"Bang the Drum All Day" | ||||
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U.S. release
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Single by Todd Rundgren | ||||
from the album The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect | ||||
B-side | "Chant" (US) "Drive" (UK) |
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Released | April 1983 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1982 at Utopia Sound Studios | |||
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Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Bearsville | |||
Writer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren | |||
Todd Rundgren singles chronology | ||||
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"Bang the Drum All Day" is a 1983 song by Todd Rundgren. The lyrics describe, in the first person, the singer's drive to "bang on the drum all day" to the exclusion of everything else. All the instruments on this track are performed by Rundgren. The song has become popular as an anti-work anthem or anthem of celebration.
Rundgren would re-record the song live for subscribers to his Patronet service. The new version was retitled "Bang the Ukulele Daily," referring to Rundgren's decision to perform it in a Hawaiian style, accompanied only by a ukulele. "Bang the Ukulele Daily" was included on his album One Long Year.
The song is played in Lambeau Field after the Green Bay Packers score a touchdown. It was similarly used by the Cincinnati Bengals in the early 2000s as well as Indianapolis Colts until being replaced by The Black Keys' "Gold on the Ceiling". The St. Louis Rams also used the song as touchdown celebration music during home games at the TWA Dome during their Super Bowl-winning 1999 season.
The song is used by conservative talk radio host Jim Quinn as his union heads-up theme. Boston conservative talk host Howie Carr also plays a snippet to poke fun at the Occupy Wall Street movement.