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 John Lennon and Pink Floyd 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. The songs are examples of the types of themes and issues addressed by such songs.

This is an incomplete list of songs, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness.

Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

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[edit] A

"A Million Miles Aaway" by Klaatu
"Adult Education" by Hall and Oates (1984)
"All Dressed Up for School" by the Beach Boys, (included on the Little Deuce Coupe/All Summer Long re-issue) ^[4]
"Announcement" by Otis Redding (1967) ^[5]
"Another Brick in the Wall" parts I, II, and III by Pink Floyd (from The Wall 1979)^[2]
"Anthem Part 2" by Blink-182
"At Seventeen" by Janis Ian (1975)

[edit] B

"Back To School" by Bo Diddley, (1966)
"Back to School (Mini Maggit)" by Deftones (from White Pony 1999)
"Back To School Again" by The Four Tops (from Grease 2, 1982)
"Back to School Days" by Graham Parker (1976) ^[5]
"Baggy Trousers" by Madness (from Absolutely, 1980) ^[2]^[4]
"Be Chrool to Your Scuel" by Twisted Sister (from Come Out and Play, 1985)
"Be True to Your School" by the Beach Boys, (1963 single) ^[2]^[6]
"Brain Damage" by Eminem (from The Slim Shady LP, 1999)

[edit] C

"Campus" by Vampire Weekend
"Campaign of Hate" by The Libertines
"Carrie Anne" by The Hollies (1967) ^[2]
"Catholic Schoolgirls Rule" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Chalkdust Torture" by Phish
"Charlie Brown" by the Coasters ^[2]^[6]
"Class of '92" by Janez Detd
"Closer to Fine" by The Indigo Girls
"Cool Senior High School (Fight Song)" by The Nation Of Ulysses
"Cool to Hate" by The Offspring (from Ixnay on the Hombre 1997)
"College Kids" by Relient K
"College Life" by Billy Murray
"College Man" by Bill Justis

[edit] D

"D in Love" by Cliff Richard ^[2]
"Don't Be A Dropout" by James Brown (1966) ^[5]
"Don't Call Us" by The Digital Dinosaurs covered by 10,000 Maniacs
"Don't Forget to Remember Me" by Carrie Underwood (2006)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police (1980) ^[2]^[4]

[edit] E

"Expectations" by Belle & Sebastian ^[4]
"Eighth Grade" by Pencey Prep

[edit] F

"Fight For Your Right" by The Beastie Boys
"Flowers are Red" by Harry Chapin
"Fools" by Van Halen
"Fuck School" by Injection

[edit] G

"Getting Better" - The Beatles (on Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967) ^[2]
"Girl Next Door" by Saving Jane
"Girl School" by Britny Fox
"Go Forth and Die" by Dethklok
"Go on to School" by Jimmy Reed (from his first VeeJay album "I'm Jimmy Reed")
"Going Away to College" by blink-182
"Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" by Sonny Boy Williamson I (1937, covered by many, including the Yardbirds, 1964) ^[2]^[5]^[6]
"Grade 9" by Barenaked Ladies
"Graduation Day" by the Beach Boys
"Graduation Day" by Head Automatica
"Graduation Day" by Stark Whiteman and the Crowns ^[6]
"Graduation (Friends Forever)" by Vitamin C
"Guns At My School" by Hüsker Dü

[edit] H

"Hey Little School Girl" by The Marquees (1957) ^[5]
"High School" by The MC5
"High School" by The Eyeliners
"High School Confidential" by Jerry Lee Lewis (1958) ^[2]^[5]^[6]
"High School Football Hero" by AFI (band)
"High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup
"High School Nights" by Dave Edmunds (1985 Porky's Revenge movie)
"High School U.S.A." by Tommy Facenda (1959) ^[5]^[6]
"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani
"Homework" by Otis Rush (1962) ^[5]
"Horror Highschoool" by Zombina and The Skeletones
"Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen

[edit] I

"I Don't Like Mondays" by Boomtown Rats
"I Don't Wanna Be Learned" by The Ramones
"I Don't Wanna Go To School" by Naked Brothers Band
"I Go to School" by Charles Bronson
"(I Hate) School Rules" by Exciter
"I Hate School" by No Rock Stars
"I Hate My School" by The Necros
"I Hate My School" by Red Cross
"I Hated School" by The Wretched Ones
"I Love the College Girls" by Harry Reser (1927) ^[5]
"I Wish" - Steve Wonder (1977) ^[2]
"I Wish I Could Go Back To College" from the musical Avenue Q
"If U C Jordan" by Something Corporate
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" by My Chemical Romance
"In My High School" by Blaine Larsen
"In School" by Die Kreuzen
"In School" by Rights Of The Accused
"Itchycoo Park" by The Small Faces (1967) ^[2]
"It's a Sin" - Pet Shop Boys ^[2]

[edit] J

"Jennifer Eccles" - The Hollies ^[2]
"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
"Jock-O-Rama" by Dead Kennedys
"Just Sixteen" by Velvet Revolver

[edit] K

"Kids Don't Do It" - Bo Diddley, (1994)
"Knowledge is Power" - No-Cash

[edit] L

"Little Things" - Good Charlotte

[edit] M

"Mark Me Absent" by The Clash
"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" by Paul Simon ^[2]
"Measuring Cups" by Andrew Bird
"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies
"Moments To Remember" by The Four Lads
"Mr. School Psychology" by The Devotchkas
"Mrs. Blaileen" by Primus
"My Old School" by Steely Dan
"My Yearbook" by Gene Summers written by Deanna Summers

[edit] N

"Nazi School" by Cracked Actor
"New Girl in School" by Jan and Dean
"No School" by Primer Gray
"No Such Thing" by John Mayer
"NecroHigh" by Nekromantix

[edit] 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

[edit] P

"Pizza Day!" by The Aquabats
"Play It Cool, Stay In School" by Brenda Holloway & The Supremes (1966) ^[5]
"Popular" by Nada Surf
"Popular Creeps" by Chris Mars
"Principal's Office" by Young M.C.
"Professor Bop" by Babs Gonzales (1947) ^[5]
"Public Highschool" by The Necros
"Punk Rock Academy" by Atom and His Package
"Put It Out For Good" by Amy Ray

[edit] R

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

[edit] S

"Sadie Hawkins Dance" by Relient K
"School" by The Auteurs
"School" by Nirvana ^[4]
"School" by Supertramp
"School II" by Scared Straight
"School Day" (also known as "School Days (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)") by Chuck Berry ^[2]^[4]^[6]
"School Days" by The Runaways
"School Daze" by W.A.S.P.
"School Girl" by the Five Royales ^[6]
"School of Rock 'n Roll" by Gene Summers (1958) ^[5] (covered by many including The Polecats)
"School of Rock 'n Roll" by The Polecats (1980s)
"School on Fire" by Greta
"School's Out" by Alice Cooper (1972),^[6]^[5]
"School's Prison" by Idiot Savants
"School is Out" and its sequel "School is In" by Gary U.S. Bonds ^[6]
"School Is Bullshit" by Morning Glory
"Schoolboy Crush" by Cliff Richard (1958) ^[2]
"Schoolyard Crush" by Ever We Fall
"Second Cousin" by The Steamy Bohemians
"Show and Tell" by Relient K
"Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)" by Cheech and Chong - more a skit than a song, it nonetheless became a #24 hit in 1974, and remains one of the duo's best known routines.
"Skipping School" by Chris Mars
"Smokin' In the Boy's Room" by Brownsville Station and covered by Mötley Crüe
"Starfish and Coffee" by Prince ^[4]
"STAT-60" by MC Lars
"Stay Free" by The Clash
"Still in School" by NRBQ (1977) ^[5]
"Street Live" - Roxy Music (1970) ^[2]
"Suckerpunch" by Five Iron Frenzy
"Substitute" by The Who
"Subdivisions" by Rush
"Swingin' School" by Bobby Rydell
"Sylvie" by Saint Etienne