Best music for my 7th grade classroom?
 

I'm working on a Spotify playlist of music to play for my 7th grade students during our homeroom time. We don't always, but on most Fridays we kinda just party and play games because it's hard to do just about anything else. I'm looking for clean, fun music... so far, disco and hip hop have been winners. I need music that's not awful or I'll lose my mind. Anyone?

Oh, and here's a link if you care.

https://open.spotify.com/user/126009...QW-RtBiXWNzwCw

Schoolhouse Rock - 3 Is A Magic Number

Nada Surf - Popular

FRANK ZAPPA -- PLASTIC PEOPLE

^ **** all that ****, when I was in 7th grade all I wanted were chungus and meth.

Just google "Absolut kidz" or Just Dance kids for tips. Or why not ask the kids what they want to hear, evaluate it, then vote on it. Have themes (like 60s, 70s, 80s, musicals, etc.) and learn about the era%theme.

If it's 7th grade, I'm guessing that you stay put and have a different group of kids come in and out every hour or so?

I'd feature 1 artist per day. Otherwise, different kids will hear different parts of the playlist.

Or is this just for you to keep your sanity? LOL.

10cc - The Dean And I

This brings up horrible memories

What does? 10cc, falling in love with the dean's daughter, being in 7th grade, or teaching 7th grade, or planning music time for grade school kids?

Teaching 7th grade

No matter what music you play they’ll bitch and moan and say it sucks.

****ing hate kids that age

Hey I know what you mean. The Album Club 2017 was like teaching 7th grade for me - a very traumatic experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCqRmx3Dnw

They Might Be Giants - Seven

For reference, I play music for my kiddos on Friday afternoons during “flex time,” which is really just an excuse for them to hang out and not do schoolwork. They’re 12 and 13 so they’ve got pretty particular views on music, and so far I’ve just been playing stuff I thought they’d like, with some sliiiiight attempts at bending their level of comfort. So far I haven’t had complaints.

I appreciate all the suggestions. Some of this is way too out there for them, but I’m listening to everything, so keep it coming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkzvM7Skxg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wLRZqKJe9Y


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2Z4yCfBDc

Michael Jackson is probably the best you can do

That’s a sad commentary.

I don't believe in a world where the young can't be surprised by how much they love the Replacements.

^hell yes.
Sometimes kids surprise you, my mom teaches high school and put on Roxy Music once and they actually liked it

If kids actually heard London Calling they'd flip their ****. People love pop and that's top shelf pop.

That's true, I remember my mom also made a top-40 listening friend of mine listen to Exile on Main st. once and she kinda liked it. There's so much old music that would appeal to kids if they were exposed to it with an open mind

And young white guys love stoner rock already. They just don't know it. I can't imagine a world where rednecks and dudebros could hear this and not bob along to it begging for a blunt.

Can you change your avatar back? @ Maria

and ain’t no 7th grade class giving no ****s about London Calling.

https://i.imgur.com/GCM1fYS.gif

Saying goodbye to the Willow avatar hurt a little, and maybe sometime I'll get nostalgic and change it back, but not today. Carrie Brownstein in drag is what I'm about.

Btw Gang of Four is a bit of an optimistic choice I think

So you want stuff that's out there. Why didn't you say so in the first place?

Tin Huey - Puppet Wipes


But if you ask my opinion, I would go with more electronic music. But hey, before you play these songs threaten them with detention if they don't like them, that should thwart any complaints from the peanut gallery.

Waiting on the Internet by Le Cliché


Röyksopp - Happy Up Here

Depends on the 7th grade class. If they're raised on hip hop then maybe not but if they're raised on rock then hell yeah. I've tried getting a black guy to listen to it and it didn't work but I imagine it would have gone differently with a cracker.

I don't know about that album but this specific song could tempt them. It's the most accessible song and one of the key tracks to introduce me to post punk.

Nailed it, that was one of my favorite albums when I was a teen.

Dude. It sucks because you like it.

Bring out the grade school angst.

You know what 7th graders are good at? Shifting the blame. You should out this fault in them and then play this song.

Model Citizens - Shift the Blame