Songs About Greed

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"Age of Greed" by Killing Joke
"Greedy" by Pure
"So Greedy" by 999
"Money Is Not Our God" by Killing Joke
"Money Changes Everything" by Cyndi Lauper

...otherz?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"Gimme Some Money" Spinal Tap, covered by the Zoobombs.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"How Do You Spell Love? M-O-N-E-Y" by the Fabulous Thunderbirds (this is a cover, no?)
"Money," by The Beatles or Barrett Strong, obvs.

― phil d., Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Want Everything" - the Godfathers

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Want it All" by Queen

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"Give, Give, Give Me More, More More" and "It's Your Money I'm After, Baby" by the Wonder Stuff

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"Material Girl" - Madonna

― Wooden (Wooden), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Swans - "Greed", "Money is Flesh", "A Screw (Holy Money)", "Time is Money (Bastard)" plus all the others that are about economics but don't mention money or greed in the title.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

"Take the Cash" - Wreckless Eric.

THis is like a contest to see how long we can refrain from naming a hiphop song, isn't it?

― briania (briania), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Fugazi - "Greed" and maybe "Merchandise"

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Tricky - "Money Greedy"
Dizzee Rascal - "Wot U On?"
Pet Shop Boys - "Rent", "Shopping"
Super Furry Animals - "Hangin' With Howard Marks"

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

R.E.M. - "What If We Give It Away?"
Mel and Kim - "F.L.M."

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"Gimme All Your Lovin'" Spencer Davis Group, I mean, come on Stevie, let her save some love for her parents or her cat!

― Huk-L, Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Flag - "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
Pink Floyd - "Money"

― darin, Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Lady Saw - If I Was a Rich Girl

― briania (briania), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

The Smiths - "I Won't Share You"
The Pipkins - "Gimme Dat Ding"
Motorhead - "Mine All Mine"

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 16 September 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

my favorite preachy greed song is Blackalicious - "Deception Pt.1", aka "Don't Let Money Change Ya", mostly for the thumb-up-ass delivery.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Motorhead, "Love Can't Buy You Money"

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

For the Love of Money

― cw28 (cw28), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

For the Love of Money
"Money Talks" by AC/DC

― cw28 (cw28), Thursday, 16 September 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

B-52's, "Legal Tender"

and the Flying Lizards' cover of the aforementioned "Money" fits the theme a bit better, since she actually demands it at the end.

Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 16 September 2004 19:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"First I Look at the Purse" -- The Contours

― mottdeterre, Thursday, 16 September 2004 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

...later covered amazingly by Nashville Pussy (and the J.Geils Band too, i believe).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 16 September 2004 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

MONEY MONEY MONEY!!!
IT'S A RICH MAN'S WORLD!

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 17 September 2004 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)

dudes, "greed" by silverchair.

― Fat Eyes, Friday, 17 September 2004 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

"big money," rush

(an anti-greed song by randroids. whudda thunk it possible? or is it because they're canadians?)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 17 September 2004 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

The Smiths - "I Won't Share You"

wouldn't "paint a vulgar picture" be a better example of a smiths song about greed?

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 17 September 2004 03:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(or whatever andy rourke and mike joyce said to the court when they sued morrissey for more royalties?)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Friday, 17 September 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

world party - ship of fools

― gem (trisk), Friday, 17 September 2004 03:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Broken Dream - Greed

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 17 September 2004 08:02 (twenty-one years ago)

WHO ATE ALL THE PIES

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 17 September 2004 08:06 (twenty-one years ago)

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