ANDY WEBSTER


A TUNE A DAY SONGBOOK FOR THE PRECARIOUS WORKER

1. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1930) - Bing Crosby, 2. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (1931) - Bessie Smith, 3. Hard Times (Come Again No More) (1932) - Blind Alfred Reed, 4. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (1932) - Blind Alfred Reed, 5. Overtime (1932) - Cab Calloway, 6. New Deal Blues (1933) - Bill Cox, 7. Beans, Bacon and Gravy (1933) - Harlem Hamfats, 8. Trouble, Trouble (Blues on My Mind) (1934) - Big Bill Broonzy, 9. Poor Man Blues (1934) - Bessie Smith, 10. Hard Work (1934) - John Lee Hooker, 11. Which Side Are You On? (1935) - Florence Reece, 12. Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? (1935) - Rudy Vallee, 13. Chain Gang Blues (1935) - Leadbelly, 14. Dust Can't Kill Me (1935) - Woody Guthrie, 15. The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money) (1936) - Dick Powell, 16. Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues (1936) - Woody Guthrie, 17. Do Re Mi (1937) - Woody Guthrie, 18. Tain't No Use (1937) - Big Bill Broonzy, 19. Worried Man Blues (1937) - The Carter Family, 20. One Dime Blues (1938) - Blind Boy Fuller, 21. Another Day, Another Dollar (1938) - Jimmie Rodgers, 22. I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister (1939) - Jim Garland, 23. Worried Man Blues (1939) - The Carter Family, 24. Union Maid (1940) - Woody Guthrie, 25. Hard Travelin' (1940) - Woody Guthrie, 26. Pick a Bale of Cotton (1940) - Leadbelly, 27. Working for the Man (1941) - Roy Acuff, 28. Weary Blues From Waitin' (1941) - Hank Williams, 29. Pay Day Blues (1941) - Floyd Jones, 30. All I Want (1942) - Jimmie Davis, 31. Deep Elem Blues (1942) - Jerry Lee Lewis, 32. Rosie the Riveter (1943) - The Four Vagabonds, 33. Saturday Night Hustle (1943) - Duke Ellington, 34. Overtime Blues (1944) - Big Joe Williams, 35. The Mill Was Made for Man (1944) - Josh White, 36. The House I Live In (1944) - Frank Sinatra, 37. John Henry (1944) - Woody Guthrie, 38. Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow (1945) - Merle Travis, 39. Blowin' Down That Old Dusty Road (1945) - Woody Guthrie, 40. Sixteen Tons (1946) - Merle Travis, 41. Mill Worker Blues (1946) - Alton & Rabon Delmore, 42. Pay Day Blues (1947) - Brownie McGhee, 43. Nine Pound Hammer (1947) - Merle Travis, 44. Take This Hammer (1947) - Leadbelly, 45. Mean Old Frisco Blues (1948) - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, 46. Trouble in Mind (1948) - Dinah Washington, 47. Cotton Mill Blues (1948) - Merle Travis, 48. Pastures of Plenty (1948) - Woody Guthrie, 49. Broke Down Engine (1949) - Blind Willie McTell, 50. Payday (1949) - Jesse Thomas, 51. Overtime Man (1949) - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, 52. Workin' Man Blues (1950) - Hank Williams, 53. Midnight Special (1950) - Leadbelly, 54. Been a Long Time (1950) - Johnny Cash, 55. Hard Travelin' Man (1950) - Woody Guthrie, 56. Hard Working Man (1951) - Muddy Waters, 57. Chain Gang (1951) - Sam Cooke, 58. No Mail Blues (1951) - Muddy Waters, 59. Hard Times Blues (1952) - B.B. King, 60. Busted (1952) - Johnny Cash, 61. Hard Luck Blues (1952) - Roy Brown, 62. Forty Days and Forty Nights (1953) - Muddy Waters, 63. Cotton Fields (1953) - Leadbelly, 64. Poor Man (1953) - Mississippi John Hurt, 65. Shift Work (1954) - Eddie Boyd, 66. Summertime Blues (1954) - Eddie Cochran, 67. Work With Me Annie (1954) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, 68. Backbreaking Blues (1954) - Jimmy Reed, 69. Hard Working Man Blues (1955) - Merle Haggard, 70. Folsom Prison Blues (1955) - Johnny Cash, 71. Get a Job (1956) - The Silhouettes, 72. Factory Girl (1956) - Peggy Seeger, 73. Driftin' Blues (1956) - Charles Brown, 74. Wage Earner Blues (1956) - Maddox Brothers and Rose, 75. Blue Collar Blues (1957) - Howlin' Wolf, 76. I've Been Working on the Railroad (1957) - The Weavers, 77. Poor Boy Blues (1957) - Howlin' Wolf, 78. Everyday I Have the Blues (1958) - B.B. King, 79. Night Shift (1958) - Jimmy Reed, 80. Money (1958) - The Flying Lizards, 81. Money (That's What I Want) (1959) - Barrett Strong, 82. Working Man (1959) - Otis Rush, 83. Factory Worker (1959) - Eddie Cochran, 84. Hard Times No One Knows (1960) - Ray Charles, 85. Mississippi County Farm Blues (1960) - Johnny Cash, 86. Banker's Blues (1960) - Big Bill Broonzy, 87. Workin' for the Man (1961) - Roy Orbison, 88. Factory Girl (1961) - The Chieftains, 89. Sunday Morning Coming Down (1961) - Johnny Cash, 90. Poor Boy Blues (1962) - Howlin' Wolf, 91. Busload of Faith (1962) - Lou Reed, 92. Steel Mill Blues (1962) - David Lindley, 93. Blowin' in the Wind (1963) - Bob Dylan, 94. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (1963) - Buddy Holly, 95. Scratchin' (1963) - Willie Mitchell, 96. Working Man's Blues (1964) - Merle Haggard, 97. The End of the Line (1964) - The Traveling Wilburys, 98. Maggie's Farm (1965) - Bob Dylan, 99. The Line (1965) - Johnny Cash, 100. Get a Job (1965) - The Silhouettes, 101. Workin' in the Coal Mine (1966) - Lee Dorsey, 102. Hard Day's Night (1966) - The Beatles, 103. Factory Girl (1966) - The Rolling Stones, 104. Factory (1966) - The Rolling Stones, 105. 9 to 5 (1967) - Dolly Parton, 106. Working My Way Back to You (1967) - The Four Seasons, 107. Chain Gang (1967) - Sam Cooke, 108. Hand Me Down World (1967) - The Guess Who, 109. Hard Road (1968) - Black Sabbath, 110. Working Class Hero (1968) - John Lennon, 111. Factory Girl (1968) - The Rolling Stones, 112. Working Man's Blues (1969) - Merle Haggard, 113. Factory (1969) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, 114. Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away) (1969) - The Pretenders, 115. Five O'Clock World (1970) - The Vogues, 116. Coal Miner's Daughter (1970) - Loretta Lynn, 117. Work, Work, Work (1970) - John Lennon, 118. Blue Collar (1970) - Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 119. Signs (1971) - Five Man Electrical Band, 120. She Works Hard for the Money (1971) - Donna Summer, 121. Hand to Mouth (1971) - George Michael, 122. Union Man (1971) - The Cate Brothers, 123. Take This Job and Shove It (1972) - Johnny Paycheck, 124. Dirty Work (1972) - Steely Dan, 125. Nickel and Dime (1972) - Buddy Guy, 126. Blue Collar (1973) - Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 127. 9 to 5 (Too Late to Quit) (1973) - Nashville Teens, 128. Working Class Dog (1973) - Rick Springfield, 129. Minimum Wage Rock and Roll (1974) - Steve Miller Band, 130. Factory (1974) - Bruce Springsteen, 131. Factory (1975) - Bruce Springsteen, 132. Working for the Weekend (1975) - Loverboy, 133. Pressure Down (1975) - John Farnham, 134. The Factory (1976) - Kenny Rogers, 135. Just Got Paid (1976) - ZZ Top, 136. Working at the Carwash Blues (1976) - Jim Croce, 137. Working Man (1977) - Rush, 138. Career Opportunities (1977) - The Clash, 139. First Day on a Brand New Job (1977) - Jon Secada, 140. Banker's Life (1978) - Jerry Reed, 141. Promised Land (1978) - Bruce Springsteen, 142. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (1978) - Styx, 143. Mr. Factory Man (1978) - Johnny Cash, 144. Allentown (1979) - Billy Joel, 145. Welcome to the Working Week (1979) - Elvis Costello, 146. Clampdown (1979) - The Clash, 147. Overworked & Underpaid (1979) - Todd Rundgren, 148. Night Shift (1980) - The Commodores, 149. 