The accompanying music video for the song, directed by Brian Grant, debuted on MTV and became the first video by an African American female artist to be placed in "heavy rotation" (a term used by MTV at the time to indicate a frequently-aired video).[citation needed] The video shows a woman, working as a waitress in a diner, who is burdened with many situations in her life such as work and raising two unruly children. It is also seen that she has abandoned her hopes of being a ballerina. Summer appears as an observer through a kitchen window, a woman who assists the fallen-down protagonist of the video, and, at the end, a leader of a troupe of women, in various work uniforms, who have taken to the streets to signify their independence and gain recognition for their "hard work". The protagonist is also seen dancing in the street with them.
She Works Hard for the Money
Summer was credited with writing or co-writing every track on the album, mostly alongside Michael Omartian, who was also the album's producer. It became her first Top 10 album in the U.S. since 1979 and produced a massively successful hit single in the form of the title track, which was the final song written for the album. The sleeve of the single and album pictured Summer as a waitress who "works hard for the money" and the song was a tribute to "the working woman". The reverse side of the album also features Onetta Johnson, a bathroom attendant who worked at the iconic Los Angeles restaurant Chasen's whom Summer had encountered in the ladies' room and was the inspiration for the song itself. It was accompanied by a high-profile music video which became heavily promoted on MTV, soon after the breakthrough of Michael Jackson's success on the channel, leading the way for other black artists to be played. The song shot to Number 3 on the Hot 100 American singles chart, making it her biggest hit there since "The Wanderer" three years previously. The song was also given a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
The passing of disco legend Donna Summer is as good an excuse as any to go and revisit her many, many classic tracks and live performances. But did you know that one of her most famous songs was directly inspired by one of the singer's experiences in Los Angeles?Summer's still-grand track "She Works Hard For The Money" was reportedly inspired by a hardworking waitress at the late West Hollywood spot Chasen's (not, as many assume, by street walkers). At least according to the story (which, sure, could be apocryphal) the song "was based on a true-to-life experience. Donna Summer was in Chasens restaurant in Los Angeles. She went to the bathroom and saw the attendant taking a nap with a small TV on. Donna startled the woman from her nap, and the woman told Donna she worked 2 jobs and was really tired. Donna thought to herself, 'Wow, she really works hard for her money.' Later that night while at home thinking about her, Summer wrote the song in about 20 minutes."
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Barry and Jane meet with the soccer coach, who tells them she was a hard worker, but was cut from the team because of her injury, which they had believed was only a sprained ankle, which also meant her scholarship was pulled. Back at the station, Korsak informs Jane that Danielle had paid her entire tuition, $57 000 a year, herself. The security footage at the university revealed that the place she was shot was a blind spot, not covered by any cameras. Barry had pulled her text messages, finding a lot of texts from "B-Bear", Brandon Lewis, a sophomore at the university.
Jane gets a call from her mother, and meets her and her new, but literally smoking new car outside the station. She had traded in her car, and Maura shows her knowledge about cars, then saying she'd have to put at least $3000 into fixing it and that it is driveable for about a couple of miles. Barry shows Jane a nice red dress, some hooker-like shoes and the "accessories" (furry handcuffs, lube and condoms) they found in Danielle's "secret" locker at the gym. Jane realize she got the tuition money from working as an escort, probably with a pimp, since she made so much money.
They go undercover in Jane's mother's car, and a man comes up to the open window on Jane's side saying he needs a taste of "this vanilla bitch right here", asking "how much for a party?". She flashes her badge and says "3-5 years". She sees her contact, a pimp, asking if Danielle was one of his girls. She wasn't, but he says she could make a lot of money and that if she was working regularly, she probably had a pimp. He insists that she must have had a book, keeping the schedule.
Jane meets maura at a bar. Jane says she's tired of the case and that they aren't getting closer. Maura tells her the hair was from a toupee. They discuss Danielle being forces to make money by being an escort since she couldn't tell her father about the scholarship being pulled. Maura then gets a text and tells Jane that the piece of plastic they found was from a computer. Jane realizes the killer probably dropped the laptop and that they probably had it repaired.
At the hospital, Natalie comes out in a wheelchair and says that the bullet was a through and through and she has a few broken ribs but that is all. She asks if Jane is going to tell her parents about her being a prostitute, but Jane says that she is only telling them that she got shot. Natalie says she was desperate and stupid, and that she's forced out of school because she can't pay tuition. Jane hands her a folder with a receipt saying her tuition was payed in full. Jane said she talked to the bursar's office, and had given her the "extra" scholarship money for hardship cases, since Jane had argued Natalie's case was definitely a hardship.
Jane asks how if was for Maura to work on a live victim, to which she responds that it was terrifying, yet exhilirating. Lucas was assumed to have half a dozen girls working for him, and she probably thought she'd get out if she threatened to go public. Jane announces she applied and got in at BCU, but didn't go because her father would spend all his money on tuition, and she didn't want that. Maura asks what will happen to Natalie, and Jane reveals she made a deal with the university about letting the former escorts go back to school on the university's expense to keep the story from going public. Maura asks what Jane is going to say to Danielle's father, and Jane says all she'll tell him is that she knew Danielle loved him very much. Maura is touched and Jane is grossed out by her reaction.
Detective Jane Rizzoli: I applied to BCU. Dr. Maura Isles: It's very hard to get into. Detective Jane Rizzoli: I got in. Dr. Maura Isles: Why didn't you go? Detective Jane Rizzoli: Wanted to be a cop. Dr. Maura Isles: What's the real reason? Detective Jane Rizzoli: My father would have spent everything to send me there. I couldn't do that to him.
She works hard for the moneySo hard for it, honeyShe works hard for the money, so you'd better treat her rightShe works hard for the moneySo hard for it, honeyShe works hard for the money, so you'd better treat her right
Ruth Ewan is an artist whose research-led and critically engaged practice has drawn attention within contemporary art and socio-political history. Her work addresses ideas of power and questions representations of time, rebellion and repression. Her work grows from context-specific research resulting in a wide variety of forms including events, public works, performance, writing, large scale installations and print. Often working collaboratively she has created music projects, walks, radio programmes, design projects, workshops and books.
Debbie Armour is a singer and musician, working primarily with traditional song. Broadly, her work is motivated by ideas of persistence, resonance and deep cultural roots. In her primary project, Burd Ellen, she uses British and international traditional song as a foundation to build conceptual works and explore tradition in a contemporary setting. Her last two albums have been included in The Guardian's Top Ten Folk Albums of the Year (2020 & 2022). She is a mother of four, and lives in Nottingham where she runs her record label, Mavis Recordings.
Ruth Ewan is an artist whose research-led and critically engaged practice has drawn attention within contemporary art and socio-political history. Her work addresses ideas of power and questions representations of time, rebellion and repression. Her work grows from context-specific research resulting in a wide variety of forms including events, public works, performance, writing, large scale installations and print. Often working collaboratively she has created music projects, walks, radio programmes, design projects, workshops and books.
Debbie Armour is a singer and musician, working primarily with traditional song. Broadly, her work is motivated by ideas of persistence, resonance and deep cultural roots. In her primary project, Burd Ellen, she uses British and international traditional song as a foundation to build conceptual works and explore tradition in a contemporary setting. Her last two albums have been included in The Guardian's Top Ten Folk Albums of the Year (2020 & 2022). She is a mother of four, and lives in Nottingham where she runs her record label, Mavis Recordings. 2ff7e9595c
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