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Janice 01-29-2006, 11:01 PM Car Wash - Rose Royce
Taxi - Harry Chapin
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
Rocketman - Elton John
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Coal Miner's Daughter - Loretta Lynn
Polniaczek033 01-29-2006, 11:06 PM ice cream man - van halen
:lol:
ROCKET MAN BY ELTON JOHN
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
that made me really happy.
Janice 01-30-2006, 01:22 PM Sky Pilot - The Animals
Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow
lockdown06 01-30-2006, 03:23 PM You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive---Patty Loveless (Coal miners)
Workin' Man Blues---Merle Haggard (regular workin' man)
Janice Johnson 01-30-2006, 03:53 PM Workin' in a Coal Mine(I don't know who sings this song though)
I've Been Workin' On The Railroad(Again, I don't know who sings this song)
Penny Lane 01-30-2006, 04:14 PM If I Were A Carpenter- Bobby Darin
Penny Lane 01-30-2006, 04:16 PM Workin' in a Coal Mine(I don't know who sings this song though))
Lee Dorsey:wave:
Janice Johnson 01-30-2006, 05:20 PM Lee Dorsey:wave:
Thanks:) That is a guy, right?:confused:
lockdown06 01-30-2006, 05:42 PM Casey Jones --- Greatful Dead (engineer)
The Wreck of Old '97 --- Johnny Cash (engineer)
Highwayman --- The Highwaymen
Truckin' --- The Dead
White Lightnin'--- George Jones (moonshiner)
crystals 02-04-2006, 10:39 PM "Like a Surgeon"- Weird Al Yankovic
Steve M. 02-13-2006, 08:50 PM New York Mining Disaster 1941 - the Bee Gees
tv star collector 02-14-2006, 08:22 PM Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Convoy - C.W. McCall
Guitar Man - Elvis Presley
Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
ABlairican Pie 02-15-2006, 03:06 AM Hey Porter--Johnny Cash
Just a Job to Do--Genesis (about being a hit man)
She's a Politician--Soundgarden
Lady Cab Driver--Prince
Paperback Writer--The Beatles
Fisherman's Blues--The Waterboys
Workin' 9 To 5--Dolly Parton
We Are the Road Crew--Motorhead
Doctor Doctor--UFO
Disturbing the Priest--Black Sabbath
Voice of the Navigator--Iron Maiden
snl 70s show fan 02-22-2006, 07:21 PM telphone man by meri wilson studio musician recorded by barry manalow and written by rupert holmes and 9 to 5
snl 70s show fan 02-22-2006, 07:22 PM sorry i didnt see that 9 to 5 was alredy listed
James 03-12-2006, 01:55 AM "Chain Gang" - Sam Cooke (1960)
Fleet 03-12-2006, 03:45 AM Thanks:) That is a guy, right?:confused:
Yep.
I thought of one...
"Get A Job," The Silhouettes, 1958. Made it to #1 early that year.
Steve M. 03-12-2006, 04:21 PM Makin' Thunderbirds - Bob Seger (auto assembly line worker)
stella 03-12-2006, 05:54 PM Don't forget Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis and then by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
The infamous chorus:
You load sixteen tons, what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don't you call me, 'cause I can't go;
I owe my soul to the company store...
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