Sept. 5, 2022

S5E247 - 'That Work Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Bonus Episode

S5E247 - 'That Work Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Bonus Episode

For Labor Day 2022 we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite work-related songs. It's an impressively eclectic list, with surprisingly NO Bruce Springsteen songs! (although he IS referenced several times throughout the episode) "There is power in...

For Labor Day 2022 we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite work-related songs. It's an impressively eclectic list, with surprisingly NO Bruce Springsteen songs! (although he IS referenced several times throughout the episode)
"There is power in a factory, power in the landPower in the hand of the workerBut it all amounts to nothingIf together we don't standThere is power in a Union"
 - Billy Bragg

Songs featured in this episode: Career Opportunities - The Clash with Luke and Ben Gallagher; Finest Worksong - R.E.M.; Paid In Cigarettes - Hot Snakes; Working Girl - The Members; A New Career in a New Town - David Bowie; The Ballad of Dorothy Parker - Prince; Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster - Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon; Working Class - The Defibulators; I Hate My Job - Butthole Surfers; Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo; Morning Train (9 to 5) - Sheena Easton; 16 Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford; Heigh Ho - Tom Waits; Hey! Hey! It's Friday! - Black Snake Halo; Those Men In White Coats - The Diagram Brothers; Working Man - Rush (Live, All The World's A Stage); Bell Boy - The Who; The Working Hour - Tears For Fears; Clockout - Devo; Don't Wanna - All Hits; King Of Ska - Desmond Dekker; Piss Factory - Patti Smith; Factory - Wall Of Voodoo; Vacation - The Go-Go's; The Magnificent Seven - The Clash; There Is Power In A Union - Billy Bragg; Blue Sky Mine - Midnight Oil

Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nNnCUcgjmmazidSIi4HIr?si=ed59362cff114198

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