“Bang On The Drum All Day,” Todd Rundgren (1983) “Working For a Living,” Huey Lewis & The News (1982)ĥ.

Lyrically, it”s a downer (he ends up in prison), but the melody is so upbeat, most listeners never noticeĤ. Springsteen has built a career singing about the working man and on this exuberant tune from “Born In The USA,” he dreams of a better life than holding a red flag as part of a highway construction crew. You better treat her right.ģ, “Working on the Highway,” Bruce Springsteen (1984) Summer captures it all on this disco hit about a lady who has spent 28 years slinging plates. “She Works Hard For The Money,” Donna Summerįew jobs are more grueling than waitressing: all the heavy lifting, being on your feet all day, working for tips. So clock out, grab a beer, salute your fellow worker, and enjoy.Īnd, if it”s not too much work, add your favorite song about work in the comments.Ī deceptively upbeat melody and Parton”s sweet delivery run counter to the dark sentiment of such lyrics as “Barely getting by/It”s all takin” and no givin”/they just use your mind/and they never give you credit.”Ģ.

There”s been no shortage of songs written about the drudgery of working 9-to-5, and below, here”s a list of the 15 finest songs (oops, that just reminded us that we didn”t include R.E.M.”s “Finest Worksong”) devoted to describing how we spend most of our lives. We can”t sign off for the long weekend without saluting the men and women who put the labor into Labor Day.

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