Bang the Drum All Day
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"Bang the Drum All Day" is a 1983 novelty rock song by Todd Rundgren, best known as an upbeat, tongue-in-cheek anthem about avoiding work and responsibility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bang the Drum All Day canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | appeared on US rock and pop charts ⓘ |
| chorusLine | I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day ⓘ |
| composer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Something to Fall Back On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty song
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rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized as an anti-work anthem ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Every day when I get home from work, I feel so frustrated, the boss is a jerk
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When I get older they think I'm a fool, the teacher told me I should stay after school ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
tongue-in-cheek
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upbeat ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalAlbumReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Hideaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Todd Rundgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Bearsville Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-03-?? ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-work anthem
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avoiding work ⓘ celebration of leisure ⓘ |
| usedAs |
goal celebration song
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sports arena anthem ⓘ touchdown celebration song ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
advertising
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film ⓘ television ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.