Labor Day. A holiday that doesn't get a whole lot of attention for it's ties to music, but a little research has uncovered a wealth of labor-related material that celebrates the working class, the unemployed and the oppressed. Sit back and enjoy our two-part Labor Day Special!
Rush, "Working Man", Rush (1974)
Talkset #1
Crass, "Do They Owe Us a Living", The Feeding of the 5000 (1978)
The Germs, "The Slave", GI (1979)
Minutemen, "Working Men Are Pissed", The Politics of Time (1984)
MDC, "I Hate Work", Millions of Dead Cops (1982)
No Defenses, "Work to Consume", Bullshit Detector Three (1984)
Circle Jerks, "Forced Labor", Wild in the Streets (1982)
Corrosion of Conformity, "Hungry Child", Animosity (1985)
Amebix, "Slave", Arise! (1985)
Talkset #2
Raven, "Don't Need Your Money", Rock Until You Drop (1981)
Motörhead, "(We Are) The Road Crew", Ace of Spades (1980)
Tygers of Pan Tang, "Money", Wild Cat (1980)
The Replacements, "God Damn Job", Stink (1982)
Mastodon, "Just Got Paid", Covered, a Revolution in Sound (2009)
D.R.I., "Money Stinks", Dirty Rotten LP (1987)
Doom, "Beat the Boss", Total Doom (1989)
Talkset #3
Swans, "Big Strong Boss", Filth (1983)
Eyehategod, "Kill Your Boss", Take As Needed for Pain (1993)
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