Song · 10,000 Maniacs
“To Sir With Love” by 10,000 Maniacs
From the EP Few & Far Between (1993)
“To Sir With Love” by 10,000 Maniacs appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the EP Few & Far Between. Its best result is #84 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #280 alternative song of 1993 and #1,424 alternative song of all time.
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"To Sir with Love" is 10,000 Maniacs' take on the Don Black and Mark London song that Lulu first sang as the theme to the 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The band cut it for their 1993 EP Few & Far Between, with John Harris producing and Amanda Kramer sitting in on guitar, and they give it a fond, unhurried reading that treats the song as a thank-you note.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 84 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 991 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 737 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 737 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 737 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 737 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 737 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 738 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1264 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1268 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1287 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1328 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1382 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1441 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1489 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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