A guy named Henning (that's his first name) writes and sings the songs in School for the Dead. That's primarily what one needs to know about this band. In fact, Henning, just recently won the WRSI (one of Rollingstone's Top 10 Radio Stations) Singer Songwriter Contest. Yay.
Members of School for the Dead have been in bands with and/or recorded with such luminaries as Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion), Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne), Lloyd Cole, Joe Pernice (Scud Mountains Boys, The Pernice Brothers) and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger.
Bands that members of SFTD have been part of include The Maggies, New Radiant Storm King, The Aloha Steamtrain, The Mammals, The Gay Potatoes, Lo Fine, The Figments, King Radio, Spanish for Hitchhiking, The Tea Lights, and Humbert.
With that information, the savvy reader will have discerned that SFTD is based in the Northeast. Yes, that is the case.
School for the Dead has shared the stage with World Party, Robyn Hitchcock, Evan Dando, Freedy Johnston, Mates of State, Of Montreal, J. Mascis, Jane Siberry (Issa), Fountains of Wayne, Martin Sexton, Harry and the Potters, Naked Eyes, and Ivy among many others.
Here's what some people have said about School for the Dead:
"For about four or five years now, I've been playing Henning's songs for people and saying they were my own. Please don't tell him that. Brief, romantic and simple, in a why-didn't-I-think-of-that way, his stories and melodies touch people without resorting to attitude or pretense. If his name weren't so hard to pronounce, he'd be Yngwie Malmsteen by now."
-- Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)
"an intriguingly bright disc...rich in verbal color...Listening to "Henning's School for the Dead," I was struck by a simple truth: I like contemporary rock a lot more than I used to....loud or not, intelligible lyrics really are art, and, by the way, there's still a lot to be said for melody."
-- John Stiffler, Daily Hampshire Gazette
***1/2 - "retro sensibilities and comfortable pop songwriting clever imagery and arrangements"
-- James Heflin, Valley Advocate
"Henning's School for the Dead" is the cleanest piece of pop music to come out of Northampton in a while. While he'd also make it in the lands of R.E.M. and Husker DΓΌ, Ohlenbusch is a model of Western Massachusetts pop... (he) has a penchant for saying things how they really are."
-- Josh Shear, Chicopee Herald
Back to School
School for the Dead Lyrics
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Hit the breaks, stop, no wait, I guess it was just a mirage
It's a long ride heading down 202
It took a long time trying to get through to you
It's a long, long ride
But I'll make it ever Friday night.
In the basement there's a telephone built for two
There's a long pause before we speak
It's a hard time trying to get through the week
It's a long, long ride
But I'll make it ever Friday night.
You're going back to school
For another year
Back to school
But I'm staying here
Back to school
For another year
But it's OK, you're only five days away
In the dorm there's a girl and she's typing out his name
There's someone at the door but she's typing out his name
There are cables in a circuit of underground streams
So she's able, in a second, to shatter your dreams
It's a long, long ride
But I'll miss it every Friday night.
You're going back to school
For another year
Back to school
But I'm staying here
Back to school
For another year
But it's OK, you're only five days away
The song "Back To School" by School For The Dead is a reflection on the experience of being left behind while someone you care about goes back to school. The tape starts as the singer is getting ready to leave the house, but they hesitate when they think they see something in the distance. The long drive down 202 is a metaphor for the emotional distance that has built up between the singer and the person they care about, but even though it's a difficult journey to make, they'll do it every Friday night. When they finally connect on the phone, there's a long pause before they speak, indicating the awkwardness of the situation, but knowing that it's only temporary makes it more tolerable. The singer is determined to keep up the connection even though they're not physically together.
In the second verse, the focus shifts to the person who is going back to school. There's a scene in the dorm room where someone is typing a name on a computer, which suggests a romantic connection. But then something interrupts the moment, possibly indicating that the person is getting distracted by the demands of school. The reference to cables and underground streams could be a metaphor for the complex network of relationships that make up our lives. Even though the singer will miss the connection they have on Friday nights, they understand that the person they care about has to go back to school and they'll be reunited in just five days.
Line by Line Meaning
The tape starts as I'm backing out of my garage
As I start my journey, the tape begins to play
Hit the breaks, stop, no wait, I guess it was just a mirage
I thought I saw something in front of me, but it turned out to be an illusion
It's a long ride heading down 202
The journey is long as I travel down highway 202
It took a long time trying to get through to you
I struggled to communicate with you for a long time
It's a long, long ride
But I'll make it ever Friday night.
The journey may be long, but I will make it every Friday night.
In the basement there's a telephone built for two
In the basement, there's a phone that we both use
A chair and a string that stretches from me to you
We use a chair and a string to connect our phones
There's a long pause before we speak
We hesitate before talking to each other
It's a hard time trying to get through the week
It's difficult to get through the week without talking to you
You're going back to school
For another year
Back to school
But I'm staying here
Back to school
For another year
But it's OK, you're only five days away
You're going back to school, but I'm staying here. It's okay because you're only five days away.
In the dorm there's a girl and she's typing out his name
In the dorm, there's a girl typing out the name of someone she likes
There's someone at the door but she's typing out his name
Someone is at the door, but she's too busy typing out his name to answer it
There are cables in a circuit of underground streams
There are cables beneath the ground connecting to the internet
So she's able, in a second, to shatter your dreams
She can quickly ruin your hopes or expectations
It's a long, long ride
But I'll miss it every Friday night.
It's a long journey, but I'll miss it every Friday night.
Contributed by Alexandra R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
hanzo
In Back to School, 8 survivors i Played with my
NBC, FOX and ABC TV Show Actors and Actress are Playing in Back To School such as
1. Jerry Seinfeld
2. Mischa Barton
3. Candace Cameron Bure
and
4: Jennifer Aniston.
Drey
The person who played zoey is hilarious, like she kept on throwing the boomer bile (activating the horde) and as they fight through the horde she the one who has the lowest health π€£π€£
Euward Andre Talanay
1:43:25 i love that part, an Armored tank vs a zombie tank.
FGH Youtube2008
(this is all I know) l4d positive: less
trash talking
Awesome map
Very horroric
Awesome character
Has many edition
L4d negative: less weapon
No melee weapons
Gian Paguiligan
rtjh This IS l4d2, the custom campaign uses the l4d1 characters, and they modify it and etc.
Euward Andre Talanay
27:07 Francis just fly after getting hit by a truck πππ
richard
They played for like, two or three entire stages without a single tank
Glicer Melior
that was a awesome ending
Gee-Nam
Indeed.It is rare to see soldiers striking back the infected directly, especially in the ending
SGT Brian The Yoshi 22
27:07 it like a star KO in smash brothers Francis flys while screaming and then ding star KO
Mark Tsygan
27:08 You've been hit by you've been struck by truck (POW!)