LNL Midnight Mixtape: Work

Midnight Mixtape: Work

On the midnight mixtape, Tony Livesey was joined by Paul McNamee to look at listener selections (19/02/2026) with Songs that reference Work!

Songs in contention

• Missy Elliott - Work it
• Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
• Beatles - We can work it out
• REM - Finest worksong
• Skids - Working for the Yankee dollar
• Steely Dan - Dirty work
• Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 (Morning train)
• XTC - Senses working overtime
• Donna Summer - She's works hard for the money
• Clash - Julia's been working for the drug squad
• Fifth Harmony - Work from home
• Lee Dorsey - Working in a coalmine
• Clash - Career Opportunities
• Sam Cooke - Chain gang
• Heaven 17 - Crushed by the wheels of industry
• Human League - Don't you want me
• Men at work - Down under
• Beatles - Hard day's night
• Bob Dylan - Maggie's farm
• Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son
• ABBA - Money money money
• Verve - Drugs don't work
• Rihanna ft Drake - Work
• Tears for fears - Working hour
• Rush - Working man
• Benny Hill - Ernie
• Detorit Spinners - Working my way back to you
• Rakes - 22 Grand job
• Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
• Huey Lewis - Couple days off
• Gwen Guthrie - Ain't nothing going on but the rent
• Billy Joel - Allentown
• Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
• Christy Moore - Don't forget your shovel
• Bangles - Manic Monday
• Talking heads - Found a job
• Lou Reed - Don't talk to me about work
• Wham! - Everything she wants
• Bruce Springsteen - Factory
• Rory Gallagher - Goin' to my hometown
• John Handy - Hard work
• Lykke Li - I'm good I'm gone
• Freshies - I'm in love with the girl on a certain Manchester Megastore checkout desk
• Hue & Cry - Labour of love
• Monty Python - I'm a lumberjack
• Prince - Let's work
• Canned Heat - Let's work together
• Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer
• Glenn Campbell - Wichita Lineman
• Kirsty MacColl - There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis
• Housemartins - Me and the farmer
• Jam - Smithers-Jones
• Cilla Black - Work is a 4 letter word
• Deacon Blue - Dignity
• Specials - Rat Race
• Stevie Wonder - We can work it out
• Rose Royce - Car wash
• Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
• Dwarf Chorus - Heigh-ho (Off to work we go)

Final Mixtape

Here's the final mixtape!

[Side 1]
1. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
2. REM - Finest worksong
3. Skids - Working for the Yankee dollar
4. Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer
5. Human League - Don't you want me
6. Bob Dylan - Maggie's farm
[Side 2]
7. Specials - Rat Race
8. Bangles - Manic Monday
9. Deacon Blue - Dignity
10. Freshies - I'm in love with the girl on a certain Manchester Megastore checkout desk
11. Christy Moore - Don't forget your shovel
12. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Hidden: Clash - Career Opportunities

Previous Appearances

From the Livesey midnight mixtapes, 2 acts had never been on before Bon Jovi and Freshies Appearances of those that have been on before:

• 4: Bob Dylan (14)
• 3: REM (10), Specials (7)
• 2: Deacon Blue (10), Glen Campbell (6)
• 1: Bangles (5), Christy Moore (2), Clash (6), Dolly Parton (4), Human League (1), Skids (1)