ON THIS DATE (32 YEARS AGO) August 17, 1981 - Devo: "Working In - TopicsExpress



          

ON THIS DATE (32 YEARS AGO) August 17, 1981 - Devo: "Working In The Coal Mine" b/w "Planet Earth" (Full Moon / Asylum E-47204) 45 single is released in the US. "Working in the Coal Mine" is a song with music and lyrics by Allen Toussaint. After Toussaint returned to New Orleans from the Army (from 1963–65), he formed a production company, Sansu, with partner Marshall Sehorn. He produced a number of singles, performed by Lee Dorsey, followed in 1965-66, including "Working in the Coal Mine". The Devo cover version was included as a bonus 7 inch single packaged with their album New Traditionalists. It was later included in the sound tracks for the films Heavy Metal and Employee of the Month. It peaked on the Hot 100 at #43 and was a top 10 single in New Zealand.
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