Whether it’s getting scorched under the beating sun or straining the eye against a bright computer screen, work is work. We love it, we hate it, we have to do it, but thank goodness there’s a song for ...

Country music is all about the real lives of working class people, so it's no surprise that unemployment, getting fired and getting laid off are all popular themes. The genre boats a ton of songs ...

This 1982 classic was popularized by George Strait but written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser in 1973. The song is about a rodeo cowboy who is making the long touring trek to the country fair in ...

Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue. In honor of Labor Day, I’ve revised a previous attempt at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written ...

For the second year in a row, we asked listeners to tell us about a new song they obsessed about in 2024 — one they couldn't stop listening to because of how it made them feel. On this episode we ...

The folk singer, who died in 2014, was famous for his songs about working people, unions and social justice. In this 1984 interview, Seeger cited Woody Guthrie as one his most important influences.

Oliver Anthony is continuing to make his voice heard after becoming an overnight sensation thanks to his viral working-class anthem, “Rich Men North of Richmond.” In a YouTube video shared on Friday, ...

Over the course of 2024 Todd Snider revisited his discography with his All My Songs series. Snider re-recorded each of his records on an acoustic guitar, while offering insight into the songs and ...