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Song «For The Love Of Money» von O'Jays.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1973 11 10 (Album), 1974 04 (Single)
Label: Philadelphia International Records KZ 32408
Songwriter Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff & Anthony Jackson
Produktion: Gamble-Huff
Genre: Afroamericana - Soul - Philadelphiasoul
Annotationen
Die berühmte Bassfigur, gespielt von Anthony Jackson, hatte einen grossen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung von Disco.
Personen und Querverweise
O'Jays
Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff
Anthony Jackson
Gamble-Huff
Lyrics
[Intro] Money money money money, money Money money money money, money Money money money money, money Money money money money, money Money money money money, money Money money money money, money [Verse 1] Some people got to have it, yeah, some people really need it Listen to me y'all, do things, do things, do things, bad things with it Well, you wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it, yeah, uh huh Talk about cash money, money Talk about cash money, dollar bills, y'all, come on now, yeah, yeah [Chorus] For the love of money, people will steal from their mother For the love of money, people will rob their own brother For the love of money, people can't even walk the street Because they never know who in the world they're gonna meet For that mean, oh mean, mean green Almighty dollar, cash money For the love of money, people will lie, rob, they will cheat For the love of money, people don't care who they hurt or beat For the love of money, a woman will sell her precious body For a small piece of paper it carries a lot of weight For that mean, mean, mean, mean, mean green Almighty dollar, talkin bout, talkin bout [Verse 2] I know that money is the root of all evil Do funny things to some people Give me a nickel, brother, can you spare a dime Money can drive some people out of their minds For the love of money, no good, no good, no good For the love of money, don't sell your soul for the money, no, no For the love of money, lay down, lay down, women will Money is the root of all evil Do funny things to some people Give me a nickel, brother, can you spare a dime Money can drive some people out of their minds [Chorus] For the love of money, got to have it, I really need it For the love of money, give it up, give it up, give it up, yeah For the love of money, got to have it, some people really need it For the love of money, give me, give me, give me, cash money For the love of money, I need, I need For the love of money, give me, give me, give me For the love of money For the love of money, how many things have I heard you say For the love of money, don't let it, don't let it, don't let money rule you For the love of money, how many things have I heard you say For the love of money, don't let it, don't let it, don't let money fool you For the love of money, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah For the love of money, got to have it, I really need it Save your soul, save your soul, don't sell it For that mean, mean, mean, mean green [Outro] People know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on tellin you, people know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on, changin, yeah, changin up your mind You keep on, you keep on, changin, yeah, changin up your mind People know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on tellin y'all, people know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on, changin, yeah, changin up your mind Changin, yeah, changin up your mind