I am 62 years old and, when I see and hear back to school commercials, I still get the heebie-jeebies. When my mom would say how much she could not wait to go back to school, I just looked to her as if she was some freak. So, I wondered if there are any songs about the he’ll of going back to school. I wish there was one that came close to my feeling of dreck, but I came up with these 3 and joined the wonderful Monday Music Moves Me, on Wednesday.
1. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL BY PINK FLOYD-1979
This is a great song about the harsh way teachers and administrators dealt with kids. The worst I got was having to stand in the corner, I think I was in grade 2…My hubby was one who would get the strap or the ruler but he knew what to do. Pull out a hair from your head and place it on your palm of your hand. When the ruler, or strap, came down, it would cut and blood would show and the disciplinarians would have to stop. Ahhh, school.
2. SCHOOL DAYS BY CHUCK BERRY-1957
This is just a fun song that I love and thought it was quite right….i hoped I would pass. Chuck was cool.
3. HIGHWAY TO HELL BY AC/DC-1979
This doesn’t have anything to do with school, but I always thought about it when I knew I had to go back. I do believe, strongly, in education but I hated the system, the constant bullying and some teachers were horrible but typical teachers for the day. In my day, we had teachers who would look down the girls’ tops and the “popular” girls knew so they unbuttoned their tops and, yes, they got As. We had teachers who believed in Hitler and would walk up and down the aisle with the big ruler smoking it down on any kids’ desk. Oh and the ones who would throw the chalk or eraser at you if they felt you were talking.
Yeah, I guess I’m a bit jaded:) Wht songs can you think of about your school years?
And at the opposite end is Alice Cooper's School's Out.
ReplyDeleteNow that I am also in my sixties and well past school age I think all kids should have year-round school.
Wow! You sure went to some horrible schools, Birgit! I do remember teachers using the strap and rular in elementary school, but thank goodness, was never personally affected. Love that AC/DC tune. Here's a school song for you, from a great Canadian band:
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There was disciplinary actions taken during my school years. I got lifted by the seat of my pants a few times and I'm sure I deserved the spanking. Teachers can overstep their bounds, though. Some people don't need to be in that line of work. Many of the educators today are pandering to the narrative to poison children against their parents.
ReplyDeleteI had a certain dread of returning to school at summer's end but for the most part I was anxious to see my friends again. Looking back, I really don't remember any truly horrible teachers. Some where a bit uptight, but heck it's hard to deal with 25 kids at one time and for that I'll cut them some slack.
Excellent song picks, Birgit. Feel free to join us on the dance floor. Have a boogietastic week, m'dear! xo
I can't think of any songs about going back to school. I'm sorry your school days were so unpleasant. Those teachers were horrible. I had a few bad teachers, but no one that nasty. My first grade teacher spanked me--not hard enough to hurt me but it was upsetting and embarrassing. She hated me. As I grew a little older, I would rush through the school work so I could read a book from the school library. Libraries and books got me through school.
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Janie
Your teachers sound awful. I had some terrible teachers, but no hitting (although my 1st grade teacher liked to pick kids up by their ears). No wonder school gives you the heebie-jeebies.
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