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 Travelling 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. Labour 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 Labour (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 a 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.