9:30 Coffee Break: 'Boss' songs
by Jade and Sean McPherson
February 29, 2016
Tonight in downtown St. Paul, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's nine-week "The River" tour makes a stop at the Xcel Energy Center.
Ever since his big breakthrough in 1975, the New Jersey-born Springsteen has garnered legions of fans the world over. But earlier in his career, Springsteen played club gigs with a band and took on the task of collecting the band's nightly pay and distributing it among his bandmates; this role gave Springsteen his nickname, "The Boss." Although he wasn't crazy about the "Boss" nickname at first, Springsteen has come to accept it as a term of endearment from his fans.
To celebrate the Boss's visit to St. Paul, we're thinking about songs that mention a boss, a supervisor or a manager, and songs about the workplace in general.
So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention a 'boss' figure or are set in the workplace? Send us your requests.
Songs Played
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Step Into My Office, Baby - Belle and Sebastian
Working in the Coal Mine - Devo
Paying the Cost to be the Boss - B.B. King
Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
Let 'Em Say - Lizzo and Caroline Smith
Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen
Do you deserve a Coffee Break? We at The Current's Morning Show think you do, and we want to bring coffee and treats from Peace Coffee and Glam Doll Donuts to your workplace. Let us know why you'd like a Coffee Break — or request your own idea for a future Coffee Break topic.