# background talking Money & Spill the Wine" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** wine\ **Created:** [May 25, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459 "2007-05-25T05:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/1 "2007-05-25T05:28:12Z")
In the sond “Spill the Wine” by War, there is a girl speaking Spanish- what does she say? And at the end of the song “Money” by Pink Floyd there is a conversation, one line goes “But I certainly was in the race…” Anyone have more? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/2 "2007-05-25T05:39:25Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] And at the end of the song “Money” by Pink Floyd there is a conversation, one line goes “But I certainly was in the race..” Anyone have more? [/QUOTE] It’s not a conversation, but, rather, spoken responses to written questions that were recorded, then used at various points on that album. IIRC, the voices heard at that point were answering the question “When was the last time you were in a fight, and were you in the right?” ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/3 "2007-05-25T05:41:12Z")
Could it be “I certainly was in the right”? Lyrics found from a Google search [here](http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Pink-Floyd/Money.html) might help. Can’t help with _Spill the Wine_ though. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/4 "2007-05-25T09:47:38Z")
Wikipedia on the [voices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_side_of_the_moon#Voices) heard on _Dark Side of the Moon_: > [@](#): > > Snippets of dialogue between and over the top of the songs are also featured on the recording. Roger Waters devised a method of interviewing people, whereby questions were printed on flashcards in sequential order and the subject’s responses were recorded uninterrupted. The questions related to central themes of the album such as madness, violence, and death. Participants were commandeered from around Abbey Road, placed in the darkened studio in front of a microphone, and told to answer the questions in the order which they were presented. This provoked some surprising responses to subsequent questions. For example, the question “When was the last time you were violent?” was immediately followed by “Were you in the right?” _Spill the Wine_: The woman speaking Spanish in the background was Eric Burdon’s girlfriend. • _Es una cosa de locos, pero asi es, bueno, pero todas las cosas estan azul, azul, porque estoy ???_ (It’s a crazy people thing, but that’s how it is, ok, but everything in blue, blue, because I am ..???) • _Sí aqui, pero yo no estoy aqui, mi cuerpo no esta aqui, esta volando volando, verdad, afuera_ (Yes here, but I am not here my body is not here my body is flying flying, right, outside) • _Aqui estoy con mis padres..???..es mi onda_ (I am here with my parents…???..it’s my deal..) • _…???..tengo, tengo_ (???..I have…) • _Y esa mujer que le encanta…???.._ (And this woman likes…???) ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/5 "2007-05-25T13:11:17Z")
Sometimes ya gotta wait 37 years to learn something you’ve always wondered about. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/6 "2007-05-25T18:11:30Z")
Thank you all, specially Walloon and Starving Artist. 🆒 As you might imagine I was on a long car trip, playing some great classic Rock and Roll, and my mind wouldn’t let go of these questions. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/7 "2007-05-25T18:30:03Z")
Near as I can figure, with the help of Babelfish, the “Italian song” in _Saturday in the Park_ goes “Hey, mister, it is as if…” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/8 "2007-05-25T18:37:07Z")
Forgot the Italian: _"Hey, gumbarre, è se narde_…" Still haven’t figured out _narde_. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/9 "2007-05-25T18:47:18Z")
Hmm…maybe it’s supposed to be _Hey, gumbarre, è se arde…_ (Hey, mister, it is if it burns…) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/10 "2007-05-26T02:08:15Z")
I just wanted to say that I have once or twice considered changing my screen name to **Overfed, Log-Haired Leaping Gnome**. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/11 "2007-05-26T04:49:28Z")
Then answer me this: What’s the phone conversation in G’n’R’s cover of “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door?” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/12 "2007-05-26T08:03:59Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Rieux] I just wanted to say that I have once or twice considered changing my screen name to **Overfed, Log-Haired Leaping Gnome**. [/QUOTE] Isn’t it “Overfed, Lo **n** g-Haired Leaping Gnome”? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/background-talking-money-spill-the-wine/405459/13 "2007-05-26T08:10:09Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Isn’t it “Overfed, Lo **n** g-Haired Leaping Gnome”? 😛 [/QUOTE] Whoa, man,that’s even better! :smack: