Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

[philipdalton]

Money was too tight to mention for Simply Red's Mick Hucknall back in recession-hit 1985. Similarly, Elton John sang 'don't have much money' in his early hit 'Your Song'. Both these artists are loaded nowadays. Can anyone else think of any rich mainstream artists who've pleaded poverty in their songs at any stage?

[Richard1978]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

I can think of a few, mostly quite old:

Ray Charles - Busted

The Kinks - Dead End Street

Abba - Money Money Money

The Proclaimers - Lady Luck

[amethyst]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

Money for nothing-Dire Straights
We gotta get out of this place-Animals
Down and Out-Bobby Womack

[philipdalton]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

Another one I can think of is Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' (in which she dreams of owning one) but I wouldn't like to say whether she could be described as wealthy or not.

[DSCOMAN]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

flying lizards - money
pink floyd - money
stylistics - cant give you anything but my love

[amethyst]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

flying lizards - money
pink floyd - money
stylistics - cant give you anything but my love

Money -Pink Floyd one line in the song says
Im alright Jack

[philipdalton]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

Money -Pink Floyd one line in the song saysIm alright Jack

I used to have the 'Dark Side of the Moon' album which has this song on it and I would say personally it was a song about being loaded, not poor.

[philipdalton]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

I used to have the 'Dark Side of the Moon' album which has this song on it and I would say personally it was a song about being loaded, not poor.

Do these lyrics seem to be describing being in a difficult situation financially to you?


money
get away.
Get a good job with good pay and you're okay.
money
it's a gas.
Grab that cash
with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.

Money, get back.
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, it's a hit.
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.
I'm in the high-fidelity first class travelling
set
And I think I need a Lear jet.

Money, it's a crime.
share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie.
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today.
But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're
giving none away.

"HuHuh! I was in the right!"
"Yes, absolutely in the right!"
"I certainly was in the right!"
"You was definitely in the right. That geezer was
cruising for a
bruising!"
"Yeah!"
"Why does anyone do anything?"
"I don't know, I was really drunk at the time!"
"I was just telling him, he couldn't get into number 2. He was asking
why he wasn't coming up on freely, after I was yelling and
screaming and telling him why he wasn't coming up on freely.
It came as a heavy blow, but we sorted the matter out"

[Richard1978]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

The Beatles also made a song called The Taxman, but I'm not sure what they lyrics are.

[philipdalton]

Re: Wealthy Artists Who've Sung About Not Having Much Money in the Past

The Beatles also made a song called The Taxman, but I'm not sure what they lyrics are.

The Beatles sang 'I don't care too much for money 'cos money can't buy me love' so even though they weren't specifically singing about being poor they were extolling the virtues of it.