School Music Project 2002

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I'm really enjoying the Langley School Music Project record. For those who haven't heard of it, it's a recording of an elementary school music class from the mid-70s full of spirited (and amateurish) versions of some good pop songs from the previous ten years.

My question is this: Suppose you were teaching a music class for 11-year old kids today. You’re going to teach them 12 songs or so for an upcoming recording session in the gymnasium. They have to be pop songs from the previous 10 years (back to 1992, say) that the kids would be likely to know, meaning, I guess, they have to have been played on the radio at some point.

What songs would you choose?

― Mark, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

New answers for the kids.

― Mark, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mad as Snow - Kitchens of Distinction

Gin and Juice - Snoop

― Poops Mcgee, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Smells like Teen Spirit

Faithless Insomnia (haunting recorder in a gym mix)

― JB, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Clash "Should I stay or should I go"
Madonna "Like A Virgin"
Sonic Youth "Catholic Block "
Joni Mitchell " Big Yellow Taxi "
Evil Superstars "Satan is in my ass"

― nathalie, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wave of Mutilation - PIXIES

Just trying to think of stuff that would sound good on the recorder (does anything sound good on a recorder ?)

― JB, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Everything sounds good on recorder! Actually, I wanted to say that in the flute thread.

― dleone, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pavement - "Cut Your Hair" (think of the kids doing the "oo-ah-oo-oo- ah-oo" bit)
Alannie Morrisette - "You Oughtta Know"
Flaming Lips - "Turn It On"
REM - "Stand"
Sheryl Crow - "Leaving Las Vegas"

― Mark, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Everything sounds good?!?!, maybe just me being haunted by "By the rivers of babylon"

― JB, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Not just recorders - the song has to be just right for that crucial recorders + chime bars + snare drum that rattles + boomy bass drum + teacher's acoustic guitar combo.

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

not forgetting uncoordinated kid on the castanets.

― jb, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bootylicious,
Windowlicker, (I can just see whatever gawky baritones they'd have doing the "Uuhhhh" at the beginning)
Why does it always rain on me? (um, sorry?)

― Dan I., Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Great question! The tykes should perform these songs:

1) Tarwater "All of the Ants Left Paris" *** 2) The La's "Looking Glass" *** 3) The Lilac Time "The Nursery Walls" *** 4) Chappaquiddick Skyline "Everyone Else Is Evolving" *** 5) Clinic "The Return of Evil Bill" *** 6) Killing Joke "Requiem" *** 7) The Czars "Get Used To It" *** 8) His Name Is Alive "Can't Go Wrong Without You" *** 9) The Rock-A-Teens "HWY R" *** 10) Ian Brown "Stardust" 11) The Clientele "We Could Walk Together/Rain (medley)" 12) Nick Cave/Bad Seeds "Death Is Not The End" *** Hidden track: Pop Will Eat Itself "Ich Bin Ein Auslander"

― Tim DiGravina, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

KLF - Justified & Ancient Fall - Totally Wired (The bassline would be played by multiple tubas) Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life

― clotion, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cumbawamba - Tubthumping!

― A Nairn, Wednesday, 20 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I wanna hear the kiddies sing, "But despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage."

― Queen G, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"You Suck" by the Murmurs

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Goddamn, it's been years since I thought of that one!

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think of it every time I hear the word "dust" for some reason

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Kids would love "The Robots," I'm sure of it. "Pump Up the Jam." Hell, "Regulate" would be amazing in this context. Matthew Sweet, "Girlfriend" - I have no idea why, but I can imagine it. DEFINTITELY "Unbelievable" by EMF - kids would have so much fun with it.

― Clarke B., Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

for my grade 6 graduation in 1992 we sang 'under the bridge' by the red hot chili peppers... we loved that.

― minna, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

NWA's Fuck The Police owuld go down a treat.

― Queen G, Thursday, 21 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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