The Silhouettes

[2] "Get a Job" is included in the soundtracks of the films American Graffiti, Trading Places, and Stand by Me.

[4] It reached number 1 on both the R&B and pop charts in US and the group performed it on television's American Bandstand.

[5] The lyrics of "Get a Job" are notable for the depiction of a household in tension because of unemployment, despite the man's desperate attempts to find work, all delivered in a relentlessly upbeat style.

"[1] The Silhouettes toured with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Clyde McPhatter, and others.

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