This is from Todd Rundgren's A Capella. This album holds a place in my heart for a few reasons. one is that the VERY first song I can remember is "Hodja", which my dad played for me when I was 3 because we had a Husky named Hodja that was my best friend. Another reason is the song above, called "honest work."
This song really reminds me of my Dad, Grandpa, and even great grandpa, who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a kid. My Great Grandpa was a Farmer, which I feel like is the epitome of honest work. My Grandpa, who I was close with up until he passed from Larynx Cancer, was working on power lines when we all lived in IL. I was too young to remember that, but what I do remember is all the days spent with my grandpa doing work around the garden, building his shed, then garage, then house, and all the odd jobs he would do just to help neighbors, because he felt it was the right thing to do. My dad is alot like my Grandpa in some ways, But he's an electrical engineer for a gate operator company. He's one of those people that works from the time he wakes up, until dinner. When he wasn't traveling, troubleshooting circuit boards over the phone, or doing other "work work" he would be doing "home work", like fixing the car, building this or that, damn near everything. These three men instilled a lot of work ethic in me, and I'm beyond thankful for the lessons they've taught me, I wouldn't be the person I am if it weren't for all of that.
Here's that song I mentioned named "Hodja", It's so damn catchy!