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,
Money
(Money)
Lie for it
Spy for it
Kill for it
Die for it
So you call it trust
But I say it's just
In the devil's game
Of greed and lust
They don't care
They'd do me for the money
They don't care
They use me for the money
So you go to church
Read the holy word
In the scheme of life
It's all absurd
They don't care
They'd kill for the money
Do or dare
The thrill for the money
You're saluting the flag
Your country trusts you
Now you're wearing a badge
You're called the "Just Few"
And you're fighting the wars
A soldier must do
I'll never betray or deceive you my friend but
If you show me the cash
Then I will take it
If you tell me to cry
Then I will fake it
If you give me a hand
Then I will shake it
You'd do anything for money
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Insurance?
Where did your loyalties lie?
Is that your alibi?
I don't think so
You don't care
You'd do her for the money
Say it's fair
You sue her for the money
Want your pot of gold
Need the Midas touch
Bet you sell your soul
'Cause your God is such
You don't care
You kill for the money
Do or dare
The thrill for the money
Are you infected with the same disease of lust, gluttony and greed?
Then watch the ones
With the biggest smiles
The idle jabbers
'Cause they're the backstabbers
If you know it's a lie
Then you will swear it
If you give it with guilt
Then you will bear it
If it's taking a chance
Then you will dare it
You'd do anything for money
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
You say you wouldn't do it
For all the money in the world
I don't think so
If you show me the man
Then I will sell him
If you ask me to lie
Then I will tell him
If you're stealing with God
Then you will hell him
You do anything for money
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
(Money)
Lie for it
Spy for it
Kill for it
Die for it
So you call it trust
But I say it's just
In the devil's game
Of greed and lust
They don't care
They'd do me for the money
They don't care
They use me for the money
So you go to church
Read the holy word
In the scheme of life
It's all absurd
They don't care
They'd kill for the money
Do or dare
The thrill for the money
You're saluting the flag
Your country trusts you
Now you're wearing a badge
You're called the "Just Few"
And you're fighting the wars
A soldier must do
I'll never betray or deceive you my friend but
If you show me the cash
Then I will take it
If you tell me to cry
Then I will fake it
If you give me a hand
Then I will shake it
You'd do anything for money
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Insurance?
Where did your loyalties lie?
Is that your alibi?
I don't think so
You don't care
You'd do her for the money
Say it's fair
You sue her for the money
Want your pot of gold
Need the Midas touch
Bet you sell your soul
'Cause your God is such
You don't care
You kill for the money
Do or dare
The thrill for the money
Are you infected with the same disease of lust, gluttony and greed?
Then watch the ones
With the biggest smiles
The idle jabbers
'Cause they're the backstabbers
If you know it's a lie
Then you will swear it
If you give it with guilt
Then you will bear it
If it's taking a chance
Then you will dare it
You'd do anything for money
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
You say you wouldn't do it
For all the money in the world
I don't think so
If you show me the man
Then I will sell him
If you ask me to lie
Then I will tell him
If you're stealing with God
Then you will hell him
You do anything for money
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
Anything
Anything
Anything for money
Would lie for you
Would die for you
Even sell my soul to the devil
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"You're saluting the flag Your country trusts you Now you're wearing a badge You're called the "Just Few" And you're fighting the wars A soldier must do I'll never betray or deceive you my friend but... If you show me the cash Then I will take it If you tell me to cry Then I will fake it If you give me a hand Then I will shake it You'll do anything for money... "
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one word only: ILLUMINATI .
Go google it, and time to Wake Up! this song is essentially talking about it, in the very deepest truth!
lol
and it follows "D.S." on the history album, i believe myself that its an indirect hit at dom sneddon again.... maybe im wrong, but i always thought this.
I agree with you, its definetly another shot at "Dom Sheldon"
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he is talking about the illuminati, all the puppets they have, all the famous people who we look up to and in worst cases "worship" some superstar.. they will do anything to have money and be famous, even sell their soul to the devil, like he sings.. everything is made by the government.. we know what they want us to know :/
Or a hit at his accusers. 'the idle jabbers, cause their the backstabbers' Money is the root of all evil.
OMG IM LISTENIN TO THIS SONG ON MY IPOD RIGHT NOW. ANYWAYS I THINK WHAT HES TRIN TO SAY IS PEOPLE JUST USE YOU FOR THE MONEY THATS ALL THEY WANT FROM YOU. LISTEN TO THE LYRIC INCREDIBLE.
MONNEY LIE FOR IT SPY FOR IT KILL FOR IT DIE FOR IT
SO YOU CALL IT TRUST BUT I SAY ITS JUST IN THE DEVILS GAME OF GREED AND LUST THEY DONT CARE THEY'D DO ME FOR THE MONEY THEY DONT CARE THEY USE ME FOR THE MONEY SO YOU GO TO CHURCH READ THE HOLD WORD IN THE SCHEME OF LIFE ITS ALL ABUSURD THEY DONT CARE THEY'D KILL YOU FOR THE MONEY DO OR DARE THE THRILL FOR THE MONEY YOURE SALITING YOUR FLAG YOUR COUNTRY TRUST YOU NOW YOU WEAR A BADGE YOU'RE CALLED THE "JUST FEW" AND YOU'RE FIGHTING THE WARS A SOLDIER MUST DO I'LL NEVER BETRAY OR DECIEVE YOU MY FREIND BUT IF YOU SHOW ME THE CASH THEN I WILL TAKE IT IF YOU TELL ME TO CRY THEN I WILL FAKE IT IF YOU GIVE ME YOUR HAND THEN I WILL SHAKE IT YOU DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY
ANYTHING ANYTHING ANYTHING FOR MONEY WOULD LIE FOR YOU DIE FOR YOU EVEN SELL MY SOUL TO THE DEVIL ANYTHING ANYTHING ANYTHING FOR MONEY LIE FOR YOU DIE FOR YOU EVEN SELL MY SOULD TO THE DEVIL
AND ETC THE LYRICS ARE SO LONG TO TYPE BUT ANYWAY THE ARE AWSEOME LYRICS