9 to 5 (1980) - Dolly Parton, 150. Career Day (1980) - The Replacements, 151. Factory (1980) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, 152. Working for a Living (1981) - Huey Lewis and the News, 153. Livin' on the Edge (1981) - Aerosmith, 154. Hard Times (1981) - Dr. John, 155. Takin' What They're Givin' (1982) - Hall & Oates, 156. Gotta Make a Living (1982) - Ted Nugent, 157. Livin' on the Edge (1982) - Aerosmith, 158. She Works Hard for the Money (1983) - Donna Summer, 159. Factory (1983) - Bruce Springsteen, 160. Factory (1983) - Martha and the Muffins, 161. Factory Girl (1984) - The Pogues, 162. Hard Life (1984) - Queen, 163. Born in the U.S.A. (1984) - Bruce Springsteen, 164. Burn the Curtain (1984) - The The, 165. Money for Nothing (1985) - Dire Straits, 166. Get a Job (1985) - The Offspring, 167. Working on the Highway (1985) - Bruce Springsteen, 168. Shop Around (1985) - Captain & Tennille, 169. Just Another Night on the Border (1986) - Roger Waters, 170. The Unemployment Line (1986) - The Minutemen, 171. It's a Living (1986) - Joe Jackson, 172. Working Class Man (1986) - Jimmy Barnes, 173. Welcome to the Boomtown (1986) - David & David, 174. Factory Food (1986) - UB40, 175. I Need a Dollar (1987) - Aloe Blacc, 176. Hard Times (1987) - Run-D.M.C., 177. Oney (1987) - Johnny Cash, 178. Lost My Driving Wheel (1987) - Tom Rush, 179. Five Days a Week (1988) - The Kinks, 180. Workin' for a Livin' (1988) - Huey Lewis and the News, 181. Hard Line According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1988) - Terence Trent D'Arby, 182. The Curse of the Working Class (1989) - Dropkick Murphys, 183. Workin' Day and Night (1989) - Michael Jackson, 184. Living Hand to Mouth (1989) - Roger Waters, 185. Making Ends Meet (1989) - Amy Grant, 186. Blue Collar Man (1990) - Styx, 187. Hard Times (1990) - John Legend, 188. Nickel and Dime (1990) - Buddy Guy, 189. Day Off (1990) - The Slackers, 190. The Millionaire (1991) - Sly & Robbie, 191. Welcome to Paradise (1991) - Green Day, 192. Slave to the Wage (1991) - Placebo, 193. Minimum Wage (1991) - They Might Be Giants, 194. Working Poor (1992) - Pulp, 195. Hard Life (1992) - Queen, 196. Fight the Power (1992) - Public Enemy, 197. Factory Line (1992) - The Dandy Warhols, 198. The Day the Factory Closed (1993) - Billy Bragg, 199. Hard Times Come Again No More (1993) - Bob Dylan, 200. Pay Me My Money Down (1993) - Bruce Springsteen, 201. Subsistence (1993) - Bad Religion, 202. Living on the Edge (1994) - Aerosmith, 203. Another Day in Paradise (1994) - Phil Collins, 204. This Note's for You (1994) - Neil Young, 205. Overtime (1994) - Willie Dixon, 206. Common People (1995) - Pulp, 207. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1995) - Jay-Z, 208. Slave to the Wage (1995) - Placebo, 209. Minimum Wage (1995) - They Might Be Giants, 210. The Curse of the Working Class (1996) - Dropkick Murphys, 211. Livin' on the Edge (1996) - Aerosmith, 212. Overnite Sensation (1996) - Ramones, 213. Factory Line (1996) - Superdrag, 214. Hard Times (1997) - Eastmountainsouth, 215. Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (1997) - Simply Red, 216. Minimum Wage (1997) - They Might Be Giants, 217. Working Life (1997) - The Charlatans, 218. Hard Times (1998) - Gillian Welch, 219. Minimum Wage Got Me in Rage (1998) - Bad Religion, 220. Day Job (1998) - The Offspring, 221. Temp Slave (1998) - Mojo Nixon, 222. Another Day (1999) - Paul McCartney, 223. Working Poor (1999) - Pulp, 224. Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (1999) - Jay-Z, 225. Work Release (1999) - Gomez, 226. Nickel and Dime (2000) - Buddy Guy, 227. Oney (2000) - Johnny Cash, 228. