Something Cruel Is About to Happen...Real Soon Now". Another one of the most recognizable parts of the song is the line "I met a guru in the hallway, he said something cruel is about to happen..." One of the versions of this song, released in 1988, has two versions of the chorus. One line of the chorus is "I met a guru in the hallway, he said something cruel is about to happen..." The song was covered by Scottish punk/indie rock band The Vaselines on their album Dum Dum. In an appearance on RedLetterMedia's review show "Best of Both Worlds", host Dan Trachtenberg and writer Simon Riggs argued that the refrain "he said something cruel is about to happen" is an example of what they consider to be cliché lyrics. In 2019, the song was covered by a Japanese idol group called Especia on the album "Pirits". References External links Lyrics of the song from the 1980s version Category:1980 singles Category:1989 singles Category:Songs about teachers Category:Songs about school Category:Billy Idol songs Category:MGM Records singles Category:Songs written by Billy Idol Category:Songs about education Category:Songs about death Category:1980 songs Category:Cultural depictions of T. S. Eliot Category:Songs based on actual events Category:Works based on poems Category:Songs about funerals Category:Songs about India