The Finest Work Songs

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It's all about work and workers in music.

So, workers of the musical world, you have nothing to lose but your B-sides!

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[+3] - glitterbag - 07/11/2020Leo Dorsey, working in the coal mine https://youtu.be/3Dy2tuF915E
[+3] - izzythepush - 07/12/2020[quote="jespah"] I've been listening to (and appreciating) Kraftwerk a lot more these days. [/quote] What about the Thompson Twins? They did a lot of electronic stuff too. The name...

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@Region Philbis,

For a snapshot of the 80s --

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Leo Dorsey, working in the coal mine

https://youtu.be/3Dy2tuF915E

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@McGentrix,

I've been listening to (and appreciating) Kraftwerk a lot more these days.

And another trip to the 80s...

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@jespah,

jespah wrote:

I've been listening to (and appreciating) Kraftwerk a lot more these days.

What about the Thompson Twins? They did a lot of electronic stuff too. The name comes from the two policemen in the Tin Tin books, the lead singers aren't twins.

When this came out I was working as a robot operator in a factory that made supermarket trollies, so the line, I know what it means to work hard on machines was particularly apposite.

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@izzythepush,

While we're at it we can see what Viz has to say about Kraftwerk

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrEjhrLWwAAYcYX.jpg

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@izzythepush,

And here they are with Mumford and Sons.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/ae83dbdb09a6d2a99dcda45c8c9900bc/tumblr_myz1x9Cxz21s8su8go1_1280.jpg

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@izzythepush,

I... am speechless.

I like the Thomspon Twins - am partial to Lies.

Here's a blue collar job, from a terminally (and unjustifiably) underrated Springsteen album.

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Does Money For Nothing count?

It's technically a song about how being a rock star is an easy life. But the main characters are workers, and they sing about the work they do.

I see they restored the original footage and redrew the animation in high definition. It looks good.

It looks like they just released the high definition version a few weeks ago:
https://www.facebook.com/DireStraits/videos/2714325052157121/

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@oralloy,

And in response, (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star -

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@jespah,

Weird that no one posted this one already.

DEVO Working In A Coalmine

I should have figured that it was a cover. The original:

Working In The Coal Mine Lee Dorsey

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