What was your class song as a senior in HS?

[JohnKleeb]

We did our nominations today and I nominated and yeah call me nuts but I nominated Legalize It by Peter Tosh and Redemption Song by Bob Marley.

[tcfrogs]

1. Nice call

Are you just ASKING to get searched by the administrators, or what, Kleeb?

[JohnKleeb]

3. They can search me all they like

I am clean. Oh and the adminstrators have no idea who I am, since I am sooooo saintly. The teacher read it aloud and laughed at it. At least I didnt nominate My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion.

[tcfrogs]

4. That wasn't my contention

If you would have dared nominate Celine Dion, you might just earn a Tombstone here.

[JohnKleeb]

6. I know, I know

but I am serious, if they did a test on me, I would come back clean unlike certain members of my family.

[Huckebein the Raven]

2. Probably a country song

Honestly I don't remember if we did. I don't think we had one. I went to an all boys Catholic high school

[JohnKleeb]

5. All boys Catholic HS? damn dude that must have been kinda sucky

No girls and all.

[Huckebein the Raven]

8. John, you have no idea.

Being shy made it even worse.

[JohnKleeb]

10. Yeah man

Being shy makes things really hard. What really bugs me is when not so shy people say "Just talk more and stuff", ummmmmm yeah, I am sorta afraid of people and you expect me to talk up a storm. I can talk to pepole just fine I guess but at heart I always will be and am an introvert who is shy.

[Huckebein the Raven]

11. With me, it takes some time before I will open up to a person.

[JohnKleeb]

12. Its really hard to I agree

Do you have a tough time looking people in the eye as well? I hate having a hard time doing it, it makes it seem like I am rude and or I dont care and the truth is I do care mostly.

[Huckebein the Raven]

14. Well yes and no.

When I was younger, I did but know that I'm older it's not that much of a problem anymore.

[JohnKleeb]

15. Its been getting easier for me as I get older too

For whatever reason. I hope your siblings were never a jerk to you because of the Aspergers, my brother has said some very hateful things, I've caught him refering to me to his friends as retarded before.

[Huckebein the Raven]

16. I'm the oldest sibling

and my sister is my exact opposite

[JohnKleeb]

19. Wow me too

Oldest and my closest brother in age is very much my opposite. I never get in trouble at school, because well part of being shy I guess means you dont get in people's face, now my brother on the other hand is very much the kinda in your face kinda guy who is what many would consider an asshole, and he thinks hes tough shit, hes way more outgoing than me and hes always getting himself in trouble at school for a variety of things.

[benburch]

7. "California Dreamin'"

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

(Phillips-Phillips)

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

Stopped in to a church I passed along the way
Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray
You know the preacher liked the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

------ flute ------

All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
I've been for a walk on a winter's day
If I didn't tell her I could leave today
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
California dreamin' on such a winter's day

[JohnKleeb]

9. Ive heard that one, its a nice song

[T Town Jake]

13. "Never Say Goodbye" by Bon Jovi...

...was our "Prom Theme" song way back when I was a "senior in HS."

Jeeze, but that was forever ago.

[jdots]

17. I thought one song was mandatory everywhere

" We gotta get outa this place " by the Animals

[JohnKleeb]

18. It is, we had the oppertunity to nominate two songs

[zann725]

20. "Dream the Impossible Dream" (aka "Impeach Bush - 2005")

n/t

[Insider]

21. Freebird

all girl's catholic school.

won out over cooley high theme song "it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday" boyz II men redid it later

[Debbi801]

57. Another Freebird here, too. Public school.

[RebelOne]

22. Hell, I can't remember that far back. n/t

[CO Liberal]

23. "Love Story"

That was the theme of our Senior Prom in 1971. The high-pitched Andy Williams version.....

[Bridget Burke]

24. "Try to Remember" from Fantastiks

A lovely tune, but overdone....

I voted for "Eve of Destruction." Ah, the Class of '66!

