Posted by Mike Riccio on August 24, 2008 at 22:41:41:
I present to you, as a public service...LOL...something that took alot or WORK to do...
In honor of LABOR DAY, I'm trying to come up with a list of HITS that are work-related (as in labor) and contain "work" or work-related words in the title (Thereby eliminating songs like "It's Gonna WORK Out Fine" or "We Can Work It Out" which are not really about working at all!)
So...
Here goes nuttin':
A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat/Wilbert Harrison
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
The Work Song - Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass
Workin' at the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
Workin' for a Livin - Huey Lewis & the News
Out of Work - Gary U.S. Bonds
Workin' for the Man - Roy Orbison
Working in the Coal Mine - Lee Dorsey/Devo
Workout Stevie, Workout - Stevie Wonder
Get a Job - The Silhouettes
Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
Money for Nothing - Dire Straits
And of course... "Working for the Weekend" - Loverboy
Now then, did I leave anything out?
And, in a pure touch of irony, what I calculate to be the BIGGEST hit about working for a living has NEITHER the words "work", or "pay", or "job" in the title at all!
Curious what it is? Click below!