The Best Working Songs for Labor Day

It’s Labor Day 2018, the official end of summer, time for kids in most states to go back to school. When you think about it, work and music go hand in hand – in fact, there’s a ton of great songs in music pertaining to ‘jobs,’ or work in general, so we thought we’d put together a list of the notable tunes…

Donna Summer, “She Works Hard for the Money”
Britney Spears, “Work Bitch”
Bangles, “Manic Monday”
Kate Bush “This Woman’s Work”
Huey Lewis & The News, “Workin’ for a Livin”
Wiz Khalifa, “Work Hard, Play Hard”
Elvis Costello, “Welcome to the Working Week” (1977)
Cam’ron, “I Hate My Job” (2009)
En Vogue “Work It Out”
Missy Elliott “Work It”
Bon Jovi “Work For the Working Man”
Usher “Will Work For Love”
MC Hammer “Work This”
Dire Straits “Money for Nothing”
Tracy Chapman “Woman’s Work”

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