By guest blogger Robert Ballantyne
We’re less than three months away from the big biennial CMG Convention and music is on our mind.
What songs should play in between our spirited debate sessions? We thought the playlist should include tracks about work or which have a fight-the-power theme.
They also needed to be modern and uptempo — so sorry, no 60’s folk or “Solidarity Forever” this time ’round.
We polled some of our committee members and volunteers and have come up with a list of 125 songs.
We’d love your feedback on our playlist. Did we miss a key track?
Send your song suggestions by April 2, 2014 to Robert Ballantyne, Director of New Members (National Executive Committee) at rob@popjournalism.ca
ABBA | Money, Money, Money |
Amerie | Gotta Work |
Aretha Franklin | Respect (Remix) |
Aretha Franklin | Respect (Stereo Version) |
Avicii | Hey Brother (Radio Edit) |
Bachman Turner Overdrive | Takin’ Care Of Business |
Bill Conti | Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) |
Billy Bragg | Which Side Are You On? |
Billy Joel | Allentown |
Billy Joel | Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) |
Bob Dylan | Maggie’s Farm |
Bob Marley | Get Up Stand Up |
Bob Seger | Feel Like A Number |
Bon Jovi | Livin’ On A Prayer |
Britney Spears | Stronger |
Bruce Springsteen | Working On The Highway |
Bryan Adams | Can’t Stop This Thing We Started |
Cher | Strong Enough |
Christina Aguilera | Fighter (Hani Radio Remix) |
Chumbawamba | Tubthumping (Radio Mix) |
Daft Punk | Harder Better Faster Stronger |
Dixie Chicks | Not Ready To Make Nice |
Dixie Chicks | So Hard |
Dixie Chicks | The Long Way Around |
Dolly Parton | 9 To 5 |
Dolly Parton | 9 To 5 (Love To Infinity Radio Mix) |
Dolly Parton | Dirty Job |
Donna Summer | She Works Hard For The Money (Single Version) |
Eddie Cochran | Summertime Blues |
Edwin Starr | War (King Britt Remix) |
Elvis Costello | (What’s So Funny About) Peace, Love And Understanding |
Elvis Presley | Big Boss Man (Elvis R&B Version) |
Eminem | Not Afraid (Clean Version) |
Emmylou Harris | Blackhawk |
En Vogue | Free Your Mind (Radio Version) |
Eric Clapton | Change The World |
Eurythmics | Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves (Single Edit) (ft Aretha Franklin) |
Fleetwood Mac | Don’t Stop |
Fleetwood Mac | The Chain |
Foster The People | Color On The Walls (Don’t Stop) |
Fountains Of Wayne | Bright Future In Sales |
Free | All Right Now (Single Version) |
George Michael | Freedom! ’90 (Short Radio Edit) |
Goldfrapp | Believer (Radio Edit) |
Henri Salvador | Le travail c’est la santé |
Huey Lewis & the News | Workin’ For A Livin’ |
Iggy Pop | Lust For Life |
Imagine Dragons | Working Man |
Jay-Z | Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) (Radio Edit) |
Je Veux | Zaz |
Jimmy Cliff | The Harder They Come |
John Lennon | Power To The People (Remix) |
John Lennon | Stand By Me (Remix) |
John Lennon | Working Class Hero (Remix) |
John Mellencamp | Authority Song |
John Mellencamp | Human Wheels |
Journey | Don’t Stop Believin’ |
Kanye West | Stronger |
Kelly Clarkson | Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) |
K’naan | Wavin’ Flag (ft will.i.am, David Guetta) |
Lenny Kravitz | Are You Gonna Go My Way |
Lisa LeBlanc | Du Duvet Dans Les Poches |
Loverboy | Working For The Weekend |
Lynyrd Skynyrd | Workin’ For MCA |
M People | Moving On Up (M People Master Edit) |
Madonna | Express Yourself |
Madonna | Get Together (Radio Edit) |
Madonna | Hey You (Single Version) |
Madonna | Keep It Together (Single Mix) |
Mariah Carey | We Belong Together |
Marvin Gaye | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (ft Tammi Terrell) |
Marvin Gaye | I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
Marvin Gaye | Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) |
Marvin Gaye | What’s Going On |
Mauranne | Bidonville |
Merle Haggard | Workin’ Man Blues |
Michael Jackson | Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (Single Version) |
Michael Jackson | Workin’ Day And Night (Immortal Version) |
Miley Cyrus | We Can’t Stop |
Muse | Uprising (Radio Edit) |
Natasha Bedingfield | Unwritten (Radio Mix) |
Neil Young | Rockin’ In The Free World |
Neil Young | Unknown Legend |
Nelly Furtado | Powerless (Say What You Want) |
Nicole Croisille | J’Aurais Voulu Un Artiste |
OneRepublic | Marchin’ On |
Prince & The Revolution | Let’s Go Crazy |
Public Enemy | Fight The Power |
Queen | We Are The Champions |
Renaud | Deserteur |
Rush | Working Man |
Sam Cooke | Chain Gang |
Scissor Sisters | Everybody Wants The Same Thing |
Sheena Easton | Morning Train (Nine To Five) |
Sheryl Crow | A Change Would Do You Good |
Sister Sledge | We Are Family (Single Version) |
Snap | The Power (Radio Version) |
Stromae | Alors On Dance |
Styx | Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) |
Survivor | Eye Of The Tiger |
Susan Aglukark | O Siem |
Swedish House Mafia | Save The World (Radio Mix) |
The Beatles | A Hard Day’s Night |
The Beatles | Come Together |
The Beatles | We Can Work it Out |
The Black Eyed Peas | Let’s Get It Started (Spike Mix) |
The Black Eyed Peas | Power To The People |
The Clash | Career Opportunities |
The Hollies | He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother |
The Nightwatchman | Union Town |
The Parachute Club | Rise Up |
The Pretenders | Back On The Chain Gang |
The Pretenders | I’ll Stand By You |
The Proclaimers | I’m On My Way |
The Rolling Stones | Salt Of The Earth |
The Rolling Stones | Start Me Up |
The Simpsons | Union Strike Song (Classical Gas) |
The Spinners | Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl (Single Version) |
The Wiseguys | Start The Commotion (Radio Edit) |
Tina Turner | I Don’t Wanna Fight (Single Edit) |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | I Won’t Back Down |
U2 | Beautiful Day |
Van Halen | Jump (Remastered Version) |
Van Halen | Right Now |
Zachary Richard | Travailler c’est trop dur |