Enjoying the Bank Holiday?  Sorry to mention it, but for most of us it’s back to work tomorrow.  Now I don’t have any optimistic advice, any philosophical thoughts to get you through this.  No “without the work, the rest wouldn’t be the same” message.  Not even an inspiring “get out there and be the best you can be” cliche.

But I can offer you a playlist that will help you get through it all.  Music that sticks two fingers up at working life and slides back under the duvet.  Enjoy these prime tunes and be free!

1. “The Job That Ate My Brain” – The Ramones
2. “Take This Job and Shove it” – Dead Kennedys
3. “We’ve Gotta Get Out of This Place” – The Animals
4. “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
5. “Workin‘ For A Livin‘ (Live)” – Huey Lewis and the News
6. “Working for the Yankee Dollar” – The Skids
7. “Work Song” – Tito Puente
8. “Working for the Man” – Roy Orbison
9. “Worker Bee” – D.R.I.
10. “Workin‘ Man Blues” – Merle Haggard
11. “At My Job” – Dead Kennedys
12. “It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)” – The Ramones
13. “Finest Worksong” – R.E.M.
14. “The Weekend” – Michael Gray
15. “Work” – The Saturdays
16. “Powertrip” – Monster Magnet

The final song, by the mighty Monster Magnet, features the classic line “I’m never gonna work another day in my life”.  If only.

My thanks to Nicky Carr for the inspiration for this post!