Three weeks ago was my 25-year high school reunion. This weekend is Alumni Weekend at my university. I couldn’t attend either, but I could put together a school-and-nostalgia oriented Friday Random Ten.
1. Schoolhouse Rock Medley – Lager Rhythms
2. My Old School – Steely Dan
3. School’s Out – Alice Cooper
4. Bust The High School Students – Austin Lounge Lizards
5. Smoking In The Boys’ Room – Motley Crue
6. Bright College Days – Tom Lehrer
7. The Good Old Days – The Lodger
8. Didn’t Go To College – Austin Lounge Lizards
9. Old Friends – Simon and Garfunkel
10. Beer – Asylum Street Spankers
Ten songs about beer would have been a pretty good summation of my college career, but I thought I’d be a bit broader here, just for the heck of it. What are you nostalgic for this week?
Here are all three (!) titles with “School”:
Be True To Your School – The Beach Boys
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard – Paul Simon
(Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard – Cat Stevens
And a small selection of others, including titles with “Home”
When I Grow Up – The Beach Boys
Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
Feels Like Home – Linda Ronstadt
Can’t Find My Way Home – Simon & Garfunkel
I Can Never Go Home Again – We Five
My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen
The Long Way Home – Mary Chapin Carpenter
On The Way Home – Buffalo Springfield
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
When I Get Home – The Beatles
Whoops. “Can’t Find My Way Home” was Blind Faith. I mistyped and left “Homeward Bound” by S&G out.