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[[File:Work_Work_Work.jpg|thumb|]]"'''Work! Work! Work!'''", or "'''Work! Work! Work! (To Everything Job Is a Paycheck)'''", is a song written by the [[Anti-Seeger]], a malefic artificial job creation agency based on a rogue Pete Seeger emulator. | [[File:Work_Work_Work.jpg|thumb|]]"'''Work! Work! Work!'''", or "'''Work! Work! Work! (To Everything Job Is a Paycheck)'''", is a song written by the [[Anti-Seeger]], a malefic artificial job creation agency based on a rogue Pete Seeger emulator. | ||
== History == | |||
The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. | The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. | ||
The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Every job There Is a Paycheck" on folk group [REDACTED]' album Folk ''Mutineer'', and then some months later on Seeger's own '''The Bosses and the Sweat'''. | The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Every job There Is a Paycheck" on folk group [REDACTED]' album Folk ''Mutineer'', and then some months later on Seeger's own '''The Bosses and the Sweat'''. | ||
== Transcript == | |||
<blockquote> | |||
To every job (work, work, work)<br> | |||
There is a season (work, work, work)<br> | |||
And a task for every psychopath with a startup | |||
</blockquote> | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Martian Pink-Slip.jpg|link=Martian Pink-Slip|'''''[[Martian Pink-Slip]]''''' is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick. | |||
File:A Taste of Money - The Pinkles.jpg|link=A Taste of Money|"'''[[A Taste of Money]]'''" is a song by The Pinkles from their album '''''The Dark Side of the Beat'''''. | File:A Taste of Money - The Pinkles.jpg|link=A Taste of Money|"'''[[A Taste of Money]]'''" is a song by The Pinkles from their album '''''The Dark Side of the Beat'''''. | ||
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[I Get a Fez]] | * [[I Get a Fez]] | ||
* ''[[Martian Pink-Slip]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1418935703749156869 Post] @ Twitter @ 24 July 2021 | === Social media === | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1683896809419161600 Post] @ Twitter (25 July 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1469043875461439493 Post] @ Twitter @ (9 December 2021) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1418935703749156869 Post] @ Twitter @ (24 July 2021) | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Music (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Pete Seeger (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Songs (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:The Byrds (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Work (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Work (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:29, 6 June 2024
"Work! Work! Work!", or "Work! Work! Work! (To Everything Job Is a Paycheck)", is a song written by the Anti-Seeger, a malefic artificial job creation agency based on a rogue Pete Seeger emulator.
History
The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes.
The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Every job There Is a Paycheck" on folk group [REDACTED]' album Folk Mutineer, and then some months later on Seeger's own The Bosses and the Sweat.
Transcript
To every job (work, work, work)
There is a season (work, work, work)
And a task for every psychopath with a startup
In the News
Martian Pink-Slip is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick.
"A Taste of Money" is a song by The Pinkles from their album The Dark Side of the Beat.
!["I Get a Fez" is a song written by [REDACTED] for American rock band the Hobby Aces.](/w/images/thumb/e/e9/I_Get_a_Fez.jpg/120px-I_Get_a_Fez.jpg)
"I Get a Fez" is a song written by [REDACTED] for American rock band the Hobby Aces.
9'11" (pronounced "nine months, eleven days", or sometimes "mine hours, eleven minutes", or simply "nine-eleven") is a three-tower composition by the autonomous artificial intelligence John Cage 1.1 (based on American experimental composer John Cage, 1912–1992).
!["Austrian Empire" is a song by the [REDACTED] rock band We Thoh, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. It became part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Empires' 500 Empires that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic, and military" value.](/w/images/thumb/e/e4/Austrian_Empire.jpg/120px-Austrian_Empire.jpg)
"Austrian Empire" is a song by the [REDACTED] rock band We Thoh, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. It became part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Empires' 500 Empires that Shaped Rock and Roll and is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic, and military" value.
!["Buckets of Tweets" is a song by [REDACTED].](/w/images/thumb/8/84/Buckets_of_Tweets.jpg/120px-Buckets_of_Tweets.jpg)
"Buckets of Tweets" is a song by [REDACTED].
"Biden You Can Be My Prez" is an exuberant political statement and Beatles spoof by Karl Jones.
Fiction cross-reference
- 9'11"
- A Taste of Money
- Austrian Empire
- Biden You Can Be My Prez
- Buckets of Tweets
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- I Get a Fez
- Martian Pink-Slip