Music videos set in high school

outkast's "roses"

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

"Jeremy" is in a school, but iirc the kids are younger, middle school maybe.

Don Henley: "Johnny Can't Read" https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x286tn

Here are a bunch of random videos that come to mind:

Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
Mötley Crüe - Smokin' In The Boys Room
3 Doors Down - Loser
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Chemical Brothers - Elektrobank
Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better
Simple Plan - I'm Just a Kid
Good Charlotte - Little Things
Deftones - Back to School
Len - Feelin Alright

My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
Paramore - Misery Business
Head Automatica - Graduation Day

(last one probably not in the "more popular" group, but I just saw it last weekend so it came to mind)

And speaking of popular

Nada Surf - Popular

De La Soul - Me Myself and I

“Baby One More Time” and The Chemical Brothers’ “Elektrobank” (Sofia Coppola in the gym) were both filmed in my alma mater, Venice Sr. High School in Los Angeles. The classroom Spears sits in at the beginning of the former is where I received German instruction. Actually, the video for that shit cover of “Another Brick in the Wall” from The Faculty (1998) was also filmed at the school.

Young MC - Principal's Office and 1/3 of Bust a Move

J Geils - Centerfold.

J Geils - Centerfold.

Bowling For Soup - High School Never Ends
Joanna Wang - The Art of Bullying
Joanna Wang - The Motorized Scooter Edo
Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
Ghost - Cirice

Shura - What's It Gonna Be?

Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me

Madam X - High in High School
Rush - Subdivisions (partly)
Ramones - Rock n' Roll High School

J Geils - Centerfold.

― that's not my post, dinsdag 6 april 2021 22:05

J Geils - Centerfold.

― that's not my post, dinsdag 6 april 2021 22:05

that *is* your post

Sleigh Bells’ “Infinity Guitars” might work, although it’s really on the perimeter of a school. Still, there is a bus, cheerleaders, and a letterman jacket

Nigerian contribution:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6xCV3En_M
Chidinma • Fallen In Love

ABBA - When I Kissed the Teacher

Amy Studt "Misfit"

second verse at an elementary school, third verse at a high school dance: Rahzel - All I Know

The official video for Drive It Like You Stole It from the Sing Street soundtrack mixes in lots of snippets from the film, many also at a high school. But the actual chunk of the movie is better, which is a dream /fantasy sequence set at an American high school movie prom, but still shot in the actual Dublin school hall.

xpost breastcrawl ... touche

"Bored To Death" by Blink-182
"Situations" by Escape the Fate
"New Perspective" by Panic! At the Disco
"Young, Dumb, and Broke" by Khalid
"You've Got Spirit, Kid" by Coheed and Cambria
"Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy
"Break the Rules" by Charli XCX
"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX

"All the Way to Reno" by R.E.M.

Britny Fox - Girlschool

Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge (partially)

Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me

"Jeremy" is in a school, but iirc the kids are younger, middle school maybe.

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Was thinking Pop Goes the Weasel by 3rd Bass, but that's elementary school or maybe middle school.

The 80s video version of Chicago 25 or 6 to 4 is set in some kind of Orwellian high school.

JoJo - Leave (Get Out)

I like the subset of these videos featuring high schools in which you can be enrolled at age 30

Vitamin C - Graduation (FriendsForever)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foyAOoVagWw

Little Mix - Black Magic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz7KYUkdlvE

lil pump - gucci gang
lil mama - lip gloss
missy elliott - gossip folks

the videos for High School Confidential by Rough Trade and You Little Fool by Elvis Costello and the Attractions are both partially set in high schools

Baggy Trousers by Madness and There Is Always Something There to Remind Me by the Housemartins both have school videos, but maybe more middle school than high school when converted into North American?

Nikki Clan - no me digas que no

Also qualifies for one of the most 00’s videos from the era.

Cafe Tacvba - eres

I guess every song from RBD should count since it was a really popular soap opera in a high school setting but I don’t think any of their music videos is set in high school... I guess they do have some but too lazy to watch them all.

Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd

hold onto your butts. this one is way too cute and way too cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKA_o5_Yx6g

Dwight Twilley: "Girls"

Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi_6U5Pm_o

Belated thanks for all of these. And since I'm still working on the piece in question, feel free to keep 'em coming!

Nada Surf: "Popular"

...which was already posted.

Irene Cara - Remember My Name (from Fame)

H Two O ft Platinum - What's It Gonna Be

lil wayne - prom queen
busted - what I go to to school for