Takin' Care of Business (January 2008 - March 2008)

K.T. Robinson 2019-02-20

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Segment 2 contains the songs "Takin' Care of Business" - a song written by Randy Bachman and first recorded by Canadian rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive for their 1973 album Bachman-Turner Overdrive II. Has been re-recorded by many bands (including a famous cover by The Chipmunks), this song is one of the most recognizable in Classic Rock.

Randy Bachman had written what would later become "Takin' Care of Business" while still a member of The Guess Who. His original idea was to write about a recording technician who worked on The Guess Who's recordings. This particular technician would take the 8:15 train to get to work, inspiring the lyrics "catch the 8:15 to the city." The standard uniform worn by technicians at the studio was a white collared shirt, which gave Randy the name "White Collar Worker."

The guitar riff Randy had arranged for the song was blatantly that of The Beatles' "Paperback Writer." When Randy first played this for Burton Cummings, Burton declared that he was ashamed of him.
Sometime later Randy was driving and listening to the radio when he heard that particular radio show's catch phrase "Takin' Care of Business." After this he rewrote the lyrics to "White Collar Worker" with a new chorus and the title "Takin' Care of Business." Along with this he wrote a new guitar riff, which was simply a I-VII-IV progression, played with a shuffle. (though the I-VII-V progression is quite common, the riff became quite famous) The was recorded by Bachman-Turner Overdrive for their second album Bachman-Turner Overdrive II. It would reach 12 on Billboard and become B.T.O.'s most well known song.

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