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"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 ]
"Short People" is a song by Randy Newman from his 1977 album, Little Criminals. With lyrics demeaning to short people, the song was intended by Newman to be a satire about prejudice more broadly. [2] As with many of his songs such as "Rednecks", Newman wrote the song from the point of view of a biased narrator.
The Silhouettes were formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1956, at first using the name The Thunderbirds. [1] Their classic hit "Get a Job" – originally the B-side to "I Am Lonely" – was issued by their manager, Kae Williams, on his own Junior Records label [1] before being sold to the nationally distributed Ember label in late 1957. [4]
Get a Job is a 1985 comedic musical animated short by Brad Caslor, featuring a rendition of the song of the same name, [1] made famous by The Silhouettes. [2] Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in Winnipeg, the project took Caslor seven years to complete, from conception to release.
The Job Interview Is Too Short. Having a brief job interview with only a few questions might seem like a blessing, but this lack of thoroughness could be widespread across the organization and ...
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The song was written by Les Emmerson when he was road-tripping on Route 66 in California, and noticed the beautiful scenery was obscured by many billboards. [3] The song's narrator describes four instances of encountering signs that anger or concern him, as follows: A notice that "long-haired freaky people need not apply" for a job opening.