Hi everyone, welcome to our Suggested Listening posting for this week!
Suggested Listening postings are published on Fridays; and our next Suggested Listening posting will be published on Friday, 10, 2021.
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This week, just in time for the long weekend, we have a Labor Day Collection featuring a mix of historical, country, folk and modern tunes.
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9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
From The Album: The Essential Dolly Parton (2011) & other albums too – including Dolly Parton Live From London, available for instant checkout through Hoopla.
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Bread & Roses by Judy Collins
From The Album: Bread & Roses (1976), available for instant checkout through Hoopla.
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Carpal Tunnel by John O’Connor
From The Album: Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Folkways (2007) by various artists
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Blowing Down This Road by Woody Guthrie
From The Album: Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)
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A Hard Days Night by The Beatles
From The Album: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
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I’m Going Home by Menhaden Chanteymen
Recorded live and unavailable on any album.
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I’m Union And I’m Proud by Eddie Starr
From The Album: Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Folkways (2007) by various artists
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I’ve Been Working On The Railroad by Pete Seeger
From The Album: American Favorite Ballads, Vols. 1-5 (2009)
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Joe Hill by Paul Robeson
From The Album: Live At Carnegie Hall (2006)
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Manic Monday by The Bangles
From The Album: A Different Light (1986)
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More Than A Paycheck by Sweet Honey & The Rock
From The Album: Breaths (2006)
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Nation Working Woman’s Holiday by Sammy Kershaw
From The Album: The Definitive Sammy Kershaw (1994)
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Ordinary Man by Christy Moore
From The Album: On The Road (2017)
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Scottish Waulking Song
Recorded by the University of Edinburgh, School of Scottish Studies
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Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford
From The Album: Sixteen Tons (1955)
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Solidarity Forever by Pete Seeger
From The Album: If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle (2006)
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Takin’ Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
From The Album: Best of BTO (1974)
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There Is Power In A Union by Billy Bragg
From The Album: Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg (2016)
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This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
From The Album: The Best Of Woody Guthrie (2016)
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Three Miles Down by Gil Scott-Heron
From The Album: Secrets (1978)
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We Shall Not Be Moved/Roll The Union On by Joe Glazer
From The Album: Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Folkways (2007) by various artists
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Which Side Are You On? By the Almanac Singers
From The Album: Pete Seeger, the Almanac Singers & the Song Swappers (1955)
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Workin’ Man Blues by Merle Haggard
From The Album: The Best Of The Capital Years (1969)
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Working For A Livin’ by Huey Lewis & The News
From The Album: Picture This (1982)
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Working Man’s Ph.D by Aaron Tippin
From The Album: Call of the Wild (1993)
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Working On The Highway by Bruce Springsteen
From The Album: Born In The U.S.A. (1984)
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Hoopla Recommend Album of the Week
Labor Day Moods by Various Artists
This album features bright, upbeat band music by a variety of groups including
The Boston Pops Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & The United States Marine Band.
And from the album, the song:
Fanfare For The Common Man performed by The President’s Own United States Marine Band:
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Have a great weekend,
Linda Reimer, SSCL
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REFERENCES:
Print References
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits by Joel Whitburn
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Online References
Banas, E. (2020, September 4). 6 Classic Tunes For Your Labor Day Playlist. 105.7 WRORK 80’s & More! https://wror.com/2020/09/04/labor-day-playlist-classic-rock-songs/
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Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways. (n.d.). Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2021, from https://folkways.si.edu/classic-labor-songs-from-folkways/american-folk-struggle-protest/music/album/smithsonian
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Impola, K. (2020, September 6). Folk Songs for Labor Day. Iowa Public Radio. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-music/2020-09-06/folk-songs-for-labor-day
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Rothberg, P. (2019, September 2). Top 10 Labor Day SOngs. The Nation. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/top-ten-labor-day-songs/
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Online Catalog Links:
StarCat
The catalog of physical materials, i.e. print books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, etc.
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The Digital Catalog, web version of Libby
The catalog of e-books, downloadable audiobooks and a handful of streaming videos.
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The Libby App
Libby is the companion app to the Digital Catalog and may be found in the Apple & Google app.
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Hoopla
A catalog of instant check out items, including eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, comic books, TV shows and movies for patrons of the Southeast Steuben County Library.
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