Punk' N Center SIX

Hello.
Was anyone else slightly disappointed in Punk' N Center Five? We certainly were, and albeit we concede that perhaps quality was sacrificed at the sake of maintaining a theme and 12 song playlist, the Unincorporated did not want to repeat this for SIX. Our colleague in Ro-Town warned us against that, but.... all we can say is you told us so.

This week we are excited though about what we have. One of the better tracks off last week's mix was the Cynics cover of the Brian Wilson song, and therefore we decided to run with the school theme and feature songs about educating young people.

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1) School Is Out:Gary 'U.S.' Bonds
We at the unincorporated still look forward to summer the season, but no longer can we equate it with freedom. This was a hit in the sixties. "School is In" which follows in the album, less so.

2) Brain Damage:Eminem
This second song in the mix is sort of a bookend with the second to last song, except from the male perspective. We haven't seen 8 Mile, but if you grew up white in a poor black neighborhood of Detroit with the name of Marshall Mathers, this is the kind of vitriol that you would spit too.

3) Up Against The Wall: Tom Robinson Band
Punk band from the seventies, raging against, well you know kids just like to rage.

4) Middle School Frown:Josh Rouse
In this song Josh takes out his retrospectoscope and uses it to recall how he may have been meanas an adolescent. Sentiment prevails.

5) School Uniform:The Pipettes
We'll make the proclamation that this is the only GLB(sans T) song in existence about school uniforms. All done with girl group harmonies. The Pipettes have only one album, but it is excellent and worth checking out.

6) School Spirit:Kanye West
We can hear the cries now.... "Bring back the Old Kanye!"

7) College Life (1906):Billy Murray
The Unincorporated sometimes pines for days of old, and perhaps romanticizes things that need not be romanticized. Like higher education from yesteryear. Better quality, more serious. But judging from the lyrics from this song, such was not the case. BTW, not that Bill Murray, much to everyone's disappointment.

8) Don't Be A Dropout:James Brown
James. Brown.

9) I Don't Want To Go To School:The Naked Brothers Band
We at the Unincorporated know the Naked Brothers Band. Now you know the Naked Brothers Band, which by some may considered a bad thing like the Madoff Ponzi scheme or SARS. We disagree. This song rocks.

10) You Can't Blame the Youth:Bob Marley and the Wailers
"you teach the youths about the christopher columbus, and you said he was a very great man"

11) Becky: Be your own pet
We have been just waiting the use this song in a mix because it rocks beyond belief. BYOT, from Nashville, TN, now defunct.

12) College:Animal Collective
Bringing it all back to Brian Wilson.

Enjoy.