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Times Played57
First Played8/28/82
Last Played4/4/86
Typical Length4:31
Longest6:24 (4/20/84)
#1 Consensus PickApr. 20, 1984
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89
#1 Apr. 20, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:24 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
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86
#2 Oct. 14, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:53 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.43/5 (59 reviews, 232,065 dl)
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85
#3 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
#2 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
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84
#4 July 1, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
#1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.60/5 (86 reviews, 215,931 dl)
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83
#5 Apr. 27, 1985 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
#2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.61/5 (74 reviews, 213,576 dl)
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82
#6 Nov. 1, 1985 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
#3 of 1985 · Archive: 4.45/5 (94 reviews, 190,975 dl)
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81
#7 Aug. 28, 1982 · Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR SBD
#1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.66/5 (59 reviews, 162,293 dl)
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79
#8 Oct. 11, 1983 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 4:40 · #3 of 1983 · Archive: 4.37/5 (114 reviews, 222,559 dl)
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78
#9 Sept. 20, 1982 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:22 · #2 of 1982 · Archive: 4.43/5 (35 reviews, 197,842 dl)
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77
#10 June 14, 1985 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Archive: 4.41/5 (57 reviews, 253,510 dl)
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74
#11 Oct. 28, 1985 · Fox Theater - Atlanta, GA SBD
Archive: 4.36/5 (58 reviews, 159,440 dl)
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73
#12 Mar. 28, 1985 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Archive: 4.36/5 (67 reviews, 182,526 dl)
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73
#13 July 22, 1984 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 4:29 · #2 of 1984 · Archive: 4.59/5 (77 reviews, 148,036 dl)
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72
#14 Oct. 22, 1983 · Carrier Dome, Syracuse U. - Syracuse, NY SBD
Length: 5:20 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 121,552 dl)
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70
#15 Apr. 13, 1984 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 4:27 · #3 of 1984 · Archive: 4.29/5 (71 reviews, 171,610 dl)
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69
#16 Oct. 15, 1984 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 4:36 · Archive: 4.47/5 (38 reviews, 79,999 dl)
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68
#17 Mar. 25, 1985 · Springfield Civic Center - Springfield, MA SBD
Archive: 4.34/5 (59 reviews, 136,979 dl)
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68
#18 Oct. 11, 1984 · Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME
Length: 4:29 · Archive: 4.46/5 (41 reviews, 110,053 dl)
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67
#19 June 28, 1985 · Hershey Park Stadium - Hershey, PA SBD
Length: 4:18 · Archive: 4.25/5 (134 reviews, 270,138 dl)
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62
#20 July 14, 1984 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 4:25 · Archive: 4.37/5 (37 reviews, 111,615 dl)
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61
#21 Apr. 7, 1985 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Archive: 4.19/5 (53 reviews, 129,098 dl)
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60
#22 Dec. 31, 1982 · Oakland Auditorium Arena - Oakland, CA SBD
#3 of 1982 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 110,318 dl)
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60
#23 Oct. 6, 1984 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA SBD
Archive: 4.29/5 (54 reviews, 114,832 dl)
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59
#24 Sept. 15, 1982 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 4:51 · Archive: 4.12/5 (55 reviews, 100,351 dl)
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58
#25 July 3, 1984 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 4:44 · Archive: 4.33/5 (23 reviews, 137,101 dl)
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57
#26 Oct. 27, 1984 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 4:29 · Archive: 4.41/5 (11 reviews, 118,649 dl)
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57
#27 July 14, 1985 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Archive: 4.44/5 (27 reviews, 84,896 dl)
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56
#28 Mar. 29, 1984 · Marin County Veterans Auditorium - San Rafael, CA SBD
Length: 4:45 · Archive: 4.36/5 (14 reviews, 97,104 dl)
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52
#29 Mar. 23, 1986 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
#1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.33/5 (24 reviews, 89,187 dl)
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51
#30 June 26, 1984 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 4:23 · Archive: 4.13/5 (49 reviews, 102,730 dl)
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51
#31 Sept. 24, 1983 · Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds - Watsonville, CA SBD
Length: 4:15 · Archive: 4.61/5 (24 reviews, 75,387 dl)
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49
#32 Oct. 20, 1983 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA
Length: 4:31 · Archive: 4.06/5 (24 reviews, 91,944 dl)
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49
#33 Apr. 16, 1984 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 4:46 · Archive: 4.12/5 (27 reviews, 81,162 dl)
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49
#34 Dec. 30, 1983 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 4:31 · Archive: 4.27/5 (23 reviews, 100,319 dl)
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48
#35 Sept. 2, 1985 · Zoo Amphitheater - Oklahoma City, OK SBD
Archive: 4.24/5 (26 reviews, 97,670 dl)
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47
#36 Oct. 8, 1983 · Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 95,479 dl)
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46
#37 June 30, 1984 · Indianapolis Sports and Music Center - Indianapolis, IN SBD
Length: 2:52 · Archive: 4.33/5 (33 reviews, 85,159 dl)
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45
#38 Mar. 21, 1985 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Archive: 4.08/5 (28 reviews, 84,807 dl)
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45
#39 Mar. 27, 1986 · Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland, ME SBD
#2 of 1986 · Archive: 3.93/5 (43 reviews, 97,683 dl)
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#40 Feb. 8, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 4:04 · #3 of 1986 · Archive: 4.17/5 (29 reviews, 103,679 dl)
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Best Version of Keep Your Day Job for Every Year (1982–1986)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1982 7× Aug. 28, 1982 SBD Oregon County Fair - Veneta, OR - 81 Archive.org ↗
1983 9× Oct. 14, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 5:53 86 Archive.org ↗
1984 19× Apr. 20, 1984 SBD Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA 6:24 89 Archive.org ↗
1985 18× July 1, 1985 SBD Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD - 84 Archive.org ↗
1986 4× Mar. 23, 1986 SBD The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA - 52 Archive.org ↗