Awesome Music / Schoolhouse Rock!

"Are you sure Dolly Parton started this way?"

Rockin' with grammar,
And science, and history
With music on the menu,
Learning's really no mystery!

— "Conjunction Junction Diner"

Many people who grew up watching Schoolhouse Rock! consider most of the songs to be complete winners. So much so, that quite a number of them have been covered by popular artists and bands (for example, De La Soul sampled "Three is a Magic Number" for their song "The Magic Number" off their 1989 album, Three Feet High And Rising). A tribute album was released in 1996, Schoolhouse Rock Rocks, which featured 15 cover tracks (plus the original intro) by artists such as Ween, Blind Melon, Moby, Better Than Ezra, Biz Markie, and The Lemonheads.

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Multiplication Rock

• "Three is a Magic Number", being the show's pilot from Curiosity Shop, starts the series off strong with pleasant vocals by Bob Dorough and useful counting methods.
• "My Hero, Zero" is Sweet Dreams Fuel incarnate, with heavy respects paid to the practicality of 0 in number formations.
• "Elementary, My Dear" is the first attempt at a fast-paced song, and makes very effective use of the Noah's Ark theming.
• "Ready or Not, Here I Come" is an extremely catchy tune whose rhythm makes counting by 5 a complete cinch.
• "Lucky Seven Sampson" is a relaxing bluegrass ditty and makes the tale of the titular Artful Dodger a learning experience worth remembering.
• Grady Tate's debut on "I Got Six" makes for one of the funkiest songs the series has to offer.
• "Figure Eight" is famed jazz singer Blossom Dearie's debut, and her soft vocals overlapping the piano solo really sells the wintry atmosphere.
• "Naughty Number Nine" makes the viewer feel just as naughty as the pool-playing cat, involving themselves in some rather shady business that happens to teach the value of 9.
• "Little Twelvetoes" has rather alien-sounding instrumentation, fitting for its titular character, and makes the space-age theming really come alive in its unconventional teaching methods.

Grammar Rock

• "A Noun is a Person, Place or Thing" is a nifty little throwback to 50s pop music, and with stellar visuals, to boot.
• Fitting for words that describe action, "Verb: That's What's Happening" is an action-packed song that feels empowering. The ending is a glorious crescendo which doubles as a Heartwarming Moment, with a young boy running into his mother's arms and embracing her.
• There's a reason why "Conjunction Junction" was voted as the #1 song from Schoolhouse Rock!. Being Jack Sheldon's debut, it's a perfect blend of unconventional education and hilarious Non Sequiturs.
• "Interjections!" is another hilarious song that calls heavy attention to exclamations and their uses, both practical and impractical.
• "Unpack Your Adjectives" is yet another peaceful tune from Blossom Dearie, capturing the wondrous descriptions of camping perfectly.
• "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here" takes its infomercial theme and runs with it, both figuratively and literally selling the effectiveness of adverbs in sentences.
• "Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla" is one heck of a mouthful, but it helps emphasize how convenient pronouns are to the tune of a wistful piano.
• "Busy Prepositions" is a rare example of Bob Dorough and Jack Sheldon performing a duet, and their voices provide excellent harmony.
• "The Tale of Mr. Morton" is an utterly heartwarming tale of a Shrinking Violet and a Girl Next Door, with the predicate allowing for a real happy ending for the subjects.

America Rock

• "No More Kings" rivals Hamilton in how well it can make an utter mockery of George III set to catchy show tunes.
• "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the very definition of Patriotic Fervor in music form, and the tone of the song makes the stakes of The American Revolution all the more blatant.
• "The Preamble" somehow manages to make the start of the Constitution work as a memorable folk song.
• Essra Mohawk nails the vocals on "Sufferin' Till Suffrage", creating an empowering ode to the success of women's rights.
• If there's anything to rival the cultural impact of "Conjunction Junction", it's "I'm Just a Bill", featuring Jack Sheldon's vocals at his finest, and being so effective at explaining lawmaking that Congress even shows it to new members.
• "The Great American Melting Pot" is a testament to how the U.S. is made up of people of all diversity, and it couldn't be had any other way. Lori Lieberman's powerful vocals only enhance the wholesome message.
• "Mother Necessity" was designed to be a hodgepodge of every singer on the show up to that point, and their vocals are all perfectly tailored to each invention's conception.
• "Three-Ring Government" is a charming little piece that effectively describes the branches of government in a ballsy, yet endearing fashion, complete with soft instrumentation.

Science Rock

• "A Victim of Gravity" is a perfect encapsulation of Doo-wop's aesthetic and musical style, being a guest performance by The Tokens^note of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" fame, no less.
• "Interplanet Janet" is by and large the speediest song of the series, which fits perfectly with a planetary tour courtesy of Janet and her Comet Team.
• "Them Not-So-Dry Bones" takes the creepy nature of skeletons and makes it informative, yet spooky all the same with its clacking and slow piano (and xylophone, naturally).
• For how simple the concept is, "Electricity, Electricity" does a smooth job at making a sneaky song that can shock you at any given moment, as actual electricity does.
• "Telegraph Line" does a surprisingly effective job at describing a concept as vague as the nervous system, and all set to a peppy rhythm behind it all.

Money Rock

• "Dollars and Sense" takes a country tune that pays homage to Dolly Parton, and weaves the concept of interest neatly into its musical fabric.
• National deficits may be a harsh concept, but "Tyrannosaurus Debt" turns it into an easier-to-swallow form, not unlike all the money the titular dollarvore hungers for.

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