Ten Retirement Songs: Work is a Four-Letter Word (#9)

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Things aren't looking too promising for a tournament tonight. That's okay, though: we got three in a row in, which is unusual for April. And, who knows, the weathermen aren't the most accurate people on the planet. Maybe they'd like to retire, too...and, if so, here's a song from my list of songs to celebrate retirement. #9: Work is a Four-Letter Word - The Smiths Now, back in the 80s, I wasn't much on the Smiths. Morrissey's voice just grated on me like Donald Tr*mp on cheese (making America grate again). There were only two songs of theirs I liked: "Sheila Take a Bow" and this one. I have since altered my opinion of the Smiths, and I no longer sing "Girlfriend in a Coma" as "Morrissey in a coma." I first heard this song on a collection of rare singles and B-sides (e.g., Talking Heads' "I Wish You Wouldn't Say That"). I was working at the post office at the time, and man, did the title fit!! I used this previously in my "work" songs series, and then I pointed out that this song is blamed/credited with breaking up the Smiths, because guitarist Johnny Marr didn't think they should be doing such a wimpy pop song cover (this song goes back to 1968). As I said then, their recording it was probably a joke, and Marr didn't find it funny. Too bad. Work Is a Four-Letter Word Written by Guy Woolfenden, Don Black, and Cilla Black Recorded by the Smiths Released as the B-side of "Girlfriend in a Coma," 1987 (Originally recorded by Cilla Black, 1968) So change your life: