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The O'Jays - For The Love Of Money

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Album: Ship Ahoy
Released: 1973

For The Love Of Money Lyrics

Money money money money, money
Money money money money, money
Money money money money, money
Money money money money, money
Money money money money, money
Money money money money, money

Some people got to have it
Some people really need it
Listen to me y'all, do things, do things, do bad things with it
You want to do things, do things, do things, good things with it
Talk about cash money, money
Talk about cash money, dollar bills, y'all

For The Love Of Money
People will steal from their mother
For the love of money
People will rob their own brother
For the love of money
People can't even walk the street
Because they never know who in the world they're gonna beat
For that lean, mean, mean green
Almighty dollar, money

For the love of money
People will lie, Lord, they will cheat
For the love of money
People don't care who they hurt or beat
For the love of money
A woman will sell her precious body
For a small piece of paper it carries a lot of weight
Call it lean, mean, mean green

Almighty dollar

I know money is the root of all evil
Do funny things to some people
Give me a nickel, brother can you spare a dime
Money can drive some people out of their minds

For the love of money
No good, no good, no good
For the love of money
Don't sell your soul for the money, no, no
For the love of money
Lay down, lay down women will

Money is the root of all evil
Do funny things to some people
Give me a nickel, brother can you spare a dime
Money can drive some people out of their minds

For the love of money
Got to have it, I really need it
For the love of money
Give it up, give it up, give it up, yeah
For the love of money
Got to have it, some people really need it
For the love of money
Give me, give me, give me cash, money
For the love of money
I need, I need
For the love of money
Give me, give me, give me
For the love of money
For the love of money
How many things have I heard you say
For the love of money
Don't let it, don't let it, don't let money rule you
For the love of money
How many things have I heard you say
For the love of money
Don't let it, don't let it, don't let money fool you
For the love of money
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
For the love of money
Got to have it, I really need it

Save your soul
Save your soul, don't sell it
From that mean mean mean mean green

People, don't let money, don't let money change you
Almighty dollar
People telling you
People, don't let money, don't let money change you
Almighty dollar
It will keep on changing, changing up your mind
It will keep on changing, changing up your mind
People telling you
People, don't let money, don't let money change you
Almighty dollar
People, don't let money, don't let money change you
It will keep on changing, changing up your mind
It will keep on changing, changing up your mind

Writer/s: GAMBLE, KENNETH / HUFF, LEON / JACKSON, ANTHONY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

For The Love Of Money

The songwriting/production duo of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff co-wrote this song with Anthony Jackson, who also played bass on the track. Gamble and Huff wrote many songs that helped define the Philadelphia Soul sound, including this one, which was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

A key contributor to the song was Joe Tarsia, who was the engineer at Sigma. He had just installed an Eventide phaser in the control room, and when Jackson started playing, Tarsia tried recording the bass (with a wah-wah peddle) through the phaser. Gamble loved the effect, which provided a unique sound that made the song stand out on the airwaves.

Tarsia added effects to the background vocals as well, creating a reverse echo where the echo precedes the vocal, something Jimmy Page did on a few Led Zeppelin tracks, including "Whole Lotta Love."

Often misinterpreted as a song celebrating the accumulation of money, it's actually one of the more unadorned warnings about the sordid side of the mighty dollar, pointing out the things people will do for it: cheat, lie, even steal from their mother. The song was written at a time when the songwriters Gamble and Huff were reaping the financial rewards of their success, but also reconciling it with their spiritual beliefs (Gamble had recently converted to Islam). The duo often wrote messages into their songs gleaned from their everyday conversations. On this track, they are very clear: "Don't let money change you."

With the chorus of "Money, money, money, money," this has been used in many promos, TV shows and movies where greed or the pursuit of the almighty dollar are concerned. It is the theme of the NBC reality series The Apprentice starring Donald Trump. (thanks, Justin - Felts Mills, NY)