This is the twenty-first issue of my 80s Video of the Week which I call "Flashback Videos." As a reminder, these issues will not include the usual "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do.

Today (September 7, 2009) is Labor Day and to celebrate this holiday I thought I would do a Flashback Videos on WORK. My first instinct was to feature something from Men at Work, but I did an entire issue on them a little while back. Here is a link to the Men at Work issue which includes my Top 6 songs and video links for each of them. So instead, I decided to feature a couple songs that include the word "work" in the song title. I narrowed it down to four songs, but then chose two of them to present to you here. The two I did not choose were "Workin' For a Livin'" by Huey Lewis & the News and "Workin' Day and Night" by Michael Jackson.

I have to admit that my choices are probably not all that surprising. First, I chose the 1981 single by, Canadian rock band, Loverboy titled "Working For the Weekend." This song was actually ranked #100 on VH1's list of 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. Not too many songs are more appropriate for Labor Day, so this week's first Flashback Video is "Working For the Weekend" by Loverboy...

My second choice was not a hard one for me either. I chose the 1983 single by former disco queen Donna Summer titled "She Works Hard for the Money." This song was a tribute to "working women" and would hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as become the first music video by a black female artist to be heavily promoted on MTV. Summer would receive a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. This week's second Flashback Video is "She Works Hard For the Money" by Donna Summer...

Labor Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1882 and made an official holiday in 1894. It is now a state holiday in all 50 states celebrated on the first Monday in September each year. I thought these two 80s songs were fitting tributes for this day since most of us are working hard for the money and the weekend. I know there are likely many out there without employment right now as well and I really wish you the best of luck in your searches. Happy Labor Day to all of you!

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