Day Job (Alister Johnson Remix)
Sunshine State
Day Job (CD Single), 2006

This is the kind of song that poses a dilemna for me. I really like it; there is no denying that, but it has a certain Lisa Loeb quality to it and if it were to become a huge hit and everyone were walking around singing it, I’m pretty sure that I would not be posting it and might even stop liking it. But, as far as I can tell, this song is not (yet) a hit. Sunshine State has a meager 2400 friends on myspace, they don’t have an allmusic entry and they are on what appears to be a small label out of Canada. We’ll see what happens, it wouldn’t be the first time I posted a song that became a huge hit and that I no longer listen to or DJ.

This mix is the more meloncholy of the two but I prefer it because of interesting mix of live instrumentation (especially the upright bass) and electronic production. I also prefer it because it seems to be true to the subject matter. The other mix is very in line with their name (which actually is the official nickname for Florida, which is interesting as they are from Toronto).

Here are a few choice quotes:

“Where did the weekend go?” I say to Steve
As the elevator opens on the 7th Floor of hell
Third cup of coffee now, I’m half awake
Start to wander through my email, getting cozy in my cell

You know there’s muffins on Todd’s desk
Well, I better hurry now and get one
Guess I’ll have to miss that call

Someday, one day, I’ll sleep in ’til noon and stay out late
And live the life I want, I know
One day, I’ll leave this dull gray cubicle behind
If the rent could still get paid

The other mixes are available on iTunes.

>> songs are available for two weeks [14.8 MB]

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