Teacher Walk-up Song List

Baseball players have walk up songs. Teachers, principals, and staff members should have one too! Recently I asked The Principal’s Desk Facebook Group members what would be their walk up song as they arrived on campus? Hundreds of educators replied. Here are some of their answers:

Welcome To The Jungle – Guns and Roses

Good As Hell – Lizzo 

Learning To Fly – Tom Petty

Party Up – DMX

My House – Flo Rida

I knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift

Home Sweet Home – Motley Crue

Fight Song – Rachel Platten

Unstoppable – Sia

Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith

Eruption – Van Halen

Happy! – Pharrell

I am a Warrior – Hannah Kerr

Stand Up – Cynthia Erivo

Rise Up – Andra Day

Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne

Metallica – Through The Never

Turn Down For What? – Dj Snake and Lil Jon

I’m Still Standing – Elton John

Bad Reputation – Joan Jett

Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragon

Survivor – Destiny’s Child

Imperial March – John Williams

Can You Feel It? – The Jackson 5

Tom Sawyer – Rush

Back in Black – AC/DC

I’m The Man – Aloe Black 

Stronger – Kanye West

Authority – John Cougar Mellencamp

A New Day – Lady Harmony

Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

Working For The Weekend – Loverboy

I Put On – Jeezy

Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger

Next Episode – Dr. Dre

We’re Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

You Won’t Break My Soul – Beyonce

Working Day and Night – Michael Jackson

Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and The Waves

Regulate – Warren G. and Nate Dogg

Change The World – Eric Clapton

Superwoman – Alicia Keys

Chumbawamba – Tubthumping 

You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Randy Newman

What would your walk-up song be? Let us know on The Principal’s Desk Facebook Group page!

The Principal’s Desk was founded by Dr. David Franklin. Dr. Franklin is a Strategy Consultant for Nearpod, an experienced school administrator, education professor, curriculum designer, published author and presenter at national and international education conferences. He is also the co-author of “Can Every School Succeed” and the upcoming release: “Advice From The Principal’s Desk”.