I Don’t Want to Work!! Songs to Listen to When You’re Fed Up with Your Job
There are days for working adults and people with part-time jobs when you think, “I just can’t work today…” or “I don’t want to work!!” If you’re giving your all every day, it’s only natural to have days like that.
But it’s also true that taking a day off isn’t so easy… So in this article, I’ll introduce some songs you’ll want to listen to when you feel like you don’t want to work.
Listening to songs that seem to speak for your feelings might lighten your mood a little and give you the strength to get through the day.
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[I Don’t Want to Work!!] Songs to Listen to When You’re Fed Up with Your Job (71–80)
Letter ~To You at Fifteen~Anjura Aki
A singer-songwriter Angela Aki’s eighth single, which was also featured on NHK’s “Minna no Uta” in 2008.
It’s a number sung with a piano that blends gentleness and dynamism, capturing the anxiety of feeling there’s no end in sight to hardships and pain—and the fear that nothing will change in the future.
Its message, to believe in yourself and keep moving forward no matter what, helps sweep away everyday worries—perfect for those mornings when you don’t feel like going to work.
Like tonight’s moonElefanto Kashimashi
Released in 1997 as the theme song for the drama “Because the Moon Shines at Night” starring Makiko Esumi, this track was created to align with the drama’s storyline.
The show itself featured many work-related episodes.
The lyrics really resonate when you’re troubled or feeling a bit worn out.
Our TomorrowElefanto Kashimashi
The 34th single by the four-piece rock band Elephant Kashimashi.
It’s a number that delivers a message straight to the heart with powerful vocals: work can be tough and painful, but let’s keep going anyway.
It feels like cheering someone on while also telling yourself the same, a song that gives you a push before heading into work.
Hourly wage: ¥850Kamereo
Just from the title, I thought it might be another song parodying part-time jobs, but it actually takes a very positive view of things—finding connections with others and being helpful to someone even in small parts of everyday life within part-time work.
It’s a very uplifting song that inspires the motivation to work.
I know, okay.Kyūso Nekokami
It’s a song by Kyuso Nekokami known for its humorous lyrics, and I think it will really resonate with young employees in their first few years of working life.
It’s a fiery track packed with the energy and passion of student days, along with the struggle to break through the status quo.
When you’re working as a member of society, there are bound to be plenty of worries and frustrations about relationships with acquaintances around you or with your bosses.
In the first half of the lyrics, those complaints and frustrations erupt, but partway through, the narrator realizes, “I was just complaining without putting in any effort.” From there into the latter half, the story shifts to a resolve to work hard to become someone they can be proud of.
Accepting your own weaknesses isn’t easy, but this song might be the catalyst to reassess yourself.
And even if the story in the lyrics doesn’t perfectly match your situation, listening might bring back the passion you felt when you first joined the company and help you dive back into your work.
Let’s break throughguddō mōningu amerika
Packed with a rock vibe right from the intro, this song is by the guitar-rock band Good Morning America.
Unless you’re already a fan of the band, there may be many people who haven’t heard of them.
Their charm lies in catchy melodies and vocals paired with lyrics that pierce the heart with truths.
Reading the lyrics of this song, many listeners might feel it overlaps with their own lives—commuting back and forth between home and the office on crowded trains every day.
Everyone has those moments when they get sick of the unchanging routine and don’t want to go to work.
Listening to this song makes you feel like the only way to break through those days is to take matters into your own hands.
Whether that means setting a goal at your current job or making a bold move to change careers, the answer is up to you—but it might be a chance to take a fresh look at yourself.
Fight! SalarymanKetsumeishi
The four-member hip-hop group Ketsumeishi’s “Tatakae Salaryman.” This song is a passionate cheer for men who fight through each day.
With its fiery rhythm and melody, it’s sure to fire you up.
It’s the kind of track that gives you energy when you just don’t want to go to work.
