Today's songs are all work-related. Why? You'll see...
1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
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3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
Workin' 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
Today is Administrative Assistants' Day.
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
Workin' 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
Today is Administrative Assistants' Day.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
Spoiler
1. "Workin' for a Livin'", Huey Lewis and the News
2. "Working for the Weekend", Loverboy
3. "Take This Job and Shove It", Johnny Paycheck
4. pass
5. "She Works Hard for the Money", Donna Summer
6. "Takin' Care of Business", Bachman Turner Overdrive
7. "9 to 5", Dolly Parton
8. pass
9. pass
10. "The Way It Is", Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: because Wednesday is the middle of the work week and all of these songs concern jobs?
Double Bonus: "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton, which was called "9 to 5 (Morning Train)"
Final Bonus: the Grateful Dead?
2. "Working for the Weekend", Loverboy
3. "Take This Job and Shove It", Johnny Paycheck
4. pass
5. "She Works Hard for the Money", Donna Summer
6. "Takin' Care of Business", Bachman Turner Overdrive
7. "9 to 5", Dolly Parton
8. pass
9. pass
10. "The Way It Is", Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: because Wednesday is the middle of the work week and all of these songs concern jobs?
Double Bonus: "Morning Train" by Sheena Easton, which was called "9 to 5 (Morning Train)"
Final Bonus: the Grateful Dead?
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Today's songs are all work-related. Why? You'll see...
1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
Workin' for a Living - Huey Lewis & the News (They played a video before a game at Busch Stadium earlier this year where he apparently helped some country guy remake this song. Of course, it was shot at a NASCAR track to make sure everyone realized it was now a country song....)
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Workin for the Weekend - Loverboy (My weekend started 4 hours ago, woohoo!)
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Takin' Care of Business - BTO
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
That's Just the Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme? - It's a Hallmark, er, make that an FTD holiday.... Administrative Professionals Day®, or some garbage like that. Let me know when it's Household Cleaning Product Placement Professionals Day® so I can collect my bouquets.....
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title) - Sheena Easton's Morning Train! (I just heard this bit of trivia a couple days ago on a Sunday monring show I listen to on the radio!)
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
Workin' for a Living - Huey Lewis & the News (They played a video before a game at Busch Stadium earlier this year where he apparently helped some country guy remake this song. Of course, it was shot at a NASCAR track to make sure everyone realized it was now a country song....)
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Workin for the Weekend - Loverboy (My weekend started 4 hours ago, woohoo!)
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Takin' Care of Business - BTO
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
That's Just the Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme? - It's a Hallmark, er, make that an FTD holiday.... Administrative Professionals Day®, or some garbage like that. Let me know when it's Household Cleaning Product Placement Professionals Day® so I can collect my bouquets.....
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title) - Sheena Easton's Morning Train! (I just heard this bit of trivia a couple days ago on a Sunday monring show I listen to on the radio!)
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
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1. Working for a Livin - Huey and The News
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take this Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4.
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin Care of Biz - BTO
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Get a Job - ??
9. Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. Thats The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Perhaps because it is Secretary's Day or something like that.
D.B.: Nope
F.B.: Double Nope
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take this Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4.
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin Care of Biz - BTO
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Get a Job - ??
9. Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. Thats The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Perhaps because it is Secretary's Day or something like that.
D.B.: Nope
F.B.: Double Nope
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" - Edmund Burke
Perhaps the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about...
Perhaps the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about...
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1. Workin' for a Living - Huey Lewis and the News
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4. Nope
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Nope
9. Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bonus 1 - Because it is the 15th anniversary of my first wedding, and that entire marriage was WORK!!
Bonus 2 - Morning Train by Sheena Easton
Bonus 3 - Grateful Dead, I think
2. Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4. Nope
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin' Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Nope
9. Car Wash - Rose Royce
10. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bonus 1 - Because it is the 15th anniversary of my first wedding, and that entire marriage was WORK!!
Bonus 2 - Morning Train by Sheena Easton
Bonus 3 - Grateful Dead, I think
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megaaddict
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4. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues, Jim Croce
6. Takin' Care of Business, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton (?)
8. Get A Job,
10. That's Just The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Is it one of those "Bring a kid to work days?"
Double Bonus: NAC
Final Bonus: Was it Springsteen's E Street Band?
