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Options March 25, 2010: Alright, Let's Get to Work!

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Artist Track Album Label Comments Approx. start time
Gene Kardos & His Orchestra  If I Ever Get a Job Again   Options Songs of the Depression  Bear Family    0:00:00 ()
Blankenship Family  Working on the Railroad   Options In the Pines- Tar Heel Folk Songs and Fiddle Tunes  Old Hat Records    0:03:58 ()
Fred Astaire, RKO Radio Studio Chorus & Orchestra  Nice Work If You Can Get It   Options George and Ira Gershwin in Hollywood  Turner/Rhino/WSM    0:06:29 ()
Merle Haggard  Workin' Man Blues   Options Down the Road: 1962-1994  EMI    0:09:03 ()
Nina Simone  Work Song   Options The Best of Nina Simone: The Colpix Years  Roulette    0:11:31 ()
Hank Williams III  Workin' Man   Options Damn Right, Rebel Proud  Curb    0:14:04 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds From Coney Island Boardwalk       field recording  0:17:19 ()
Tom Waits  I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (and See My Baby on Montgomery Avenue)   Options Small Change  WEA    0:20:45 ()
Belle & Sebastian  It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career   Options The Boy with the Arab Strap  Jeepster    0:23:14 ()
Camera Obscura  My Maudlin Career   Options My Maudlin Career  4AD    0:25:38 ()
Silversun Pickups  It's Nice to Know you Work Alone   Options Swoon  Warner    0:29:54 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds of Sideshows by the Seashore       field recording  0:34:38 ()
The Beastie Boys  Mark on the Bus   Options Check Your Head  Grand Royal    0:38:02 ()
Fischer-Z  The Worker   Options Word Salad  EMI    0:38:54 ()
The Specials  Rat Race   Options The Singles Collection  Chrysalis    0:42:17 ()
Bob Marley & the Wailers  Work   Options Uprising  Universal/Island    0:45:20 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds from the Point Pleasant Beach         0:48:56 ()
James Brown  You Got To Have a Job (If You Don't Work, You Can't Eat)   Options The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969  Commercial Marketing    0:52:41 ()
The Feminine Complex  I've Been Workin' On You (Demo Version)   Options Destroy That Boy! : More Girls With Guitars  Ace    0:56:05 ()
Ann Alford  Gotta Get Me a Job   Options single  HY Sign    0:58:50 ()
Michael Jackson  Workin' Day and Night   Options Off the Wall  Epic    1:02:29 ()
  Sounds from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk       field recording  1:07:31 ()
Dean Martin  All in a Night's Work   Options Boys Night Out  Capitol    1:11:09 ()
Down by the Station  I've Been Working On The Railroad   Options Down by the Station  Tinkerbell Records    1:13:20 ()
Eddie Furman  Jobs I'd Like to Have   Options 78 rpm disc  Monarch MO-32    1:14:35 ()
The Clash  Career Opportunities   Options Sandinista!  Columbia    1:17:31 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds From the Coney Island Boardwalk       field recording  1:20:31 ()
The Silhouettes  Get a Job   Options american graffitti soundtrack  Commercial Marketing    1:27:05 ()
The Miracles  Got a Job   Options Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology  Motown    1:29:26 ()
Clyde McPhatter  I'm Not Going to Work Today   Options Shot of Rhythm and Blues  Japan (Megaphon)    1:32:24 ()
Roy Orbison  Working for the Man   Options The Essential Roy Orbison  Monument    1:34:30 ()
Sam Cooke  Chain Gang   Options The Man Who Invented Soul  RCA    1:36:49 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds From the Coney Island Boardwalk       field recording  1:40:00 ()
Dick Gaughan  Workers' Song   Options Handful of Earth  Topic    1:41:39 ()
John Lennon  Working Class Hero   Options Plastic Ono Band  Parlophone    1:44:26 ()
Rolling Stones  Salt of the Earth   Options Beggars Banquet  Decca-Pop    1:48:02 ()
Van Morrison  All Work and No Play   Options Down the Road  Polydor    1:52:43 ()
The Kinks  Rush Hour Blues   Options Soap Opera  Import Music Services    1:57:36 ()
  Sounds of Sideshows by the Seashore       field recording  2:03:23 ()
Bo Diddley  I've Been Working   Options Bo Diddley The Chess Years Vol 11  Charly Records    2:05:39 ()
Howlin' Wolf  Work For Your Money   Options The Chess Box  Import Music Services    2:09:07 ()
Lonnie Johnson  Working Man's Blues   Options Tomorrow People  Blues Encore    2:11:14 ()
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown  Dirty Work at the Crossroads   Options The Original Peacock Recordings  Rounder    2:13:47 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds from the Point Pleasant Beach       field recording  2:16:44 ()
The Cramps  Hardworkin' Man   Options Look Mom, No Head!  Big Beat    2:20:14 ()
The Ramones  It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)   Options Anthology: Hey Ho, Lets go!  Warner Archives/Sire    2:23:49 ()
Crumbsuckers  Live to Work   Options Working the Magic: CBGB Demo  no label    2:27:03 ()
Dead Kennedys  Take This Job and Shove It   Options Bedtime for Democracy  Decay    2:28:29 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk       field recording  2:29:57 ()
The Dave Clark Five  Best Day's Work   Options History of the Dave Clark Five  Hollywood    2:31:04 ()
The Brogues  I Ain't No Miracle Worker   Options Pebbles: Trash Box  Ubik    2:33:20 ()
Riot Squad  Working Man   Options Doin' the Mod vol. 4  Castle Music    2:35:56 ()
Kookie Cook  Workin' Man   Options The Midnite Sounds fo the Milky Way  Big Beat    2:39:07 ()
Mogollar  Hard Work   Options Hava Narghile: Turkish Rock Music 1966-1975  Bacchus Archives    2:41:00 ()
 
