![]() Have things gotten better in the past four decades? Yes. I personally think that the new version lost some unnameable characteristics in its revamp, but that may be just because I tend to favor an older sound anyway - and have a soft spot for ‘70s and ‘80s country.Įither way, this song still resonates with anyone who has ever had a terrible job, a cruel boss, or felt completely alienated in our modern work culture of capitalism, hustling and unfair treatment of women in the workplace. Or, it could just be to better fit modern music listeners. With the rich getting richer, that line about “putting more money in the boss man’s wallet” gives one just a touch more pause than it did four decades ago. Whether or not it was intentional, the melancholy of the new song could reflect the desperation that workers feel today. ![]() The new song leaves behind the twinge of country and the typewriter-clacking backing rhythm for a more contemporary pop sound that’s slowed way down. A documentary wouldn’t have been made if the workplace had actually become an equal place for women. While the film has some fantastical elements, like a sequence where Parton’s Doralee dreams of wrangling the boss with a lasso while wearing a fringed western outfit, the true fantasy is that Tomlin’s character actually gets promoted and recognized for her hard work at the end. With the boss tied up, the women create a corporate paradise with free daycare, better hours and better pay. Tomlin is a life-long worker, Violet, who continuously misses out on promotions by men, and Parton plays Doralee, a secretary who deals with constant sexual harrassment from her boss. Fonda plays a newly divorced mother, Judy, trying to get back on her feet. Parton joins the iconic duo of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in a chaotic and comedic plot to kidnap their terrible boss after getting fed up with him. ![]() ![]() The original film focuses on a trio of women in a dull corporate office, struggling with misogyny, double standards, balancing family and other things working women then and now deal with. ![]()
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