Top 10 Back to
School Songs from the 80s
It’s that time of the year again. Labor Day has come and gone, summer is over and now it is time to get Back to School. For us parents out there, nostalgia is in the air. Below is my list of the top 10 Back to School
Songs of the 1980s:
10.) Rock and
Roll High School-The Ramones-Although this song was actually recorded
in 1978 and released in 1979, it got most of its prime time airing in the
1980s. It has a classic 80s punk upbeat
tempo and actually did better on the UK charts than in the US.
9.) Another
Brick in the Wall (Parts 1, 2 and 3)-Pink Floyd-This was another 1979
release which topped the charts in almost every country in the early 80s. It featured the (at the time) controversial
lines: “We don’t need no education. We
don’t need no thought control. No dark
sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers,
leave them kids alone.”
8.) (She’s) Sexy
and 17-Stray Cats-This was the 2nd highest on the charts release
from Brian Setzer’s NY group. The song
opens up with “Hey man, I don’t feel like going to school no more!”
7.) Parents
Just Don’t Understand-DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince-One of the
early Will Smith classic hip hop tunes.
This song has him tell the story of his mom taking him out to do some
back to school clothes shopping at the Gallery Mall. He laments the fact that she wants to buy him
all out of style clothes. It includes this great line, “I asked her for Adidas
and she bought me Zips!”
6.) Weird
Science-Oingo Boingo-Many great songs are memorable because of the
movies that they are in. Hearing this
song always reminds me of the “creation” of Kelly LeBrock’s character “Lisa” in
this 80’s flick.
5.) Smoking in
the Boys Room-Motley Crue-The Crue recaptured the magic of this
Brownsville Station song with a fast-paced head banging version in the late
80s.
4.) Fight for
your Right-Beastie Boys-The NY bad boys of Hip Hop hit stardom in the
80s with their Licensed to Ill Album which featured this heavy beat party song.
3.) Oh
Yeah-Yello-The background song for one of the ending scenes in the 80s
movie classic “Ferris Beuller’s Day Off” which shows a beat-down Principal
Rooney flagging down and boarding a school bus after a rough day trying to chase
down Ferris Bueller.
2.) Hot For
Teacher-Van Halen-VH rocked the 80s with many rock classics including
this school favorite. Their
controversial video shows a bunch of young rockers dancing on the desks in the
school room. “I don’t feel tardy.”
1.) Don’t You
Forget About Me-Simple Minds-One of the most iconic 80s songs in one of
the most iconic 80s movies, The Breakfast Club.
When you hear it, you instantly think of the 5 Brat Pack members stuck
for a day in detention desperately trying to get along with each other despite
being part of different high school social groups.
These are mine…what are your favorites???
By: Frank L. DiRe - Nerdthusiast content writer
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