Songs for School

[Earthbound]

In my English class, students are allowed to bring in songs for everyone to listen to every Tuesday. We recently received a Smartboard, so people have been bringing in videos as well. I was wondering if any residents of The Escapist could think of a good song that:
1)Has meaningful lyrics.
2)Doesn't contain profanity.
& 3)Has a good, appropriate music video.

If anyone knows of a song that fits the criteria, I would be appreciative, for I've already brought in a few songs and can't really think of any more. Most of the songs that my classmates have brought in have been hip-hop, which I have nothing against, but I'd rather bring in a rock song.

 

[reaper_2k9]

Blue October's Into the Ocean, that's what I'm listening to right now so I thought I'd through it out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Fl2yWalH4

 

[Pigeon_Grenade]

hmmmm tough call... i dont have any songs that meet that... besides Highway to hell

 

[jim_doki]

Hammer to Fall, Queen
Everlong, Foo Fighters
Say it Ain't So, Weezer
Before I Forget, Slipknot
Sliver, Nirvana

 

[InifniteWit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHzCn0roszw&feature=related

Avett brothers, and listen to it through please.

 

[Earthbound]

Wow, fast response. I'll look at all these (even the teletubby one...maybe).

 

[Earthbound]

land of confusion by disturbed.

That is actually one that I was thinking of bringing in soon, but I'm still looking for a bigger selection.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Hammer to Fall, Queen
Everlong, Foo Fighters
Say it Ain't So, Weezer
Before I Forget, Slipknot
Sliver, Nirvana

Everlong rocks! Foo Fighters FTW!

 

[SniperWolf427]

Hm, it's kinda hard to ask for suggestions, after all everyone has their own taste.

Oddly enough though, we're doing the same thing with our smartboards.

Anyways, a personal favorite that is a cool song and video (without using profnity or anything considered innapropriate) is "The Day I Tried To Live" by Soundgarden.

My favorite band being Tool, I couldn't have posted in this thread without mentioning a Tool song, though most of their videos would get you some weird ass looks from class mates. I know this because I did the song "Stinkfist" by Tool, and half the class hasn't talked to me since.

 

[Dr Pussymagnet]

Boston's More Than A Feeling.

You will not be dissapointed.

EDIT: Fuck it, anything by Boston is great.

 

[Earthbound]

So far, from the one's I've watched, I'm considering:
?Everlong
?Land of Confusion
?Sweet Child 'O Mine
?Say It Ain't So
& ?Into the Ocean.

Stinkfest by Tool sounded good, but I'll agree that the video may be too...strange to bring in. Also, I like and would bring in Before I Forget, but it seems a little to heavy for the class. I'm still looking at some of the others.

 

[InifniteWit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs
Also handlebars,

 

[Earthbound]

I'd like to refine my initial statement. As proven by the above song, which is absolutely brilliant, I'll bring in a song regardless of genre. So feel free to post whatever you want, as long as it fits those original three points.

 

[reaper_2k9]

VNV Nation-chrome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTL8NtqGdw4 (just the song)

 

[pigeon_of_doom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=related

Please play this song. Even if you don't like it, it should wind up your teacher.

 

[Nazulu]

Gimmie Shelter - Rolling Stones
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
I Want You - Bob Dylan
A Day In The Life - Beatles
Thunderstruck - AC/DC

You need more classics!

 

[GPScorpio]

Dimmu Borgir - The Sacrilegious Scorn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cqKafnUrk

 

[Earthbound]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw&feature=related

Please play this song. Even if you don't like it, it should wind up your teacher.

Actually, I love Pink Floyd, but I'd agree, my teacher probably wouldn't like the song.

Dimmu Borgir - The Sacrilegious Scorn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cqKafnUrk

I don't think they would let me play this.

Gimmie Shelter - Rolling Stones
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
I Want You - Bob Dylan
A Day In The Life - Beatles
Thunderstruck - AC/DC

You need more classics!

Ah, you can't forget the classics. I'll definitely have to remember theses, especially Thunderstruck.

So far, the song I'm leaning toward (which no one has mentioned, though the band has been mentioned) is Best of You by Foo Fighters, but I've undeniably got many more choices now, as well as songs that I haven't even heard of before.

 

[Dramatic Flare]

Anything by Muse other than "Time is Running out" and "Plug in Baby"
here's some links.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHkQPOQ3EDg (<- helps to know what Stockholm Syndrome actually is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i5AOGTbpRw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-moeVw_r_4&feature=related

Also, U2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHzLWLFTPPI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfv3lJs5qE&feature=channel

 

[Ancalagon]

When I was at primary school, I was set the same assignment, so I asked my dad. He recommended 'Leningrad' by Billy Joel, which did pretty well for me. It was the eighties at the time, though, so it probably seemed more pertinent then. I don't know if Leningrad had a video, though. I remember that one of my classmates chose 'Rio' by Duran Duran, which seems like quite a stretch for meaningful lyrics. The cold war seems like an age away now, but I remember my teacher teaching us that we should climb under the desk in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack, like in the song.

Also, 'What God Wants Part 1' by Roger Waters, ex-of Pink Floyd.