Songs About Mondays

Sunday, Monday, or Always by Bing Crosby. Released in 1943 was interestingly enough made during a musicians strike at the time. Frank Sinatra also recorded the same song during the same strike. Both had to use background vocals as music. And you thought rappers were the first!

Call it Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker. Released in 1947. One of the most covered Monday songs, it also is known under the name Stormy Monday and Call it Stormy Monday (but Tuesday is just as bad). This song has been recorded many times from artists such as B.B. King, to the Allman Brothers, and Jethro Tull.

Blue Monday by Fats Domino. Released in 1956, this song became one of the first Rhythm and Blues (R&B) songs to hit the pop charts. Not to be confused with Blue Monday by New Order as listed below.

Monday Monday by The Mamas and Papas. Released in 1966. We must ask did this song spawn a dislike for the day when it suggested that Mondays could not be trusted? Perhaps. As a note about the song, listen close and you will hear a false finish, a pause that teases the listener.

Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters. Released in 1971. Oddly enough the B side of the single is the song “Saturday”. This is another song which talks about Mondays as being depressing. Not so good when you look at an event that happened a few years later, (see I Don’t Like Mondays).

Come Monday by Jimmy Buffet. Released in 1974 this song was written by Jimmy to his wife while he was on tour. It soon became one of his popular standards.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac. This 1975 song is generally considered a relationship song, about being unable to commit. Making it a slightly better song for Monday than the majority on the list so far.

I Don’t Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats. Released in October 1979 this song recounts a true story. On January of that year 16-year old Brenda Spencer shot at a group of children arriving for school in San Diego. She killed the school principal who was attempting to rescue the kids, as well she killed a school custodian who in turn was trying to help save the principal. She shot and wounded eight children and police officer. She was asked why she did it, and remarked “Because I don’t like Mondays.”. As a side note Brenda was up for parole August 2009, which was denied.

Blue Monday by New Order. Recorded in 1982, and released in 1983. This song is noted for being nearly seven and a half minutes long, and is also considered the best selling 12inch record of all time. It was a popular club dance song of its time. A little background on the band may explain the title. New Order use to be Joy Division, fronted by Ian Curtis, who killed himself just before they were suppose to go on tour. The tour departure was to start on a Monday.

Manic Monday by The Bangles. Written by Prince in 1984, it was released by The Bangles in 1986. Singing to the strife of getting to work on time and suffering through the work week, this song again, is down on Monday. The song wishes for Sunday, since it’s a fun day, but perhaps if the fun day were moved to Tuesday, then getting to work on time Monday morning might not seem like such an effort.

New Moon on Monday by Duran Duran. Released in January 1984. This song was just beginning to find its success when, pardon the lunar pun, it was eclipsed by their next release, The Reflex.

Monday, Monday, Monday by Tegan and Sara. Released in 2003.  Okay, well it can be said that everything that was to be said about Mondays has already been said before.  None the less these gals offer up their tune.

Mayonnaise Taco Monday by Five Iron Frenzy. Released in 2003.  Mayonnaise on Taco’s.. really? 

Monday Morning Church by Allan Jackson. Released in 2004, proving that even country artists are familiar with the day Monday.

Permanent Monday by Gordon Sparks. Released in 2007. Are we done with Monday songs yet?  Don’t people know of other days of the week?  What about Thursday?

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