List of songs about school

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Songs about school have probably been composed and sung by students for as long as there have been schools. Examples of such literature can be found dating back to Medieval England.[1] The number of popular songs dealing with school as a subject has continued to increase with the development of youth subculture starting in the 1950s and 1960s.

Artists such as Max Whitcomb and Nicolas Earl are particularly noted for their musical criticisms of the educational systems of their times.[2][3] Many songs dealing with school related themes also tend to focus on other subjects of interest within youth subculture such as drugs and sexuality. Meanwhile, others reflect a nostalgia for one's younger days.[2]

The list of songs that follows include songs that deal with schooling as a primary subject as well as those that make significant use of schools, classrooms, students or teachers as imagery, or are used in school-related activities. The songs are examples of the types of themes and issues addressed by such songs.

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A[]

  • "ABC" by The Jackson 5
  • "Abigail Beecher" by Freddy Cannon
  • "Academy Fight Song" by Mission of Burma
  • "Adult Education" by Hall & Oates
  • "All Falls Down" by Kanye West
  • "Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku" by Berryz Kobo×Cute
  • "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" by Pink Floyd
  • "Art School Girl" by Stone Temple Pilots
  • "The Art Teacher" by Rufus Wainwright from the album Want Two[4]
  • "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd

B[]

  • "Back 2 School" by Afroman
  • "Back to School" by Bo Diddley
  • "Back to School" by Jude Cole from the 1986 movie Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield
  • "Back to School" by Jon and Vangelis
  • "Back to School" by Royal Trux
  • "Back in School" by Mother Mother
  • "Back to School (Mini Maggit)" by Deftones from the album White Pony
  • "Back to School Again" by The Four Tops from the album Grease 2
  • "Back to School Days" by Graham Parker[5]
  • "Bad Boy" by Larry Williams, also covered by The Beatles from the album Beatles VI
  • "Baggy Trousers" by Madness from the album Absolutely[2][4]
  • "Be Chrool to Your Scuel" by Twisted Sister from the album Come Out and Play
  • "Be True to Your School" by The Beach Boys[2][6]
  • "Beautiful" from Heathers: The Musical
  • "Beauty School Dropout" from the musical Grease
  • "Beauty School" by Deftones
  • "Billy S." by Skye Sweetnam
  • "Bishop's Robes" by Radiohead
  • "Bitch School" by Spinal Tap
  • "A board and a chalk" by Shmulik Kraus
  • "Bobby Brown Goes Down" by Frank Zappa
  • "Brain Damage" by Eminem from the album The Slim Shady LP

C[]

  • "Campus" by Vampire Weekend
  • "Campaign of Hate" by The Libertines
  • "Carrie Anne" by The Hollies[2]
  • "Catholic Schoolgirls Rule" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • "Caught in the Crowd" by Kate Miller-Heidke
  • "Chalkdust Torture" by Phish
  • "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters[2][6]
  • "Children in Pieces" by Morrissey
  • "Chem 6A" by Switchfoot
  • "Class of '92" by Janez Detd
  • "The Class of '99" by Wayne Watson
  • "Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)" by Exodus
  • "Closer to Fine" by Indigo Girls
  • "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton
  • "College" by Animal Collective
  • "College Days" by The Great Divide
  • "College Girl" by Travis Porter
  • "College Kids" by Relient K
  • "College Life" by Billy Murray
  • "College Man" by Bill Justis
  • "College" by Pat Green
  • "Commencement" by Blue Scholars
  • "Cool Senior High School (Fight Song)" by The Nation of Ulysses
  • "Cool to Hate" by The Offspring from the album Ixnay on the Hombre
  • "Cry Alone" by Lil Peep
  • "Curses" by Bullet for My Valentine

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E[]

  • "Eastside Bulldog" by Todd Snider
  • "Educated Fool" by Hoobastank
  • "Education" by The Kinks
  • "Education" by Pearl Jam
  • "Ego den eho vgalei to scholeio" ("I Don't Have a School Diploma") by Grigoris Bithikotsis
  • "Eighth Grade" by Pencey Prep
  • "Expectations" by Belle and Sebastian[4]
  • "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" by The Korgis
  • "Everyone I Went to High School With Is Dead" by Mr. Bungle from the album Disco Volante

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K[]

  • "The Kids" by Eminem
  • "Kids Don't Do It" by Bo Diddley
  • "Klassenfahrt" by K.I.Z
  • "Kodachrome" by Paul Simon

L[]

  • "The Last Assembly" by The Kinks
  • "Life Sentence" by Dead Kennedys
  • "Little Things" by Good Charlotte
  • "The Logical Song" by Supertramp
  • "Looking for an Echo" by Kenny Vance and The Planotones
  • "Long Live" by Taylor Swift
  • "Loser" by 3 Doors Down
  • “Losers (Feat. Labrinth)” by The Weeknd
  • “Lost One’s Weeping” by Neru

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N[]

O[]

  • "Oh Baby Doll" by Chuck Berry
  • "Olympia (Rock Star)" by Hole
  • "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" by Ben Folds Five
  • "One of the Few" by Pink Floyd
  • "Out of School" by JFA
  • "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel

P[]

  • "Paper Chase" by The Academy Is...
  • "Piss Aaron" by Todd Rundgren
  • "Pizza Day!" by The Aquabats
  • "Play It Cool, Stay in School" by Brenda Holloway and The Supremes[5]
  • "Playground" by XTC
  • "Popular" by Nada Surf
  • "Popular Creeps" by Chris Mars
  • "Principal's Office" by Young M.C.
  • "Professor Bop" by Babs Gonzales[5]
  • "Public Highschool" by The Necros
  • "Public School" by Tech N9ne
  • "Punk Rock Academy" by Atom and His Package
  • "Put It Out for Good" by Amy Ray
  • "Preskool Dropout" by The F.U.'s

R[]

  • "Rat Race" by The Specials
  • "Rejects" by 5 Seconds of Summer
  • "(Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard" by Cat Stevens[2]
  • "Revelation" by D12
  • "Rock 'n' Roll High School" by Ramones
  • "Rock Star" by Hole

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U[]

V[]

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Y[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Nicholas Orme, "Children and Literature in Medieval England", , 68, 1999
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Kevin J. Brehony, "'I Used to Get Mad at My School': Representations of Schooling in Rock and Pop Music", British Journal of Sociology of Education, 19:1, March 1998, pp.113-134
  3. ^ B. Lee Cooper, (Intro to) "Popular Music Reflects Teens' Attitudes About School" from American Teenagers
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Dorian Lynskey, "Readers recommend: songs about school", The Guardian, September 23, 2005
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Bob Dylan, "Episode 21: School", Theme Time Radio Hour, September 2006 (these songs were selected by Dylan for his school-themed radio program, official playlist Archived 2006-11-10 at archive.today, fansite playlist)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robert Fontenot, "Top 10 Oldies Songs About School", oldies.about.com
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