If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then a classic rock song per day must, like, keep your bones strong or your brain healthy, right? We’ll check into that, but whatever the outcome, it certainly can’t hurt to treat yourself to one song from the rambunctious genre each and every day. Especially since there are songs specifically dedicated to each day of the week!
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Here below, we wanted to explore just that, seven classic rock songs that have associations with all seven days of the week. A song about Monday for Monday, a song about Tuesday for Tuesday—you get the idea. So, let’s dive in, shall we? These are classic rock songs dedicated to each day of the week just for you (and your health)!
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“Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon” by Queen from A Night at the Opera (1975)
End the week right with this song about relaxing from Queen’s 1975 LP A Night at the Opera. The vaudevillian track was written and performed by bandleader Freddie Mercury, complete with backing harmonies. It’s also only about a minute long, so if you end up feeling guilty about taking some time off, it won’t last very long.
“Manic Monday” by The Bangles from Different Light (1986)
When the work week kicks in, this track written originally by Prince is the perfect way to get your energy (read: frustration) out. Monday can be the hardest day of the week since it is the start of work for so many of us and this track knows that reality exactly. The track by the Los Angeles-born band laments the fact it is no longer the weekend.
“Ruby Tuesday” by The Rolling Stones from Between the Buttons (1967)
Admittedly, this song is more about a person than it is a day of the week—but it most assuredly is not about a restaurant. Either way, it’s a great track to play on Tuesday because it can enliven what is often otherwise a dull day. The workweek has begun but its end is nowhere near in sight. So, why not put on this jaunty love song and let the day wash over you. What’s in a name, anyway?
“Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.” by Simon & Garfunkel form Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964)
The title track from the iconic duo’s debut LP, this song is perfect for “hump day.” Why? Because it pinpoints a moment in time when love is in the air and everything else is far away. The two singers harmonize about being awake with the one you love in the wee hours of the morning, any misdeed or crime your eyes have seen or hands committed far away. Instead, it is just you and her, in bed. That’s the way time should be spent.
“Thursday’s Child” by David Bowie from Hours (1999)
Released as the first single for Bowie’s 1999 LP Hours, this song was inspired by the autobiography of the same name by actress Eartha Kitt. The song itself is about a hard worker, someone who toils away but who may now have a chance at something new, a shot at something better. This is actually what Thursday feels like. So much has been done already and the light at the tunnel of something magical may just be coming into focus.
“Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure from Wish (1992)
The beloved anthem about the beginning of the weekend, this song celebrates the joy that comes with Friday. Finally, you’ve made it! Monday—psssshhhaw. Tuesday—blurgh. Wednesday—who needs it! Thursday—gimme a break. But Friday, oh Friday! It’s a word that might as well mean passion, party, or perfection.
“Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” by Elton John from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
This song is, above all else, about cutting loose. The teakettle is about to explode. The spring is about to uncoil. The bottle is about to uncork. The fists may even fly. It’s the weekend in full force and it’s often what we work so hard for—those few hours on a Saturday night when toil and travails are no longer in our vocabulary. Instead it’s all about brute human force.
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