# Songs to quit your job by **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339 "2003-08-01T12:57:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Grousser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Grousser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grousser)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/41 "2003-08-02T14:26:21Z")
The Offspring’s “Why don’t you get a job?” may be an answer for an opposite thread? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/42 "2003-08-02T14:45:09Z")
Two more from The Ramones: “Not My Place in the Nine to Five World” “This Business Is Killiing Me” ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/43 "2003-08-02T15:27:13Z")
When I quit my last job working for an utterly shitty company, I annoyed my coworkers on my last day by singing _Walking away_ by Craig David: “I’m walking away / from the troubles in my life / I’m walking away / Gonna find a better day”. My entire department had quit within one month of my departure. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/44 "2003-08-02T17:16:42Z")
The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” would be perfect for the walk out of a building. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/45 "2003-08-02T21:26:22Z")
> [@](#): > > Taking Care of Business, by Bachman Turner Overdrive: > They get up every morning from their long clocks’ warning The long clock’s warning? Are you sure that’s not the ALARM clock’s warning? ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/46 "2003-08-02T23:39:47Z")
“So Long Superman” (so sorry, had it on a compilation cd once and have totally forgotten the band) had some really great lines in it “Hey, ho, here we go now Headed onto the freeway Just like any other weekday Except there’s no remorse.” Come to think of it, can anyone name that band? I’d like to find that song again myself. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/47 "2003-08-03T01:14:10Z")
Bon Jovi - It’s my life Good luck! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Caprigenus\_Chevre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprigenus_Chevre)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/48 "2003-08-03T01:32:20Z")
“I Never Want To See Your Face Again” by The Angels. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/49 "2003-08-03T01:56:43Z")
“!AAH-AH ,YAWA EM EKAT OT GNIMOC ER’YEHT” was by a cat who billed himself as **Napoleon XIV**. I can’t believe anyone still remembers that novelty record after so many years. His real name was Jerry Samuels. ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/50 "2003-08-03T03:16:43Z")
“Soup is Good Food” by the Dead Kennedys, on Frankenchrist. Although that’s more of a getting fired song. “Soup is good food! (we don’t need you anymore) It makes a good meal! (we don’t need you anymore) How does it feel? To be shit out our ass, and thrown in the cold, like a piece of trash?” There was another “dull job” song on that album. Something along the lines of: “I’m working at my job, I’m so happy; more boring by the day, but they pay me.” ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/51 "2003-08-03T04:02:52Z")
When I finished my thesis presentation, it was a lovely sunny day. On the drive home, the first song I blasted with the windows down was “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty. Sure, it’s a cliche now, thanks to _Jerry Maguire_, but it still works for me. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/52 "2003-08-03T04:06:30Z")
Also, more of a break up or divorce song, but it works for me… “Daffodil Lament” by the Cranberries _I have decided to leave you forever. I have decided to start things from here. Thunder and lightning won’t change what I’m feeling And the daffodils look lovely today, And the daffodils look lovely today._ ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339/53 "2003-08-03T04:07:33Z")
Talk about cliches…did I really just say “it works for me” twice? It’s clearly time for bed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-quit-your-job-by/192339.md?page=2)