Another 'Make My Tape' song request thread-- for work.

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I’m going to burn a CD for the co-workers in my department (for reasons that would sound silly, so I won’t say what they are). The title of the CD is [Name of my accounting firm]'s Employee Song List: If the song isn’t about you, it’s about the person sitting next to you.

Number one song on the list is what I tell the guy who sits immediately to my left should be our work theme: Steeler’s Wheel’s Stuck In The Middle. Other songs are

  1. I Love My Boss-- Moxie Furvious
  2. We Gotta Get Outta This Place-- The Animals
    3.Asshole-- Dennis Leary
  3. Bang On The Drum-- Todd Rundgren
  4. Taking Care of Business–BTO

I’m looking for work songs-- accountant specific, if you know any. Yeah, I know. Nobody writes songs about accountants. Also songs about sex at work. Anything to add?

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Feel Like a Number – Bob Seger?

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Take this job and shove it
9 to 5

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Step In To My Office Baby - Belle & Sebastian
Fred Jones Pt. 2 - Ben Folds
Conventioneers - Barenaked Ladies

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Let’s Work Together - Canned Heat
Working for a Living - Huey Lewis

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Taxman - Beatles
Working for the Weekend - Loverboy
Synchronicity II - The Police

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Dirty Work - Steely Dan
Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce

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‘It’s Five O’clock Somewhere’ by Jimmy Buffett
‘Sixteen Tons’ Pick a version!
‘Out of Work’ Gary ‘US’ Bonds <though maybe you don’t want that one… :wink: >

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In the same vein as ministryman’s suggestions:

The Alps “Curriculum Vitae” (song controls are on upper right)

The Golden Republic “Robots” click here and the song will play

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“Five O’Clock World” by the Vogues (not a great recording, sorry)

“Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” by the Smiths

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Bright Future in Sales – Fountains of Wayne

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Take This Job and Shove It is a bit too harsh. I’m checking out the others.

P.S. I Love My Boss sounds like an old samba or rhumba song that I should know the name of but can’t quite put my finger on. It isn’t Tangerine-- anybody know what it is?

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Brazil
Doug’s First Job

Doug’s Greatest Christmas Ever

Lyrics, and an explanation of the Doug songs are here, samples are here.

And of course, Code Monkey.

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Welcome To the Working Week, by Elvis Costello

I know it don’t thrill you, I hope it don’t kill you

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Chain Gang

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Rolling Stone site has a list of the top 25 work related songs

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Thanks all! Especially Robot Arm for answering the question that’s been driving me crazy for days.

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Career Opportunities - the Clash
Working in a Coal Mine - Devo
She Works Hard For the Money - Donna Summer
Opportunities - The Pet Shop Boys

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Unemployable - by Pearl Jam (about someone who is out-of-work)

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Since I have an Alice Cooper song for every occasion, how about Clones (We’re All)?