"Hot for Teacher," Van Halen In a nod to the recent graduating class of 2013 (congrats, y'all) and the kids who will be returning to school following summer break, I've tried to include songs from current acts. But, you can't really compose a list like this without "Hot for Teacher."
People always equate Alex Van Halen's killer opening drum sequence to the sound of a revving motorcycle; but, fitting the motif, I've always considered it the rapid hammering of some poor schmuck's heart when his extra-fine teacher called on him to answer some random history question. Eddie's guitar sounds like the maniacal screaming inside the fellow's brain telling him to focus on the question and, above all, to not touch himself in front of his teacher and a roomful of ruthless classmates.
Diamond Dave starts singing and the song becomes shtick, which you can take or leave; but, the first 45 or 50 seconds of the song is the rock and roll embodiment of unabashed, teacher-wanting, teenaged desire.
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