Do you listen to music everyday? Do you like it when a song mentions every day of the week? We do! At least some songs. Let's see if we can catch every single day in our song picks!
SONGS:
Cherrelle feat. Alexander O'Neal - "Saturday Love" (1985)
The Clash: Police On My Back (1980)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Sublime's "What I Got" Inspired By This Beatles Song
R&B Songstress Cherrelle on Singing Sweetly About Cheating on Your Lover (SF Weekly)
Never on a Sunday - The Chordettes
Never on Sunday (IMDB)
Jimmy Jam on how Alexander O’Neal Fumbled the Bag… (YouTube)
Alexander O’Neal holds no grudges against Prince
The Equals: Police On My Back (1967)
Eddy Grant: Electric Avenue (1982)
Eddy Grant: I Don’t Wanna Dance (1982)
Eddy Grant: Romancing the Stone (1984)
Eddy Grant: Gimme Hope Jo’Anna (Nelson Mandela Concert, 1988)
Qué diá de la semana ha inspirado más hits? (Univision, 2016)
One Song Podcast London Calling w/Fred Armisen (2025)
Eddy Grant on Music is My Life Podcast (Berklee, 2020)
Police on My Back and the Postcolonial Experience (Stratton, 2026)
The Story of Subculture: The Rude Boy & Rude Girl (Underground, 2021)
Rude Boy Style Can’t Fail (NYT, 2015)
The Clash: Music That Matters (Fletcher, 2012)
“You Don’t Bring Flowers From There To Here” – Eddy Grant Speaks To EP About New Venture United DJs, Life, Music, and Politics (Pop Essentials, 2018)
Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys: The Story of the Pioneering Interracial Rockband The Equals (Pitchfork, 2016)
Trump Loses Electric Avenue Song Legal Fight (BBC, 2024)
Other “Police On My Back” Covers discussed:
Amparanoia: La Semana (1997)
Asian Dub Foundation and Zebda: Police On My Back (2003)
Lethal Bizzle: Police On My Back (2007)
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