So, this is going up a bit early, because in a short while I’ll be hitting the road to attend the first of two events connected to my high school reunion ( HPHS!!!! SAY IT LOUDER! WE’RE THE BEST). I won’t say how long it’s been, but if you guessed that the first digit is a five (and there’s another digit after that), you’d be absolutely correct.
When you think about it, there’s not really that many songs out there about the high school experience. I even did a Duck Duck Go (I have foresworn Google) and didn’t find much. I did find one list, which included this song, which speaks to one facet of the educational experience. It takes a while for them to get to the actual song, but I thought it made sense to put up this version. Given that I’m a geezer now, it seemed appropriate that it be sung by geezers.
Of course, there’s a bit of a dark side to the educational experience. I have to say that my own high school experience was relatively pleasant, and I can think of only one teacher I truly loathed, but at the time I could probably have related to this next song in ways I can’t now. I’m putting up two versions, one from the movie and Cindy Lauper’s performance at the Berlin Wall. It’s a great song.
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