Presenting: A handful of good songs that happen to have a Harvard shout-out in them. Why? Because we love lists and we love us.

Tapes N Tapes – Insistor
Bob Dylan – Baby Let Me Follow You Down
Jay-Z - What More Can I say?
Pavement – Gangsters and Pranksters
The Lonely Island - Natalie’s Rap
Estelle – Magnificent
and more!

Check them all out after the jump!

Insistor by Tapes N Tapes “And when you rush I’ll call your name/ Like Harvard Square holds all inane “
Yeah, we don’t know what it means either.

Baby, Let Me Follow You Downby Bob Dylan “First heard this from Ric von Schmidt. He lives in Cambridge. Ric is a blues guitar player /I met him one day in the /green pastures of Harvard University. “
Green Pastures? We may have to suspend his artistic license.

What More Can I Say? by Jay Z “Far from a Harvard student/ Just had the balls to do it”
Being a Harvard student = Balls. There are many ways to interpret that.

Gangsters and Pranksters by Pavement “I’VE GOT ALL THIS HARVARD LSD /WHY WON’T ANYBODY FUCK ME ?!?”
Yeah. I guess we’ve all been there haven’t we? Maybe? Ok, no. Just no.

“When I was in Harvard /I smoked weed every day /I cheated every test /and snorted all the yay.” Natalie Raps by The Lonely Island
Geez, you think going to an Ivy would lend a girl some scruples.

“Now you know I’m the realest chick you’ve been waiting a while/ And I ain’t dealin’ with no Harvard boy cause he makes me smile” Magnificent by Estelle
Now, Harvard boys may not be the “realest” but someone has got to deal with them haven’t they? Hey Freshies, any takers?

Honorable Mentions:

Nina Simone – I Love to Love
Dropkick Murphys – Warrior’s Code

And even though they don’t explicitly mention Harvard, they did go here. Let’s face it, this could be your new anthem:
Chester French ft. Janelle Monae – Nerd Girl

That’s all, folks! Feel free to add some of your favorite Harvard-y songs to the comments!

photo credit NBC