There are a few subjects that are pillars of rock and roll music — cars, girls, good times (nudge nudge wink wink) — and tonight we cash in on one: money. In Lesson 167 of the 101 Series, we spend our time with some of the best songs about money we could get our filthy hands on. Cash, bread, bucks, bacon, dough, clams, quid, dollar dollar bills y’all: we got them all in the bag.
PLAYLIST:
MONEY: PINK FLOYD (THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON)
IT’S MONEY THAT MATTERS: RANDY NEWMAN (LAND OF DREAMS)
DOLLAR BILL BLUES: TOWNES VAN ZANDT (FLYIN’ SHOES)
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?: BING CROSBY (THE ESSENTIAL-THE COLUMBIA YEARS)
CASH ON THE BARREL HEAD: THE LOUVIN BROTHERS (ENCORE)
C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTING AROUND ME): WU-TANG CLAN FT. METHOD MAN (ENTER THE WU-TANG(36 CHAMBERS))
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY: ABBA (ABBA GOLD)
2 DOLLARS AND 99 CENTS: BOB DYLAN & THE BAND (THE BASEMENT TAPES COMPLETE; BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 11)
MONEY (THAT’S WHAT I WANT): BARRETT STRONG (20TH CENTURY MASTERS)
BILLING DOLLAR BABIES: ALICE COOPER (BILLION DOLLAR BABIES)
TAKE THE MONEY THE RUN: STEVE MILLER (FLY LIKE AND EAGLE)
MONEYTALKS: AC/DC (THE RAZORS EDGE)
WRINKLED, CRINKLED, WADDED DOLLAR BILL: JOHNNY CASH (HELLO, I’M JOHNNY CASH)
MONEY, MONEY: GRATEFUL DEAD (FROM THE MARS HOTEL)
FIFTY CENTS: LOUIS JORDAN (BILLS/FIFTY CENTS SINGLE)
MONEY HONEY: THE DRIFTERS (WITH CLYDE MCPHATTER) (CLYDE MCPHATTER & THE DRIFTERS)
JUST GOT PAID: ZZ TOP (RIO GRANDE MUD)
DOLLAR BILL: SCREAMING TREES (SWEET OBLIVION)
BALLAD OF FORTY DOLLARS: TOM T. HALL (COUNTRY CLASSICS; AMERICAN LEGENDS TOM T. HALL)
PAID IN FULL: RAKIM & ERIC B. W/ MARLEY MARL (PAID IN FULL)
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY: UTOPIA (SWING TO THE RIGHT)
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