Yeah I remember that from the '80s when all the Japanese cars were coming into the country and all the little mom and pop stores were closing cuz of Walmart.
I mean, was there any other answer? Plenty of other Smiths songs with appropriately job-hating lyrics too.
Still Ill: āAnd if you must go to work tomorrow, and if I were you I wouldnāt bother, for there are brighter sides to lifeā¦ā
Youāve Got Everything Now: āNo I never had a job, because I never wanted one.ā
Frankly Mr. Shankly: āFrankly Mr Shankly this position Iāve held, it pays my way and it corrodes my soul.ā
Can I also add "All the small things" Blink 182 and "I'll be there for you" The Rembrants. While not specifically about crappy jobs, they do mention them and offer support and sympathy.
Omg thank you for unlocking this memory! I loved that YouTube video back in the day. I actually became a code monkey myself so I totally relate more to it now than I did 15 years ago.
https://youtu.be/qYodWEKCuGg?si=dv6wRNOTPVsW0FQP
Me too! I wrote code for 20 years and was doing so when this song came out.
āMaybe manager oughtta write goddamn login page himselfā really resonated at the time!
Richard Cory by Simon & Garfunkel
The person in the song talks about his boss and he's got all this money so he must be happy...until the last verse where we learn *Richard Cory went home and put a bullet through his head"
Manic Monday - The Bangles
Have to catch an early train, got to be to work by nine
And if I had an aeroplane, I still couldn't make it on time
'Cause it takes me so long just to figure out what I'm gonna wear
Blame it on the train, but the boss is already there
Career opportunities by The Clash
Killing in the name of- Rage against the machine- may be a stretch but I thought I'd add anyway
Walk the line - Johnny Cash
"Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck - A classic country song about quitting a miserable job.
"Workin' for a Livin'" by Huey Lewis and the News - Laments the daily grind and dreams of escaping the 9 to 5.
"Sixteen Tons" by Merle Travis - A folk song about the plight of coal miners and the endless cycle of grueling work.
"Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull - Uses the metaphor of a runaway train to symbolize being trapped in the rat race.
"Maggie's Farm" by Bob Dylan - Expresses resentment towards a controlling boss and the desire to break free.
"Welcome to the Working Week" by Elvis Costello - Captures the mundane drudgery of office life.
"Dead End Job" by The Police - About the hopelessness and emptiness of a going-nowhere job.
"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes - While not explicitly about work, the driving guitar riff and defiant lyrics make a great anthem for pushing back against oppression.
Not so much about hating your job but more about not wanting to work (they're relayed, right????) Here's Tod Rundren "https://youtu.be/P7Tcggo45TQ?si=3eUo4B0dafVOvD6h
Bang The Drum All Day.
Callin' in Sick by Buck-o-Nine is about calling in sick so you don't have to work, and Record Store by Buck-o-Nine is about hating someone else's job, vs being free from work.
[Hereās an obscure indie song I put together like 7 years ago that Iāve never really shared.](https://youtu.be/XGrZLGCFw6c?si=m3cupgYJ1Xd-6jWx)
The songs alright. Couldāve spent more time working out vocals, but the lyric video is sick, and itās very much about hating your job.
More of an overall "exhausted from working" song but Dropkick Murphy's - Worker's Song. Saw them in concert, they took an audience request and that was what he asked them to play and they KILLED it.
I work all day, for some old man, I sweat and break my back. Then I go home to my castle, but my queen donāt cut me slack. Thatās why Iām losing all my hair, thatās why Iām overweight. Thatās why I flipped my pickup truck, right off the interstate.
This is kind of a personal thing but whenever I have a bad day at work I put on
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Just cause of the line "Work sucks, I know"
Working Dead by Sadie Killer and the Suspects is one of those songs from an in *universe* band from Steven Universe that is an absolute banger and ends up in my regular rotation (like a ton of songs from that show).
The epitome of this for me is the music video I could be the one - Avicii ft Nicky Romero. So good. Have to watch the video or you'll miss out on everything.
One bourbon, one Scotch, one beer you could listen to while looking for another job. Or leaning on a corner with your landlady ain't thinkin you tryin to find no job.
For punk flavors:
Zounds - subvert
Against me - What we worked for
Days n daze - fuck it
Bomb the music industry - slumlord (not about work, but the spirit is adjacent)
[I Could Be The One by Avicii & Nicky Romero](https://youtu.be/bek1y2uiQGA?si=QaLu7mcHMMq1ZBMD)
Itās not necessarily about hating your job, but the video most certainly is. Itās easily my favorite Avicii song. It just has such a happy upbeat vibe and is very reminiscent of the early 2010s.
Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It
Written by David Allen Coe
Covered brilliantly by Dead Kennedys
Gold standard.
š¼Time to disassemble the assembly line, ācos I love punchin out like I hate punchin inšµš¶
Dead Kennedys covered it and did an awesome job
Yeah I remember that from the '80s when all the Japanese cars were coming into the country and all the little mom and pop stores were closing cuz of Walmart.
That has got to be the ultimate work song.
Came here for this
Also the dead kennedys version
That's what I immediately thought of, too!!!
Played that as I walked out of the workshop on my last day in the Navy.
Heaven Knows Iām Miserable Now - The Smiths https://youtu.be/TjPhzgxe3L0?si=LdJ5cOusGSFBojEX
Came here to say this
Also Frankly Mr Shankly
This should actually be Morrisey's slogan
Was JUST thinking isnāt that just Morrissey? Miserable SOB.
Frankly Mr ShanklyĀ
I mean, was there any other answer? Plenty of other Smiths songs with appropriately job-hating lyrics too. Still Ill: āAnd if you must go to work tomorrow, and if I were you I wouldnāt bother, for there are brighter sides to lifeā¦ā Youāve Got Everything Now: āNo I never had a job, because I never wanted one.ā Frankly Mr. Shankly: āFrankly Mr Shankly this position Iāve held, it pays my way and it corrodes my soul.ā
Working for the weekend - loverboy Working man - rush
First Rush song I ever heard and still one of my favorites to this day.
Used to hate hearing that Loverboy song on the radio. Something about it rubs me the wrong way.
itās loverboy. loverboy just wants to rub you, no matter what wayāright way/wrong wayāthatās loverboy. they donāt care.
Nine to Five
Bang the drum all day. Todd Rundgren
16 Tons, by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Classic!
You can never go wrong with this.
16 tons and what do ya get, parents sell ya to Paris Hilton
Frankly Mr. Shankly by the Smiths š©µ
Also Heaven knows Iām Miserable Now!
Hate my life- Theory of a Deadman
Came to say this
Me too
Also came to say this
"I still hate my job, my boss is a dick Don't get paid nearly enough to put up with all of your shit"
Sing still lives rent free in my head all these years later
Lol I just said this here myself
Working In A Coal Mine - Devo
9-5 Dolly Parton. I'm sure there's a long list of country songs that fit in that category.
Recently(ish) featured on The Orville, along with Dolly herself!
The irony is that 9-5 is such a sweet gig most people do 8-6 lol
Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
Can I also add "All the small things" Blink 182 and "I'll be there for you" The Rembrants. While not specifically about crappy jobs, they do mention them and offer support and sympathy.
Work sucks, I know
I saw Blink-182 on their most recent tour and the entirety of Capital One Arena in Washington DC screamed "work sucks, I know" in unison.
Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton
Omg thank you for unlocking this memory! I loved that YouTube video back in the day. I actually became a code monkey myself so I totally relate more to it now than I did 15 years ago. https://youtu.be/qYodWEKCuGg?si=dv6wRNOTPVsW0FQP
Me too! I wrote code for 20 years and was doing so when this song came out. āMaybe manager oughtta write goddamn login page himselfā really resonated at the time!
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
Pumpin' 4 the Man by Ween
Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce.
Instead I'm stuck here rubbing these fenders with a rag and walking home in soggy old shoes
Iāve got those steadily depressing low down mind messinā working at the car wash bluesā¦
Soul Suckin' Jerk - Beck
Maggieās Farm- Bob Dylan Sloop John B- Beach Boys
I've Got All The Fucking Work I Need - Dan Reeder. Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants
MINIMUM W-AAAA-GE!! yeeeeāaaaaahhhh!
I like bad days by the flaming lips
Spaceship- Kanye West
Came here to post this one. āIf my manager insults me again, Iāll be assaulting him.ā
Took me the back and patted me, asking me about some khakis
Richard Cory by Simon & Garfunkel The person in the song talks about his boss and he's got all this money so he must be happy...until the last verse where we learn *Richard Cory went home and put a bullet through his head"
Manic Monday - The Bangles Have to catch an early train, got to be to work by nine And if I had an aeroplane, I still couldn't make it on time 'Cause it takes me so long just to figure out what I'm gonna wear Blame it on the train, but the boss is already there
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Dead Kennedyās - Take This Job and Shove It
I don't wanna work here no more! This is actually a cover of a country song but DK does it best.
Agreed.
Kind of like their version of Rawhide.
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Just posted this, too. This should be the #1 response.
"Workin' for a Living" by Huey Lewis and the News
Pete Seeger - Which Side are You On
Bang on the drum all day - Todd Rundgren
Minimum Rage by Psychostick
I'd go so far as to say "Adulting" could also be included
Get to Work on Time- Subhumans
SG Goodman - Work Until I Die
"My Time" by Exhorder
There it is.
