I’ve got this song running through my head and I can’t turn it off. In fact, I seem to have a mental song playing most of the time. Often, if I think about it, I can find some connection between the song and what’s going on in my life currently. It’s like my brain has learned (from years of exposure to movies, TV, and sporting events, I suppose) to provide a soundtrack to my life.
Over the last several years, two songs in particular have settled into my brain in connection with my working life. On good days, I hear BTO’s "Takin’ Care of Business." The lyrics actually decry the nine-to-five routine, but the music is powerfully positive and the chorus is the universal anthem to getting things done.
Taking care of business (every day)
Over the last several years, two songs in particular have settled into my brain in connection with my working life. On good days, I hear BTO’s "Takin’ Care of Business." The lyrics actually decry the nine-to-five routine, but the music is powerfully positive and the chorus is the universal anthem to getting things done.
Taking care of business (every day)
Taking care of business (every way)
I've been taking care of business (it's all mine)
Taking care of business and working overtime
Work out
Other days, I don’t feel like I’m takin’ care of things the way I’d like, or even the way that is expected of me. At those times, Lee Dorsey’s (or more recently, Devo’s) "Working in a Coal Mine" tends to find its way into my head. Here, again, it’s upbeat music with downer lyrics, but the lyrics fit this time.
Other days, I don’t feel like I’m takin’ care of things the way I’d like, or even the way that is expected of me. At those times, Lee Dorsey’s (or more recently, Devo’s) "Working in a Coal Mine" tends to find its way into my head. Here, again, it’s upbeat music with downer lyrics, but the lyrics fit this time.
I'm workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Workin' in a coal mine
Goin' down down down
Workin' in a coal mine
Whop! about to slip down
Five o'clock in the mornin'
I'm all ready up and gone
Lord I am so tired
How long can this go on?
I believe that the music that describes my workaday life – whether it accompanies situations that are positive or negative – indicates that I am usually at least "charged up" about my work. Good day or bad, I’m energized by the environment.
Lately, though, as thoughts of retirement find their way into my consciousness, they have been accompanied by another very different song. Its impetus is obvious to me, now, but was totally unexpected.
What song? I’ll tell you next time. Until then (acknowledging that this opens me up to considerable abuse), any guesses?
Later.
Lately, though, as thoughts of retirement find their way into my consciousness, they have been accompanied by another very different song. Its impetus is obvious to me, now, but was totally unexpected.
What song? I’ll tell you next time. Until then (acknowledging that this opens me up to considerable abuse), any guesses?
Later.
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