What should my senior class song be?

I don’t like Green Day (Especially what they’ve become now), but this is pretty damn catchy

if you’re into it

Today by the Smashing Pumpkins.

@buster That’s a really good song

We tried to sneak “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC through the school censors and they told us it was too full of double entendre, yet that was the kind of music people in my graduating class listened to. They shot down several songs that had meaning to my class both from the then present day (1989) and songs from before our time which were still well appreciated…the kinds of songs you’d hear whenever you went to a party or a dance or any gathering of your classmates, the songs that would cause people to turn up the radio if you were riding in the car with them. A song should 20 years from now remind you of high school. Because we had such facists in control of our school, we ended up with the love theme from St. Elmo’s Fire, most likely because some of the weepy bitches on the yearbook committee became teary eyed when they saw the movie or some bullshit like that. Was anyone playing that song or singing that song at our 20 year reunion? No, they were all singing Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Poison, AC/DC. Songs that could have been a great class song. A class song in my opinion should epitomize the class. I can’t say what your high school experience was like, so it’s impossible for me to pick a song for you.

Now, if I’m just going by your description of something not(?) too heavy, but good rock, older like 90s, if you don’t want to go to AC/DC which is essentially the definition of just good balls out rock and roll that you don’t really have to think about, you can go to the opposite extreme and pick a Nirvana song…also really good rock and roll, but imbued with a lot more meaning. I think the best thing is to try to think of the older, harder songs that everyone in your class seems to enjoy, it should become fairly obvious if you do that.

The same song as i had at my 6th grade graduation. plus it gets all the ladies in the mood.

This is another viable option, particularly if you have a certain life view.

@eponymoushipster – wouldn’t Hard Knock Life be more appropriate for people graudating high school and entering the real work in THIS economy?

@dalepetrie that’s exactly the life view i had in mind! kudos!

well, that or “hustlas”...

School’s out FOREVER
And heavy rock IS decent!

as we go on, we remember all the times we spent together
and as our lives change, come whatever we will still be friends foreverrrrrrrr

There must be atleast a handful of other people that had that dreadful cliche song as their senior song.. anyone? gag gag gag

Just as a note, I’m perfectly fine with anything from any time period, I just don’t want something that’s really new.

Also, the reason I mentioned that I wanted something calmer was simply because that’s what the administration is going to force. I’d love to have Metallica or any number of heavy metal bands, but that isn’t going to happen. :)

Feels Like Home by Newton Faulkner
Or you could look for stuff close to what Beck or Marcy Playground play

Why not put out a bucket and some pencils and paper and let the people in the class offer suggestions?

I agree with @johnpowell, I guess I assumed you were wondering what to nominate, or do you have complete control over what song gets picked? If the be all end all decision rests with you, definitely have a vote.

Time of Your Life – Green Day
15 Years – Five for Fighting
It’s My Live – Bon Jovi

I’m just looking for songs that I can nominate – it’s the classes decision.

I don’t know, but we had Jefferson Airplane play at our Sr. High end of year deal. Way long time ago, ancient.

The people who recommended Time of Your Life by Green Day are awesome and get Lurve. I would also suggest The Time of My Life – David Cook, Beat It – anyone really, I like the Fall Out Boy version, New Soul – Yael Naim, and I would think that the artist Two Door Cinema Club might have something for you. Granted these aren’t very old and New Soul is rather contemporary but I hope these help!