Name: 9 to 5
Duration: P00H03M25S
Description: A song about an artist walking the tightrope of solvency. The music is inspired by Skip James, with a jazzy twist at the end. Stephen Barry plays on this track; if the groove feels particularly deep here, that’s why. JK

9 to 5

from Saint-Quentin by BluesReel

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A song about an artist walking the tightrope of solvency. The music is inspired by Skip James, with a jazzy twist at the end. Stephen Barry plays on this track; if the groove feels particularly deep here, that’s why. JK

lyrics

Tired every morning, tired every morning
I wake up from my bed
Tryin’ to stop the music, that’s playin’ in my head.

I got a job to go to, bad job to go to
I work nine to five
Well, hello Dolly, but I’m being eaten alive.

I gotta quit my job, quit my job
Before I lose my mind.
Oh, I sure like the dough…. Baby, I’ll get by.

It’s not like I haven’t, not like I haven’t
Been here before
But this will be the last time, I’m not comin’ back this way no more

I’ll get a gig in a nightclub, just a few blocks down
… downtown.
Everybody knows: you got to work somehow.

And when I go drinking, I’ll make do with some other kind
… of wine.
I’ll have a whole lot less … oooh … to worry my mind.

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from Saint-Quentin, released October 2, 2020
P. Hutchinson & J. Kerkhoven, SOCAN 2018

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BluesReel Montreal, Québec

BluesReel is a harmonica-guitar duo inspired by the folk tradition from both sides of the Atlantic. Based in Montreal, BluesReel plays a compelling repertoire of traditional tunes, blues and original compositions. A bit of rawk and roll has also been known to creep in to the mix. ... more

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