OT: Laborious Song List For Today

* Honest Work, Graham Parker

* I Am The Working Man, Dusty Drake

* I've Been Working, Bob Seger

* Labor Day, Black Eyed Peas

* Man In A Cornershop, The Jam

* Workin' Man Blues, Merle Haggard

* Mr. President Have Pity On The Working Man, Randy Newman

* Smithers-Jones, The Jam

* We Can't Make It Here, James McMurtry

* Welcome To The Working Week, Elvis Costello

* Working Class Hero, John Lennon

* Working In A Coalmine, Lee Dorsey and Devo versions

* Working Man, Rush

* Working Nine To Five, Dolly Parton

* Maggie's Farm, Robert Allan Zimmerman

* Why Don't you Get a Job, The Offspring

* Dirty Work, Steely Dan

* That's It, I Quit, I'm Moving On, Sam Cooke

* Hard Day's Night, The Beatles

* Money, Pink Floyd

* Workin' for a Livin-Huey Lewis and the News

* Takin' Care of Busines, BTO

* The Promised Land, The Boss

* Career Opportunities, The Clash

* Death Or Glory, The Clash

* Money for Nothing, Dire Straits

* Truckin', Greatful Dead

* 30 days in the hole, Humble Pie

* We built this City, Jefferson Starship

* If I had a Hammer Take, Peter, Paul, & Mary

* This Job and Shove It, Johnny Paycheck

* Blue Collar, Bachman-Turner Overdrive

* Working on the Chain Gang, Sam Cooke

* New York Mining Disaster 1941, the BeeGees

* Five O'Clock World, the Vogues

* Just a Job to Do, Genesis

* 40 Hour Week, Alabama

* 16 Tons, Tennessee Ernie Ford

* Cumberland Blues, Grateful Dead

* Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man, Travis Tritt

* Fade Away, Stellar Road

* Welcome To The Occupation, REM

* Workin' On The Highway, Springsteen

* Everybodys working for the weekend, Loverboy

* Dirty Work, Steely Dan

* Bang the Drum all day, Todd Rundgren

* Waitress, Freddy Jones Band

*No Thing On Me, Curtis Mayfield

* U.S Blues, The Grateful Dead

* Working For The Man, Roy Orbison

* Pay You Back With Interest, The Hollies

* Let's Work Together, Canned Heat

* Passenger Side, Wilco

* Back on the Chain Gang, The Pretenders

* Get A Job, The Offspring

* Come Monday, Jimmy Buffett (early in the song mentions a "Labor Day" show)

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Nice!

I’m digging the Billy Bragg and Jam stuff!

Some other possibilites -

Love of the Common People – Waylon Jennings

Want Ads – Honey Cone (not exactly a workin’ tune, but we need some dance numbers, no?)

One Piece At A Time – Johnny Cash

The Factory – Warren Zevon

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 7, 2009 12:06 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks!

And I do love the Billy Bragg and Jam tunes. I had the good fortune to see The Jam at the Aragon Ballroom on their last tour (1982?). Great show but my ears are still ringing!

Great suggestions too! I really missed one with Warren Zevon’s “The Factory.” With that suggestion it reminded me of Elvis Costello’s song, “Hoover Factory.” I remember hearing John Mahoney say that Costello’s, “Hoover Factory” was one of his favorite song. What a pick.

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by DrCrawdad on Sep 7, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Hoover Factory!

+100 on that – it’s a brilliant piece, and really unique.

And that ‘82 tour was also the one time I got to see The Jam, at the Orpheum in Boston. A gooood evening, definitely, though I do wish I could’ve seen ’em back in the day.

Thanks again for a nice Labor Day diversion!

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 7, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Early on...

… The Jam played some odd places. They played in East Chicago on an early tour. You know all those young punks in NW Indiana & Chicago’s SW Side back in the late ’70’s.

by DrCrawdad on Sep 7, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions

wha ?

no Huey Lewis’

COUPLE DAYS OFF?

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Sep 7, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

Eye strain...

… I didn’t realize that the list went from one column to a huge paragraph. Just looking at that gave me eye strain and a headache. I think I’ve fixed it.

Huey Lewis & The News, “Working For a Living” is on the list. But perhaps that other song should be added.

by DrCrawdad on Sep 7, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

And, oh yeah....

….Piss Factory by Patti Smith! A must on any labor list.

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 7, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions

Inspiring!

You’ve inspired me to seek out Patti’s work. I had a cassette tape of “Horses” ages ago that I used to love to listen to.

by DrCrawdad on Sep 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Do it -

If you like the stuff on your list (which I assume you do!) you’ll enjoy Patti’s stuff. Piss Factory is her first-ever single, pre-Horses; it’s raw, really more like a poem with accompaniment (including piano by David Sancious, who played in Springsteen’s band on his first couple of records). Not her most accessible work, but it has something going on.

Speaking of her, the reason I know the Waylon song (Love of the Common People) is from hearing her cover it at a show.

The Land collection is a pretty great introduction to her oeuvre – enjoy!

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 7, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Asbury Park connection?

I wonder if they got to know each other on the Jersey shore, Asbury Park? I was out at Asbury Park earlier this year and thought of The Boss and Pattie Smith and the like.

I’ve put a hold on PS, The Land at my local library. Thanks for the lead!

by DrCrawdad on Sep 7, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions

If memory serves...

…Sancious was more of a New York guy, which is where Patti was (living with Robert Mapplethorpe and all). He was always kind of an odd match with Springsteen, but he really brought a nice thoughtful angle to the band.

"I tried to let Ryan know that [jumping over the dugout railing] was a thing that maybe just athletes should stick to." -- Ted Lilly, 28 July 2009

by CaughtInTheVines on Sep 7, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions