Artist	Song
Johnny Paycheck	Take This Job and Shove It
from Johnny Paycheck: Biggest Hits (1987)
Todd Rundgren	Bang On the Drum
from Hello It's Me (Re-Recorded Versions) - Single (2007)
Tom Petty	Big Weekend
from Highway Companion (Deluxe Version) (2006)
Alan Jackson	It's Five O' Clock Somewhere
from Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2003)
The Black Eyed Peas	Labor Day (It's a Holiday)
from Monkey Business / Elephunk (2009)
R. Kelly	Thank God It's Friday
from R. Kelly (1995)
Madonna	Holiday
from Madonna (2003)
The Go-Go's	Vacation
from Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's (1994)
Huey Lewis & The News	Workin for a Livin'
from Huey Lewis & The News: Greatest Hits (2006)
Loverboy	Working for the Weekend
from Get Lucky (Remastered) (2006)
Vampire Weekend	Holiday
from Contra (Bonus Track Version) (2010)
Donna Summer	She Works Hard for the Money
from She Works Hard for the Money (1987)
Dolly Parton	9 to 5
from 16 Biggest Hits: Dolly Parton (2007)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive	Takin' Care of Business
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (2000)
Bruce Springsteen	Out In the Street
from The River (1980)
Pretenders	Back On the Chain Gang
from The Singles (2004)
The Vogues	Five O'Clock World
from Back to Back: The Vogues & The Equals (Re-Recorded Versions) (2005)
Rose Royce	Car Wash
from Pure Funk (1998)
Hilary Duff	No Work, All Play
from Dignity (2007)
Kelis & will.i.am	Weekend
from Kelis Was Here (2006)
John Fogerty	Almost Saturday Night
from Premonition (2004)
Bon Jovi	Work for the Working Man
from The Circle (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
Rush	Working Man
from The Spirit of Radio - Greatest Hits 1974-1987 (2003)
Sheena Easton	Morning Train (Nine to Five)
from Sheena Easton: Greatest Hits (2007)
Van Morrison	I've Been Working
from His Band and the Street Choir (2005)
The Bangles	Manic Monday
from The Essential Bangles (2004)
Green Day	Working Class Hero
from Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (2007)
Styx	Blue Collar Man
from Pieces of Eight (1987)
Brooks & Dunn	Hard Workin' Man
from The Greatest Hits Collection (1997)
Jimmy Buffett	It's My Job
from Coconut Telegraph (1987)
Fantasia	Two Weeks Notice
from Fantasia (2006)
Cher	Working Girl
from Cher (1987)
The Police	Dead End Job
from Message In a Box (1993)
Billy Joel	Weekend Song
from Streetlife Serenade (1998)
Aerosmith	Permanent Vacation
from Permanent Vacation (2001)
Los Lonely Boys	Friday Night
from Live At Blue Cat Blues - Dallas, Texas (2006)
Travis Tritt	Lord Have Mercy On the Working Man
from The Very Best of Travis Tritt (2007)
Lee Dorsey	Working In a Coalmine
from Lee Dorsey Selected Hits (2006)
BoDeans	Good Work
from Home (2005)
Dr. Dog	Weekend
from We All Belong (2007)
Freedy Johnston	Earn Enough for Us
from Tribute to XTC - A Testimonial Dinner (1995)
Elvis Costello	Welcome to the Working Week
from My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition) (2007)
ZZ Top	Just Got Paid
from Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top (Remastered) (2008)
Smash Mouth	Holiday In My Head
from All Star Smash Hits (2005)
Ramones	The Job That Ate My Brain
from Mondo Bizarro (1992)
New Order	Working Overtime
from Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
Alabama	Vacation
from Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006)
The Easybeats	Friday On My Mind
from The Easybeats: The Definitive Anthology (2003)
Dave Edmunds	Here Comes the Weekend
from The Best of Dave Edmunds (2005)
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes	I've Been Working Too Hard
from Better Days (1998)
Bobby Womack	When the Weekend Comes
from Only Survivor: The MCA Years (1996)
Weezer	Holiday
from Weezer (1994)
Mark Chesnutt	Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior
from Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior - Single (2010)
George Jones	Finally Friday
from Walls Can Fall (1992)
Roy Orbison	Working for the Man
from The Essential Roy Orbison (2006)
Billy Butler & The Enchanters	I Can't Work No Longer
from Curtis Mayfield's Chicago Soul (1995)
Lou Reed	Don't Talk to Me About Work
from Legendary Hearts (1990)
Love and Kisses	Thank God It's Friday
from The Casablanca Records Story (Box Set) (1994)
Jet	Holiday
from Shine On (2006)
Sting	Nice Work If You Can Get It
from The Glory of Gershwin (1994)
Albert King	Call My Job
from King Albert (2006)
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	Workin' Man Blues
from Hag - The Best of Merle Haggard (2006)
Whodini	Escape (I Need a Break)
from Whodini: Greatest Hits (1990)
Sammy Kershaw	National Working Woman's Holiday
from The Definitive Collection: Sammy Kershaw (2004)
Lil' J & Kandi	It's the Weekend
from All About J (2002)
Brave Combo	No Work Today
from Holidays! (2005)
Jason & The Scorchers	One More Day of Weekend
from A Blazing Grace (1999)
The Great Divide	Pour Me a Vacation
from Break In the Storm (2008)
Citizen King	Closed for the Weekend
from Mobile Estates (2008)
Asleep At the Wheel	Quittin' Time
from Super Hits: Asleep At the Wheel (1999)
Ramones	It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
from Pleasant Dreams (2005)
The Members	Working Girl (Steve Lillywhite Version)
from Working Girl (2006)
Cibo Matto	Working for Vacation
from Stereotype A (2006)
The Escape Club	Working for the Fatman
from Wild, Wild West (2005)
Tom Waits	I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (and See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue)
from Small Change (2008)

Comment:

It’s the symbolic end of summer, the Memorial Day bookend that tips the year towards the holidays, but Labor Day is more than last-hurrah barbecues and quick camping trips; it’s a celebration of how hard you work, Monday through Friday, nine to five, all year long. It’s your time to kick back, relax, and catch your breath before beginning all over again. We think you deserve it, and so we’ve labored ourselves, bringing you an Essentials playlist that celebrates both your work ethic and your commitment to playtime, with everything from Van Morrison’s funky chunk of truth “I’ve Been Working,” to Mark Chesnutt’s naughty country declaration “Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior,” to Loverboy’s tried-and-true rock battle cry “Working for the Weekend.”

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