…and by you I might mean me. Sometimes lyrics come screaming out of the speaker, and regardless of the other words that surround them they cause an emotional reaction. The following songs contain lyrics that shine a light on job dissatisfaction.
Specifically, my job dissatisfaction. These are 5 songs that play everyday on my workplace music system. Here’s to being a disgruntled employee!
Piano Man by Billy Joel
Offending lyric: But there’s someplace that he’d rather be
He says, “Bill, I believe this is killing me.”
As the smile ran away from his face
“Well I’m sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place”
Rocket Man by Elton John
Offending lyric: It’s just my job five days a week
9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
Offending lyric: They let you dream just to watch ‘em shatter
You’re just a step on the boss-man’s ladder
But you got dreams he’ll never take away
You’re in the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waitin’ for the day your ship’ll come in
‘n’ the tide’s gonna turn and it’s all gonna roll your way
Let’s be honest though. This whole song is about being unhappy with your job.
Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees
Offending lyric: Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me.
Somebody help me, yeah.
Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me.
Somebody help me, yeah. Stayin’ alive.
Footloose by Kenny Loggins
Offending lyric: I been working so hard
Keep punching my card
Eight hours, for what?…
You’re yearning, burning for some
Somebody to tell you
That life ain’t passing you by
I’m trying to tell you
It will if you don’t even try
Notable mention: Disqualified for not actually being played at my workplace
Take this job and shove it by Johnny Paycheck
What songs sum up your feelings about work? Are you one of these mythical creatures that love their job? Is your list better than mine? Share in the comments.
This is a Holiday weekend/Monday morning cop out, but it made me giggle with idiotic glee, so enjoy. Happy 4th of July. Hope you didn’t have a fireworks malfunction.
Yesterday I free form ranted about the lameness of the ever controlling, ever psychotic Edward Cullen. At the end I left you with this little gem:
Edward Cullen is an allegory for Heroin.
Bella is a tragic drug addict who eventually overdoses. Lets look at some of the classic signs of drug addiction.
Feeling that you have to use the drug regularly: This sums up Bella’s feeling towards Edward pretty accurately. She gets nervous when he’s out of sight. Anytime he disappears for an afternoon she spends the time wallowing in whiny self pity.
Feeling that you need the drug to deal with your problems: She pretty much abandons all idea of a future without him. She is unable to make any choices without Edward’s approval. Anytime anything happens she has to consult her drug for answers.
Focusing more and more time and energy on getting and using the drug: Face it. All of Bella’s time and energy revolve around finding ways to spend more time with her drug.
Other symptoms include, isolation, impaired judgment, panic, depression ect.
So, basically if you wanted to describe someone with a drug problem, just describe Bella Swan. She constantly lies to her father and to a lessor extent her mother. She has no friends outside of Edward’s family. This isn’t romance, its addiction.
The entirety of New Moon is Bella going through a LONG drawn out detox. When the movie shows Bella sitting in that chair while the months pass, I see that creepy detox scene from Trainspotting with the baby on the ceiling. I’m serious. Its the same thing, pathetic screams and all.
compare to…
After Edward leaves and Bella goes through detox, she starts to get her shit together again. She still harbors some suicidal tendencies, but she is forming a semi- normal bond with a long time friend. Until she goes back in for another hit. She becomes a desperate addict again and it kills her. Yes Bella is eventually overcome with so much stupidity that she overdoses on Edward.
This is a story that only holds a shred of romanticism because it is told from the perspective of the junkie. Of course a junkie will tell you heroin is awesome, they’re a friggin junkie! Told from, perhaps, her father’s perspective this entire saga becomes a very sad tale of a girl who couldn’t just say no to drugs. So if you drop away the angst and the prepubescent glamorization, we have a bland, lifeless, boring girl who gets tangled up in drugs and dies as a result. Yes. Yes I see why everyone is obsessed with this. makes perfect sense to me now….ugh.
Can we collectively stop making this “character” a role model? She has no redeemable qualities. Twilight is a terrible example of everything. Relationships, growing up, decision making…. even the writing….everything is just awful.
Please J.K. Rowling, write some more books now so we can leave Stephanie Meyer far far behind us.
For an awesome f-bomb filled synopsis of the last book proceed to this link.
Ok, I’ll admit that title might be a bit extreme, but Twilight is seriously misleading and damaging to a person’s perspective on relationships.
I wrote a little about my dislike for the scourge of literature that is the Twilight Saga when the teaser trailer for Eclipse first hit the internet, but now that every other Tweet or Facebook status update I read is about this stupid movie, I feel I can stay silent no longer!
They are awful books and its horrifying that little girls are idolizing them. Though I really wish it weren’t the case, I have read all 4 books, each a bigger train wreck than the one before. I kept hoping that the worst was behind me. Maybe the end was worth all this ridiculous melodrama, but no. Nothing of value ever popped up, it just kept getting worse.
Bella and Edward have, maybe, the most unhealthy relationship ever. The relationship is a classic example of abuse. One could argue that his controlling behavior is all in Bella’s best interest and within the confines of the story they’d have a case. A weak case, but there is some evidence to support such a thing.
When listening to someone insist that Edward’s controlling (psychotic) nature is only for clumsy Bella’s benefit I can’t help but think she’s trading her practically absent biological father for a over-protective supernatural one.
It is outside the confines of the story that Twilight has danger. This poorly written series has become a cultural phenomenon. Little girls, teens, grown ass women are idolizing Edward and Bella as if this is the perfect example of what relationships should be. If this is what a relationship should be like, then I guess sign me up for an Ice pick lobotomy RIGHT NOW.
