CosmicBills Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I know there have been similar threads before, but I'm in need of some new music. Specifically ones that resonated with you while you were in high school. I always listen to music while I work and usually cater the playlist around whatever I'm writing about. In this case, I need some High School mojo asap. Figured there are enough music junkies on Off The Wall with good suggestions! Might make a fun thread if you give a bit of a reason why your particular song will always be associated with High School in your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofiba Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 One of the best parts of high school (and school in general) is the last few weeks before summer break. So... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga5eONXU_4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Luckily I was not an early 90's HS attendee. I would hate to have to remember Nirvana and all the "grunge" crap. Maybe for me the one that always makes me laugh is . If I had to say one - it would be just this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) I know there have been similar threads before, but I'm in need of some new music. Specifically ones that resonated with you while you were in high school. I always listen to music while I work and usually cater the playlist around whatever I'm writing about. In this case, I need some High School mojo asap. Figured there are enough music junkies on Off The Wall with good suggestions! Might make a fun thread if you give a bit of a reason why your particular song will always be associated with High School in your mind. I didn't listen to music in High school because I was too busy planning my business so I could make $$$$$$. I asked Sage which song reminds him most of High School. He said this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM I don't get it. Edited August 12, 2012 by ieatcrayonz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 BOC "Don't fear the reaper." PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ajzepp Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) "Angel" -Aerosmith "I Remember You" -Skid Row "Girl You Know it's True" -Milli Vanilli "When I'm With You" -Sheriff "Buffalo Stance" - Neenah Cherry (sp?) "Wild Thing" -Ton Loc "Here I Go Again" -Whitesnake Anything from GnR Appetite for Destruction "Pour Some Sugar on Me" -Def Leppard "Kokomo" -Beach Boys "Nothing Compares 2U" -Sinead O'Connor (big time nostalgic) "Can't Touch This" -MC Hammer "Free Fallin'" -Tom Petty I think the main reason why some of these songs really resonated with me was because I was finally sort of coming into my own by the time I hit age 16 and 17. My dad had moved us all around the country growing up, so I was not always just the pudgy kid, but also the one who had the fewest number of bonds with my classmates. I moved to Rochester before the 8th grade, and we finally put down some roots so by the time I hit junior and senior year I really had developed some solid relationships. It was also the time when I shed my baby fat, became one of the "jocks", got some attention from the ladies, and started to spread my wings a bit. So some of these songs reflect the way I started really allowing myself to realistically feel the potential for some romance, and also the point where I finally sort of developed a comfort level in my own skin and began to gain some status in the eyes of others. Hated fresh/soph years, but end of Jr and all of senior year were some great times. Edited August 12, 2012 by ajzepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 The Devinyls - "I Touch Myself" Oh, we already got it? Thanks, crayonz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Closer to the Heart Ripples Suppers Ready Solsbury Hill Stership Trooper the End Hold on by Triumph Then from a completely different genre Rappers Delight Doble Dutch Bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Reminds me of high school football http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUAdgt5Glk0 We used to crank that before games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life all of that genre music blends together for the high school experience. For me Len was just that stupid song you kept hearing. Like Mombo #5, and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Reminds me of high school football We used to crank that before games Dungeons and Dragons players get cranked up before games? Edited August 12, 2012 by ieatcrayonz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Beethoven's Fifth - Beethoven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 With so few responses I am thinking not many here graduated High School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) With so few responses I am thinking not many here graduated High School. Well, after you trashed Nirvana . . . Edited August 12, 2012 by Max Fischer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 With so few responses I am thinking not many here graduated High School. I just don't remember. I've listened and like a lot of different generations of music that I can't remember any specifics from the HS era for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Outkast "ATLiens." It was on our basketball warm-up CD for two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well, after you trashed Nirvana . . . I just never got them. Even