Money
Pink Floyd * Track #6 On The Dark Side of the Moon
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Money by Pink Floyd
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Roger WatersAbout
“Money” is a track from English progressive rock band Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Written by bassist Roger Waters, it opened side two of the original vinyl LP, and is the only song on the album to enter the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Money” is particularly notable for...
Money Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1: David Gilmour]
Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay, and you're okay
Money, it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
[Refrain]
New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team
[Verse 2: David Gilmour]
Money, get back
I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it's a hit
Ah, don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit
[Refrain]
I'm in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set
And I think I need a Learjet
[Saxophone Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3: David Gilmour]
Money, it's a crime
Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today
[Refrain]
But if you ask for a rise, it's no surprise that they're giving none away
[Outro: David Gilmour]
Away, away, away
Away, away, away
Away, ooh…
[Spoken Outro: Interview excerpts]
- Yeah – (chuckles) – I was in the right!
— Yes, absolutely in the right!
— I certainly was in the right!
— Yeah, I was definitely in the right; that geezer was cruising for a bruising!
— Yeah!
— Why does anyone do anything?
— I don't know, I was really drunk at the time…
— I was just telling him it was in, he could get it in number two. He was asking why it wasn't coming up on fader eleven. After, I was yelling and screaming and telling him why it wasn't coming up on fader eleven. It came to a heavy blow, which sorted the matter out....
Money Q&A
Who wrote Money's ?
Money was written by Roger Waters.
Who produced Money's ?
Money was produced by Pink Floyd.
When did Pink Floyd release Money?
Pink Floyd released Money on Thu Mar 01 1973.
What did Pink Floyd say about "Money"?
Roger Waters has spoken up about this track and its lyrical content, in a 1993 interview with magazine Observer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon.
“Money” interested me enormously. I remember thinking, ‘Well, this is it and I have to decide whether I’m really a socialist or...
Who created the sound effects loop at the beginning of the song?
Roger Waters came up with the idea, and Nick Mason helped him to create the sounds during the demo stage at Waters' home. In his autobiography, Mason explained how the process was carried out:
I had drilled holes in old pennies and then threaded them on to strings. They gave one sound on the loop...
What have the artists said about the making of the song?
In an interview with Louder Sound, David Gilmour comments:
I knew there had to be a song about money in the piece, and I thought the tune could be about money,“ says Waters. Having decided that, it was extremely easy to make up a seven-beat intro that went well with it. Roger and I constructed the...