Ah Labor Day. Everyone who has ever experienced the endless morning commute to office life should bask in this day of relaxation. Am I taking a day off for this holiday. Well, no. You see this is not a job, it is enjoyment, and plus, I have already taken the entire weekend off. By the way, how do you guys like the new section and Mr. Zampardi. Pretty awesome right. Well, luckily, for all of those who cannot wait another second for another visual music, Anthony is in my college suite and will be posting another one today (or he does not get fed). What!?! Yes, he is caged by me and forced to do the music court”s bidding. Well, that was wierd. Anyway, Anthony will be teaming up with me taking care of the amazing new section Visual Music, while I stick to music of the day and all that jazz. Speaking of jazz, Randy Bachman does not play it. Don’t you just love transitions. Well, in honor of all of those who toil in the work force day in and day out, let’s get some rock and roll going to start off a day of working at nothing all day.
The boss came in today and he told me I wasn't thinking out of the box.
The argument is out on what is the finest worksong. Many people would say that I just wrote the answer slyly in the last sentence. “Finest Worksong,” by R.E.M must take the cake to the bakery to see the other cakes (R.I.P George Carlin). But, no, R.E.M is great and all but Bachman-Turner Overdrive has the best working song by far. “Takin’ Care of Business,” has two special meanings for me. One of the first rock songs I have ever heard was “Takin’ Care of Business,” as my father had a CD of them which I secretively stole from him to listen to over and over again. Also, “Takin’ Care of Business,” is the song the New York Mets play when they win at home. The song hasn’t been played much this year. But, besides special significances, I believe it encompasses the best day off from work message.
Obviously Takin' Care of Business
Randy Bachman originally intended to record this song with his ex “American Woman” band The Guess Who. He wanted it to be about a recording technician the band worked with who really did take the iconic “8:15 (train) into the city.” Yet, in its early stages Bachman’s riff flat-out was a copy of The Beatles “Paperback Writer, ” and the band refused to record such a noticeable rip-off. After moving on from The Guess Who and co-forming Bachman-Turner Overdrive he heard on a radio show in Vancouver a DJ’s catch phrase which went “We’re takin care of business.” After revising the chord structure and adding the boogie-woogie piano stylings of Norman Durkee (who suggested they put this type of piano in the song and then ended up writing the riff on a pizza box and recording with them) “Takin’ Care of Business,” became a huge hit and became Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s most known song. So, enjoy your labor day and sit back and relax with Randy Bachman who knows how to work. Just lie out in the sun and if people ask you why you are not working, say for today, that you’re self-employed and you love to work at nothing all day.
Lyrics:
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…
[Refrain]
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!
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…
[Refrain]
[Spoken] Take good care of my business
When I’m away, every day whoo!
[Repeat first 2 verses]
[Refrain]
Takin’ care of business [4x]
[Refrain]
Takin’ care of business [repeat, fade]
Check out the song: (Awesome Keith Moon intro) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJprEyXMrIk
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