The Weekend Culture
There are so many songs with a negative message about Mondays, and I’m sure that reflects how many people feel about it, especially as the West’s week revolves around reaching the weekend and having Friday off as well if possible.
The Bangles were pretty clear that
It’s just another manic Monday (Woah, woah)
I wish it was Sunday (Woah, woah)
‘Cause that’s my fun day (Woah, woah, woah, woah)
My “I don’t have to run day” (Woah, woah)
It’s just another manic Monday
And Bob Geldof from the Boomtown Rats told us about a schoolgirl that took her dislike for Mondays a little too far …
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
(Tell me why)
I don’t like Mondays
I wanna shoot the whole day down
But then luckily, the Mamas and Papas sang to us in a more positive light,
Monday, Monday (bah-da bah-da-da-da)
So good to me (bah-da bah-da-da-da)
Monday mornin’, it was all I hoped it would be
Sadly, the singer changed his mind quite radically in verse two
Monday, Monday, can’t trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh Monday mornin’ you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me
It seems that his romantic partner left him and didn’t want him to go with her.
By the third verse Monday has become a psychological trigger that brings back the traumatic memories of being abandoned by his lover
Every other day, every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes, you can find me cryin’ all of the time
Not everyone needs to associate Mondays with a traumatic or unpleasant day. In fact, in the UK, Monday is the second day of the week, as it is in Portugal, known as Segunda- Feira. However, it doesn’t seem to have changed people’s attitudes to it!
I’d love to say that I love Mondays as it is the start of a week of opportunites, but I’ll keep that unpopular opinion to myself. It is also the first day of the rest of your life!
The question is, do you want your life to be two enjoyable days a week or seven? And, how can you change that without winning the lottery?
The answer is:
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