Music behind DJ:
  		Sounds From the Coney Island Boardwalk         2:43:42 ()
Ministry  Work for Love   Options With Sympathy  Arista    2:44:19 ()
Devo  Working in a Coal Mine   Options Greatest Hits  Warner Bros.    2:48:51 ()
Tin Huey  Hump Day   Options Contents Dislodged During Shipment  Collector's Choice    2:51:31 ()
R.E.M.  Finest Worksong   Options Document  IRS    2:54:28 ()

Listener comments!

  Thu. 3/25/10 6:02am Chuck:

Morning! How goes it?
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:03am Meghan:

Morning Chuck! It goes insane, but from what it sounds like, you are riding the same crazy train!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:03am Andy in Berlin:

we who listen in other time zones salute you
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:04am Meghan:

*salutes back to Andy*
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:06am Chuck:

Morning to you as well, Andy. You are correct, Meghan. Running 5 good sized molds at once and still doing Forton castings on top of it...
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:11am Andy in Berlin:

Hi Chuck!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:12am Dave B:

Howdy, gang!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:13am Meghan:

morning Dave!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:13am Chuck:

Greetings and salutations, Dave!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:15am Andy in Berlin:

Hi Dave!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:15am Dave B:

apologies go out to those in different time zones who might already be on the job, but I am going to bask in this theme in preparation for the day ahead of me.
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:17am Chuck:

I concur fully, Dave. Much bouncing around between projects for me today... and the next day, and the next...
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:20am Dave B:

Guten Morgen Andy, best of luck Chuck , and Meghan - thanks for the wake up music!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:25am Meghan:

My pleasure of course! No place I enjoy better!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:25am Chuck:

I knew B&S would make to cut no matter what!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:27am Meghan:

ha! i had 2 two choose from..... I just love them.... so wonderful
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:29am Chuck:

This one is really good too. Any chance to get a 4AD artist in...
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:44am Dave B:

Can never go wrong with the 2 Tone family, can you?
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:48am Meghan:

Never! I am itching for the Specials concert in a couple weeks.... ska ska ska!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:49am Dave B:

wha?!?!
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:54am Chuck:

Ah! JB, another can't fail to be great...
  Thu. 3/25/10 6:59am Dave B:

thanks for the tip on the Specials Meghan. Just scooped some tix for the 4/20 show!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:00am Meghan:

No worries! I am going that date too! See you there!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:02am Chuck:

Crap! I've got to be in Syracuse on those days....
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:02am Dave B:

420 ta boot!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:03am Meghan:

*cough cough*.... chuck, I think you are coming down with a cold that day.... *cough cough*
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:05am Dave B:

Predictive failure is how we refer to it at my job. Predictive failure...

:-D

(and the coughing is NOT related to 420)
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:06am Chuck:

Hehe... Wish I could get away with that. This client has been waiting for her stuff a long time though and she's got another piece for me to pick up...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:07am Meghan:

ha! No, it's NOT! You could say that your shipment of rubber or what not didn't arrive... ;)
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:08am Chuck:

Oh, and she's HOT as well. I will be entertained...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:10am Dave B:

"when he was black" could be a meme like Seinfeld's "not that there's anything wrong with that"

Thanks for the coffee through the nose Meghan!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:11am Chuck:

That seems to have become a serious drinking problem on your part, Dave!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:12am Meghan:

No problem. Glad to have done my part! hehe
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:12am Dave B:

Thursday Afternoon by Brian Eno. Running time for the song is 1 hour 56 seconds. Too long?

Yeah I know Chuck. I should have learned not to drink coffee between sets.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:14am Andy in Berlin:

Eno sounds good. Two more of those and she's done.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:17am Meghan:

hmmmmm i would have to agree a BIT long.... just a wee bit....
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:19am Andy in Berlin:

yeah, it's those 56 seconds....the straw that broke the camel's back
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:19am Chuck:

Here's one that'll cover two days- "Monday Through Thursday" by Steve Mancha.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:19am kath:

morning workers...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:19am Meghan:

hehe yep! Can't go into Trouble's show like that.... not very nice you know....
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:20am Dave B:

Fantomas "Suspended Animation" - a song a day for the month of April, celebrating obscure holidays. Tracks are titled "04/10/05 Friday" thru "04/30/05 Saturday"
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:22am Charcutero:

Good Morning Meghan, sweet show today.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:27am Dave B:

Do the State show on June 14 - Flag Day!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:28am Parq:

A states theme? There are plenty of New York City songs, but are there any about the whole state?
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:31am Andy in Berlin:

this song makes me think - what about an "answer song" show?
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:31am Meghan:

Morning Charcutero and Parq! Thanks Char! and Parq, good question.... this is why I am giving a heads up! Doing it by region too... Northeast, South, Midwest and West....
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:32am Dave B:

on or about June 14, as that date falls on a Tuesday... Are you going to play them as they joined the union?

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey etc...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:34am Brian in UK:

Listening as I'm applying for jobs. Hope ths is a lucky omen. Any of those Eddie Furman sang I'll take!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:35am Allen:

Viva Roy Orbison!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:36am Meghan:

Mentioning it last week worked for me.... so I send my good will to you Brian!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:37am Dave B:

@ Parq - New York Mining Disaster 1941 by the Bee Gees. Yes, THE BEE GEES!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:42am Parq:

There ya go, Dave. And no need to emphasize it - heck, I remember when that was a top 40 hit.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:43am Andy in Berlin:

didn't the BeeGees do a Massachusetts song too?
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:44am Meghan:

They do....
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:44am Chuck:

Yes, they did Andy. It was a bit hit too...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:46am Elwyn:

Woohoo! You chose the Tom Waits song! You don't hear Tom on the radio enough in Australia
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:47am Meghan:

I try to play him any chance I get.... he's so good
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:48am Ron:

Working class hero great song
on the lighter side BTO working over time?
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:48am jeff p:

I'm here in time! You haven't played "Working Man" by Rush yet!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:49am Meghan:

OMG! How did I not think of that one! Oh Ron! I guess that will come in next time I do this theme! No repeats! And no.... we are NOT doing the RUSH experiment! LOL.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:51am jeff p:

then i guess you'll have to do the "sheep"theme after all
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:51am Dave B:

HA! nice one Jeff!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:53am Chuck:

I find Jeff's fixation with sheep somewhat creepy...
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:53am Meghan:

It's not HIS fixation.... it's My father in laws.... that is WAYYYY more creepy!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:54am kath:

Indeed I did have "Working Man" by Rush on my list!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:55am Chuck:

That is disturbing!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:55am Dave B:

Hey Kath - Thanks for the Fischer-Z - much better than Ru(bbi)sh
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:55am jeff p:

kath, i was talking to a friend yesterday about the girls/rush thing. she pointed out she liked the three stooges and a friend of hers said the same thing - girls don't like the three stooges.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:56am Dave B:

one man's sheep is another mans....

Oh skip it.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:56am Meghan:

I ♥ Dave..... I am sooo using that!
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:57am ron:

Does Johny Cash I'm a worried man fit the theme?Willy and Toots have a version too.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:57am kath:

that figures; I don't LOVE the Stooges, but I do appreciate them. I was more of a Bowery Boys fan.
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:57am Meghan:

That is the RU(bbi)SH
  Thu. 3/25/10 7:58am kath:

Well now I am obliged to put Rush songs on my lists.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:00am Meghan:

I watched the 3 stooges the other day..... I just preferred other stuff, but they don't offend
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:00am jeff p:

I still want the sheep show. I'd love to hear "I got ewe, babe"
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:01am Meghan:

I might do it for Father's day.... for my father in law.... that would be a nice gift huh?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:01am Dave B:

How about a theme based on the themes of Rush songs?

