What's Next?? Show #197
AIR DATE: 09/02/16 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Fruit of Our Labor" Edition
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To celebrate Labor Day, this week's show is all songs about work, working, bosses and the things we do to make a living. In tribute to the passing of Gene Wilder this week, I book-ended the show with a couple of songs featuring the late singer and actor.
- Gene Wilder- "You Get Nothing (Remix)“ n/a, 2012, n/a
- Devo- "Working in A Coal Mine“ 4 Tr EP, 1983, Virgin
- David Allan Coe- "Take This Job and Shove It“ The Essential David Allan Coe, 1974, Sony
- Green Day- "Working Class Hero“ The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, 2007, Warner Bros
- Hozier- "Work Song“ Hozier, 2014, Columbia
- Todd Rundgren- "Bang the Drum All Day“ The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, 1982, Bearsville
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra- "Dirty Money“ Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, 2013, Daptone
- Canned Heat- "Let's Work Together“ Future Blues, 1970, Liberty
- Grateful Dead- "Easy Wind“ Workingman's Dead, 1970, Warner Bros
- Gov't Mule- "Just Got Paid“ The Tel-Star Sessions, 2016, Gov't Mule
- Primus- "Making Plans for Nigel“ Miscellaneous Debris, 1992, Atlantic
- Tom Waits- "Heigh-Ho“ Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music From Vintage Disney Films, 1988, A&M
- Tennessee Ernie Ford- "Sixteen Tons“ Single, 1955, Folkways
- The Pretenders- "Back On The Chain Gang“ Learning to Crawl, 1984, Sire
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive- "Taking Care of Business“ Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, 1973, Mercury
- Gentle Giant- "Working All Day“ Three Friends, 1972, Columbia
- Rush- "Working Man“ Rush, 1974, Mercury
- Frank Zappa- "Wind Up Working in a Gas Station“ Zoot Allures, 1976, RYKO/Warner Bros
- The Coasters- "Yackety Yak“ The Coasters' Greatest Hits, 1959, Atco
- The Silhouettes- "Get a Job“ Single, 1957, Junior
- Talking Heads- "Found A Job“ Stop Making Sense, 1984, Sire
- Stan Ridgeway- "I Wanna Be a Boss“ Partyball, 1991, Geffen
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra- "You're the Boss“ The Dirty Boogie, 1998, Interscope
- The Bus Boys- "Minimum Wage“ Minimum Wage Rock and Roll, 1999, Rattlesnake Venom
- Cowboy Junkies- "Working on a Building“ The Trinity Session, 1988, RCA
- Bruce Springsteen- "Working on the Highway“ Born in the USA, 1984, Columbia
- Chris Rea- "Working on It“ New Light Through Old Windows, 1988, Geffen
- Dire Straits- "Industrial Disease“ Love Over Gold, 1982, Warner Bros
- Van Morrison- "Cleaning Windows“ Beautiful Vision, 1982, Warner Bros
- The Rolling Stones- "Salt of the Earth“ Beggars Banquet, 1968, London
- Styx- "Blue Collar Man“ Pieces of Eight, 1978, A&M
- Lou Reed- "Don't Talk to Me About Work“ Legendary Hearts, 1983, RCA
- The Smiths- "Work is a Four-Letter Word“ Girlfriend in a Coma (B-Side), 1987, Sire
- Steely Dan- "Dirty Work“ Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972, MCA
- Harry Belafonte- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)“ Calypso, 1956, RCA
- Sam Cooke- "Chain Gang“ The Best of Sam Cooke, 1962, RCA
- Creedence Clearwater Revival- "The Working Man“ Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968, Fantasy
- R.E.M.- "Finest Worksong“ Document, 1987, IRS
- ZZ Top- "Manic Mechanic“ Deguello, 1979, Warner Bros
- The Alarm- "Devolution Workin' Man Blues“ Standards, 1990, IRS
- James Taylor- "Millworker“ Live!, 1993, Columbia
- Sting- "We Work the Black Seam“ The Dream of the Blue Turtles, 1985, A&M
- The Beatles- "Baby You're a Rich Man“ Magical Mystery Tour, 1967, Capitol
- Gene Wilder- "Pure Imagination“ Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Soundtrack, 1996, Geffen
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