I have been inspired by some recent posts over at Budgets are Sexy outlining some lyrical lessons from two recent pop song hits. It got me thinking about other songs about money that might help motivate and inspire you. Here’s my list of money songs, business, and work songs come to mind:
Money Songs
Here are our six favorites!
Money for Nothing – Dire Straits (1985)
Now look at them yo-yo’s that’s the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it
Money for nothin’ and chicks for free
Takin’ Care Of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive (1973)
You can get to work by nine
And start your slaving job to get your pay
If you ever get annoyed
Look at me I’m self-employed
I love to work at nothing all day
Gold Digger – Kanye West (2005)
(She gives me money)
Now I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger (when I’m in need)
But she ain’t messin’ with no broke n……
(She gives me money)
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys (1985)
I’ve got the brains, you’ve got the looks
Let’s make lots of money
You’ve got the brawn, I’ve got the brains
Let’s make lots of money
Money – Pink Floyd (1973)
Best lyrics:
Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and your O.K.
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
She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer (1983)
She works hard for the money
So hard for it honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
U2 – Silver & Gold (1989)
No real tie to money within the song lyrics, as the title would suggest. Just one of my favorite bands of all time and I have some cool pictures to share.
What’s your favorite themed money songs?
Brian is a Dad, husband, and an IT professional by trade. A Personal Finance Blogger since 2013. Who, with his family, has successfully paid off over $100K worth of consumer debt. Now that Brian is debt-free, his mission is to help his three children prepare for their financial lives and educate others to achieved financial success. Brian is involved in his local community. As a Financial Committee Chair with the Board of Education of his local school district, he has helped successfully launch a K-12 financial literacy program in a six thousand student district.
Nice links and some great songs in there. As far as Gold Digger is concerned, the whole third verse is absolute “gold”:
Now I ain’t saying you’re a gold digger you got needs
You don’t want your dude to smoke but he can’t buy weed
You got out to eat and he can’t pay you all can’t leave
There’s dishes in the back, he gotta roll up his sleeves
But why you all washing watch him
He gone make it into a Benz out of that Datsun
He got that ambition, baby, look in his eyes
This week he mopping floors next week it’s the fries
So, stick by his side
I know this dude’s balling but yeah that’s nice
And they gonna keep calling and trying
But you stay right girl
But when you get on he leave your ass for a white girl
I’m a big Dire Straits fan so I’ve got to go with Money for Nothing! I’m jealous of your seats at the U2 concert, they are on my list to see! Keep up the good work Brian!
U2 is so worth it. We got the seat from being in the fan club. The floor seat were cheaper then most others.
I’ll go with “All The Money I Had is Gone” by Deep Dark Woods.
I’ll have to give it a listen.
I like this post! Money is important, as we can clearly see (hear?) by how many songs have some reference to money in them. Or, in the case of these, money seems to be the main theme.
There have been a few songs where I’ve noticed some lines about money that caused my personal finance alarms to go off. A Katy Perry song talked about maxing out credit cards on a Friday night, and a Nicki Minaj song mentioned not paying rent. So, of course I had to post about each 🙂
Thanks! There are so many.
How about an anti-money song? Royals by Lorde.
“We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows that we’re fine with this
We didn’t come from money”
Some pretty great songs in that list!