Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only on this music train, please!) First, there is XmasDolly. Her chief co-hostess is Cathy of Curious as a Cathy. Her other co-hostesses are Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, and me.
For the month of September our guest hostess is Mary of Jingle Jangle Jungle.
For today Mary has chosen as the theme "You Pick".
Last week I got a complaint that my selection of music to spell out LABOR DAY didn't really include music about working, and this faithful reader was right - the theme was to have songs whose first letters, put together, spelled out LABOR DAY. Unfortunately, most songs about laboring begin with the letter W.
Like Devo's Working in a Coal Mine.
There's "S", as in Sixteen Tons, a song from 1946 that, covered in 1955 by Tennessee Ernie Ford, became a hit.
Or "F", as in a favorite song from my early ten years, the Vogues and "Five O'Clock World". I had the chance to see The Vogues several years ago but never made it there. Sigh....
And what doesn't the working person have enough of? "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA, that's what.
I'll wrap this up with Harry Belafonte's 1956 cover of the folk classic "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" which, come to think of it, I could have used last week. Oh well!
So, faithful reader - did I make it up to you?
And it's a musical wrap! Next week, same time, same place - more music!
P.S. I may be late in visiting your musical blog this week but I will get there eventually - promise.
I think you worked hard on this one.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool and workable playlist.
ReplyDeleteBonus points for The Vogues!
ReplyDeleteYour line-up definitely 'works', Alana! ;) Great song choices!
ReplyDeletecool picks.Love Tennessee Ernie Ford and Harry Belefonte too boot!!
ReplyDeleteThose were some great songs. I think I'm tired just listening to them singing about work.
ReplyDeleteDevo and not Dorsey??? And, I loved the Tennessee Ernie Ford version. I remember the Vogues very well (and loved the tune)! Everyone loves Belafonte. But, Abba... it takes acclimatization... (This was the first time I ever heard that one.)
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