Weekend Chime is a sound installation that plays notes based on the chorus of Loverboy’s iconic song, Working for the Weekend every Friday at 5 p.m., to signal the end of the traditional work week and the beginning of the weekend. More specifically, the chime sounds the two-note melody used by singer Mike Reno while singing the word “weekend” in the chorus that gives the song its title. The artwork explores themes of class, labour struggles and the versatility of pop music.
Although the lyrics seem to loosely depict a kind of social-recreational interaction, the artist has interpreted the song as an unofficial sing-along anthem for the weekend itself and for working people. The artist Brady Cranfield says “I see a parallel between the way everyday people use, reuse, remake and occupy that space and the way that we use, reuse, remake and occupy pop songs. Weekend Chime will hopefully act as a reminder that we’re all workers, the true producers of value in the world.”
Learn more about this arwork here: Weekend Chime brochure (PDF)