141. "Another Brick In the Wall" by Pink Floyd {#1; 1/80} [iTunes? Yes] {YouTube: Another Brick In the Wall. (Wow, that's a cheery little video, idn't it?)}
How naive was I in 8th grade when this song came out? I didn't even know the meaning of the word "sarcasm." When I would sing along to this song (and didn't we all?) I would change the lyrics to "no Dukes of Hazzard in the classroom." Mind you, I knew the lyrics weren't "Dukes of Hazzard," but I didn't know what "dark sarcasm" meant, so I'd rather sing about one of my favorite television programs.
(My how times have changed. Sarcasm? Do I know sarcasm now? Sarcasm is my friend.)
This was an immensely popular song at the time. It's fun(-ish) to sing along with. And it has some memorable lyrics. Plus, it dares to ask the musical question: How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? (You may have guessed by now, but I'm kind of fond of musical questions.)
COMING UP NEXT: A song that, unfortunately, was not written by Burt Bacharach. (Or Jack Kerouac.)
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