"School" Theme in musical?

[Inigomontoya]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 4:26pm

Hey guys,
I'm looking for some songs that can relate to the subject of School and studying, it's not suppose to be obvious like high school musical songs, it's for a cabaret were doing that have a different theme every month and this month is school theme.
songs like the internet are for porn and speaking french from lucky stiff are some examples for what I'm looking for, do you have anything else to add to the list?:)

Thanks
Tal.

[ILuv2shop531]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 4:35pm

"I'm Not That Smart"-Spelling Bee
"The Book Report"-Charlie Brown
"All That's Known"-Spring Awakening

[Kad]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 4:57pm

"Nothing" from A Chorus Line (acting school, obviously)

[peerrjb]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 5:25pm

These suggestions are a little less direct, but could add a dimension of "study" and "schooling" to a "thinking outside the box" feel to the show.

"Father and Son Chat" from "Once Upon a Mattress" (the mute king explains the birds and bees to his son... I guess you could call it home schooling)

If you wanted to go into "what we've learned from others" as a darker moment, you could always use "Carefully Taught" from "South Pacific".

"You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two" from "Oliver!"

"Carnegie Hall (Do-Do-Re-Do)" the "singing teacher sequence" from "On The Town"

The Sondheim-Wheeler version of "Best of All Possible Worlds" includes a lot of stuff Pangloss is teaching in the Westphalian School.

"Ya Gotta Get A Gimmick" from "Gypsy" (The school of hard knocks, bumps, and grinds)

"War is a Science" from "Pippin" (Pippin is his father's student in the number)

"I Won't Grow Up" from "Peter Pan"

[perfectlymarvelous]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 5:27pm

This is a little more indirect, but "A Little More Homework" from 13 comes to mind.

[AwesomeDanny]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 5:51pm

What about the school scene in Candide?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 6:47pm

Edgar Allen Poe from Snoopy. If you're unfamiliar with the song it's about students not wanting to be called on in class. "Please don't let call on me today".

The video is very poor but I didn't want to post a link to an actual production and have it be deleted.
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[ActingIsLovee]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 9:29pm

Pray I Make P.A/ Hard Work from Fame might work.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 9:39pm

"Back to School" from GREASE 2
"Reproduction" from GREASE 2

[jpbran]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 10:24pm

Way to class up the list, Capn!!! Awesome.

[LiveUnscripted]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 10:26pm

Breathe from In the Heights

Blood in the Water and Chip on My Shoulder from Legally Blonde

Dear Old Shiz and Dancing Thru Life from Wicked

I Wish I Could Go Back to College from Avenue Q

Our Prayer from Color Purple (the part where Nettie wants to go to college and become a teacher)

Updated On: 11/28/09 at 10:26 PM

[ILuv2shop531]

Posted: 11/27/09 at 11:16pm

"An English Teacher"-Birdie
"Green Eggs & Ham"-Seussical
"Come on Everybody"-"All Shook Up"
"Mama Who Bore Me (Normal & Reprise)"- Spring Awakening
"Song of Purple Summer"- Spring Awkening
"Nicest Kid's In Town"- Hairspray

[SunnyDays]

Posted: 11/28/09 at 10:08pm

"These Are My Children" from Fame is a good one from a teacher's point of view.

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 11/28/09 at 10:26pm

"What Do You Do With a B.A. In English?/It Sucks To Be Me" from Avenue Q

Many of the songs from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

[After Eight]

Posted: 11/28/09 at 11:50pm

"Academic Fugue" from "Henry, Sweet Henry"
"Our Children" and "It's Fun to Think" from "All American"

[darquegk]

Posted: 11/29/09 at 12:04am

How about the Math Song from the rare musical video game, Nightmare Ned?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTANtO9QEyA