You don't really hear "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" much anymore. I still think it's funny, but it's definitely a relic of a more innocent time. There'd be an uproar if it came out today.
The Virgin Suicides opened me up to AIR and I love Sophia Coppola forever for it.
I totally agree with your assessment of Popular. I remember when it came out and thinking that it was going to be the most annoying song in the world in a few months. The song is STILL awesome.
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