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“School’s Out” is a 1972 title track single released on Alice Cooper’s fifth album.
Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, “What’s the greatest three minutes of your life?”. Cooper said: “There’s two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you’re just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you’re sitting there and it’s like a slow fuse burning. I said, ‘If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it’s going to be so big.’”
Cooper has also said it was inspired by a line from a Bowery Boys movie. On his radio show, “Nights with Alice Cooper,” he joked that the main riff of the song was inspired by a song by Miles Davis.
The lyrics of “School’s Out” indicate that not only is the school year ended for summer vacation, but ended forever, and that the school itself has been blown up. It incorporates the childhood rhyme, “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks” into its lyrics. It also featured children contributing some of the vocals.
“School’s Out” became Alice Cooper’s first major hit single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and propelling the album to #2 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in August 1972. It also marked the first time that Alice Cooper became regarded as more than just a theatrical novelty act.
Cooper has said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, “What’s the greatest three minutes of your life?”. Cooper said: “There’s two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you’re just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you’re sitting there and it’s like a slow fuse burning. I said, ‘If we can catch that three minutes in a song, it’s going to be so big.’”
Cooper has also said it was inspired by a line from a Bowery Boys movie. On his radio show, “Nights with Alice Cooper,” he joked that the main riff of the song was inspired by a song by Miles Davis.
The lyrics of “School’s Out” indicate that not only is the school year ended for summer vacation, but ended forever, and that the school itself has been blown up. It incorporates the childhood rhyme, “No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks” into its lyrics. It also featured children contributing some of the vocals.
“School’s Out” became Alice Cooper’s first major hit single, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and propelling the album to #2 on the Billboard 200 pop albums chart. The song reached #1 on the UK singles chart for three weeks in August 1972. It also marked the first time that Alice Cooper became regarded as more than just a theatrical novelty act.
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Kayna22 wrote:
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Kayna22 wrote:
love School's Out,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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ACrockerDC wrote:
old rock is good rock !!!
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Acambarock wrote:
Chingonsisma la rola
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PhatBasta wrote:
No more teacher's dirty looks....(exception- - -jennica_med_c can make 'Dirty' looks anytime)
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jennica_med_c wrote:
Well, school well never be out forever for me, since I'm a teacher.. but I can still sing this. If I want to :P
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HeavyMetalFan13 wrote:
THIS IS COOL!!!
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madeiramorta wrote:
this song is an anthem :)
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camaroric wrote:
schools out forever...and I kinda miss it?
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Teknikolor wrote:
Beats any track on any of today's charts, any place, any time.
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Eraldor wrote:
great!1 he's magician.
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Bookman1974 wrote:
What Paco said!
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lagomorph32 wrote:
Oh Really Paco?
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cris696 wrote:
For summer For ever ¡
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lagomorph32 wrote:
School's out for SWINE FLU! hehe
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blackrainbow351 wrote:
Wooo hooo........ Alice live tomorrow nite Glasgow........... I'm not worthy!!(sad I know)
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ch77pper wrote:
marilyn who?
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TheFeldster wrote:
Finished school forever, today, so this is song of the day for me xD
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OldMizer wrote:
I have to agree with Showoff63. This one takes me a few years back. There was no such thing as a middle school at the time.
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