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== Music ==
 
* [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s song "Bozo's Lament" is about a clown who hates and resents his job but doesn't know what else to do. "It sucks to be a clown."
* Famous salsa song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l6tisJrNWQ El Cantante]", Hector Lavoe's [[Signature Song]], is about a singer that is halfway towards this trope.
 
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== Real Life ==
 
* Italian singer Cristina d'Avena is said to feel this way, as she does exclusively cartoon theme songs, children shows and nothing else. PublicallyPublicly at least, she claims to be happy with her career.
* Marjoe Gortner, an evangelist preacher in the 60's, explained in his documentary that he didn't believe what he preached but loved the attention and money - going so far as to say if he'd had a different background he'd probably have been a rock star.
* Despite the public perception that anyone in a mascot/animal/robot costume absolutely hates their job, this tropes is mostly averted by character performers. Many actually love their job and take pride in their level of skill. Especially sports mascots.
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