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A student rates teachers’ favorite songs from high school MADELEINE STIGALL FEATURES EDITOR
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Why she liked it: My first job was in the kitchen at a
winery—I would often sing this song to myself while making spiced pecans and slicing breads and cheeses.
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What I thought: “Home” by edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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Why he liked it: Like any good emo kid, I saw myself
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and my girl problems in the highly specific, personal, first-person lyrics. I remember blasting it in the car with my buddy as we got off work and drove to an away football game, where I had plans to meet up with my crush.
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What I thought:
This is a solid song, but the very specific lyrics make it hard for me to relate. I do not have girl problems.
Why he liked it: I
love music with energy and I was pretty emotional as a teenager. That song defines ‘punk energy’ and it suited me well. “Dancing With Myself” probably delivered me confidence or maybe it gave me some inner peace.
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“So Impossible” by Dashboard Confessional
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This song has a good melody, but I have to take points off because the two lead singers are just too in love for my taste.
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Why he liked it: It was a fun song and it was easy to remember. The song came with a dance that was so stupid that you didn’t have to know how to dance to do it, and so everybody participated.
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“dancing with myself” by Billy Idol
Billy Idol is always a great choice, and the lyrics hit deep. It is a great song for high school students, from 1990 to now.
What I thought: “The Humpty Dance” by Digital Underground
“The Humpty Dance” is a fun dance song, and it has a very catchy melody. I can definitely see why this was popular, since it is unique and entertaining.
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