Today is super fun Tuesday. Ok maybe not, but to help get you through the day here’s a fun list of the top 15 songs about money from as many different genres as I could pull from the top of my head. Not all of these songs are PG rated so don’t download them and play them to your kids when they get home from school (but most are). I can’t actually say if all time, but these are the ones that stuck in my head.
15. Sell Out, Reel Big Fish
“Sell out, with me oh yea, sell out, with me tonight
record company’s gonna give me lots of money and
everything’s gonna be. (all right)”
14. Ride with me, Nelly
“if you wanna go and take a ride wit me
we’re 3-wheelin in the 4 with the gold d’s
oh why do i live this way
(hey) (must be the money)”
13. For the Love of Money, The Ojays
“Money money money money, money (x6)
Some people got to have it
Some people really need it
Listen to me y’all, do things, do things, do bad things with it
You wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it
Talk about cash money, money
Talk about cash money- dollar bills, yall”
12. The Sweetest Girl, Wyclef Jean
“Cos’ I’ma tell you like Wu told me
Cash rules everything around me
Singin’ dollar dollar bill y’all (dollar, dollar bill y’all)
Singin’ dollar dollar bill y’all (dollar, dollar bill y’all)”
11. All about the Benjamins, P Diddy
“Now… what y’all wanna do?
Wanna be ballers? Shot-callers?
Brawlers — who be dippin in the Benz wit the spoilers
On the low from the Jake in the Taurus
Tryin to get my hands on some Grants like Horace
Yeah livin the raw deal, three course meals
Spaghetti, fettucini, and veal”
10. She works hard for the money, Donna Summer
“She works hard for the money
so hard for it honey
she works hard for the money
so you better treat her right”
9. Puttin on the Ritz
“Have you seen the well-to-do up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare with their noses in the air
High hats and Arrow collars white spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime for a wonderful time”
8. Money Talks, AC/DC
“Come on, come on, love me for the money
Come on, come on, listen to the moneytalk
Come on, come on, love me for the money
Come on, come on, listen to the moneytalk”
7. Money, Beatles
“The best things in life are free
But you can keep it for the birds and bees.
Now gimme money (that’s what I want)
That’s what I want (that’s what I want)
That’s what I want, ye-ye-yeh,
That’s what I want.”
6. If I had a million dollars, Bare Naked Ladies
“If I had a million dollars
I’d buy you a house
If I had a million dollars
I’d buy you furniture for your house
(Maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars
Well, I’d buy you a K-Car
(A nice Reliant automobile)
If I had a million dollars I’d buy your love”
5. Take the Money and Run, Steve Miller Band
“They got the money, hey
You know they got away
They headed down south and theyre still running today
Singin go on take the money and run”
4. Why Dont You Get a Job, Offspring
“I guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
To keep her bill collectors at bay
I guess all his money, well it isn’t enough
Cause that girl’s got expensive taste”
3. Cant tell me nothing, Kanye West
“I had a dream I can buy my way to heaven
When I awoke, I spent that on a necklace.
I told God I’d be back in a second,
Man It’s so hard not to act reckless.
To whom much is given much is tested.”
2. Money for Nothing, Dire Straits
“Now look at them yo-yos thats the way you do it
You play the guitar on the mtv
That aint workin thats the way you do it
Money for nothin”
1. Money, Pink Floyd
“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.”
What can I say, Money, its a gas! So what are YOUR favorite songs about money? Or at least what did I miss?
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