And the RU(bbi)SH thing was a jargon our little clique in H.S. used, called b'lingo - any recollection Kath?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:02am Dave B:

"Do you smell mutton?"
http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/WilderSheep.JPG
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:05am Chuck:

"Spam, spam, spam, spam! Wonderful spam! wonderful spam!"
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:06am Parq:

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs and spam.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:07am jeff p:

stupid vikings....
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:08am Meghan:

When i read that one I immediately thought of you all.... I knew I had to read that one. Didn't even get to look at the others. i said, OH YEAH! That is the ONE!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:10am Dave B:

...or lobster thermador ecrovets with a bournaise sause, served in the purple salm Mr. Bunor with chalots and overshies, garnished with truffle pate, brandy, a fried egg on top and spam.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:11am Chuck:

Believe it or not there's stuff out there called "Potted Meat Product". Spam's impoverished cousin! Disgusting!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:13am Chuck:

Next we'll have Vienna sausages...
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:15am glenn storey:

there's a 3 c.d. set called work songs put out by drog (dave's records of guelph) all canadian artists and mostly fantastic.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:22am Meghan:

hmmm, I'll have to check it out.... Work is a rather popular theme....
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:25am Meghan:

Dave, is there a label for the Crumbsuckers song?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:25am glenn storey:

i could try sending you a couple songs, either through email or yahoo messenger.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:25am Julie B:

yes I'm up to catch the last half hour! Great playlist I must listen to the archive :)
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:25am Dave B:

No ma'am. if its the CBGBs recording that was from the board
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:26am Meghan:

Oh definitely Glenn! Send it to underwater@wfmu.org

Yay Julie! You missed the Kinks! But alas, the archives!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:27am Dave B:

if you're using the studio version, I think they were on Combat. But that was after my time with em
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:27am kath:

Are you kidding Dave??? I have been b'lingoing in my head for all these years!!!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:28am buck aka kath:

gotta do the bus stop thing now, later!!
sbolt Daab!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:28am PKNY:

Crumbsuckers, good call! NYHC forever!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:28am Julie B:

Starting the day with the Cramps and Ramones, who can complain? :)
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:29am Dave B:

I think there's a small artifact at the end of this track. Be forewarned!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:32am Chuck:

Yay! All hail the DC5! So many great songs, so little remembered...
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:33am Dave B:

Is this one of those weeks of audits, hence the label column?

(and disregard the artifact comment, that was on the live 03/1985 version of that song)
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:35am Meghan:

Yep, the next 2 weeks.... ugh. Soon it will be all the time. Boooooo
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:35am Chuck:

My former band did this song... A good job of it too!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:38am seang:

Lou Reed & John Cale have a great song on Songs for Drella called "It's Work" --
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:38am Parq:

Nuts, missed the punk set. Drat my chaotic morning routine!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:41am Dave B:

@Jeff - For the Sheep Theme:
Charles Ives: General William Booth enters into Heaven.

"Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?"
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:42am jeff p:

I want to hear "sheep" by the housemartins
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:42am Ken From Hyde Park:

One for next work theme - "I Don't Want to do Your Dirty Work" from Steely Dan.
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:43am Meghan:

Ohhhh I don't know if I am going to be able to play all my work songs that I planned for TODAY! gah!!!!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:44am Dave B:

RE: Audits/label listing = P.U.

Black Sheep of the Family by Rainbow!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:45am Charcutero:

MINISTRY! Huge!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:45am Dave B:

or better still:
I'm on the lamb, but I ain't no sheep - Blue Oyster Cult
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:46am Meghan:

Okay, Dave, start a discussion on the Facebook page..... these are good and I don't want to forget them!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:49am Chuck:

"The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" by Genesis
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:51am jeff p:

"birth school work death" coming up?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:52am Meghan:

I think I used that song already.... for school maybe?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:53am jeff p:

well there you have it. you had "working man" by rush, but nooOOOOOOOooooo......
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:54am Parq:

Yeah, Tin H!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:56am Parq:

Sheep Drives Funny Cars? Sheep Blinded Me with Science? Sheep Bop?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:57am magda:

Where is Donna Summer, she works hard for the money?
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:57am Meghan:

ha! hush you Magda! Hush!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:58am magda:

sorry!!!!!!
  Thu. 3/25/10 8:58am Julie B:

you have so much left! You will have to do a work part two!
  Thu. 3/25/10 9:04am Dave B:

I'll be back on Facebook after the Easter Lamb is eaten. I gave it up for Lent!
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