In no particular order, some of my favorite work-related songs:
Welcome to the Working Week-Elvis Costello Earn Enough For Us-XTC Working in a coal Mine-Can't remember It's off to Work We Go-Seven Dwarfs Fake Plastic Trees-Radiohead Careering-PiL
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Finest Worksong _ REM Everybody's Working For the Weekend - Loverboy Work is 4 Letter Word - Smiths
this is too easy Tabsy
Musclebound - Spandau Ballet Everybody Wants To Work - Uncanny X Men Frankly Mr Shankly - The Smiths Workin For the Man - Mental As Anything Matthew and Son - Cat Stevens Workin 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton Morning Train - Sheena Easton
Not all have work in the title but all refer to the dull and dreary task that is work! 
That's Livin alright (Theme to Auf Wiedersehn Pet) is a fookin classic an all
"Working all day for a pittance of pay, and blow it on a Saturday night, to get a little beer and to keep you in gear...That's Livin Alright" :)
Originally posted by Geaux Hagen Finest Worksong _ REMEverybody's Working For the Weekend - LoverboyWork is 4 Letter Word - Smithsthis is too easy Tabsy
Brian...we aren't supposed to admit that we know anything about Loverboy!!!! by the way...the lead singer is wearing the same leather pants now that he wore way back then...even though he is the same size as Barney!!!
Originally posted by Shug I'm surprised no-one's mentioned the Dolly Parton / Sheena Easton worldwide smash 9-5
perhaps because they are different songs...
Liv
and shite also.....
Damn these active forums...SHug, Obi mentioned your favorite Dolly song around post number 5 or 6. Jeff, i will forever be scarred by those red leather pants....the agony.
Originally posted by Geaux Hagen Damn these active forums...SHug, Obi mentioned your favorite Dolly song around post number 5 or 6. Jeff, i will forever be scarred by those red leather pants....the agony.
Sorry dude - sometimes I just get carried away and ignore everyone else
Liv - I thought they both sang that classic
Then I realised that Big Tits only (starred ) appeared in the film!
What about We can WORK it out?
Human League - Don't you want me?
"You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when i met you.."
Liv
Originally posted by Shug > > ]Liv - I thought they both sang that classic
They both sang songs called 9-5 but they are different songs, with the same title....
Dollys was "I working 9-5 what a way to make a living" Sheenas was "My boyfriend takes the morning train, he works from 9 til 5 again"
Jesus, i know too much about these tracks.... im going for a lie down, ive scared myself...
Liv
"16 years of school and then they put you on the day-shift" Subterranean Homesick Blues...Bob Dylan
i want 11 dollar bills you've only got ten
remember the episode of the Young Ones with subterreaniaannn homesick blues?
Turn My Way - NewOrder "don't wanna hafto work..."
Working Class Hero!!!! Great song! Maybe the best listed so far. If only the Stones had been more poplular than the Beatles Mick would be dead and John would be alive today. Fuking Stones! Waste of human life. Should be shot on site for not being "more important than God" and recording decades of useless material. Mick Jagger rot in Hell. We Want Lennon!
Originally posted by Geaux Hagen Working Class Hero!!!! Great song! Maybe the best listed so far. If only the Stones had been more poplular than the Beatles Mick would be dead and John would be alive today. Fuking Stones! Waste of human life. Should be shot on site for not being "more important than God" and recording decades of useless material. Mick Jagger rot in Hell. We Want Lennon!
Yep - WCH is a fookin classic Like the way you think mate....Lennon or Jagger......always Lennon!
There was a classic song in Australia Called Workin Class Man, by a guy called Jimmy Barnes, a man more famous for drinking copious amounts of alcohol, dropping speed like sugar and screaming into a microphone while looking decidedly discrepit, oh and he was also the lead singer in the band that wrote other classic/iconic australian songs, Khe Sahn and Flametrees, Cold Chisel
Originally posted by Geaux Hagen i want 11 dollar billsyou've only got tenremember the episode of the Young Ones with subterreaniaannn homesick blues?Turn My Way - NewOrder "don't wanna hafto work..."
Yep - The young One's was brilliant Who the feck were singing it?
Also there was a guy from England called Tom Watt who was an actor and appeared in Eastenders, he also released this song, and in the video it features New Order and The Fall. Steve Morris' dancing was fookin dead funny - and at one point our Barney is sleeping on the settee (that's how good this version really is )
ANOTHER List topic, Taboo??!! My god, you're churning 'em out at the rate of knots aren't you?!?! Still, as they say, if it gets the ratings in....
(can't think of anything to put in this one - I'm tired, but for some reason I can't seem to get to sleep tonight! And DON'T talk to ME about WORK!!!!!
zzz... 
....zzz...zzz......zzzz....zzz... )
Let's see what I can recall...
The Clash-Career Opportunities
Talking Heads-Found A Job
The Jam-Smithers Jones
The Pop Group-We Are All Prostitutes
Madness-Grey Day
The Fall-Fit And Working Again
and maybe most obviously,
Magazine-Model Worker
Nice one Green Guy - I was thinking of The Clash's Career Opportunities earlier Classic track, but I was having so much fun - I clearly forgot about it
