Get a Job (song)
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This article is about the song by the Silhouettes. For the song by Gossip, see A Joyful Noise (Gossip album). For the song by The Offspring, see Why Don't You Get a Job?
"Get a Job" is a song by the Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958,[1] and was later included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).[2] The song celebrates the virtues of securing gainful employment.
Quick Facts Single by The Silhouettes, A-side ...
"Get a Job" | |
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Single by The Silhouettes | |
A-side | "I Am Lonely" |
Released | November 1957 (1957-11) |
Recorded | October 1957. Robinson Recording Laboratories, Philadelphia |
Genre | Doo-wop, rhythm and blues |
Length | 2:45 |
Label | Junior |
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