2000 Great Songs #1417: Teacher Teacher

The stand-out opening cut from Rockpile 's sole proper LP, 1980's Seconds of Pleasure , "Teacher Teacher" features Nick Lowe at his best. While firmly in the power pop mold of Lowe's early solo work, guitarist Dave Edmunds gives it some rockabilly twang. Thematically, it may be a tougher sale these days--though they beat Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" to the punch by about four years--but…