::School Week:: Fountains of Wayne - Too Cool For School

Although they may have written "Stacy's Mom," that ridiculous song from the early 2000s, Fountains of Wayne are still pretty cool. Its just fun to listen to their goofy style of pure power pop. Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger can write some catchy tunes.

This song was taken from the Scary Movie soundtrack and has a bit of a 60s vibe from the very first distorted chord that sounds exactly like the opening to "A Hard Days Night." It keeps up the fun 60s pop feel as it plays out, even including an organ solo.

He walks alone under the big city lights
He always knows just when the time is right
He never shows what he's thinking
He keeps it inside
Because he's too cool for school

He comes alive when the sun goes down
He gets it right
You know he's always down
He's got one eye open and his ear to the ground
Man he's too cool for school

He's an operator
He's a real player
And if you mess with him
You know you'll never win
He's an instigator
Enemy eliminator
And when he knocks you better
You better let him in

He's got his own way of getting things done
He's always looking out for number one
Don't try to beat him 'cause he's already won
Man he's too cool for school

He's an operator
He's a real player
And if you mess with him
You know you'll never win
He's an instigator
Enemy eliminator
And when he knocks you better
You better let him in

He walks alone under the big city lights
He always knows just when the time is right
He never shows what he's thinking
He keeps it inside
Because he's too cool for school
Because he's too cool for school
Because he's too cool for school