And just like that, our Seattle summer has come to an end. Goodbye to home-cooked meals, hello to The Cave’s hot foods menu! To celebrate the beginning of the school year, our reporting staff at KXSU decided to put together a back-to-school scenario playlist. Did a professor annoy you on the first day? Are you already over waiting in line for food? Do your calves hurt from walking up the side of a mountain just to get to Campion? We’ve got you covered.
“I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE AND START THE NEW YEAR!”
Anna: “I Love Seattle” – Tacocat
April: “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” – Digable Planets
Craig: “Perfect Day” – Hoku
Julia: “No Home like Homies” – iji
YOU SLEPT THROUGH YOUR ALARM ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Anna: “Sleep Forever” – Portugal. the Man
April: “It’s Not Unusual” – Tom Jones
Craig: “Oops… I Did it Again” – Britney Spears
Julia: “Slept in Late” – WIMPS
“I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO WEAR”
Anna: “Fashion!” – Lady Gaga
April: “Lipgloss” – Lil Mama
Craig: “Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé
Julia: “Suffer for Fashion” – Of Montreal
WHEN THE PROFESSOR TEACHES A LESSON ON SYLLABUS DAY
Anna: “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” – Cage the Elephant
April: “Inhale Exhale” – NAO
Craig: “Keep it To Yourself” – Kacey Musgraves
Julia: “Blindsided” – Bon Iver
“LET’S DO AN ICE BREAKER!”
Anna: “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control” – Tame Impala
April: “Goin’ Home” – Dan Auerbach
Craig: “No” – Meghan Trainor
Julia: “Waste of Breath” – DIIV
WHEN YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT YOU PLAN ON DOING WITH YOUR DEGREE AFTER COLLEGE
Anna: “When I Grow Up” – The Pussycat Dolls
April: “Under Pressure” – David Bowie & Queen
Craig: “World’s Greatest Loser” – Margo Price
Julia: “Don’t Remind Me” – Car Seat Headrest
YOU FIND OUT THAT RATEMYPROFESSOR.COM LIED TO YOU
Anna: “Devil in a New Dress (feat. Rick Ross)” – Kanye West
April: “False Alarm” – Matoma
Craig: “Trust Issues” – Drake
Julia: “This Is a Lie” – The Cure
WHEN THE PROFESSOR MAKES YOU BUY AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 TEXTBOOKS
Anna: “And That, Too.” – BadBadNotGood
April: “Sympathy For The Devil” – The Rolling Stones
Craig: “I’m Broke” – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Julia: “If I Had” – Eminem
WHEN IT’S ONLY THE FIRST DAY AND YOU ARE ALREADY BEHIND ON HOMEWORK
Anna: “Come Save Me” – Jagwar Ma
April: “Suffocation Blues” – Black Pistol Fire
Craig: “Breaking Down” – Florence + the Machine
Julia: “Trying” – Bully
WHEN YOU SEE THE LINE AT C STREET
Anna: “Hungry Freaks, Daddy” – The Mothers of Invention
April: “Should I Stay Or Should I Go” – The Clash
Craig: “Claustrophobia” – Bee Gees
Julia: “Somebody Call a Doctor” – Sunflower Bean
WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE TO READ PLATO
Anna: “Cruel World” – Phantogram
April: “Death Row” – Jimi Charles Moody
Craig: “Again” – Fetty Wap
Julia: “Bad Omens” – Kurt Vile
“THIS CLASS WILL INCLUDE PARTICIPATION POINTS”
Anna: “Gotta Get Away” – The Black Keys
April: “Cruel” – St. Vincent
Craig: “But Why?” – Reba
Julia: “Debbie Downer” – Courtney Barnett
WHEN YOU HAVE A CLASS WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND
Anna: “All Smiles Over Here :)” – The Garden
April: “Blessings” – Chance The Rapper
Craig: “Shout to the Lord” – Various Artists
Julia: “The Luckiest” – Ben Folds
YOU HAVE A CLASS WITH THAT PERSON YOU NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN
Anna: “Some Kind of Joke” – AWOLNATION
April: “No Scrubs” – TLC
Craig: “Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift
Julia: “Nope” – Wilco
HANGING AT THE BISTRO
Anna: “I Have Friends in Holy Places” – Panic! at the Disco
April: “Have You Ever?” – Twin Peaks
Craig: “Trash” – New York Dolls
Julia: “Party No. 1 Anthem” – Arctic Monkeys
THERE ARE SO MANY HILLS
Anna: “UGH!” – The 1975
April: “Suffer” – Charlie Puth
Craig: “Tired” – Adele
Julia: “Mountain At My Gates” – Foals
AN AFTERNOON IN THE DOG PARK
Anna: “Me & All My Friends” – Walk the Moon
April: “Outside with the Cuties” – Frankie Cosmos
Craig: “I’m A Mess” – Ed Sheeran
Julia: “Dogs” – Sun Kil Moon (JK)
KXSU REPORTING STAFF | Welcome back to school!