Every box has some Christmas CDs. Box 1 had two of them. This last box (Box 2) had five. Jimmy loved him some Christmas music.


My administrative assistant is a wonderful sweet older lady. Her first name is “Tone” like a musical note. How perfect is that? Let’s pay homage to all the folks who work behind a desk helping us with the mundane. So answer the phone, file some papers make some copies so we can open for business on this list. I’m leaving this one up to your imaginations. No appointment necessary.

Fingerprint File-Rolling Stones
Carol-Rolling Stones (name of the receptionist on the Bob Newhart show)
Cool, Calm and Collected-Rolling Stones (that’s what Tone is every day)
Dirty Work-Rolling Stones
Good Old Desk-Harry Nilsson
Typewriter Song-Liberace
Take A Letter Maria-R.B. Greaves
Intimate Secretary-The Raconteurs (I love this song)
Temporary Secretary-Paul McCartney
Nasty Secretary-The Hives
9 To 5-Dolly Parton

She Works Hard For The Money - Donna Summer
Clockwork Angels - Rush
Hard At Work - Here Come The Mummies
Hard Working Woman - Otis Clay
Welcome To The Working Week - Elvis Costello
Workin' For MCA - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Work To Do - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
You're Working For The Man - Joe Ely
Letter To L.A. - Joe Ely
Letter To Laredo - Joe Ely
Telephone Exchange - Angel
Your Phone's Off The Hook But You're Not - X
That Phone - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Telephone Song - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Telephone Blues - Kim Wilson
A Letter To Both Sides - The Fixx
Letter Never Sent - REM
Write Me A Letter - Aerosmith
Strawberry Letter #23 - The Brothers Johnson

operator - jim croce

secretary polka - frank yankovik

Men At Work (band)
The Lettermen (group)
Telephone Line---ELO

My Girl Friday-Daron Norwood

Women Of The One World (dancers, sweepers, bookkeepers) - Laura Nyro
Hello Big Man (she worked the switchboard down the hall from him) - Carly Simon
Dirty Work - Steely Dan
Weekdays - Carole King
Waitress In A Donut Shop (album) - Maria Mulduar

Miss Secretary — Jody Daniel

The Weekend of a Private Secretary — Mildred Bailey
Overtime — Fats Navarro
Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama — Butterbeans & Suzie

Working Girl — Train
Workin’ For A Living — Huey Lewis and the News
Working For The Weekend — Loverboy

Tell ‘Em to Hold On — Beth Hart

Hold On — JJ Cale
Hold On — Eric Clapton
Hold On — Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
Hold On — Holly Golightly
Hold On — Lou Reed
Hold On — Steve Winwood
Hold On — Ian Gomm
Hold On — Yes

Hold On, Hold On — Neko Case

Hold On, I’ve Got To Take This — Power Salad

I’ll Keep Holding On — The Marvelettes
Keep On Keeping On — Curtis Mayfield

You Keep Me Hangin’ On — The Supremes

I Can’t Hold On — Karla Bonoff

Hold On Girl — The Monkees

Don’t Hang Up — The Orions

I’m Still Holding On — Chris Rhea

The Music Never Stopped — Grateful Dead

Sixty Years On — Elton John

I’m Gone — Allen Toussaint/King Biscuit Boy/Elvin Bishop
I’m Gone — James Harman

Hung Up — Edgar Winter

Fuck You — Lilly Allen

“when the bullet hits the phone” — misheard lyric (Twilight Zone - Golden Earring)

Takin' Care Of Business---Bachman Turner Overdrive

Bell Boy-The Who

The Dirty Jobs-The Who

Five O’clock Hour-The Vogues

The BusBoys (band)

It's My Job - Jimmy Buffett
Good Job - Alicia Keys
Day Job - Todd Rundgren
Get A Job - James Taylor
Just a Job to Do - Genesis
Found a Job - Talking Heads

Career Opportunities---The Clash

Take a Letter Maria -- R.B. Greaves

A Secretary Is Not A Toy
Coffee Break

Both from the Soundtrack of “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Hanging On The Telephone-Blondie

Theme from The Rockford Files---Mike Post

TakeThis Job And Shove It-Johnny Paycheck (That’s gotta count double)

Finest Worksong - REM
Working For The Man - Roy Orbison