The Bangles – ‘Going Down to Liverpool’

Nothing beats a nice day out in Liverpool to do nothing, does it? And if you’re lucky enough, perhaps Spock (aka Leonard Nimoy) will be your chauffeur too.

Utah Phillips – ‘Hallelujah, I’m a Bum’

Get into the spirit of bum-dom. Employment ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Captain Beefheart – ‘Dropout Boogie’

Can’t get a job? Don’t know what it’s all about? Captain Beefheart don’t either.

Dolly Parton – ‘9 to 5’

If you’re starting to miss a regular schedule, Dolly will pluck you right up. Remember: “Want to move ahead, but the boss won’t seem to let me. I swear sometimes that man is out to get me.”

Placebo – ‘Slave to the Wage’

They put the 9 to 5 grind more poetically. Just watch the video and rejoice that you’re sitting at home in your bathrobe.

Tom Waits – ‘Can’t wait to get off work’

Fantastic live. “I’ve been a cabbie and a stock clerk. And a soda fountain jock jerk.  And a manic mechanic on cars (…) And I can’t wait to get off work” Despite ample career opportunities, he’d still rather be home with his girl. Understandably so.

Donna Summer – ‘She works hard for the money’

Damn right she does, so you better treat her right when she comes home at the end of the day.

Bruce Springsteen – ‘Working on a Highway’

There is no work-related playlist, without a Springsteen song.

Day One – ‘Love on the Dole’

Day One shows that there’s love to be found in the queue to collect your welfare checks.

The Kinks – ‘Low Budget’

“I’m shopping at Woolworth and low discount stores. I’m dropping my standards so that I can buy more.” That’s the spirit. And now that Woolworths is back (online at least), you can live like the Kinks too.

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Inspired by Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Kate Bush, it’s no surprise I Am Harlequin’s music is coated in 80s licks and fuelled by a groove bassline. Anne’s all about the performance, not the polish, not that her voice needs it, but her offhand style only adds to her effortlessly cool aura in her Wonderland Session.

Halfway between Hackney and Islington, Anne performs ‘Chic’ for us in our latest Wonderland Session at The Nave. The a-side to the track, ‘Kill the Night’ has stronger hints of pop than ‘Chic’ and both songs are sure to become danceable anthems.

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