Rebekah: Cardboard Boxes
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A lot of songs about work are about the struggle of the everyday working man. The laborer, the rat race, there's plenty of songs about those, but what about that more modern struggle of just getting that job in the first place? This song is about that struggle which is why I find it so unique. The struggle is not only in getting hired, but also in simply finding the motivation to get out of bed every morning and try again. All that, and it's also catchy and fun as well.
Rebekah Jordan released this one rock album back in 1997, back when female singer-songwriters were still being played on the radio. She had a single on the radio called "Sin So Well" that I enjoyed so I got her album. Since then that album "Remember to Breathe" has been relegated to the bargain bins, but I must say it's not because it lacked quality. I still love it, and this song in particular always stuck out to me because it was both lamenting and fun at the same time.
Gotta get a life
Gotta get it soon
'Cause rent is due
And cardboard boxes ain't cool.
Submitted by Anne of Curiously Tasty Music