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (2000) - Ray Charles, 229. Working Class Hero (2000) - Green Day, 230. Temporary Lives (2000) - The Promise Ring, 231. Career Suicide (2001) - A Day to Remember, 232. Minimum Wage (2001) - They Might Be Giants, 233. Life in a Northern Town (2001) - Dream Academy, 234. Daily Struggle (2001) - Notorious B.I.G., 235. Get a Job (2002) - Gossip, 236. Hustle and Flow (2002) - Ludacris, 237. Factory Girl (2002) - The Chieftains, 238. Every Day is a Hustle (2002) - Nas, 239. Grinding All My Life (2003) - Nipsey Hussle, 240. Temporary Blues (2003) - The Features, 241. Hard Day (2003) - George Michael, 242. Shift Work (2003) - Kenny Chesney, 243. Temporary Life (What's So Bad About That) (2004) - Neil Young, 244. Workin' Day and Night (2004) - Michael Jackson, 245. 9 to 5ers Anthem (2004) - Aesop Rock, 246. Side Hustle (2004) - Funkmaster Flex, 247. Working Poor (2005) - Fantastic Negrito, 248. Working Man (2005) - Rush, 249. Hustle Hard (2005) - Ace Hood, 250. Barely Getting By (2005) - Tech N9ne, 251. We Work Hard (2006) - Dilated Peoples, 252. The Hustle (2006) - Van McCoy, 253. Minimum Wage (2006) - Steve Taylor, 254. Blue Collar Hustle (2006) - Trick Daddy, 255. Hard Times (2007) - John Legend, 256. Workin' for a Livin' (2007) - Huey Lewis and the News, 257. Bottom Dollar Blues (2007) - Sleepy John Estes, 258. Hustle Harder (2007) - Wiz Khalifa, 259. Dead End Job (2008) - The Police, 260. Minimum Wage (2008) - They Might Be Giants, 261. Slave to the Wage (2008) - Placebo, 262. Grind Season (2008) - Young Jeezy, 263. Side Hustle (2009) - Nipsey Hussle, 264. Slave 4 Money (2009) - Tech N9ne, 265. Hard Times (2009) - Paramore, 266. Hustle Hard Remix (2009) - Rick Ross, 267. Work Hard, Play Hard (2010) - Wiz Khalifa, 268. Minimum Wage (Got Me Workin', Boss Man) (2010) - Big Bill Broonzy, 269. The Cave (2010) - Mumford & Sons, 270. Everyday Hustle (2010) - Paul Wall, 271. Hustle Hard (2011) - Ace Hood, 272. Working Man (2011) - Imagine Dragons, 273. Gotta Hustle (2011) - Ice Cube, 274. Contract Worker (2011) - The Drums, 275. Workin' Man Blues (2012) - Aceyalone, 276. Hard Times (For Lovers) (2012) - Ray LaMontagne, 277. The Daily Grind (2012) - RJD2, 278. Minimum Wage Worker (2012) - Atmosphere, 279. I Need a Dollar (2013) - Aloe Blacc, 280. Hard Times Come Again No More (2013) - James Taylor, 281. Slavery (2013) - The Unthanks, 282. Hustle Mode (2013) - Problem, 283. Work (2014) - Iggy Azalea ft. Wiz Khalifa, 284. Hard Times (2014) - Paramore, 285. Working on a Dream (2014) - Bruce Springsteen, 286. Temp Work (2014) - The Menzingers, 287. Working Man (2015) - Rush, 288. Don't Sweat the Technique (2015) - Eric B. & Rakim, 289. Day Job (2015) - Keb' Mo', 290. Gig Economy (2015) - Sammus, 291. Side Hustle (2016) - Ashton Travis, 292. Factory Girl (2016) - The Chieftains, 293. Working for It (2016) - ZHU, Skrillex & THEY, 294. Part-Time (2016) - Lizzo, 295. Side Hustle Anthem (2017) - Ryan Higa, 296. Hustle and Motivate (2017) - Nipsey Hussle, 297. Hard Times (2017) - Paramore, 298. Shift Work (2017) - Luke Bryan, 299. Gig Economy (2018) - Cheekface, 300. Side Hustle (2018) - Preme ft. Partynextdoor, 301. Working Man (2018) - Parquet Courts, 302. Precarious Work (2018) - Manic Street Preachers, 303. Overtime (2019) - Cash Cash, 304. Hustle (2019) - P!nk, 305. Eat Sleep Work Repeat (2019) - Dan Deacon, 306. Freelance (2019) - Toro y Moi, 307. Work from Home (2020) - Fifth Harmony, 308. Minimum Wage (2020) - Blake Shelton, 309. Hustle (2020) - Zayde Wolf, 310. Essential Worker (2020) - Statik Selektah, 311. Always Working (2021) - Dua Lipa, 312. Side Hustle (2021) - THEY, 313. Gig Life (2021) - Abstract Mindstate, 314. Zero Hours (2021) - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, 315. Ride Share (2022) - Cam Meekins, 316. Hustle Culture (2022) - Ye Ali & TYuS, 317. Shift Work (2022) - Kenny Chesney & George Strait, 318. Labor Rights (2022) - Billy Bragg, 319. Overtime Grind (2022) - Megan Thee Stallion, 320. The Hustle Never Stops (2022) - JID, 321. Working Poor Blues (2022) - Gary Clark Jr., 322. Deliveries After Midnight (2022) - Kurt Vile, 323. Economic Anxiety (2023) - Archers of Loaf, 324. Gig Workers (2023) - Young Fathers, 325. Working Class (2023) - Billy Bragg, 326. Broke & Tired (2023) - Fantastic Negrito, 327. Hustle Boss (2023) - Run The Jewels, 328. Wage War (2023) - PJ Harvey, 329. Flexible Hours (2023) - Mitski, 330. Zero Contract (2023) - IDLES, 331. Minimum Wage Blues (2023) - Jason Isbell, 332. Gig Economy Worker (2023) - Ezra Furman, 333. Precarious Times (2023) - The Hold Steady, 334. Side Hustle Life (2023) - Vince Staples, 335. Wage Slave (2023) - Against Me!, 336. Temporary Contract (2023) - Weyes Blood, 337. Digital Labor (2023) - Sampha, 338. Flexible Work (2023) - Kelela, 339. Minimum Wage (2024) - Blake Shelton, 340. Side Hustle Anthem (2024) - Mike Stud, 341. Daily Grind (2024) - Earl Sweatshirt, 342. Temporary Life (2024) - Militarie Gun, 343. Money Hustle Flow (2024) - Joey Bada$$, 344. Zero Hours (2024) - Sleaford Mods, 345. Gig Worker Blues (2024) - The Last Dinner Party, 346. Overtime (2024) - GloRilla, 347. Hustle Mentality (2024) - Stormzy, 348. Precarious (2024) - Yard Act, 349. Work-Life Balance (2024) - Little Simz, 350. Paycheck to Paycheck (2024) - Leyla McCalla, 351. Delivery Man (2024) - Killer Mike, 352. Night Shift (2024) - Black Pumas, 353. The Daily Grind (2024) - JPEGMAFIA, 354. Working for Scraps (2024) - Amyl and the Sniffers, 355. Side Gig (2024) - Freddie Gibbs, 356. Contract Life (2024) - Big Thief, 357. The New Economy (2024) - The National, 358. Temporary Contract Blues (2024) - Jack White, 359. Gig Worker's Union (2024) - Rage Against The Machine, 360. Night Shift Life (2024) - Cardi B, 361. Modern Economy Blues (2024) - The War on Drugs, 362. Burnout Anthem (2024) - Phoebe Bridgers, 363. Zero Hour Hustle (2024) - A$AP Rocky, 364. On Call (2024) - Charli XCX, 365. The Hustle Economy (2024) - Kendrick Lamar.


A TUNE A DAY SONGBOOK FOR THE PRECARIOUS WORKER [2025]

118 x 84 cm, giclée archival print.

"A Tune a Day Songbook for the Precarious Worker" offers a chronological journey through the sonic landscape of labour instability across the last century. This large-format giclée print presents 365 songs spanning from the 1930s to 2024—a tune for each day of the year—creating a daily soundtrack to the unstable working life. The curated selection reveals how musicians have documented, protested, and endured precarious conditions across generations, tracing themes of hustling, adapting, burnout, economic struggle, uncertainty, and persistence through changing musical forms and genres. The calendar structure suggests both the relentless rhythm of contingent employment and a form of cultural memory—each song becoming a potential moment of recognition or resilience. By mapping these musical expressions chronologically, the work demonstrates how the language and experience of precarity have been embedded in our collective consciousness long before contemporary discussions of the gig economy, showing that today's labour challenges are part of a continuous historical narrative expressed through popular culture.