17 July 2009

Friday Radio - The Fired Edition

One moment you could be working, making coffee in the pantry, sharing 
pleasantries in the toilets or just waiting for that printout to appear... 
and the next thing you know your boss wants to have a chat, just to tell you 
the dreaded 2 words - you're fired. 

And these might be some of the songs you can play while putting your worldly 
belongings in that cardboard box: 

They might be giants - "boss of me" 

Ben Folds - "fred jones part 2" 

[song about a newspaper man who loses his job:Twenty-five years he’s worked 
at the paper / A man’s here to take him downstairs / And I’m sorry, Mr. 
Jones, it’s time.” No party, no parting, just a box of belongings and an 
escort out of the building] 

Sade - "feel no pain" 
 

...and for hope 

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - "don't give up" 

Des'ree - "you gotta be" 

[still good...MTV's version sounds different from the record's] 

Hit Reply All and let us know what songs you thought of when your employment 
got terminated. 



DAMIAN:

Now that I have a bit more time on my hands, I can actually contribute to this week's theme! 

First up, is this pleasant little ditty from the Fun Boy Three: 


And something a bit more upbeat from some Welsh dudes: 


While these lyrics are spot on. Especially the chorus: 


Enjoy 

Damian 

ps If anyone needs a freelance copywriter, visit www.damianrobinson.com today. Shameless plug I know, but, hey, what's a retrenched copywriter to do? 


BEN W.:

Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike [this]: 

Jarvis Cocker - Fat Children 




NICK C.:

http://gawker.com/5315723/newsweek-ceo-mustve-skipped-the-how-not-to-fire-employees-seminar


An ageing Doc Neesen and The Angels. Sing along, it's therapeutic: 


and when they were younger. 



Couple more and I'm done. 

The Bard of Barking 


And the legendary Bill Hicks 



ANU:



TOM:

ray charles - hit the road jack 
 

not a song as such but makes about as much sense as last friday 
vic and bob - realigning the planets 
 

onward! 


FARAH:

It may seem like this is the only song I ever have to post on this group, but it's the chorus, people, the chorus! 


So what, I'm still a rock star, I've got my rock moves and I don't need you 
And guess what, I'm having more fun and now that we're done, I'm gonna show you tonight 
I'm all right, I'm just fine and you're a fool...