This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Green will never let you down
You can bet your life on that
Win the bet and buy a crown
'Cause when pushin' comes to shove
Money conquers faith and love
You can buy 'em up for nothing down
(Chorus)
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Sell your soul at cost
Buy the bar another round
Make yourself the boss
Pay your worker's shit and tax the ground
'Cause when money is your friend
Then the party never ends
Hire a crew and you can paint the town
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
You can bet your life on that
Win the bet and buy a crown
'Cause when pushin' comes to shove
Money conquers faith and love
You can buy 'em up for nothing down
(Chorus)
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Sell your soul at cost
Buy the bar another round
Make yourself the boss
Pay your worker's shit and tax the ground
'Cause when money is your friend
Then the party never ends
Hire a crew and you can paint the town
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Money makes the world go round and round
Round and around
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe, edited by ALonelyWeeaboo
Money Lyrics as written by Brian Kenig Mazzaferri
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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One of their best songs, I think. :D
Definitely their best! And it's even amazing live
Doesn't really need a lot of explaining to interpret this song, as it explains itself clearly. Its all about money, derp. Today we use it, we need it, it makes us, it takes us, and so on and so fourth with the analogies that aren't really that hard to live by.
We just deal with it and live with the requirement, when we were born it wasn't a prerequisite. Though at a certain age it becomes more than just that.
Comments about shitty bosses, about shitty government, everything basically. But when it breaks down to it, the song is just saying that everything would be in chaos if we suddenly didn't have money. If the world's money just disapeared what would things turn to? Chaos. Its because love, faith, bosses, corporations, everything we live by today doesn't matter. Money is the back-bone of all of it. - Along with many other things of course, but money is the most contreversial debatably.