| Dire Straits – Money For Nothing Lyrics | 1 month ago |
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Basically, the song is about appliance movers who are supposedly resentful of the fact they're stuck moving things while two yoyos (a stupid, insane, or unpredictable person. Basically, two nuts) get on a stage and play instruments. Personally, I don't think the movers were resentful or anything if it is indeed true that the lyrics are taken directly from thier conversation. Because I think the movers aren't actually resentful. The way they talk sounds more like begruding respect for what they've achieved. Basically "hey, good on those guys for getting a bunch of rich folks to pay you for Basically doing nothing! Even all the chicks love you!" ("Get your money for nothing and your chicks for free") The movers even seems to Lament the fact that they didn't learn any instruments themselves so they could get a piece of the pie. "I should have learned to play the guitar. I should have learned to play them drums" Like, now, I just think dire straights felt slighted at the movers calling what they do "not working" so they decided to paint the movers in a jealous light when it's less jealousy and more so reluctant admiration. So the song is more like dire straights stroking thier own ego/a form of revenge by calling said movers jealous as sort of a get back because the fact the movers perceived the band's efforts as scant to nill also hurt thier sense of self and/or pride. |
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