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After helping a friend last year with this very long list of song suggestions about school, I decided to share. So, if you are considering a school theme for a competition dance or a school related recital theme, you may find just what you are looking for on our list.
Songs About School
A Hard Teacher (Instrumental) – Hans Zimmer
A Note from the Teacher (Instrumental) – Peter Pan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
A – You’re Adorable – John Lithgow
ABC – Jackson 5
An Apple for the Teacher -Stacy Kent
Another One Rides the Bus – Weird Al Yankovic
Back to School Again (From “Grease 2”) – The Four Tops
Be True to Your School – Beach Boys
Bouncing Off the Ceiling (Upside Down) – A*Teens
Learn My Lesson – Chris Daughtry
Colors – Kira Willey
Crayola Doesn’t Make a Color for Your Eyes – Kristin Andreassen
Crush On You – Nero
Crush On You – The Jets
Detention – School Gyrls
Don’t Give Up – Calling Glory
Double Dutch Bus – Raven Simone
First Day of School (Instrumental) – Gary Jess
First Day of School – Imagination Movers
First Day Of School – Meagan Tubb & Shady People
Fourth Grade Blues – Paul Epstein
Get On the Bus – The Doodlebops
Get Smart – Bob Crane and His Drums and Orchestra
Grade 9 – Barenaked Ladies
Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C
Hot for Teacher – Glee Cast
Hot for Teacher (Instrumental) – Rockabye Baby
Hot Lunch Jam – Fame (Songs from the Broadway Musical)
I Love to Learn – Hip Hop Harry
I Missed the Bus – Kriss Kross
I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing – The Cola Singers
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You – Glee Cast
It’s The Last Day Of School – Percy Parker
Kindergarten Rock – Joe Guida
Last Day of School – Wylde Bunch
Learn – Lamb
Learn Me Right – Brave (Original Score)
Learn to Do It – Anastasia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Let Them Be Little – Billy Dean
Lip Gloss – Lil Mama
Lunch Box Rock – Parachute Express
Magic Bus – The Who
Manic Monday – Bangles
Miss Invisible – Marie Digby
My New Philosophy – Cast – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
One Bad Apple – The Osmonds
Playground – Another Bad Creation
Playground – Ralph’s World
Playground – Sia
Proper Education – Pink Floyd & Eric Prydz
Revenge of the Nerds – The Rubinoos
Rhyming Number Rap – Joe Guida
School Bus Comin’ – Paul Epstein
School Days – Cedarmont Kids
School Days – Chuck Berry
School Days – His Tympany Five & Louis Jordan
School of Rock – Cast
School of Rock – Middlebury Mamajamas
School of Rock: Under Pressure – The Studio Sound
School’s Out – Shake It Up – Kyra Christiaan
Schools Out – The Hit Crew
Schools Out for Summer – Yoomii
School Teacher’s Blues – Saffire (Needs Editing)
Staple It Together – Jack Johnson
Teach Me How to Be Loved – Rebecca Ferguson
Teach Me Teacher – The Faint
Teacher, Teacher – 38 Special
Teacher’s Pet – Doris Day
Teacher I Need You – Elton John
The Book of Love – Peter Gabriel
The First Day of School – Timmy Wells
The Pledge Of Allegiance – Lee Greenwood
Think – Aretha Franklin
This Used to Be My Playground – Madonna
Three Is a Magic Number – Blind Melon
Trouble – Shampoo
Trouble – Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
We Are Going to Be Friends – The White Stripes
We’re Going to Be Friends – Jack Johnson
What I Go to School For – Busted (Needs Editing)
Wheels On The Bus – Matthew Lewis & Julie Frost
Wikked Lil’ Grrrls – Esthero (Needs Editing)
Yearbook – Hanson
Yellow Magic Bus – Shig & Buzz
School Song Albums to Check Out:
America – Teacher and the Rockbots
Eight Planets Single – Teacher and the Rockbots
Grammar “Rock” – Songs of Higher Learning LLC
Multiplication – Teacher and the Rockbots
Multiplication Rap – Rock ‘n Learn
Science – Teacher and the Rockbots
World – Teacher and the Rockbots
