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King of Comedy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Make your money with a suit and tie
Make your money with shrewd denial
Make your money expert advice
If you can wing it
Make your money with a power ply
Make your money with a buyout bribe
You can lie
As long as you mean it
[Chorus 1]
I'm not king of comedy
Grease the pig, give a squeeze
(Squeeze me)
[Verse 2]
Make your money with exploitation
Make it holy illumination
Say a prayer at every station
Don't forget to ask for mercy
Make your money with a pretty face
Make it easy with product placement
Make it charged with controversy
I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi
[Chorus 2]
I'm not king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
[Verse 3]
Make your money, make it rich
Make it young and make it quick
Make your money on the jukebox, baby
Let's pick up sticks
Make your enemies make your moves
Make your critics fumble through
Make it smart and make it schmooze
Make it look easy
[Chorus 2]
I'm not king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
I'm not your movie screen
[Outro]
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
(All together now)
King of Comedy Q&A
Who wrote King of Comedy's ?
King of Comedy was written by Mike Mills & Peter Buck & Bill Berry & Michael Stipe.
Who produced King of Comedy's ?
King of Comedy was produced by R.E.M. & Scott Litt.
When did R.E.M. release King of Comedy?
R.E.M. released King of Comedy on Tue Sep 27 1994.
What did R.E.M. say about "King of Comedy"?
In a 2014 interview with Newsweek, Michael Stipe confirmed that the song takes its title from Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film The King of Comedy.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with how the song turned out:
I was really stretching as a lyricist and shooting for something outside my realm, my range,...