Looking for a retirement song.
November 18, 2009 10:44 AM   Subscribe

Musicfilter: Looking for a song for a friends retirement. She's retiring from high school English teaching after 34 years. We're looking for something along the lines of: upbeat, rock and roll genre, has a positive message, sad to leave friends but happy to not grade any more papers, hoping she left a positive influence. She is considering a couple of songs, one by the Association, one by the Eagles and one by Daughtry (she can't remember the titles of the songs). All clever and fun recommendations are appreciated.
posted by crios to Media & Arts (8 answers total)
 
Maybe "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals. Upbeat and should appeal to a wide range of ages.
posted by mark7570 at 10:52 AM on November 18, 2009


Somehow, Better Things by the Kinks comes to mind.
posted by General Malaise at 10:53 AM on November 18, 2009


Queen - Friends will be Friends

(Maybe awkwardly dramatic/romantic if you literally follow the story in the lyrics, but it seems like the right spirit.)

The Beatles - Carry that Weight
posted by Jaltcoh at 10:54 AM on November 18, 2009


School's Out by Alice Cooper, obviously!
posted by runningwithscissors at 10:57 AM on November 18, 2009


"Open Road" by Bryan Adams.

I'm rolling on and on and on
Who knows where I'm goin'?
Life is an open road - it's the best story never told
It's an endless sky - it's the deepest sea
Life is an open road to me
posted by yawper at 1:06 PM on November 18, 2009


Too Sir with Love?
Hot for Teacher?
posted by TooFewShoes at 2:02 PM on November 18, 2009


If she started working as a teacher in 1975, why not choose some music from that year or time period? Maybe Gloria Gaynor "Never Can Say Goodbye"?
posted by iviken at 3:12 PM on November 18, 2009


I always think of Sunshine as a retirement song of sorts; at least it's about someone who's tired of working for The Man and who goes off to live his own life. And it's from 1971. Kinds of sad, but it always makes me feel good.

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 (1980), maybe?

More upbeat: The Best is Yet to Come, by Tony Bennett.
posted by TochterAusElysium at 8:20 PM on November 18, 2009


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