10 Songs About Work

Car Wash Workin' Man Jim Croce (YouTube)

It’s Monday. You’re back at work. Here are 10 songs about jobs to get you through ’til lunch.

10. Paul McCartney – “Another Day”: “At the office where the papers grow she takes a break…”.

9. Betty Wright – “Clean Up Woman”: “I made it easy, for the clean up woman…”. (OK, we’re stretching it here…)

8. The Rolling Stones – “Factory Girl”: “She’s a sight for sore eyes, waiting for a factory girl

7. Garland Jeffreys – “Ghost Writer”: “In my hand my trusty pen, I work it to the bone…”.

6. Village People - “In The Navy”: “They’re signing up new seamen fast…”

5. Jody Miller – “Queen of the House”: “I got old floors to wax and scrub and there’s a dirty old ring in the tub, I’ll get a maid someday but till then I’m queen of the house…”.

4. Dave Dudley – “Six Days on the Road”: “I’ve been passin’ everything in sight, six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight….”.

3. Harry Chapin – “Taxi”: “It was raining hard in ‘Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night…”.

2. Jim Croce – “Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues”: “Now I got them steadily depressin’, low down mind messin’, working at the car wash blues…”.

1. The Byrds – “So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star”: “Just get an electric guitar, then take some time, and learn how to play…”.

More of Michael’s Top 10 picks can be found here …