"Get a Job" is a song by #theSilhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the #Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958, and was later included in #RobertChristgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in #ChristgausRecordGuideRockAlbumsOfTheSeventies (1981). The song celebrates the virtues of securing gainful #employment.
https://youtu.be/nd_uvlhnvE4
#thesilhouettes #billboard #robertchristgau #christgausrecordguiderockalbumsoftheseventies #employment
"#BornToRun" is a song by American singer-songwriter #BruceSpringsteen, and the title song of his album Born to Run. Upon its release, music critic #RobertChristgau took note of its #wallOfSound influence and called it "the fulfillment of everything '#BeMyBaby' was about and lots more"."Born to Run" was Springsteen's first worldwide single release, although it achieved little initial success outside of the United States.
https://youtu.be/Wu4_zVxmufY
#borntorun #brucespringsteen #robertchristgau #wallofsound #bemybaby
Robert Christgau on the new Chuck Berry biography and why it’s not getting the attention it apparently deserves. #chuckberry #robertchristgau #xgau #books https://open.substack.com/pub/robertchristgau/p/roll-over-joseph-pulitzer?r=mm4y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#chuckberry #robertchristgau #xgau #books