6. Takin' Care of Business, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton (?)
8. Get A Job,
10. That's Just The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Is it one of those "Bring a kid to work days?"
Double Bonus: NAC
Final Bonus: Was it Springsteen's E Street Band?
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
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1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
Working For a Living - Huey Louis and the News
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Workin' For the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take This Job and Shove It - I think the original is by Johnny Paycheck, but I'm not sure. I have a version by R. A. D. A. Coe and a much better one by the Dead Kennedys
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
Workin' At the Carwash Blues - Jim Croce
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Takin' Care of Business - Bachmann Turner Overdrive
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
Get a Job - Sha Na Na
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
?
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
It's Administrative Professionals Day
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Morning Train (9 to 5) - Sheena Easton
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
Having seen 30 or 40 of their shows during the late 80s and early 90s, I'd have to say that he never actually joined the Grateful Dead, unless by "joined" you mean "joined onstage", in which case there might be other bands that fit. He played with them at a bunch of shows, but always as a guest rather than as a member, AFAIK. There was a lot of hoping that he'd be named Brent Mydland(sp?)'s official replacement, but that ended up being Vince Welnick of the Tubes.
Anyway, The Grateful Dead
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
Working For a Living - Huey Louis and the News
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Workin' For the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take This Job and Shove It - I think the original is by Johnny Paycheck, but I'm not sure. I have a version by R. A. D. A. Coe and a much better one by the Dead Kennedys
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
Workin' At the Carwash Blues - Jim Croce
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Takin' Care of Business - Bachmann Turner Overdrive
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
Get a Job - Sha Na Na
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
?
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
It's Administrative Professionals Day
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Morning Train (9 to 5) - Sheena Easton
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
Having seen 30 or 40 of their shows during the late 80s and early 90s, I'd have to say that he never actually joined the Grateful Dead, unless by "joined" you mean "joined onstage", in which case there might be other bands that fit. He played with them at a bunch of shows, but always as a guest rather than as a member, AFAIK. There was a lot of hoping that he'd be named Brent Mydland(sp?)'s official replacement, but that ended up being Vince Welnick of the Tubes.
Anyway, The Grateful Dead
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Spoiler
1. 40 Hour Week, Alabama
2. Everybody's Working for the Weekend, _________
3. Take this Job and Shove It, Johnny Paycheck
4.
5.
6. TCB, KC and the Sunshine Band
7. 9-5, Dolly Parton
8. Get a Job, the Diamonds
9.
10. That's Just the Way It Is, ________
Bonus: Cause it's Take Your Daughter to Work Day? Oh wait, that's tomorrow. Maybe it's Tax Freedom Day!
Double Bonus: Games People Play (they just can't help it), the Spinners (WAG)
Final Bonus: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (WAG)
2. Everybody's Working for the Weekend, _________
3. Take this Job and Shove It, Johnny Paycheck
4.
5.
6. TCB, KC and the Sunshine Band
7. 9-5, Dolly Parton
8. Get a Job, the Diamonds
9.
10. That's Just the Way It Is, ________
Bonus: Cause it's Take Your Daughter to Work Day? Oh wait, that's tomorrow. Maybe it's Tax Freedom Day!
Double Bonus: Games People Play (they just can't help it), the Spinners (WAG)
Final Bonus: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (WAG)
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
Spoiler
1. Workin' For a Livin' - Huey Lewis and the News
2. Workin' For the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4. Working At the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin' Care of Business - BTO
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Nope
9. Nope
10. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
It's National Administrative Assistant Day (I don't have one, so I had to take myself out to lunch).
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Sheena Easton's "Morning Train"
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
The Grateful Dead
2. Workin' For the Weekend - Loverboy
3. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
4. Working At the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Takin' Care of Business - BTO
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Nope
9. Nope
10. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
It's National Administrative Assistant Day (I don't have one, so I had to take myself out to lunch).
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Sheena Easton's "Morning Train"
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
The Grateful Dead
There is something wrong in a government where they who do the most have the least. There is something wrong when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust while the infamous sit at banquets.
-- Robert G. Ingersoll
-- Robert G. Ingersoll
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
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1-Workin' For a Livin'-Huey Lewis & the News
2-Working For the Weekend-Loverboy
3-Take This Job & Shove It-Johnny Paycheck
4-Workin At the Car Wash Blues-Jim Croce
5-
6-Takin' Care of Business-Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7-9 to 5-Dolly Parton
8-Get a Job-Silhouettes
9-
10-The Way it Is-Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Bonus: It is "Secretaries' Day" or whatever politically correct term they've changed it to.