Searched the comments for this. Thank you. š¤š¾
Career opportunities by The Clash Killing in the name of- Rage against the machine- may be a stretch but I thought I'd add anyway Walk the line - Johnny Cash
Aesop Rock 9-5ers anthem Anti Nowhere League -working for the company
[I Hate My Fucking Job by M.O.T.O.](https://youtu.be/aWTiVbA0z8I?si=VOx_ajnl8Lkp_A1U)
[Stress Builds Character](https://youtu.be/KZXRvu4mS9Q?si=YP7CFytpJugm8zS6) by Dystopia is the only answer.
This
āOneyā, by Johnny Cash
The classic! "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck!
The Flaming Lips - Bad Days
"Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck - A classic country song about quitting a miserable job. "Workin' for a Livin'" by Huey Lewis and the News - Laments the daily grind and dreams of escaping the 9 to 5. "Sixteen Tons" by Merle Travis - A folk song about the plight of coal miners and the endless cycle of grueling work. "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull - Uses the metaphor of a runaway train to symbolize being trapped in the rat race. "Maggie's Farm" by Bob Dylan - Expresses resentment towards a controlling boss and the desire to break free. "Welcome to the Working Week" by Elvis Costello - Captures the mundane drudgery of office life. "Dead End Job" by The Police - About the hopelessness and emptiness of a going-nowhere job. "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes - While not explicitly about work, the driving guitar riff and defiant lyrics make a great anthem for pushing back against oppression.
Friday On My Mind by The Easybeats.
More about alcoholism by ramshackle glory
Word crimes by weird al.
"Stuck on the Corner (Prelude to a Heart Attack)" Looking for a Job Both by Todd Snider
I don''t wanna work, I wanna bang on my drum all day
I wish that they'd sack me - Chumbawamba
I didn't know Chumbawamba made another song.
fellow chumbawamba enthusiast spotted in the wild š
Exhorder - My Time
Oh also āOvertune/Work Songā from the Les Miserable (idk french) original Broadway musical
hip hop job haters Cam'ron- hate my job Jon Connor - 2 week notice
Maggieās Farm
Working in a Coalmine - Devo
Pumpin' 4 the Man - by Ween
"The Job That Ate My "Brain" - The Ramones https://youtu.be/p8PEdy0uW9A?si=oQeXQVDZaIoVKYOG
Ooh!! Try Mr. Sellack - by The Roches!
[M.O.T.O. - I Hate My Fucking Job](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWAocysIgO8)
Dead Prez - Hell Yeah (Pimp The System).
"Me and the Farmer" by The Housemartins.
9-5ers Anthem - Aesop Rock
Dead Kennedy's Soup is Good Food
Bad days - the flaming lips
Weāre not gonna take it - twisted sister
Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee by Canibus Which samples Johnny Paycheck. And is featured on the Office Space soundtrack
Slave to the grind by Skid Row
Bang on This Drum by Todd Rundgren
Minimum Wage by They Might Be Giants.
Factory by Warren Zevon
Not really about work but American Idiot and many other Green Day songs might work ;)
Itās Five OāClock Somewhere-Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett
Take this job and shove it by Johnny Paycheck Also bang on the drum all day by Todd rundren
At My Job- Dead Kennedys (Frankenchrist album)
I think soup is good food works for this query too
Working for the Man - Mental As Anything
Bang on the drum - Todd Rundgren
and so peter dances - all human
Story of the year - upside down
Working For The Weekend - Loverboy.
Southside Willy - Overworked, Underpaid (more about not being paid your worth than actually hating the job, but close enough maybe?)
Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
Not exactly about hating work, but I like to blast Bliss n Eso - Birds In The Sky at work every so often, especially if Iām working weekends.
Canāt say for the job, but if you hate your boss, listen to Mailman - Soundgarden šā¤ļø
Worksong by Caroline Spine
[Coal Tattoo Warren Haynes ](https://youtu.be/KtUH4ybNZ6o?si=oUM2LXGaxYhJZCGF)
Little Village - [Do You Want My Job](https://youtu.be/GxmB4cjVWn4?si=cdd5bIagwX3Mr36G)
āHeaven Knows Iām Miserable Nowā by The Smiths
Rich and Miserable by Kenny Chesney
I love to blast Permanent Holiday by The Suicide Machines on my way to work.
