80's Hit Song Review: "Out of Work" by Gary "U.S." Bonds (1982)

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 21

Backstory: This American R&B and rock and roll singer was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1939, but later moved to Norfolk, Virginia sometime during the 1950's. His first hit single, "New Orleans" peaked as high as No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. After releasing more successful singles in the 60's, he laid low in the 70's, but returned in the early 80's with a comeback hit co-written by Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt called, "This Little Girl is Mine", which peaked as high as No. 11 on the Hot 100. This following single also did fairly well, almost cracking the Top 20. Bonds still continues to occasionally perform around the country, but stopped thankfully due to the pandemic. In fact, he even updated this song in a Coronavirus out of work twist very recently! Huh.

The review: This is a damn fine pop and old school type rock song with a nice melody. I personally have always really liked this one.

Final rating: 8/10