Working in the Coal Mine (1966)
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) In this song, Lee Dorsey sings that at 5:00 he's already on the job. What were you doing this morning at 5:00 AM? Still in bed. Maybe I was awake for a little bit – 50 years of getting up at 6:00 have had their lasting impact – but I'm always happy to roll over and go back to sleep.
2) He's worked so hard all week that he's too tired to enjoy his weekend. What are you doing for fun this holiday weekend? There's a classic film festival at The Music Box and I will be there.
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3) Lee Dorsey was raised in Portland Oregon, home of the Portland Trailblazers. The NBA season kicks off next month. Do you have a favorite basketball team? Not really. Right now I'm stil obsessed with my Chicago Cubs clinching their spot in the post-season.
4) This song was written by Allen Toussaint, who had a long career as a composer and producer. He produced Fats Domino in the late 1950s and worked with Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney into the new millennium. What job have you held the longest? I was at my last job the longest –18 years. That's really pretty unheard of in advertising and now, looking back, I'm proud of it.
5) In 1966, the year this song was popular, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey was born. Are you a good cook? No. Not in the least.
6) 1966 was the year when more Americans purchased color TVs and black and white sets. When you were a kid, did your family have a black and white TV? Yes. We got our first color set when I was about 7 years old.
7) Labor Day is a big weekend for mattress sales. Do you plan on buying a new mattress before the year is out? I just got my new mattress in July.
9) Labor Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of fall. Have you had any pumpkin spice yet? No. I think it's too early, but the local smoothie place is already promoting Pumpkin Delight, and it does look good.
