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September 6, 2002
For the USA's Labor Day holiday, a program of music about working for a living.
PLAYLIST
| Selection |
Source |
Performer(s) |
Comments |
| All the Live Long Day |
Working (OC 1978) |
Company |
Based on the book of the same name by Studs Terkel, Working has lyrics by several composers, including Mary Rogers and (for this number) Stephen Schwartz. |
| Songs about people who are happy in their work. |
| The Mason |
Working (OC 1978) |
Craig Carnelia |
A demo recording (from the composer Carnelia's private collection) of a song written for but not included in the original version of Working. |
| The Company Way |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (OS 1967) |
Robert Morse, Sammy Smith |
Unswerving corporate loyalty. For a CEO, this is nostalgic. |
| Songs about people who are not happy in their work. |
| Tamara, Queen of the Nile
|
Lime Jello: An American Cabaret (1986) |
Joan Morris, William Bolcom |
By Peter Winkler, Ernst Muller and Fred Block, from Professionally Speaking (1986). Unhappy with her job, a teacher leads a double life. |
| The Lumberjack Song |
Monty Python Sings! (1989) |
Michael Palin, Chorus |
It's what he really wants to be! |
| Finally, songs about people who wish they had work. |
| Scrap |
The Full Monty (OC 2000) |
Patrick Wilson, John Ellison Conlee, Jason Danieley, Romain Frugé, The Men |
Music and lyrics by David Yazbeck, based on the 1997 British film about unemplayed steel workers who now feel like - well - scrap. |
| Take Us Back to the Office Again |
Lime Jello - An American Cabaret (1986) |
Joan Morris, William Bolcom (piano) |
By Michael Sahl and Mel Mandel, from Junkyard (1986) - a reminder of a not-very-distant past when unemployment was much higher than it is today. More CEO nostalgia. |
Acronyms and other mysteries defined:
OC: Unless otherwise indicated, the Original Cast recording of a Broadway show,
along with the date.
OS: Unless otherwise indicated, the Original Soundtrack recording of a film,
TV show, etc.
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