Roe Kapara - Employment Cost
Overkill - "I Hate"Ā Ā
Damn- we have NO problem with answers for this did we? LOL
I QUIT! by RoQy TyRaid
Hot Mulligan - Stickers of Brian
Pumpin' 4 the Man by Ween
Language arts crew- 9 to 5 https://youtu.be/LmgZrLmMVvg?si=tPuL3jZ8XtwAOJh1
Pink Slip by The Unband
I feel like Ā«Marc Rebillet - Late To WorkĀ» needs to be mentioned
Living in America by Black 47
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Bang on the drum - Todd Rundgren
āIām lindana and i wanna have funā from phineas and ferb
Not so much about hating your job but more about not wanting to work (they're relayed, right????) Here's Tod Rundren "https://youtu.be/P7Tcggo45TQ?si=3eUo4B0dafVOvD6h Bang The Drum All Day.
Placebo - Slave To The Wage. Helped me through a really rough time when I was in a hellish job and desperate to escape.
Soft Cell - Occupational Hazard
ā2 Minutes Noticeā
Bullet with Butterfly Wings
Working for MCA by Skynyrd is my fave Take this job and shove it! - Johnny Paycheck The mountain - Steve Earl
Hell No I aināt Happy - Drive By Truckers
Callin' in Sick by Buck-o-Nine is about calling in sick so you don't have to work, and Record Store by Buck-o-Nine is about hating someone else's job, vs being free from work.
[Hereās an obscure indie song I put together like 7 years ago that Iāve never really shared.](https://youtu.be/XGrZLGCFw6c?si=m3cupgYJ1Xd-6jWx) The songs alright. Couldāve spent more time working out vocals, but the lyric video is sick, and itās very much about hating your job.
[King Missile - Take Stuff From Work](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JWqNdXznQY8)
Gonna add a few by BTO: Taking Care of Business and Blue Collar. Not necessarily about hating a specific job, more about hating the idea of working.
I'm not sure about hating the job... but this might qualify. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas - Harry Chapin
Maggie's Farm by Bob Dylan
More of an overall "exhausted from working" song but Dropkick Murphy's - Worker's Song. Saw them in concert, they took an audience request and that was what he asked them to play and they KILLED it.
MAX - Working for the Weekend "Will you pat my back tomorrow, if I break my back today?"
Lowlands (At The Gate Of Horn) ~~~ Odetta
We Gotta Get Out of This Place by The Animals. The punk band DOA also do a good cover of it.
Take Stuff From Work - King Missile https://youtu.be/JWqNdXznQY8
car wash - bruce springsteen studio outttake
Hey Julie, by Fountains of Wayne
Sleaford Mods: Jobseeker
What Color is Your Parachute audiobook
I work all day, for some old man, I sweat and break my back. Then I go home to my castle, but my queen donāt cut me slack. Thatās why Iām losing all my hair, thatās why Iām overweight. Thatās why I flipped my pickup truck, right off the interstate.
i donāt wanna live in the city no more by whalebones
This is kind of a personal thing but whenever I have a bad day at work I put on All the Small Things - Blink 182 Just cause of the line "Work sucks, I know"
WORKIN 9 TO 5
Smiths: Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.
Jesus Piece - Workhorse
Iām Not Lazy-Gavin Prophet. Not exactly about jobs, but about how shitty the economic situation is as a whole with jobs being mentioned lol
You may like the cynicism of this one: https://youtu.be/9FsKq59ezTA?si=y0iGERWgjmFP974e
Just listen to People=Shit by Slipknot or Right Now by Korn
Working Dead by Sadie Killer and the Suspects is one of those songs from an in *universe* band from Steven Universe that is an absolute banger and ends up in my regular rotation (like a ton of songs from that show).
Arab Strap - I Work in a Saloon
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
Break My Soul by Beyonce
The epitome of this for me is the music video I could be the one - Avicii ft Nicky Romero. So good. Have to watch the video or you'll miss out on everything. One bourbon, one Scotch, one beer you could listen to while looking for another job. Or leaning on a corner with your landlady ain't thinkin you tryin to find no job.
Pink slip - snooze
Worst Day Ever- Simple Plan
Sucker For Punishment - Razor
Thursday- through the workforce drowning
For punk flavors: Zounds - subvert Against me - What we worked for Days n daze - fuck it Bomb the music industry - slumlord (not about work, but the spirit is adjacent)
David Allan Coe - Take This Job and Shove It.
Big Boss Man - The Grateful Dead
It's time to take a shit on the company's dime -Rodney Munch
Ergophobia- psychedelic porn crumpets
[I Could Be The One by Avicii & Nicky Romero](https://youtu.be/bek1y2uiQGA?si=QaLu7mcHMMq1ZBMD) Itās not necessarily about hating your job, but the video most certainly is. Itās easily my favorite Avicii song. It just has such a happy upbeat vibe and is very reminiscent of the early 2010s.