This song was recorded during the sessions for the 'XTen' album and written by all five members of the band.
song written by
performed by
- 01 - Joe Elliott - Lead Vocals.
- 02 - Phil Collen - Guitars.
- 03 - Vivian Campbell - Guitars.
- 04 - Rick Savage - Bass.
- 05 - Rick Allen - Drums.
other performers / guest appearances by
- n/a
song info
- Song Type - B-Side.
- First Released - 14th April 2003.
- Producer - Pete Woodroffe/Def Leppard.
- Engineered/Mixed By - Pete Woodroffe.
song versions
- Gimme A Job (Version 1) - 3:13
The only version of this song appeared on the UK Special Edirion DVD single for 'Long Long Way To Go' as track 2 of 3. It is credited to all of the band members.
The song also appeared on the German CD single but not the main UK 4-Track CD single.
audio releases
- Long Long Way To Go (CD Single) - April 2003 (Version 1)
- Long Long Way To Go (DVD Single) - April 2003 (Version 1)
song trivia
The song sounds very much like a Joe Elliott demo which accounts for his credit as having played the guitar solo as he tends to do on his own home demos.
The X in the song title stands for "Times". As in ten times bigger than love. Unlike the album 'X' which was originally intended to be the Roman Numeral for the number Ten signifying the band's tenth main album release.
song disclaimer
(Disclaimer from Phil & Viv) - "Joe plays the solo, nothing to do with us!."
Written on the DVD/CD single inner sleeve credits.
tours played on
- This song has never been performed live.
Gimme A Job / song lyrics sample
Yeah
Gimme a job
My love is unemployed
Gimme a job
And my heart ain't overjoyed
Gimme a job
I don't mean to be paranoid
So come on over baby
And gimme a job
Oh yeah
I don't care
If the pay's no good
Just gimme some shelter
And throw me some food
I can do the overtime
And I won't strike
Sign on the dotted line
Anything you like
Yeah
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