Every spring, whether for giddy kindergartner’s, hormonal eighth-graders, anxious high school seniors or terrified college graduates, sappy songs provide the soundtrack for family celebrations and video yearbooks.
In nine days, Western graduates will flip their tassels and move on to forever. But not without some of these tear-jerkers looping in their minds. This ain’t your mama’s “Pomp and Circumstance.”
1. “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye” – Boyz II Men
2. “Graduation (Friends Forever)” – Vitamin C
3. “Lean On Me” – Bill Withers
4. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Sister Act 2 Soundtrack
5. “School’s Out” – Alice Cooper
6. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” – Aerosmith
7. “I Believe I Can Fly” – R. Kelly
8. “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” – Green Day
9. “The Sky is the Limit” – Lil Wayne
10. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
11. “This is Your Life” – Switchfoot
12. “Closing Time” – Semisonic
13. “I Hope You Dance” – Lee Ann Womack
14. “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
15. “Hero” – Mariah Carey
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