Precious metals such as gold and silver are often sold by the troy ounce. Many people dont realize that an ounce of gold (and other precious metals) is weighed in a different weighing system called troy weights. A troy ounce is heavier than the typical ounce found at the grocery store.
Get a Job (song) For the Gossip song, see A Joyful Noise (Gossip album). Get a Job is a song by the Silhouettes released in November 1957. It reached the number one spot on the Billboard pop and R&B singles charts in February 1958.
Gordy was impressed with the Miracles and Robinson 's talents as a songwriter; he helped the band land a deal with End Records, and the Miracles released their first single, Got a Job (an answer song to the Silhouettes ' hit Get a Job) later that year.