This week, since most colleges are kicking off another semester, I thought I'd look into songs about school. Songs that reminisce about the good old days, songs that sing the joys of learning, or, perhaps the more accurate topic, songs about how much school can suck.
First off, I will not be putting KISS on this list. I'm sorry to any KISS fans, but I don't consider them a real band. A real band, The Smiths, did however put out an album called Meat Is Murder and that is where my first entry is from. The Smiths are a very influential band that led rise to many indie bands of today.
This song is called "Headmaster's Ritual." Morrissey, the lead singer, croons in every sense of the word here as his eccentric voice sings of how awful school can be for a child between tortured puppy dog moans. Johnny Marr's distinctive guitar arpeggios float along with a shiny, bright tone that give the song that Smiths feel. I suppose not really the best, happiest song to kick off a semeseter, but still a good song.
Belligerent ghouls
run Manchester schools
spineless swines
cemented minds
Sir leads the troops
jealous of youth
same old suit since 1962
he does the military two-step
down the nape of my neck
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
give up education
as a bad mistake
mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees
knees you in the groin
elbow in the face
bruises bigger than dinner plates
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
Belligerent ghouls
run Manchester schools
spineless bastards all
Sir leads the troops
jealous of youth
same old jokes since 1902
he does the military two-step
down the nape of my neck
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
give up life
as a bad mistake
please excuse me from the gym
I've got this terrible cold coming on
he grabs and devours
kicks me in the showers
and he grabs and devours
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
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