Last week, we asked: What songs define work in America?
Your answers included classics by Woody Guthrie, Sam Cooke, and The Beatles. And, of course, Dolly Parton's "9-5," Huey Lewis & The News' "Workin For A Livin," and Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job and Shove it."
There weren't only suggestions from the previous century. You also suggested recent(ish) tunes: Breaking Benjamin's "I Will Not Bow," Rihanna's "Work," and First Aid Kit's "Waitress Song."
And so, without further exposition, here's the (in-no-ways concordant, sometimes explicit) compilation of your responses...
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Strange how the communist fist is used in this post and how nobody cares just like in 1930’s and in the 1800’s as communism moves in.
We pay to much TAX and it’s all double tax system is killing all of us financially.
How about the death march for soldiers that were led to their deaths by Biden!! And for the people getting vaccinated and dying with heart blocks, Myocarditis and who know what is to come. And a real oldy - Let the Criminals run wild because the Democrat Communists want to defund police. That goes for Rhino too... Finally, "Let's not talk about Censorship, Crimes by Biden & Family and politicians somehow getting rich in office.
@Dave is Damn Right! Do young people even know enough to try hard to find a job with the ability join a union these day? Especially if they prefer not to undertake or cannot afford post graduate education & training. I just hear or read how companies like Amazon and Home Depot fight unionization by gaslighting and outright lying to employees and providing faux (viz.greatly reduced) benefits, no vacation time, along with reduced and capricious schedules that keep them from providing full time employment and all F/T employment entails. We need more pro-union songs, events, rallies, etc. for younger adults! Then offer educational seminars, etc. I appreciate the old stuff going back before World War 2, but I'm not sure many of the younger folks do. Popular musical tastes are so generationally dependent. @Dave wrote: "GI bill, Unions and trades made this country. It all centered on education, training and knowledge which Spurred infrastructure and technology. Democrats believe in investing American people, Science, technology, facts and truth."
GI bill, Unions and trades made this country. It all centered on education, training and knowledge which Spurred infrastructure and technology. Democrats believe in investing American people, Science, technology, facts and truth.
It is a New Dawning enjoy your Labor Day Holiday!!
labor unions needs to be taken seriously
Awesome, so many good working songs dolly of course, Aretha were going ridin on a freeway of love in a pink Cadillac, at the carwash work and work and the boss don't mind if ya act a fool. Thanks for the uplifting topic we all need it, r e s p c t all we are asking is for a little respect.🎶🎵🕺💃
I don’t know. I have to listen to the 75% of the songs I’ve never heard of. Taking a break. Enjoy Labor Day! Let the Culture War resume in earnest tomorrow. 🌻🕉✌🏻☮️🌸☸️🌼 ### Edited. PS After 60% in I still think Distortion, Overdrive, Boost & Fuzz Pedals are overused. Also believe too many artists are trapped by the rap genre. Anyone hear of Blues songs about unions positive or negative?
The redistricting process going on in Indiana is a fraud. The schedule makes no time for citizen input. Why? Whose interests are being protected here? There is evidence that gerrymandering suppresses votes and disenfranchises voters. If the legislature and the governor approve gerrymandered district maps, they are doing so against the interests of Indiana citizens and for their own personal interests at the expense of Indiana tax payers. It is foreseeable that gerrymandered maps will result in expensive litigation, also an abuse of tax payer dollars. The US Constitution gave me a woman the right to vote. I expect the state of Indiana to respect that right and to approve fair maps that do not dilute or disenfranchise my vote.
'' Life is cheap'' by Flipper.
good choices for labor day we need to raise the minium wage to 15 an hr if the republicans dont like it they can support their families on 7.00 an hr for 3 months
The rich get richer and because of inflation in effect I'm poorer.
Cute and I remember some of them. With my two careers in the Coast a guard and teaching not many!
and wow, someone has to be political about a song playlist - HOW THE FUCK IS BIDEN RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR DAY, DID YOU EVEN TAKE HISTORY OR ARE YOU JUST SENILE? Geez, and I bet she wrote that idiotic comment on her day off, provided by the socialist policies of the FDR administration decades ago which were enacted in part due to the horrific Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in which workers died because the exits were locked to "prevent theft". I wonder if that ignorant commenter would prefer to work under THOSE conditions?
good stuff in there!
The first part of the playlist is great. I grew up with 50s and 60s music. Best music ever. After the 70s. My opinion is that most of the music sucked.
Good cross section of sings!!
The massive spending packages have created runaway inflation. Last year, no wage increase….this year I may get 2% increase and with a current inflation rate of 5.4% I loose a little bit more with each paycheck. You cannot ‘buy voters’ or bribe your way out of bad policy decisions. Hard working Americans are paying the price for the never ending pumping of dollars into our economy.
Songs don't say. BIDEN PAYS WORKERS TO STAY HOME..🤬🤮😡🤢...CHARLE CRIST. YOU ARE NOT FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS AND FLORIDIANS