[CO Liberal]

30. Ah...the "Ronald Reagan Song"

As sung by the late, great Johnny Carson during numerous monologues.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Don't Change by INXS

:hi:

[American in Asia]

26. Dust in the Wind

I don't know if I'm more horrified to realize I remember most of the words, or to realize that I can't retrieve the other 20% for the life of me!

[pres2032]

27. "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed

hehe, can you tell that i went to a Catholic HS? :-)

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. What? They wanted you to all run out and get pregnant???

;) :hi:

[pres2032]

46. haha, methinks they were focusing on the love aspect

of the song. The song was also used as the kind of theme for the senior class retreat too.

:hi:

[JohnKleeb]

64. You've told me but CREED

:puke:

[Bertha Venation]

28. "We Are the Champions" Queen -eom-

[Modem Butterfly]

29. Let the River Run by Carly Simon

My high school was a small, rural school. We had 80 kids in my graduating class. Some of the Xians wanted Michael W. Smith's Friends but I convinced enough people to use a more recent song. Besides, the lyrics are much more approrpriate for a bunch of 18 year olds.

We're coming to the edge
Running on the water
Coming through the fog
Your sons and daughters

Let the river run
Let all the dreamers wake the nation
Come the new Jerusalem"

[northzax]

34. no offense

but how is carly simon more recent that Michael W Smith?

Let the river Run is from 1966...

but good call anyway.

The unoffical song was "Fuck da Police" not bad for a bunch of rich white kids at prep school, yes we we're going for irony.

My personal contribution was "rat race"

Uh! Ya too rude!
Uh! Eh! What a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
This is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!)

Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket:
Oh, what a rat race, yeah! Rat race!

Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a
In this 'ere rat race, yeah!
Rat race!
I'm singin' that
When the cat's away,
The mice will play.
Political voilence fill ya city, ye-ah!
Don't involve Rasta in your say say;
Rasta don't work for no C.I.A.
Rat race, rat race, rat race! Rat race, I'm sayin':
When you think is peace and safety:
A sudden destruction.
Collective security for surety, ye-ah!

Don't forget your history;
Know your destiny:
In the abundance of water,
The fool is thirsty.
Rat race, rat race, rat race!

Rat race!
Oh, it's a disgrace
To see the human-race
In a rat race, rat race!
You got the horse race;
You got the dog race;
You got the human-race;
But this is a rat race, rat race!

[Modem Butterfly]

35. It was used in Working Girl in 1987

And until this moment, I had no idea it was a remake.

The Michael W. Smith song was from 1980.

[northzax]

39. see I was figguring

that you had suckered them into thinking it was a newer song, just to get rid of "friends"

And by the way, God understands when you lie to get rid of Michael W Smith...

[Modem Butterfly]

41. No, but no way on earth was I going to deal with that song

I'm not a big fan of Xian music, but Michael W. Smith is to Xian music what Michael Bolton is to pop- a total fucking ass clown.

[Abies]

52. Friends...

Ugh -- unfortunately that is the song my class ended up selecting. I didn't even know who Michael W. Smith was before that. I don't remember any of the other choices, I wasn't interested in any of them. After all, grunge had finally arrived and most of my class hadn't caught on yet.

[sffreeways]

31. Proud Mary

Ike and Tina...go figure

[tsakshaug]

32. Don't stop (thinking about tomorrow)

Fleetwood Mac
hell it WAS the 70's

[MissMillie]

36. The Song is Over

by The Who.


Don't blame me, I didn't vote for it.

[flvegan]

37. "Young and Innocent" from St. Elmo's Fire

When I think about it, it makes me throw up in my mouth a little.

[Discord]

38. I'll let ya know if I ever get there.

:evilgrin:

[DelawareValleyDem]

40. Teenage Wasteland (Baba O'Reilly)

[guinivere]

42. Happy Trails

to you
until we meet again...


The nuns had a fit, but we didn't back down. We wanted to go out with the stupidest class song ever. :D

[Radical Activist]

53. Did you go to school in Wyoming?

lol

[KyndCulture]

43. Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing... hehe ok I'm old. nt

[Arkana]

44. Well, since I hated my HS so much

I nominated "Idiot Son of An Asshole," by NoFx, but it ended up being "Time of Your Life," by Green Day.

