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Song Parodies -> "What I Hate About School"

Original Song Title:

"What I Like About You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

The Romantics

Parody Song Title:

"What I Hate About School"

Parody Written by:

Mark Scotti

The Lyrics

What all the kids must be singing, just prior to summer vacation:

Yeah, now we're done
What I hate about school, the homework nights
Book report another one, Shakespeare's on a roll, tonight, yech
Teach hollering in my ear
Threaten me with things I'm suppose to fear, follow rules
[that's what I hate]

That's what I hate about school
[that's what I hate]

What I hate about school, no chewing gum in the class
The clock goes up, down, spins around, freak about no hall pass, yeah
Got detention now, makes me sneer
Tells me all bad things on my record here, she's so cruel

[that's what I hate about school]
I just want to abuse rules
[it's how they treat us so cruel]
That's what I hate about school
[that's what I hate about school]
And why I hate all the rules
[that's why I hate]

wahh!

hey!

What I like about school, have summers off all right
Always wanna' play you know, outside just feels alright, yeah
My vacation's end is near
Yell at me that thing that will drive my fears, golden rules

[that's what I hate about school]
I just want to abuse rules
[it just makes me wanna spew]
That's what I think about school
[that's what I hate about school]
I can't stand those golden rules
[that's what I hate about school]

(and what I like about school)
[Turkey break]
(and what I like about school)
[Christmas break]
(and what I like about school
[Summer breaks]
(not what I hate about school)
[what I hate about school]

Bell, uh huh huh, ring ring ring
Bell, now uh huh, brrring...
Free, uh huh huh, yeah!!!!!!

Copyright 2009

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Andria - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
School sucks, but everyone has to go through it in some way, be it public, chartered, private, parochial, military, Waldorf, Montessori or reform. This is a great parody, and 5s for you.
Mark Scotti - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
Thanks, Andria! I hear all these words through my own kids!!
blackjack21 - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
I hate school too, but I love the OS and your parody. Straight As!, er, 5s!
Mark Scotti - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
Thanks for the fives, Blackjack! No detention for you!!!
AFW - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
Ahh, school days nostalgia...top notching
Mark Scotti - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
Thanks for the promotion to grade fives, AFW!!!
Timmy1000 - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
You must have been a little attention Mark, as this is well written - I promote you to grade 555.
alvin - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
great little anthem
Mark Scotti - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
Thanks Tim & Alvin!!!
DJ Blaze - June 19, 2009 - Report this comment
I was once public schooled, but it was pretty much h-e-double-toothpicks on earth, so I quickly went to be schooled at home. Still, great parody. Let's hope school is out for the next 555 days!
Joel Martinez - June 20, 2009 - Report this comment
LOL, I agree about chewing gum. I mean, it's scientifically proven if you chew gum, your braincells become more active.Do the teachers know that and are trying to make us slow on purpose cause we're ahead of their leagues? Likewise, 555
Mark Scotti - June 20, 2009 - Report this comment
Thanks to DJ & Joel located in room 555!!!
Leo Keough - June 20, 2009 - Report this comment
School's out forever!!!...555!!!
Mark Scotti - June 21, 2009 - Report this comment
"Grade" of thanks to you, Leo!!!
DJ Blaze - June 21, 2009 - Report this comment
Oh, BTW, everyone on A.I.R. calls me DJ, Blaze, or DJ Blaze, but my real name is not any of these. Here's how I came up with my name: the "DJ" part comes from all these famous DJs like Tiesto, Taka, Simon, Encore, ect. Plus, I did sort of an acid-techno album called "Origins" under this pseudonym on Acoustica Mixcraft 3. (Sadly, it sucked.) The "Blaze" part comes from my favorite Pokemon, Blaziken. My real name is Caleb, but "Caleb" isn't very interesting or flashy. Sorry, Mark Scotti, but I wanted to make this clear.
Mark Scotti - June 22, 2009 - Report this comment
No prob. DJ!!
Mark Scotti - July 22, 2009 - Report this comment
Recording of this posted at: http://www.amiright.com/performances/items/performances_1248020242.shtml
Agrimorfee - September 13, 2011 - Report this comment
Great job on this, and subbing the ad libs adds a lot!I
Porfle Popnecker - September 14, 2011 - Report this comment
Haven't been in school in a long, long time, but this reminds me of how much I wanted to get out!
Mark Scotti - September 14, 2011 - Report this comment
A "hall Pass" and thanks to Agri & Porfle!
Matthias - September 17, 2011 - Report this comment
This one is a Mark Scotti classic. One of the first I remember reading from you and one of the select few that actually has a recording. It still holds up today.
Mark Scotti - September 17, 2011 - Report this comment
A "High Grade' of thanks to you, Matthias! The recording came out great on this one.
Abbott Skelding - September 18, 2011 - Report this comment
Nice job, I like how the things you like about school are when you have no school! Very nice, and the recording was great too (although I would have liked to hear the whole thing)
Mark Scotti - September 18, 2011 - Report this comment
Thanks, Abbott! The recordings are produced by a radio station, so i can't control how much of my lyrics they use. i'm just happy to get a "well produced" song out of it for free!
Blaydeman - September 19, 2011 - Report this comment
(ABC) What I love about this, it makes me laugh! Awesome job!
Mark Scotti - September 19, 2011 - Report this comment
Some extra chewing gum...and thanks to you, Blaydemann.
D-Mon - September 20, 2011 - Report this comment
(ABC) Wow, we have so much in common! LOL!
Mark Scotti - September 21, 2011 - Report this comment
Go to the head of the class....in thanks, D-Mon!
Below Average Dave - September 25, 2011 - Report this comment
I haven't been in the kind of school where gum chewing isn't allowed in almost a decade, but I can still relate, I also think that the dichotomy of this one is just so perfect. Many of your parodies in the past have left me puzzled by cutting out important words to make pacing work, but this one wasn't like that at all, very good job Mark, impressive work, and easily among my favorites of your vast collection.
Mark Scotti - September 25, 2011 - Report this comment
"Graduating" my thatnks to you, Dave!
bobpiecheese - September 25, 2011 - Report this comment
(ABC) Pretty sweet parody here, Mark. I personally couldn't stand the school uniform, mainly because the black shoes roasted your feet in the summer. 555 for you!
Mark Scotti - September 27, 2011 - Report this comment
3:00 bell rings of thanks to you, Bobpie!

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