Pfft. Wow. That was a quick friggin’ summer.
As great poets have said…autumn is over the long leaves that love us, yesterday is dead (but not in my memory), and it’s late September and I really should be back at school (virtual or otherwise).
Well, not literally (I’m a little old for home room)…but my school days of yesteryear are not necessarily dead in my memory. I feel like I have to go to bed early now. Some habits die hard.
So here’s a back-to-school playlist that doesn’t include “The Wall” or “School’s Out” (don’t worry, you’ll get over it). Pencils down, pass your papers forward, and listen up…
“Alma Mater” – Alice Cooper
“At 17” – Janis Ian
“Cinnamon Street” – Roxette
“ELO Kiddies” – Cheap Trick
“Me & Julio Down by the Schoolyard” – Paul Simon
“My Old School” – Steely Dan
“Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” – The Ramones
“School” – Roger Hodgson
“School Days” – Chuck Berry
“Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room” – Brownsville Station
“Status Back Baby” – Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
“Teacher Teacher” – Rockpile
“Thirteen” – Big Star
“To Sir, With Love” – Lulu
“Wind-up” – Jethro Tull
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