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9 to 5 — The Workplace Anthem
1980
Working 9 to 5 — the anthem that walked out of a typewriter and into offices everywhere
Photo credit“Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen. Pour myself a cup of ambition, and yawn and stretch and try to come to life.”
Dolly wrote the title track while filming, clicking her acrylic fingernails on a typewriter to create the rhythm. The film's three women take on a "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" of a boss. The song became an enduring anthem for working women.
Did you know
Dolly has called "Pour myself a cup of ambition" one of her favorite lines she ever wrote — she knew it was good the moment it landed.