Money can't buy me love........

Oh Money, money...money..........We have such a love hate relationship. You dangle your wicked self in front of my face, and I crave to feel you in my hands. You buy me lots of nice things like a car, house, clothes, food, etc....but then you leave me wanting more and more. You are such a tease. You make me work for you, make me stress over you, make me love you, make me think of doing evil things just to have you slip into my pocket. You motivate me to get up in the morning, only to have me slave at a desk for most of the day and most of the week. You have imprisoned my soul. I am jealous of those who have more of you then they really need and yet jealous of those who can live life simply and not be bound to your seductive wicked ways.

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Let's face it....we all need money....hmm or do we? Well we need clothes (money) to leave the house. We need food (money) to have energy and strength to get by. We like to travel (money) and have a little excitement in our lives. We need shelter (money) to protect us from the elements, keep us safe, etc.

A piece of paper in many different colors, with many pictures and symbols is what gets us all these things that we want and need.

Wars have been fought over it, songs have been written about it, people rob, kill, steal for it. It saves lives, destroys lives.....its evil yet angelic.

As I will in many posts to come....leave you with songs related to this topic. Music is my life and gets me by....you will grow to know that if you don't already.


1. Money for Nothing - Dire StraitsNow look at them yo-yos thats the way you do it
You play the guitar on the mtv
That aint workin thats the way you do it
Money for nothin and chicks for free
2. Can't Buy me Love- The BealtesI’ll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give but what I got I’ll give to you
I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love
3. Taxman - The Beatles(if you drive a car, car;) – I’ll tax the street;
(if you try to sit, sit;) – I’ll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold, cold;) – I’ll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk, walk;) – I’ll tax your feet.

Now my advice for those who die, (taxman)
Declare the pennies on your eyes. (taxman)
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.

4. 9 to 5 - Dolly PartonTumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen;
pour myself a cup of ambition,
and yawn, and stretch, and try to come to life.
Jump in the shower, and the blood starts pumping;
out on the street, the traffic starts jumping,
with folks like me on the job from nine to five.

5. Money changes everything - Cyndi LauperShe said I’m sorry baby I’m leaving you tonight
I found someone new he’s waitin’ in the car outside
Ah honey how could you do it
We swore each other everlasting love
She said well yeah I know but when
We did–there was one thing we weren’t
Really thinking of and that’s money–
6. Money - Pink Floyd
Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay and youre okay.
Money, its a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think Ill buy me a football team.

7. Sixteen Tons - Merle TravisYou load sixteen tons, and what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don’t you call me, ’cause I can’t go;
I owe my soul to the company store…

8. Money, Money, Money - ABBAI work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay
Ain’t it sad
And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me
That’s too bad
In my dreams I have a plan
If I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn’t have to work at all, I’d fool around and have a ball

9. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band

This here’s a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers with nothin’ better to do
Than sit around the house, get high, and watch the tube
And here is what happened when they decided to cut loose

They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso
That’s where they ran into a great big hassle
Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
Bobbie Sue took the money and run
Go on take the money and run

10. I wanna be rich - Calloway

Cash cold that's what I need
These bill collectors they ring my phone
They bother me when I'm not at home
Ain't go no time to be fooling round
Feet touch the floors and I get on down, you see

I want money lots and lots of money
I want the pie in the sky
I want money lots and lots of money
So don't be asking me why