I actually edited out a lot of the complaining I've been doing lately about my laptop and being flustered about being flustered, but you can still hear me bitching at the beginning, and I HAVE TO STOP. It's time to Get Things Done! Inspired by the new Joe McGinty/Paige Siegwardt jam and the stunning new Tom Waits cover by Eddie Skuller, I'm moving forward with a (sassy) New Attitude! Or something like that.

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension

Toledo – Elvis Costello

Corner Of My Eye – The Lemon Twigs

Rosy, Won't You Please Come Home – The Kinks

Yours Forever – Bishop Briggs feat. Matt Maeson

Charles Atlas/I Can't Reach You – The Who

You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone – The Beach Boys

Mom, I’m Going Back to Therapy – Julia Cumming

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

Angel On Your Shoulder – Dave Alvin

Border Radio – The Blasters

I'm Shakin' – Little Willie John

Someday, Someway – Marshall Crenshaw

The Magic Number – De La Soul

Answer Me, My Love – Swamp Dogg

Buffalo Stance – Neneh Cherry

Get Things Done! – Joe McGinty feat. Paige Siegwardt and The Joe McGinty 7

Wendy – Joe McGinty & Jesse Malin

Air on a G String – Baby Steps

House Where Nobody Lives – Eddie Skuller

Rock On – Eddie Skuller

Didn't Want to Have to Do It – Ralfi Pagan

Coconut Grove – The Lovin' Spoonful

September Song (live) – Rufus Wainwright

Mezcal Moth – Ward White

On September 3rd 2018, I had a 3-hour 4-7 afternoon on-air shift at WPKN. It was Labor Day, and before the show I put out a "hive mind" request on Facebook for recommenmdations on songs that would be, well, good to play on Labor Day, about Labor, as this holiday is particularly distant from its reason for being - it's almost completely only thought of the "summer is over, back to school/work" holiday. I got over 400 replies! When I got to the (old) WPKN Studios at the University of Bridgeport, the AC was not working, and boy did I complain. 🙄 I edited out of most of the whiny complaining part for today's show.

Now it's September 7, 2026 (zoom!) and it's once again a Labor Day and a Monday, the day on which I now have a weekly two-hour "drive time" 7-9am morning show. I decided to resuscitate, as it were, the 2018 show and songs, with a tiny bit of updated VO and "rewind" sound effects. So I did, and here's what today's show sounded like, with a little "thank you" coda at the end.

Minimum Wage – They Might Be Giants

Get a Job – The Silhouettes

Working in The Coal Mine – Lee Dorsey

Big Boss Man – Jimmy Reed

Chain Gang – Sam Cooke

Back On the Chain Gang – The Pretenders

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

Car Wash – Rose Royce

A Day in the Life of a Working Man – David Ruffin

I've Been Working – Van Morison

Bus Rider – Guess Who

Working Too Hard – The Beat

Millworker – Bette Midler

Allentown – Billy Joel

5 O’Clock World – The Vogues

Matthew & Son – Cat Stevens

I Just Got My Pay – The Beach Boys

Government Center – Jonathan Richman & The Rubinoos

Manic Monday (extended version) – The Bangles

Don't Worry About the Government (live) – Talking Heads

The Good Thing – Talking Heads

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now – The Smiths

There Is Power in a Union – Billy Bragg

Take Stuff from Work – King Missile (feat. John S. Hall)

Workingman's Blues #2 – Bob Dylan

VDT – Tom Juravich

Sick Day – Fountains of Wayne

It’s Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 world) – The Ramones

Career Opportunities – The Clash

Clampdown – The Clash

Shipbuilding – Robert Wyatt

Unemployment – JJ Cale

Welcome to the Working Week – Elvis Costello

Thank you for all the song recommendations via Facebook! Mark Sagarin, Bill Holdship, Patrick Trettenero, Daniel Martin Baker, Marice Elizabeth, Larry Stockel, Jimmy Howland, Daniel Martin Baker, John S. Hall, Jeff Samet, David Belgrave, Jhh Lowengard, Darren DeVivo, Bruce Bernstein, Howard Wuelfing and Norm Wallerstein (RIP)

(Artwork pictured: "Workers on the Cathedral of Learning" by Harry W. Scheuch, born Elizabeth, NJ 1906, died Pittsburgh, PA 1978.)

This show features:
- my current long-term Monkees obsession (long live Micky Dolenz and his ongoing love of psychedelia!)
- a buncha great new or new-ish songs, as per usual, if I say so myself
- a really touching, sad and yet melodically catchy song from a father about a son who passed away far too soon
- a sneak peek at an upcoming Gershwin Brothers interview/special (sorry I didn't get to mention it on the air, or even back announce it, I was distracted by my incoming live in-studio guest)
- a last half-hour or so where I have head Zamboni (and host of WPKN's Storied Sounds) Dave Schneider on as my guest, as we talk about The Coveralls' August 22nd gig at Black Rock Porchfest 2026, the Zambonis' upcoming ferryboat excursion (next stop: Port Jeff!) and some upcoming Hanukkah (Chanukah? Xanukah?) magic with the LeeVees this December

Lost Boys – Phoebe Bridgers

Waiting for Day – Micky Dolenz

Birth of an Accidental Hipster – The Monkees

The Door into Summer (live) – The Monkees

Come to Me – Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill

Oh Dorian – Ben Kweller (feat. MJ Lenderman)

Break the Jaw – Madison Cunningham

Revel In the Knowledge – Julia Cumming

Good Times // End Times – Goose

Stone Over Water – Death Cab for Cutie

Stray Cats in Spain – Jeff Tweedy

Scour Your Heart – Stephanie Seymour

Bianca Sativa – The Gershwin Brothers

Sea Of Heartbreak – Johnny Cash feat. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

I Don't Like Hockey No More – The Zambonis

I Never Lived – Joybuzzer

Hockey Monkey – The Zambonis feat. James Kochalka Superstar

How Do You Spell Channukkahh? – The LeeVees

Buckaroo – The Buckaroos