It’s that time of year again. Summer has rolled by and most kids in the Twin Cities and beyond are boarding school buses, checking schedules, and making the trek back to school for a brand-new year of friends and adventures. Let’s help them (and their grownups) start the new school year by kicking it off in style with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about school — or going back to it — would you like to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

The White Stripes- We're Going To Be Friends
OK Go- Here We Go Again
Simple Minds- Don't You (Forget About Me)
Spoon- Can I Sit Next To You
Alanis Morissette- You Learn
Nirvana- School
Leonard Cohen- To A Teacher