Money
This song has its genesis with the earlier "Money, Money, Money", which although never recorded, was featured in the 1974 songbook, That's Not the Way It's Got to Be. This reworking retains the basic melodic structure of "Money, Money, Money" but extends it, while also changing the thrust of the lyric into a song about financiers, bankers, landlords and so on - all obsessed by the same thing.
The only known recording was made live in 1981, with Leon directing the audience on how to harmonise the underlying "money, money, money" figure which runs beneath the verses.
The only known recording was made live in 1981, with Leon directing the audience on how to harmonise the underlying "money, money, money" figure which runs beneath the verses.
Recordings
Sheet music
- Bringing the News from Nowhere p154 (Listed as "Money, Money, Money")