Labor Day is over, which means summer vacation is over and
school will be back in full swing over the next week.
Most people go to school in their lifetimes. And because of this
universality, school is also a popular topic for bands and artists to write
about. From songs about high school love
interests and feeling bored in class to both loving and dismissing the entire
institution, you would be hard pressed not to find a song that summed up your
own feelings on the subject.
Whether the prospect of another school year terrifies or
delights you, Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s music outlet, wants to help pump you
up with a list of songs written about school. Here are seven of our favorite songs
about school that will get you out of bed and rocking your way out the door to
your first class.
1.
Bowling for Soup, “High School Never Ends”: If
it makes you feel any better, being in high school is no different than being
in the real world. That’s what Bowling for Soup have to say about the
experience in their tongue-in-cheek roll call of famous names, “High School
Never Ends.” In other words, you’ll be dealing with the same petty people and problems
long after graduation. (video)
2.
Asher Roth, “I Love College”: “I Love College”
is a song about college frat life, specifically getting wasted at frat parties.
That’s obviously not what college is all about, nor is it something most frats
condone, but Roth does get one thing right: once you graduate, you will most
likely miss your time there. (video)
3.
Ramones,
“Rock ‘N’ Roll High School”: If you “don’t care about history” or any other
school subject, perhaps you would want to go to “Rock ‘N’ Roll High School.”
There you can get your “kicks” and get “chicks” while driving around “in your
GTO.” Life experience… the most important kind. (video)
4.
Pink
Floyd, “Another Brick In The Wall Part 2”: There are, of course, things
wrong with the education system and no one points that out better than Pink
Floyd does on “Another Brick In The Wall Part 2.” With a refrain of “hey,
teacher, leave these kids alone,” the band rails against how schools make
students complacent and sucks away their individuality. (video)
5.
Wheatus, “Teenage Dirtbag”: A song right out of
the early 2000’s loveable loser movie era, “Teenage Dirtbag” tells the story of
a high school “loser” who likes a popular girl but she “doesn’t know who” he
is. Who hasn’t been made to feel like that before? (video)
6.
Nada Surf, “Popular”: If you ever wanted to know
who to be popular in high school, Nada Surf frontman Matthew Caws tells you how
in the band’s 1996 single “Popular.” Main takeaways of this somewhat sarcastic
take on the high school experience: wash your hair, flirt and date everyone. (video)
7.
Vampire Weekend, “Campus”: It’s awkward seeing
someone you hooked up with across campus. The guys in Vampire Weekend know how
you feel, reflecting that feeling in the lyrics to “Campus” in the most
realistic light possible. School song points also go to the band for having
written much of their debut album while still in college at Columbia University. (video)
Whether you love or hate school, we’re sure you will love
these songs about school. Check these out and have a rocking school year!
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Just because school is starting again doesn’t mean your fun
has to end. Vinyl Bay 777, Long Island’s top new independent record shop, is
open year round with thousands of titles to choose from. Stop by our Plainview
location to browse our wide selection of new and used vinyl records, CDs, cassettes,
music DVDs and memorabilia. Can’t make it to the store? Check out our selection
online at vinylbay777.com. With more music being added to our collection all
the time, you never know what you might find at Vinyl Bay 777.
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