if I did I do not think I would want to remember High School as a dark and dirty music video like Teen Spirit. My High School experience was far from superior but its a lot easier to smile with Len then it is with a lot of the grunge. Don't let me kill this thread, it's got potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Pretty much any song from the first half of the seventies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 High school is epitomized by the HS scene in Donnie Darko, with Tears for Fears' "Head over Heels" playing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 A timeless classic that applies to any high school era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Seventeen, by Winger. LMAO! I was sixteen, she was seventeen and smokin hot, and that song made her feel like FINALLY giving up the goods! And she did. And for that, I thank you Kip Winger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAWNDO Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 High school is epitomized by the HS scene in Donnie Darko, with Tears for Fears' "Head over Heels" playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXwelEWpPXs Does it mean you are old when Drew Barrymore is playing the teacher rather then the student? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Seventeen, by Winger. LMAO! I was sixteen, she was seventeen and smokin hot, and that song made her feel like FINALLY giving up the goods! And she did. And for that, I thank you Kip Winger! I have a similar story, but with Cinderella's "Don't Know What You Got (til it's gone)" instead of Winger. My buddy and his girl went upstairs and left me alone with "the friend". Before they went upstairs, they put the CD players on "repeat"...the rest is history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Black Sabbath - "Sweet Leaf" (Do I really need to explain this?) And this (see above): http://youtu.be/-sFK0-lcjGU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 1 Nat King Cole Too Young 2 Tony Bennett Because Of You 3 Les Paul and Mary Ford How High The Moon 4 Rosemary Clooney Come On-a My House 5 Mario Lanza Be My Love 6 Weavers On Top Of Old Smoky 7 Tony Bennett Cold, Cold Heart 8 Perry Como If 9 Mario Lanza Loveliest Night Of The Year 10 Patti Page Tennessee Waltz - yikes 1951,,, one knows they are old when Perry Como on the list.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Watching The Detectives-Elvis Costello Edited August 13, 2012 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) I went to high school in the late 70s so unfortunately disco was very popular. Even KISS went disco at this point. The good news is that alternative/punk was just starting up. My Sharona/Good Girls Don't - The Knack Elvis Costello - This Year's Model/My Aim Is True Sex Pistols The Clash The Buzzcocks The B-52's The Cars Blondie Gary Numan Joe Jackson Ramones DEVO In the Good Old Rock N Roll category: Cheap Trick Styx Come Sail Away Kansas Dust In The Wind Rolling Stones Some Girls Supertramp's Breakfast in America Rush A Farewell To Kings/Hemispheres/Permanent Waves Boston Early Van Halen Early AC/DC Judas Priest Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever Pink Floyd Animals/The Wall Bob Seger Tom Petty Don't Do me Like That/Refugee Journey Lovin Touchin Squeezin One of my absolute favorites was (and is) Graham Parker & The Rumour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLU6FeN4GLw&feature=player_embedded Edited August 13, 2012 by JÂy RÛßeÒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I was in high school from the mid to late 70's and there are way, way, way, way too many to list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I was in high school from the mid to late 70's and there are way, way, way, way too many to list. Same here. I could probably name more songs from high school & college than in all the years since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinVA Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Pumped Up Kicks Okay not really. I couldn't name a song but two albums it seemed that everyone owned and was played all the time at parties etc. Were The Cult Electric and B Boys Liscened to Ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 High school for me was BNL (barenaked ladies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) I ran with a few different crowds in high school, and as such have a bunch of different songs that don't really seem to fit together, but they really resonate with me: Transplants - "Diamonds and Guns" Sublime - "40oz. to Freedom" and "Santeria" T.I. - "Bring Em Out" ... My friend had this big cordless iHome that we'd carry off the bus when we arrived at our golf matches and my iPod would be hooked up playing this song Green Day - "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Basket Case" Violent Femmes - "Good Feeling" Nas - "Ether" Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean" The Who - Baba O'Reily Rush - "Prime Mover" The Gaslight Anthem - "Meet Me By the River's Edge" Foo Fighters - "Everlong" Unk - "2 Step (Remix)" And then pick any top 40 R&B/Hip-hop song from my four years in high school and I can probably recite every word of each one from the sheer amount of times they were played at parties. Oh, and can't forget: Cascada - Everytime We Touch Edited August 14, 2012 by LeviF91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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