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“Teacher Teacher” by Rockpile
From the album Seconds of Pleasure (1980)
“Teacher Teacher” by Rockpile appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1980 and 2021. It was first released in 1980 on the album Seconds of Pleasure. Its best result is #46 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 1980 and #7,550 alternative song of all time.
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"Teacher, Teacher" came off Seconds of Pleasure, the one and only album Rockpile ever made, in 1980, and went out as a single the same year, a modest hit in North America that got to number 51 in the US. The song came from outside the band: Eddie Phillips and Kenny Pickett of the psychedelic rock group the Creation wrote it, though it has none of that band's experimental streak and fits Rockpile's clipped new wave snugly.
Nick Lowe sings lead and plays bass, Dave Edmunds and Billy Bremner play guitar and pile on the harmonies in the chorus, and Terry Williams drums. Lowe produced, and Aldo Bocca recorded and mixed. Critics have come to rate it among the best things on the album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1966 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1982 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2021 | 631 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
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