Work is a four-letter word.

I just got a job as an archaeologist, which is kind of neat because it's what I went to university for four years to do. The first four songs reflect my new career while the rest of the show was a celebration of jobs and employment in general. People were requesting whatever they wanted: jobs they had, jobs they wanted, jobs they'd dreamed about having some day when they were children.

* = Canadian

1. Wintersleep* - Archaeologists (Welcome to the Night Sky)

2. SNFU* - Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump (In the Meantime and In Between Time)

3. Gruff Rhys - The Court of King Arthur (Candylion)

4. Joe Strummer - X-Ray Style (Rock Art and the X-Ray Style)

5. Dumb Angel* - Harvest and Bread (I Woke Up This Morning)

- for Lily Grisdale, who wants to be a baker (but can`t handle the hours...)

6. The Bloodlines* - Modern Science (The Bloodlines)

- for Laurie Johnson, scientist.

7. The United Steel Workers of Montreal* - Goddamn the CPR (Broken Trucks and Bottles)

- for Scott Welygan, who wanted to be a railway man when he was a lad.

8. The Barmitzvah Brothers* - Thrift Store Owner

- for April, who feels an affinity with Jenny Omnichord`s thrift store owner parents.

9. The Constantines* - Working Full Time (Tournament of Hearts)

- for Brendan Flaherty, because I couldn`t find Simian Mobile Disco or Loverboy.

10. The Radio* - Crystal Blue (...Vancouver Special!)

- for Jay Allen, radio man extraordinaire.

11. John Lennon - Mother (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band)

- for Chantel, who called in and liked the Radio song. She`s a student and a mother.

12. The Polymaths* - Lumberjack Song (So Long, Castle Road)

- lumberjacks are awesome (or at least this song makes them seem fun and romantic)

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13. Atmosphere - The Waitress (When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold)

- for Nicole Almond, who serves at Louis. Wikipedia says Tom Waits beatboxes on this track, and that is rad.

14. They Might Be Giants - Minimum Wage (Flood)

- for Brent Mcfarlane, who`s pain I have felt.

15. Old Man Luedecke* - I Quit My Job (Hinterland)

- amazing song, I`ve been playing it every time I quit a job lately (which has been surprisingly often)