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  1. 04-16-2010, 09:13 AM #1
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    Woo hoo, I enjoy this game too. Thing is, I can remember the song line for whatever topic is up, but I have to go search for the name! He hee.

    Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

    You get up every morning
    From your alarm clock's warning
    Take the 8:15 into the city

    There's a whistle up above
    And people pushin', people shovin'
    And the girls who try to look pretty

    And if your train's on time
    You can get to work by nine
    And start your slaving job to get your pay

    If you ever get annoyed
    Look at me I'm self-employed
    I love to work at nothing all day
    And I'll be...

    Taking care of business every day
    Taking care of business every way
    I've been taking care of business, it's all mine
    Taking care of business and working overtime
    Work out

    SOLO

    If it were easy as fishin'
    You could be a musician
    If you could make sounds loud or mellow

    Get a second-hand guitar
    Chances are you'll go far
    If you get in with the right bunch of fellows

    People see you having fun
    Just a-lying in the sun
    Tell them that you like it this way

    It's the work that we avoid
    And we're all self-employed
    We love to work at nothing all day

    And we be...
    Taking care of business every day
    Taking care of business every way
    I've been taking care of business, it's all mine

    Taking care of business and working overtime
    Take good care of my business
    When I'm away, every day whoo!

    SOLO

    You get up every morning
    From your alarm clock's warning
    Take the 8:15 into the city

    There's a whistle up above
    And people pushin', people shovin'
    And the girls who try to look pretty

    And if your train's on time
    You can get to work by nine
    And start your slaving job to get your pay

    If you ever get annoyed
    Look at me I'm self-employed
    I love to work at nothing all day

    And I'll be...
    Taking care of business every day
    Taking care of business every way
    I've been taking care of business, it's all mine

    Taking care of business and working overtime
    Takin' care of business
    Takin' care of business
    Takin' care of business
    Takin' care of business
    Takin' care of business.....
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  2. 04-16-2010, 10:58 AM #2
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    "Working Man" by Rush
    "Casey Jones" by The Grateful Dead
    "Workin' on a Coal Mine" by ?
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  3. 04-16-2010, 11:15 AM #3
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    Working' 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
    This Woman's Work - Kate Bush
    "Work" by Bob Marley
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    Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder View Post
    "Workin' on a Coal Mine" by ?
    Devo! (From the crazy movie "Heavy Metal", which came out when I was in the 7th grade. Also contains excellent Stevie Nicks, BOC and Sammy Hager, for us old fogies.)

    “Working Class Hero,” John Lennon
    “Working in the Highway,” Bruce Springsteen
    “Sixteen Tons,” Merle Travis
    “Blue Collar Man,” Styx
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  5. 04-18-2010, 08:37 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twisterdog View Post

    “Working Class Hero,” John Lennon
    you beat me to it! that's the first song I thought of when I read this thread (probably cause it's playing on my iPod right now) but...ditto?
    in on the joke and i cant stop laughing
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  7. 04-19-2010, 09:06 AM #7
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    Penny Lane.

    I knew "Workin' on a Coal Mine" was in Heavy Metal. That was such a cool movie.
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    Im suprised no one posted Sixteen Tons One of my favorites

    Some people say a man is made outta mud
    A poor man's made outta muscle and blood
    Muscle and blood and skin and bones
    A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong

    You load sixteen tons, what do you get
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store

    I was born one mornin' when the sun didn't shine
    I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
    I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
    And the straw boss said "Well, a-bless my soul"

    You load sixteen tons, what do you get
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store

    I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
    Fightin' and trouble are my middle name
    I was raised in the canebrake by an ol' mama lion
    Cain't no-a high-toned woman make me walk the line

    You load sixteen tons, what do you get
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store

    If you see me comin', better step aside
    A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
    One fist of iron, the other of steel
    If the right one don't a-get you
    Then the left one will

    You load sixteen tons, what do you get
    Another day older and deeper in debt
    Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
    I owe my soul to the company store
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  9. 04-20-2010, 07:45 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by RICHARD View Post
    The Monster Mash?
    The first line is.....

    "I was working in the lab late one night"
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    Some of my favourites are Downeaster "Alexa" by Billy Joel and Amarillo Sky by Jason Aldean about farming.

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    Freedom... "Taking Care of Business" is on the radio right now!
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    Thanks, gosh I do like that song, he heee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
    Freedom... "Taking Care of Business" is on the radio right now!
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    Thanks, gosh I do like that song, he heee.
    AND!!!!!.... speaking of Bachman and Turner... they're back together taking care of business, recording new songs and about to go on tour again! -

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    Quote Originally Posted by smokey the elder View Post
    "Workin' on a Coal Mine" by ?
    Devo!!



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