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'Work To Do': A Sad Soundtrack for a Painful Jobs Report

Posted: 06/01/2012 9:50 am
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When the first headline of the day that you read is "JOBS REPORT DISTASTER" and that headline is on The Huffington Post, that's not good news. Here's my own suggested playlist to take this economic sad song and try to make it just a little bit better. As always, please add your own work songs below. Here's hoping that someday soon everybody who wants and needs it will have "Work To Do."

WORK TO DO - The Isley Brothers
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT - Frank Sinata
BROKE - Modest Mouse
MAN'S JOB - Bruce Springsteen
THIS WOMAN'S WORK - Kate Bush
BUSTED - The Black Keys
WORK - Jimmy Eat World
MONEY - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
THAT'S MY JOB - Conway Twitty
M-O-N-E-Y - Lyle Lovett
BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED - Todd Rungren
WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK - Elvis Costello
SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY - Donna Summer
WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - The Four Seasons
WE CAN WORK IT OUT -The Beatles
DO YOU WANT MY JOB - Little Village
INSIDE JOB - Pearl Jam
DAY JOB - Gin Blossoms
ELECTED - Alice Cooper
WORKING CLASS HERO - John Lennon
FIRWORK - Katy Perry
OUT OF WORK - Gary U.S. Bonds
A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE - Sonny & Cher
GET A JOB - The Silhouettes
FOUND A JOB - Talking Heads
BEATS WORKIN' - Van Halen
GOOD JOB WITH PROSPECTS - The Actress

 
 
 

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