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I work at a public radio station and we're working on a series of documentary pieces about money. We need some good tunes about money for our promos, so that's where this list comes in! I've already thought of Puff Daddy's "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and the song the Beatles used to do called "Money," but I can't think of many more.
Thoughts?

― Andrew Gill (Mr Flood), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

PINK FLOYD "MONEY"

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

But surely there are plenty of others. Don't use that one.

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Money Changes Everything -- The Brains, Cindy Lauper
Money, Money, Money -- ABBA
Money Makes the World Go Around -- from the musical Cabaret

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"Brother, can you spare a dime?"

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Cash on the Barrelhead -- The Louvin Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Subs "Brother" with "Buddy" above.

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"Penny Lane." (Just kidding.)

"Greenback Dollar," trad.

"God Bless the Child."

"Glamorous Life."

"Can't Buy Me Love."

Travis Morrison has a couple of snippets by the title "Get Me Offa This Coin."

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Wanna Be Rich," Calloway ("I want money, lots and lots of money, I want the pie in the sky")

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE

oh yeah

― mrjosh (mrjosh), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fortunate Son"

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 20 January 2005 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Money Don't Matter 2 Night -- Prince

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Also consider the 80s cover of the Beatles song done by the Flying Lizards.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Money" by Michael Jackson
"C.R.E.A.M." by Wu Tang Clan
"Money" by the Lovin' Spoonful
"Money To Burn" by George Jones
"If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" by Lefty Frizzell

― Jeff Reguilon (Talent Explosion), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Money, Money - Billy Idol

― Huk-L, Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

that's what the sign says: MONY
ain't nothing goin on but the rent

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

do you work for marketplace?
i find their interstitial choices unnervingly hip for NPR.
and what's up with david brown replacing david brancaccio?
like we wouldn't notice the difference because their name
sounds similar?
cha cha "we are the robots"? that's nuts!

― nprno1fan, Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

that's "mony, mony" for whatever it's worth, and it isn't about money, and the original by tommy james and the shondells is 2,000 times better in any case.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm stunned that it took this long to get to...

"for the love of money," the o'jays

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i find their interstitial choices unnervingly hip for NPR.

I've noticed this, too. They often have a clever (but not obvious) tie-in with the previous segment.

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

and for what it's worth, the beatles' "money" is a cover. barrett strong's original is readily available.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Randy Newman - It's Money that Matters

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

wreckless eric, "take the cash"
the jam, "pretty green"
mekons, "millionaire"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

camper van beethoven, "when i win the lottery"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

"Things I Do For Money" Northen Pikes

― Huk-L, Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I've noticed this, too. They often have a clever (but not obvious) tie-in with the previous segment.

I remember this show particularly well (1/23/04):

Japan's ban on U.S. beef hurting Stateside producers
Music Bridge: Beef Jerky - Cibo Matto

Debt-ridden states cancel primaries to save money
Music Bridge: Primary - The Cure

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Barenaked Ladies, "If I Had a Million Dollars"
Ol' Dirty Bastard, "Got Yo' Money"

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

chris kenner, "they took my money"

alex chilton, "all i really want is money"

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't for a national program... Though I have also noticed Marketplace's hip musical choices. Just yesterday they used Yo La Tengo in a promo.

― Andrew Gill (Mr Flood), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Make that Cash - Sosumi

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 20 January 2005 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

ABC - "How to be a Millionaire"

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Thursday, 20 January 2005 21:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Blue Money -- Van Morrison, Cristina
Black Money -- Culture Club
Cash Down Never Never -- Richard Thompson
First I Look at the Purse -- The Contours
Pennies From Heaven
Be Thankful for What You've Got -- William DeVaughn

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 20 January 2005 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Puff Daddy, "It's All About the Benjamins"

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 20 January 2005 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Money Honey - The Drifters
We Need Money - Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 20 January 2005 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://chrisnkaren.com/acdc1/moneytalks.mid
come on come on looove me for the money
daaa-na ba da-da-da daaa-na ba da-da-da

― black angus, Thursday, 20 January 2005 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Taxman?

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 20 January 2005 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"A Penny for Your Thoughts," Christopher Guest and Parker Posey

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 20 January 2005 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)

LCD Soundsystem - "Give It Up"

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Friday, 21 January 2005 03:37 (twenty-one years ago)

One String Sam. His song "I Need a Hundered Dollars" is warm pie.

― autovac (autovac), Friday, 21 January 2005 03:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Is the trad. "Greenback Dollar" the same as
Greenbacks -Ray Charles

How about a little GSM, aka
Gimme Some Money - Spinal Tap

Also
Funky Dollar Bill - Funkadelic
Cold Hard Cash- Greg Kihn

And one of the best-titled songs ever, first introduced to me by either Alex Chilton or Peter Stampfel (who I once ran into at an ATM machine)
I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis

Honorable Mention
Pay You Back With Interest - The Hollies

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 21 January 2005 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Spinal Tap -- Gimme Some Money

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 03:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, Hurting, was that an xpost?

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 21 January 2005 03:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric B and Rakim - Paid in Full
Boogie Down Productions - Love's Gonna Getcha (Material Love)

― Austin (Austin), Friday, 21 January 2005 04:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash

― wombatX (wombatX), Friday, 21 January 2005 04:26 (twenty-one years ago)

The Kinks - Moneygoround
Marty Stuart - Too Much Month At The End Of The Money

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 21 January 2005 04:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Crosby and Nash - Take the Money and Run

Honorable Mention
The Sex Pistols - The Great Rock and Roll Swindle

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 21 January 2005 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Um, Hurting, was that an xpost?

-- Ken L (lauter...), January 21st, 2005.

No. I am either vertically blind or subconsciously blocked out your post because I wanted to be the first one to put down that song.

"You know what I want. Or maybe you don't"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 05:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"I'm looking for pound notes
Loose change
Bad checks, anything"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 05:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, I presume you aren't the Andy Gill in the Gang of Four or you'd know about "Capital (It Fails Us Now)" and "To Hell With Poverty."

― Austin (Austin), Friday, 21 January 2005 07:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Pet Shop Boys: "Opportunities"
Stump: "In the Green"

― OleM (OleM), Friday, 21 January 2005 08:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Killing Joke "Money is not our God"

― john-paul (john-paul), Friday, 21 January 2005 09:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Skip Bifferty "Money Man"

― whatsthislooklikeaholidayinn, Friday, 21 January 2005 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The Seeds, I'll Help You (Carry Your Money to the Bank)

Good title, crap song

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 21 January 2005 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

XTC - Earn Enough for Us

― Chris Hill (Chris Hill), Friday, 21 January 2005 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash -- Coasters, Clovers, Steve Miller, Ray Stevens, Huey Lewis & the News, etc.

― WeatheringD, Friday, 21 January 2005 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

ac/dc - money talks
kelis - millionaire
beatles - you never give me your money
screaming trees - dollar bill

― steven schenk (skenker), Friday, 21 January 2005 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

TOK - Money to Burn

Such a great song.

― Daniel Cohen (dayan), Friday, 21 January 2005 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Not that it's going to fly lyrically or anything, mind you.

― Daniel Cohen (dayan), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

jay-z "money, cash, hoes"
"bling bling"

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Friday, 21 January 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

eight years pass...

What is "the best things in life are free / but you can give them to the birds and bees" supposed to mean? Did they just pick two random things that happen to also be slang for sex?
This has bothered me for many years.

― Walter Galt, Tuesday, 12 February 2013 14:38 (thirteen years ago)

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