Moneymoney monet song7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Barrett Strong's song "Money (That's What I Want)", which has been covered by a variety of bands.A twist on this: Shania Twain's "Ka-ching!".The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "Money Rock'n'Roll".As well as most songs on its slightly more melodic companion, Holy Money.Also subverted (if not outright deconstructed) with the entirety of Swans' album entitled Greed.Also subverted with Funkadelic's "Funky Dollar Bill", which lambasts materialism.Not sure where it falls on the straight/played with/subversion/inversion chart its message about money seems to be "it's complicated", and it was inspired by Paul's frustration with new manager Allen Klein and his habit of never giving Paul a straight answer about the Beatles' royalties. "Baby You're a Rich Man" sort of straddles the line with this one.Then again, there's their version of "Money (That's What I Want)".And a subversion by the same band: "Can't Buy Me Love".George Harrison's cynical Beatles song "Taxman", written about the UK's then 95% top income tax rate. ![]() "For the Love of Money" by the O'Jays subverts this by equivocating money with depravity and desperation."Money Talks" by The Alan Parsons Project.There's also "Money Made", which is more critical.The lyricist, Björn, was aware that the theme was a little worn out. "Money Money Money" is about a woman who wants to be rich, whether it be through being a Gold Digger or gambling.Lickboot, called "(Money Is Such) A Beautiful Word" Tom and Jerry: The Movie has one sung by Aunt Figg and the lawyer Mr.The Finale Movie of Teacher's Pet has "Take the Money and Run", which is sung by Jack Sheldon, describes the benefits of having money and plays during a scene of Spot/Scott and Leonard putting the cash reward they gained from returning a lost dog and her puppies to the family who owns her to good use by buying new clothes for Scott as well as a car."Mine, Mine, Mine", Ratcliffe's Villain Song from the Pocahontas film and one that refers to riches in their most unrefined form as gold deposits, but manages through Double Meaning to capture what all this is really about.Magoo's Christmas Carol: "Ringle, Ringle, Coins How They Jingle" is the song Scrooge sings while counting his money. "How Bad Can I Be?" from The Lorax (2012) is all about corporate greed."The Money Cat" from the 1962 animated film Gay Purr-ee (written by Chuck Jones and directed by Abe Levitow). ![]()
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