This one has always been one of my favorites: It's 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 For the love of money People will steal from their mother For the love of money People will rob their own brother For the love of money People can't even walk the street Because they never know who in the world they're gonna beat For that lean, mean, mean green Almighty dollar, money For the love of money People will lie, Lord, they will cheat For the love of money People don't care who they hurt or beat For the love of money A woman will sell her precious body For a small piece of paper it carries a lot of weight Call it lean, mean, mean green Almighty dollar I know money is the root of all evil Do funny things to some people Give me a nickel, brother can you spare a dime Money can drive some people out of their minds Got to have it, I really need it How many things have I heard you say Some people really need it How many things have I heard you say Got to have it, I really need it How many things have I heard you say Lay down, lay down, a woman will lay down For the love of money All for the love of money Don't let, don't let, don't let money rule you For the love of money Money can change people sometimes Don't let, don't let, don't let money fool you Money can fool people sometimes People! Don't let money, dont let money change you, it will keep on changing, changing up your mind. more OJays Lyrics
And let's not forget the Allman bro. band with Midnight rider...part of the chorus is: "I've got one more silver dollar"
Ok Old Dan you hit the Money jackpot Of course I will not be typing the lyrics or I be here all nite Can't Buy Me Love-Beatles Mony Mony-Tommy James & the Shondells Ain't Got No Money-Bob Seger Money Money Money-Abbas Money for Nothing-Dire Straits She works hard for the Money-Donna Summer Money Money-Grateful Dead Right on the Money-Alan Jackson Money Lyrics-Pink Floyd A fool & his Money-Wang Chung All my money back-Blues Brothers All you've got is money-Grand Funk Railroad Big Fat money-Van Halen Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper And there are many many more out thar, but it wouldn't be much fun if I told yawl all them would it??
Can't believe no one has mentioned one of my favorites-- "Here's a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares!" Of course it costs more than a quarter to make a phone call anymore, if you can even find a pay phone! Rachel
Hey Krya I like that song alot too, do you remember another song that went, "Hey's my number and a dime, call me any time".
Then there was old Bing Crosby and his song, "I found a Million Dollar Baby (at a five and ten cent store) Well, Bing isn't here any more, and neither are any of the old five and dimes. Am I the only one who remembers such things?
Old Dan, I remember getting our school supplies every August at the 5 & 10 up the block in the late 60s to 70s in NYC. Bill
Hey Dan - re-read the 6th post in this thread! I think the post-bankruptcy K-Mart is the only direct descendant of the five and dimes from our youth. The old K-Mart used to be Kresge, many decades ago.
Well I could come up with a bunch of 'em, but here's one that's playing on the stereo right now ..... Hey, hey, my, my Rock n' roll will never die Just hang your hair down in your eyes You'll make a million dollars "Talking Seattle Grunge Blues" - Todd Snider
Another oldie Got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill an I know a spot right over the hill there's ice cold pop and the dancing is free so come on pretty baby come along with me singing Hey good looking whatch you got cookin hows about cookin something up with me!
This one even mentions some mints . "Take for example when you go to the movies these days, you know. They try to sell you this jumbo drink, 8 extra ounces of watered down Cherry Coke for an extra 25 cents. I don't want it. I don't want that much organziation in my life. I don't want other people thinking for me. I want my Junior Mints. Where did the Junior Mints go in the movies! I don't want a 12 lb. Nestle's Crunch for 25 dollars! I want Junior Mints." Fruitcakes--Jimmy Buffett
Just the sound of coins hitting the cashier's box is music to me! Just like from the Pink Floyd song...
It Stoned Me (Van Morrison) Half a mile from the county fair And the rain keep pourin' down Me and Billy standin' there With a silver half a crown Hands are full of a fishin' rod And the tackle on our backs We just stood there gettin' wet With our backs against the fence Oh, the water Oh, the water Oh, the water Hope it don't rain all day Chorus: And it stoned me to my soul Stoned me just like Jelly Roll And it stoned me And it stoned me to my soul Stoned me just like goin' home And it stoned me Then the rain let up and the sun came up And we were gettin' dry Almost let a pick-up truck nearly pass us by So we jumped right in and the driver grinned And he dropped us up the road We looked at the swim and we jumped right in Not to mention fishing poles Oh, the water Oh, the water Oh, the water Let it run all over me Chorus On the way back home we sang a song But our throats were getting dry Then we saw the man from across the road With the sunshine in his eyes Well he lived all alone in his own little home With a great big gallon jar There were bottles too, one for me and you And he said Hey! There you are Oh, the water Oh, the water Oh, the water Get it myself from the mountain stream
"But," says he, 'My fine fellows, if you will enlist Ten guineas in gold I'll stick in your fist And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust And drink the king's health in the morning.'" Arther McBride--Bob Dylan
This last remind me of an old Chad Mitchell Trio song: It's your duty to stop a bullet, A soldier's job they say. So when you stop a bullet, Then they stop your pay.
If you sent a private message to Sylvester,he will tell you,as the Owl & the Pussy-cat story mentions a 5 Pounds banknote (English,of course.).
