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1. After climbing over the fence and landing in the playground, we are immediately reminded of a song that summed up our time at school in the 1970s. We sing it with gusto, but it's just not the same without a saxophone. Never mind, we get to the chorus;
"Oh what fun we had
But, did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rules"
Which ska revival hit are we singing?
2. Neither of us had been great fans of our time at school, so our next choice of song was one of our favourite songs to sing in the playground as children:
"We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone"
Which Pink Floyd anthem of rebellion was this?
3. Julio wasn't really one for his studies, being more interested in chasing the girls. However, when he fell for one of the cleverest girls in class, he tried his best to look smart, so I thought I'd leave him to do the next song as a solo.
"Now I don't claim to be an 'A' student
But I'm trying to be
So maybe by being an 'A' student baby
I can win your love for me"
Julio's efforts at studying were little better than his efforts to learn the guitar, but what song is he just about managing to play?
4. Sadly, Julio never got the girl. She had a crush on Mr. Wilkins, which meant that no little boy could compare. Reminiscing about this unfortunate circumstance led us to our next song. The pain on Julio's face as he sang the opening lines showed me that he'd never really got over it.
"Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be"
Which song by The Police is torturing Julio (and is Julio torturing)?
5. One of our favourite times at school was lunchtime, although not because of the quality of the food. The reason everyone piled into the canteen was to get into the best strategic position for throwing bread rolls at the teachers without being seen. The memory triggered thoughts of another song, so I started singing:
"Ring, ring goes the bell
The cook in the lunch room's ready to sell
You're lucky if you can find a seat
You're fortunate if you have time to eat"
Which 1950s classic by a rock 'n' roll superstar had I recalled?
6. Although as teenagers we had contempt for everyone, we reserved particular ire for the kids from the private school up the road. We often fantasized about forming an army of kids and going over there to "duff them up", although we never would. As we fantasized, one song would act as our rallying call:
"Sup up your beer and collect your fags
There's a row going on down near Slough"
Which song, containing the name of a famous public school, fueled our anti-social tendencies?
7. Being a bit of a shy kid, I took a while to get comfortable with the idea of girls. Julio, being the Lothario type, was always trying to set me up with a friend, but it wasn't until the fifth form school disco that I finally acted on it. As a tribute to that embarrassing fumble we started singing:
"So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a missy who was ready to play
Was it me she was foolin'
'cause she knew what she was doin'"
You'll be glad to know we stuck to the original and didn't attempt any rapping when singing which song?
8. One girl I never entertained lascivious thoughts about was Margaret Spinney, the girl in our class who hated school even more than we did. At the beginning of every week she'd throw a complete strop. In her memory, our next song was one we used to sing at her whenever she lost the plot in the classroom.
"The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload
And nobody's gonna go to school today
She's gonna make them stay at home"
With which song did we taunt her?
9. Thoughts of Margaret reminded us of the other kid unfairly picked on by us kids, Paddy Wilson. His hair went grey overnight at the age of 14. We have no shame so we began to sing the song that reminded us of him.
"Once there was this kid who
Got into an accident and couldn't come to school
But when he finally came back
His hair had turned from black into bright white"
Which 1994 single were singing (and humming)?
10. It's time for us to get out of here before we get done for trespassing. It's also time for one last song for the road, and what better one to choose than this? Julio starts off on the guitar and I sing,
"Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence"
What's our last song?
Source: Author
Snowman
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