# What are some songs about money? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816 "2000-12-09T22:04:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/1 "2000-12-09T22:04:34Z")
My dad’s putting together a motivational money CD for his work and we need some help coming up with songs that have to do with money. So far we have: Money (That’s What I Want) by Barrett Strong Money by Pink Floyd Money for Nothing by Dire Straits Material Girl by Madonna I Wanna Be Rich by Calloway What are some other good, reasonably well-known songs about money? Preferably not Anthrax or Big Tymerz or something like that, but more pop-y or oldies type stuff. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/2 "2000-12-09T22:11:19Z")
“For The Love Of Money” by the O’Jays “Money Don’t Matter 2Nite” by Prince “All That Money Wants” by Psychadelic Furs “Gimme Some Money” by Spinal Tap ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/3 "2000-12-09T22:18:51Z")
Money Money Money (Abba) It’s Your Money I’m After Baby (The Wonder Stuff) Money Changes Everything (The Brains) Money’s Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red) does Can’t Buy Me Love count? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/4 "2000-12-09T22:21:28Z")
**Brass In Pocket** by The Pretenders? (tenuous, I know) ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Sang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee7513/32.png) [@Le\_Sang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Sang)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/5 "2000-12-09T22:22:28Z")
i dunno if this one works for you, but in my case… George Gershwin’s “I Got Plenty O’ Nuthin’” ---
**Author:** ![Kerrigan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/49beb7/32.png) [@Kerrigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kerrigan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/6 "2000-12-09T22:25:52Z")
How about some pessimistic country? “All the Gold in California” ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/7 "2000-12-09T22:26:06Z")
“It’s All About the Benjamins” by Shit Heady…er…Puff Daddy. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/8 "2000-12-09T22:33:55Z")
“Just Got Paid” --ZZ Top ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/9 "2000-12-09T22:35:17Z")
“Money Talks” - AC/DC “Just Got Paid” - from some R&B group in the 80s Then there’s that tune from 42nd Street (the play). “We’re in the Money” or something like that. Can’t remember the exact name of the tune. You know, you can get into trouble being a heterosexual in New York City with any sort of knowledge of show tunes… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/10 "2000-12-09T22:40:01Z")
“If I had a Million Dollars” by Barenakedladies ---
**Author:** ![Brood\_McEto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/65b543/32.png) [@Brood\_McEto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brood_McEto)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/11 "2000-12-09T22:41:09Z")
green and gold - eminem ‘infinite’ ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/12 "2000-12-09T23:16:15Z")
Money, from Caberet ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/13 "2000-12-10T00:45:03Z")
“Can’t Buy Me Love”, The Beatles, 1964 “Your Cash Ain’t Nothing But Trash”, Steve Miller Band, 1974, & The Clovers, 1954 “Pay to the Piper”, Chairmen of the Board, 1971 “I.O.U.”, Jimmy Dean, 1976 “Taxi”, Harry Chapin, 1972 “Money (That’s what I want)”, Flying Lizards, 1980 “Gold”, John Stewart, 1979 ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/14 "2000-12-10T00:49:16Z")
Got Your Money - ODB ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/15 "2000-12-10T00:51:49Z")
If I was a rich man, deedledidledeedledoodle etc ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/16 "2000-12-10T01:02:09Z")
Monty Python’s Money Song I’ve got ninety thousand pounds in my pajamas. I’ve got forty thousand French francs in my fridge. I’ve got lots of lovely lira, Now the Deutschmark’s getting dearer, And my dollar bills would buy the Brooklyn Bridge. There is nothing quite as wonderful as money! There is nothing quite as beautiful as cash! Some people say it’s folly, but I’d rather have the lolly, With money you can make a smash! There is nothing quite as wonderful as money! There is nothing like a newly minted pound! Everyone must hanker for the butchness of a banker, It’s accountancy that makes the world go round! You can keep your Marxist ways, for it’s only just a phase… Money, money, money makes the world go round!!! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money!!! ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/17 "2000-12-10T01:46:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GuanoLad \* > \*\*If I was a rich man, deedledidledeedledoodle etc > \*\* All day long I’d deedledidledum if I were a rich, rich man… [sub]I can’t believe I didn’t think to post this one first[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Ad\_Noctum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@Ad\_Noctum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_Noctum)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/18 "2000-12-10T04:56:11Z")
“all about the Benjiman’s” – Puff Daddy “More Money, More problems” – Puff Daddy ---
**Author:** ![guitarmax\_99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@guitarmax\_99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitarmax_99)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/19 "2000-12-10T05:33:46Z")
“We’re In The Money” “Money Machine” by James Taylor “Tax Man” by The Beatles “Get A Job” “She Works Hard For The Money” How about “God Bless The Child”, or Billy Joel’s “Allentown” That oughta be great for a motivational peice! Nothing like calling economic disparity to the attention of corporate employees! Hey while we’re at it, there has to be some good cuts from Springstein’s “Nebraska” Album. ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816/20 "2000-12-10T05:46:16Z")
“Money changes everything” by Cindi Lauper “Moneys too tight to mention” by Simply Red [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-songs-about-money/44816.md?page=2)