“Oh, Money!” is the opening track on Robots and Wranglers, which launches the listener into the duo’s new synthpop sound. Allison Iraheta wrote this song from her personal experiences with keeping a touring band solvent. She said in an interview with Variety:
Being a do-it-yourself kind of band, it...
It's everything you want and need
It's everything you want and need as demanded
Turns every page with your D or C understanding
Then it throws you away, throws you away, throws you away
And tears you down to nothing 'til you're broken
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
It's what you want
It's what you want
It brings you touch when you have no one
And tells your aching heart that it ain't frozen
Then it throws you away, throws you away, throws you away
With sadness signed A-L-L-I-S-O-N
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
They say money is the root of all evil
We say money is the fruit of our ego
It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's all lies
It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's all lies (It's what you want)
It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie
Oh, it's what you want
(It's what you want)
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
Oh, money, oh, money, oh, money, oh, money
It's what you want
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Money
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Oh, Money! was written by Allison Iraheta & Matthew Hager.
Oh, Money! was produced by Matthew Hager & Allison Iraheta.
Both Allison Iraheta and Matthew Hager explained the song’s evolution in a 2018 interview:
That one went through many versions – We had a few fun “discovery moments” in the studio. Writing this album with Matthew has been one of the best experiences of my life
I have never been this hands-on and...