Rhythm Cafe MKE
VOL63 - ILa Rose - Class Crush
Season 2025 Episode 41 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
ILa Rose turns a college daydream into melody in her heartfelt folk-pop song “Class Crush.”
Wisconsin artist ILa Rose performs “Class Crush,” a charming folk-pop song inspired by a real college daydream. With warm vocals and self-taught guitar, she transforms the sweet fantasy of a classroom crush into a heartfelt story of hope and connection.
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Rhythm Cafe MKE is a local public television program presented by MILWAUKEE PBS
Rhythm Cafe MKE
VOL63 - ILa Rose - Class Crush
Season 2025 Episode 41 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Wisconsin artist ILa Rose performs “Class Crush,” a charming folk-pop song inspired by a real college daydream. With warm vocals and self-taught guitar, she transforms the sweet fantasy of a classroom crush into a heartfelt story of hope and connection.
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(Ila giggling) (people chatting) (guitar strumming) Hi.
I'm Ila Rose and this is "Class Crush."
(calm guitar music) ♪ This lump in my throat has been weighing me down ♪ ♪ I'd cut all my losses and get out of town ♪ ♪ But my heart skips a beat every time you smile ♪ ♪If you're my wild goose chase, then I'll stay for a while♪ ♪ Those brown eyes give me the taste of something ♪ ♪ They may be the reason I make it to graduation ♪ ♪ Class crush, nothing to do ♪ ♪ PowerPoint is up, my eyes are on you ♪ ♪ 14 K, only you in my head ♪ ♪I wonder what would happen if you didn't have a girlfriend♪ ♪ Class crush, call me a nerd for this heart rush ♪ ♪ I'm trying to learn ♪ ♪ Make this class on5 I cannot miss ♪ ♪ If you're there, I'll hav5 perfect attendance ♪ ♪ Class crush ♪ (calm guitar music continues) ♪ If this classroom was the whole world ♪ ♪ Would you put your arm around me ♪ ♪ Would I be your girl ♪ ♪ 14 weeks 'til I get a degree ♪ ♪ Would you make it less unbearable by looking at me ♪ ♪ Those brown eyes give me the taste of something ♪ ♪ They may be the reason I make it to graduation ♪ ♪ Class crush, nothing to do ♪ ♪ PowerPoint is up, my eyes are on you ♪ ♪ 14K, only you in my head ♪ ♪I wonder what would happen if you didn't have a girlfriend♪ ♪ Class crush, call me a nerd for this heart rush ♪ ♪ I'm trying to learn ♪ ♪ Make this class one I cannot miss ♪ ♪ If you're there, I'll have perfect attendance ♪ ♪ You look so good, it's 8 AM ♪ ♪ Do you notice when I raise my hand ♪ ♪ I talk less when I'm nervous ♪ ♪ I have personality, I promise ♪ ♪ What would our kids look like ♪ ♪ Do you snore when you sleep ♪ ♪ You're my ♪ ♪ Class crush, nothing to do ♪ ♪ PowerPoint is up, my eyes are on you ♪ ♪ 14K, only you in my head ♪ ♪I wonder what would happen if you didn't have a girlfriend♪ ♪ Class crush, call me a nerd for this heart rush ♪ ♪ I'm trying to learn ♪ ♪ Make this class one I cannot miss ♪ ♪ If you're there, I'll have perfect attendance ♪ ♪ Class crush ♪ ♪ Class crush ♪ ♪ Make this class one I cannot miss ♪ ♪ If you're there, I'll have perfect attendance ♪ ♪ Class crush ♪ - Thank you.
We were kind of just coming back on to the scene from COVID.
I had like one or two classes and there was this soccer player sitting two rows in front of me.
It was the dead of winter.
We're talking sub degree temperatures.
I went to school in Minnesota.
Ah, okay.
So in order to motivate myself to go to class, I was sort of bargaining with myself just to show up.
So it was a child psychology class at 8 AM and I was like, "You know what?
There's that soccer player too rows ahead of me.
Not only am I gonna come, but I'm gonna look cute."
And that's all I did.
That's all you really do.
For me, the fun of a class crush is the fantasy of it.
The likelihood that it will never happen and the fear of never talking to them.
So you just create these stories in your head, which is super fun and makes for a great song.
♪ Those brown eyes give me the taste of something ♪ ♪ Maybe be the reason ♪
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