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Stressors/Pressures of Everyday Life

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September 29, 2019
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As I’m coming to two years of the worst times of my life, both personally and professionally, I’ve noticed there are a lot of rock songs out there that deal with the Stressors/Pressures of everyday life. I thought it would be a great topic to explore. Songs with pressure in the title are obvious, but I’m hoping this will bring out other, more subtle songs that address these issues. I will start with one of my all time favorites in this area-

”We gotta get out of this place” by The Animals

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LouLit01

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A Hard Day's Night

DBEATLS

BeatleloverKTAuthor

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Gotta serve somebody by Dylan

cm9889168

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"Eat for Two" by 10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant

"Well, the egg man fell down off his shelf
All the good king's men with all their help struggled 'til the end for a shell they couldn't mend
You know where this will lead, to hush and rock in the nursery for the kicking one inside of me
I eat for two, walk for two, breathe for two now

When the boy was a boy, the girl was a girl, they found each other in a wicked world
Strong in some respects, but she couldn't stand for the way he begged and gave in
Pride is for men; young girls should run and hide instead
Risk the game by taking dares with "yes"
Eat for two, walk for two, breathe for two now"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZF9de1hDmU

LouLit01

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Takin' Care of Business

BTO

You get up every morning from your alarm clock's warning
Take the 8:15 into the city
There's a whistle up above and people pushin', people shovin'
And the girls who try to look pretty
And if your train's on time, you can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day

MaVolta

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I just went back through the list looking for this song, and didn't find it. It seems like such an obvious choice, maybe we all assumed it was listed! If I did overlook it, apologies!

Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix

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Shine on you crazy diamond Pink Floyd

This song addresses the stress of drugs,fame and mental illness on Syd Barrett, hence why the name of the song uses his initials. I read about him on Wikipedia, a tragic yet fascinating story of his life.

@MaVolta Ditto on John Lennon!!

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1968Hoya46

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Indiana Wants Me: R. Dean Taylor (Being a wanted killer, pursued and cornered by the police must produce a degree of pressure and stress, perhaps not of the everyday life variety, but genuine nonetheless).

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How to save a life The Fray

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"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers (RIP)

"Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CICIOJqEb5c