Alice Cooper – School's Out

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  General Comment:I remember years ago when I graduated from high school...at my graduation party that night, I was playing this song. It was just very fitting for that night since I had gotten out of high school.

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  Song Meaning:To everyone that thinks this is about school, I have a little twist for you. Look closely at the lyrics:
  
  Well we got no class
  And we got no principles
  And we got no innocence
  We can't even think of a word that rhymes....
  
  Okay that stanza is key. I think principles is purposely spelled as is because I think this song refers to losing your virginity. Think about that: "We got no innocence"
  
  
  Well we got no choice
  All the girls and boys
  Makin all that noise
  'Cause they found new toys
  
  
  "Making all that noise" and "found new toys" might also be sexual references. Who knows, perhaps it is about school, but that would be an interesting twist on things: think about it.

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  General Comment:For the longest time, I thought this song was by Pink Floyd. 0_0

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  General Comment:alice cooper is a christian i love this song im a drop out twice first time my mom got me dropped out because of my second battle with cancer then a few years later got the notion in my head i wanted to get my ged history was easy i love history but the math an homework was a pain in the head so i dropped out of that too its wrong to force people to go to school parents should let there children by the time they reach 13 teen decide weather or not they want to stay in school im 24 an if i ever had a kid thats what i would do when in doubt drop out :]

  Flag jesuslovesme86on March 18, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:The Hell with School and everything it stands for! Blow it up!
  

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  General Comment:Last year we called it in to the local rock station as we graduated Jr. High on the last day of school. We convinced our teachers to let us play it on their CD players all day... Surprising since I live Utah, but hey I guess teachers go through more school than they do so they could be glad for it anyway...
  
  C/O '11 rocks!

  Flag Dutch Kidon November 23, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:What can I say about the ultimate anti-school anthem? This song came out when? 1973? I was coming to the end of school days then, loved this song. Still do. Fantastic to see that folks still feel the same about it 30-odd years later. This really is a classic, a song that will go on forever. Alice calls it the National Anthem - he's right-ish, it's a Universal Anthem! Wherever there are schools, this will be played. Amen.

  Flag morbid moragon August 09, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:High school's definitely out forever! I graduated this May. C/O 2008 is king! But I'm going to college this fall, though. Great song, by the way.

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  General Comment:Well, I think it's about leaving school.

  Flag Ummagumma69on March 11, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:i fucking love this shit.

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