[Lone Pawn]

65. Actually, that's one of the best possible songs for you personally.

The actual title of that song when released (on the album Nimrod, by Green Day), was "Good Riddance."

[Arkana]

73. Well, if I'd known that two years ago

then I wouldn't have been so cheesed off.

[AFSCME girl]

45. Imagine..

John Lennon.

[kick-ass-bob]

48. well, isn't that funky.

look down.

[AFSCME girl]

50. Cool!

I usually hear it about once a week on the Classic Rock station we have on at work. :7

[kick-ass-bob]

47. Imagine.

I actually heard it this morning, too.

[meganmonkey]

49. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

That was our prom song.

[Dastard Stepchild]

51. I was asked to leave school my Junior Year :)

So I never made it to my senior year at my high school. But it was probably something pretty lame.

:)

[Lavender Brown]

54. Seasons of Love from Rent

At least, that's what was sung at our graduation.

[liontamer]

76. what a cool school you must have gone to

I don't remember mine, but it sure as hell wasn't season's of love

[Zuni]

55. In My Life by the Beatles

[JohnKleeb]

63. That was the seniors theme last year

[Bzzzz]

56. Stairway to heaven...

graduated 1977.

[maveric]

71. Another Stairway to Heaven here. 1974

It was sad when the school marching band tried to play it.

[Bzzzz]

74. It just doesn't have...

the same ambiance. Unless you were stoned outa your mind.:smoke:

[elperromagico]

58. We wound up with "I've Had The Time Of My Life"

from Dirty Dancing.

But I didn't know anybody who voted for it, so I suspect rigging. Everybody I knew voted for "The Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe.

At the very least, it was more lyrically appropriate.

[yvr girl]

59. Against All Odds

I didn't vote for it.

[blue neen]

60. You've Got a Friend

by James Taylor

[Texasgal]

61. Really showing my age here....

"Glory Days" By Bruce Springsteen.... ugggggg.

[Lone Pawn]

62. Actually, with a giant write-in campaign, "Another Brick in the Wall" won.

We were all terribly excited. Too bad the school vetoed it and assigned "In My Life" instead.

In case by some sad, sad, sad, chance, you are unfamiliar with it, here goes:

We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey teacher leave them kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall

[6000eliot]

66. "Disco Duck!"

No lie. I'm glad I quit school and didn't have to deal with the indignity!

[ceile]

67. "Hero" Mariah Carey

[Debi]

68. Our prom theme was 'Forever Young'

That was the song too...at least that's what my yearbook says. Can't remember the song at all (or most of prom ;))

[noonwitch]

69. "The Best Of Times" by Styx

Class of 1982!

[Left Is Write]

70. We didn't have one.

But the song for prom was "Up Where We Belong."

[bigwillq]

72. "Never say goodbye"

By Bon Jovi.

We wanted it to be "Crossroads" by Bone Thugs and Harmony but they said no because that song had drug references in it.

[Lady Effingbroke]

75. "Welcome to the Jungle".

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

77. Something dumb, I'm sure.

The voting was a sham at my school (a lot like voting in a Presidential election), because the admin would always override the student votes.

[tammywammy]

78. We had two

Sarah McLachlan -- I Will Remember You
and that song Save Tonight, by whomever. The Student Council didn't want another slow song, so they rigged it so there was two.

I graduated in 1999, so at least we were smart enough to not pick Prince's 1999.

[dback]

79. Unofficially, "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds

"The Breakfast Club" came out in spring of '85, and caused quite the sensation in my high school, as I recall.

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears had come out in late '84 if I remember correctly, but it was still getting a lot of airplay as well, and so was Madonna' one-two punch of "Into the Groove" and "Crazy For You."

I just got an invite yesterday to my 20th reunion--I'm mulling it over. Haven't seen a lot of folks since at least '86 or so.