Not enough musicians draw inspiration from the office or office furniture, and for very good reasons. Nevertheless, it’s worth saying that the office is routinely used as both a setting and a symbol in movies even if workplaces are generally seen as mundane or dehumanising in stark contrast to whatever troubled romance / disaster is befalling the protagonist. Offices are usually depicted as dystopian (Brazil), soul-destroying (Office Space, American Beauty) or a backdrop for whatever else is going on (name your own romcom). Most musicians, on the other hand, shy away from office life in general and office furniture in particular. But not all. So here is a list of some of the greatest songs to deal with the arcane subject of office furniture. It won’t include anything by Dolly Parton or Sheena Easton (too obvious) nor anything from the French composer Erik Satie’s genre of ‘furniture music’ because that wasn’t really anything to do with furniture, except in the sense of something that surrounds us all the time.
Just for Monday morning; the top five songs about office life and office furniture
The Sheffield four piece playing the first single off their 4th album Suck It and See. Host David Letterman and his audience have a bit of a laugh about the title before the band rips into a rocking performance. Video courtesy of Audio Perv and The Late Show on CBS.
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Video-Karaoke of the song ''Cubicles'' the my chemical romance ;) Video-Karaoke de la cancion ''Cubicles'' de my chemical romance ;D
Tom Waits Video of the song Frank's Wild Years from the album of the same name.