Song. |
Comment |
Youtube link (if I can find one) |
Introduction - it's all about money |
Money (Pink Floyd) |
One of the two classics on everyone's money playlist |
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Fame or money (Status Quo) |
Much under-rated classic rock |
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Money (Michael Jackson) |
Relatively little known, which is odd considering how rich he was |
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Money! (Monty Python) |
Just the song, not the whole 'Money program' sketch |
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Money, money, money (Abba) |
The other classic that everyone thinks of |
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Money (Thats what I want) (Flying Lizards) |
Much better than the Barrett Strong original in my view - soulessly intense! |
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Material Girl (Madonna) |
We have to have Madonna in a list of pop, don't we? |
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Money (David Guetta). |
Get rich, or die trying |
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Fidelity Fiduciary Bank ( from Mary Poppins) |
Really? Yes, this is all about how money is more important than feeding the birds. |
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The Wall Street Shuffle (10CC) |
Bet you'd sell your mother / You can buy another. |
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If I were rich ... (being poor is bad) |
If I Were A Rich Man (Fiddler on the Roof) |
From 'Fiddler on the Roof' - no longer politically correct, but good music anyway |
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Beautiful, Dirty, Rich (Lady Gaga) |
Not actually about money, although it sounds like it is which is good enough |
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Billionnaire (Travie McCoy, with Bruno Mars) |
Make sure the swear-box is handy for donations if you sing along to this |
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God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday) |
... "that's got his own" |
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Cash In My Pocket (Wiley, featuring Mark Ronson) |
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Money's Too Tight To Mention (Simply Red) |
Another ironic song about being really poor from a really rich singer. |
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Are you making any money (Herman Hupfeld) |
Little known, depression era song from the composer of "As time goes by" |
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Finding and evaluating a good business opportunity |
It ain't what you do its the way that you do it (Bananarama and the Fun Boy 3) |
The first 1980s girl band in the list. OMG, the hair! |
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Money For Nothing (Dire Straights) |
One of the first records to have a dedicated video made (as opposed to just filming the band) |
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All idea di quel metallo (Rossini, from Barber of Seville) |
The only classical piece in the set. Thanks to the late, great Mike Scott Rohan for suggesting this. More suggestions please. |
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Opportunities (Pet Shop Boys) |
A hymn to 1980s get-rich opportunism. Should be the VC theme tune. |
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Price Tag (Jesse J with B.O.B.) |
Really about how the price is less important than the value, but ... OK, it's catchy |
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Moneytalk (AC/DC) |
A typically nuanced performance ... |
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The business plan |
Right said Fred aka Cup of Tea (Bernard Cribbins) |
Children's entertainer Cribbins on a classic from 1962. Admire the low cost animation. |
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Making Plans For Nigel (XTC) |
Lots of references to life in late 1970s Britain. |
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I've got a plan (My friend the chocolate cake) |
Sort of about planning, so it goes here. Thanks to Stella for this one |
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Running the business |
Taking Care of Business (Bachman Turner Overdrive) |
Look, being self-employed is not working at nothing all day. Just for the record. |
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Nine to five (Dolly Parton) |
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Manic Monday (Bangles) |
The second 1980s girl band. Ah, those were the days. |
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Money changes you |
Big Money (Rush) |
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Money Changes Everything (Cyndi Lauper) |
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Money Talks (Kinks) |
Poor recording - know of better? |
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Money talks (J J Cale) |
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The fallout, and after |
Cats in the Cradle (Harry Chapin) |
Regret for what pursuing a career does to what is lasting and important |
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Pick yourself up (Ella Fitzgerald) |
And how to get over it |
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And lastly, because the course I taught at Cambridge used to end at Christmas, ... |
Father Christmas (The Kinks) |
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Santa Baby (Eartha Kitt) |
I think this (original) is much better than Madona's or Kylie Minoogue's cover. Brilliantly classy and seductive. |
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