Double Bonus: Morning Train-Sheena Easton
Final Bonus: Grateful Dead
2-Working For the Weekend-Loverboy
3-Take This Job & Shove It-Johnny Paycheck
4-Workin At the Car Wash Blues-Jim Croce
5-
6-Takin' Care of Business-Bachman-Turner Overdrive
7-9 to 5-Dolly Parton
8-Get a Job-Silhouettes
9-
10-The Way it Is-Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Bonus: It is "Secretaries' Day" or whatever politically correct term they've changed it to.
Double Bonus: Morning Train-Sheena Easton
Final Bonus: Grateful Dead
"#$%&@*&"-Donald F. Duck
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1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
After going through the list I fgure Workin For A Livin - Huey Lewis must be here somewhere and this seems to fit the meter best so I'm putting it here
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Workin For The Week End - Loverboy
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Take This Job And Shove It - Gary U.S. Bonds
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Takin Care Of Business - BTO
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby And The Range
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
I know Bruce Hornsby did some work with Don Henley. Was it The Eagles?
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1. Working for a Living - Huey Lewis & the News
2. Working for the Weekend - No idea on the group
3. Take This Job and Shove it - Johnny Paycheck
4. Workin' at the Car Wash Blue - Jim Croce
5. She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
6. Taking Care of Business - BTO
7. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
8. Get a Job - The Silouettes
9. Car Wash - Rolls Royce
10. that's Just the Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby (and the Range?)
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
It's the former Secretaries Day. Don't know what it's called now.
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Morning Train by Sheena Easton? Trying to remember my time frames here.
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
I know he's worked with Ricky Skaggs on bluegrass stuff but I think that's still going on.
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Re: Lyrically Speaking: Humpday edition
Results:astrnomr wrote:1. Bus boy, bartender, ladies of the night
Grease monkey, ex-junkie, winner of the fight
Huey Lewis and the News - Working for a Living
Good WAG by kroxquo.
2. You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby, let's go
Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
3. Well, I been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time, I watched my woman drownin' in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good folks die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back if I had the guts to say
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It
4. Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office in a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "Here, now mama, come on over here"
Jim Croce - Workin' at the Car Wash Blues
5. 9am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
Just wait for her clientele
Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money
6. There's a whistle up above
And people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care of Business
7. They let you dream
Just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss man's ladder
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
8. Well-a-well and when I get the paper
I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to say
If there is any work for me
Silhouettes - Get a Job
9. Some of the work gets kinda hard
This ain't no place to be
If you planned on bein' a star
Rose Royce - Car Wash
10. The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes
Just for fun, he says, "Get a job"
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is
Bonus: Other than it being "humpday", why is today the perfect day for such a theme?
Yesterday was "Administrative Professionals Day", formerly "Secretaries Day". Either answer was acceptable.
Double Bonus: What song (not in this quiz) had to be renamed because song #7 hit the charts a few months before the release of this other song? (10 points each for artist and changed title)
Sheena Easton's "Morning Train". It was originally going to be called "9 to 5", but had to be renamed before release to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's song.
Final Bonus: What famous band did the lead singer of song #10 temporarily join in the early 1990s?
Hornsby toured with The Grateful Dead. He was a temporary replacement after the band's previous keyboardist (Brent Mydland) died.
220 mellytu74
210 ToLiveIsToFly
200 T_Bone0806
200 KillerTomato
190 starfish
180 Sir_Galahad
170 NellyLunatic1980
170 littlebeast13
130 kroxquo
100 elwoodblues
90 megaaddict
70 mntetn
60 ghostjmf
50 MarleysGh0st
Standings:
2080 ToLiveIsToFly
2045 T_Bone0806
1780 Sir_Galahad
1702 starfish
1620 KillerTomato
1470 NellyLunatic1980
1385 littlebeast13
1340 elwoodblues
1170 minimetoo26
1100 TheConfessor
1038 kroxquo
1020 mellytu74
910 mntetn
604 megaaddict
360 ghostjmf
350 SportsFan68
330 traininvain
310 Bob78164
264 gsabc
245 MarleysGh0st
210 macrae1234
200 VAdame
100 ShamelessWeasel
74 etaoin22
Hopefully, I haven't missed anybody in the standings today.