He constantly keeps her from seeing a childhood friend to the point where he disables her car. He encourages her to lie to her father, repeatedly. He “nonchalantly” mentions that if she leaves him that he will kill himself. It goes on and on. If you want a good list of the examples of controlling behavior I09 had a nice article about it
But no, I get off topic….control is not the real issue at hand. My point is that…..
Edward Cullen is an allegory for Heroin.
This got a lot longer than I’d planned so more on that tomorrow….
This guy clears it all up if you had any confusion.
This summary works perfectly for the final season. Maybe the back half of season 5 as well. However, pretty much everything from the first 4 seasons is ignored in the new narrative.
The entire tone of the show changed and the writers seemed to abandon all the elements that they had weaved into the story.
So…. I feel compelled to write something about the Series Finale of Lost, but I haven’t been able to find the motivation to keep up with this season. I’d like to say that I’ve had better things to do with my time, but that’s not even true. The better things have consisted of watching Arrested Development, Farscape and Venture Bros.
Its bizarre that I feel almost guilty that I have failed to keep up on this show. I’ve watched so far, so I must complete it right? Eventually.
I have to say its pretty silly that I see tons of comments everywhere about how beautiful the finale was, how much people cried, and how it was the perfect ending but then they say they didn’t understand it and are asking others for help figuring out what happened. YOU CANT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS buddy. Pick confusion or beauty.
So for those of you who have watched the entire show start to finish, are you glad you’ve spent over 130 hours of your life watching this show?
Were you disappointed with the end?
If you watched a few seasons and quit, does this encourage you to catch up now that its over?
If you own this cat, it is certainly a blessing. You always have fluffy entertainment. I don’t even usually like cats, but I want this one. This cat is clearly awesome.
This morning we have some amusing videos for you to enjoy. Nice low key entertainment. You’re welcome.
Kitty has a spectacular vertical leap!
Squish face!
See? Isn’t this the most adorable cat? Experts (whoever they are) say that owning pets can add several years to your life expectancy. Look at all the amusement this kitty gives. Laughter! Get some! Have a good Monday everyone!
I have to admit, I love Top Ten Lists and trivia. I don’t know what it is that makes me love them, I just do. I guess I just like learning random bits of frequently useless info. Maybe it’s the anticipation of waiting to see what number one will be, or maybe its just an interesting look inside the opinions of the list writer. Before we delve into what it is that makes people gravitate towards lists or the number ten, lets move on. Delving is boring and best left to the professionals.
Listverse is a site that can devour hours upon hours of time. There are lists on a wide variety of topics and everyday a new one is posted. If the list posted today isn’t something you’re interested in, pop back in 24 hours and a new one will be waiting. Although, you could try reading lists beyond your interests, you might learn something new! Some of my favorite lists have been total surprises, based on topics I didn’t think I’d be interested in.
One of the best things about the site is the community. The comments on Listverse are almost better than the lists themselves. The regulars on the site are mostly thoughtful, intelligent and come from several different countries, so you get a good world view. There’s always a few trolls anywhere you go on the net, but Listverse handles it well. Its nice to browse through comments that add to the topic and enrich discussion. Several of the members of Listverse have submitted their own lists as well. The founder, Jamie Frater, is very involved in the community as well, and is open to suggestions.
You should really check out the site if you find yourself with a bit of time to spare. You’ll most likely learn something fun. You might find a new recipe for dinner, discover new aspects of history or get a good laugh. If nothing else, useless bits of nonsense trivia makes you more interesting at parties.
Oh look. Its April 1st and the internet has lost its damn mind again. Tricks, hoaxes and practical jokes will rule the net today. Don’t be surprised if today you visit upside down websites, if navigation seems a bit wonky, or you get more than your normal share of rick rolls.
The problem with this day is that you can never be sure anything you read is legitimate. Every news story needs an extra filter of questioning before you accept it.
Last year I was victim to a prank pulled by Think Geek that somewhat backfired on them. The Star Wars Tauntaun sleeping bag hoax, (which I still want now that its a real product) received such an insane amount of interest that they had no choice but to work it out with LucasArts and create it.
This year I will be more skeptical of awesome things that may be too good to be true. Though I do look forward to seeing all the insanity the internet will bring. What shenanigans does Google have planned?
Pull any good pranks this year or in years past? See anything fun on the web today? Leave a comment and let us know!
Monday started the countdown of the 10 best places in the mall to hide from Zombies. You can read part one here.
The scenario so far:
You’re so bored you actually decide to go to the mall. Maybe you’re thinking of window shopping. Maybe you’re not thinking at all. You’ve probably been watching too much TV and it has sent you into a consumer frenzy, but I digress. You’re wandering around the mall when suddenly you realize there has been a zombie outbreak.
You realize this because you see a teenager chewing on a disembodied arm and while this teen could be hopped up on PCP, you’re betting its Zombies. Thinking its better to be safe than sorry you have few precious seconds to find safety. Choose wisely friend, Zombies are serious business. You don’t want to be too hasty and find yourself falling into the Gap by accident. You aren’t going to find a lot of useful attributes in the preppy small box clothing retailers. Lets also not make decisions based on food needs. That’s too boring, so pretend you’ve planned ahead. Clutching your Mary Poppins bag (or magic bag of holding) full of non-perishable foods you flee to a store best suited to holing up in until this thing is over. (more…)
…and by you I might mean me. Sometimes lyrics come screaming out of the speaker, and regardless of the other words that surround them they cause an emotional reaction. The following songs contain lyrics that shine a light on job dissatisfaction.
