Money (song)
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| LP and CD single by Pink Floyd | ||
| From the album The Dark Side of the Moon | ||
| Released | March 1973. | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Classic Rock | |
| Length | 6 min, 23 s | |
| Record label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer | Roger Waters | |
| Dark Side of the Moon track listing | ||
| The Great Gig in the Sky (04) | Money (05) | Us And Them (06) |
Money is the 5th song on Pink Floyd's famous album The Dark Side of the Moon, and was written by Roger Waters. It is the only song on the album to hit #1 in the United States charts.
The song is notable for mainly being written in 7/4 time. Most rock music is in 4/4 (or common time), and most of the exceptions are in 3/4 (or a similar triple meter). During the guitar solo the song changes to 4/4, then returns to 7/4. This was done because David Gilmour, the guitarist, thought it would be too complicated to write the solo in seven beat form. Critics have commented that the change in dynamic (maintaining tempo but changing from seven beats to the bar to four beats making the song feel quicker) is one of the track's strengths.
In the "The Wall" movie, in the middle of "The Happiest Days Of Our Lives", there's a short break in the music, during which comes a scene in the school - the teacher mocks Pink's poems. The part he reads out loud is actually the lyrics of "Money": "Money get back, I'm all right Jack, Keep your hands off my stack."
Dick Parry plays the saxophone on this song.
CD booklet Errors
On the original CD release of 'Dark Side, the lyrics to Money contain many mistakes:
- Verse 1, line 2: Get a good job with more pay and your O.K. - 'your' should be 'you're'
- Verse 2, line 2: I'm all right Jack keep your hands of my stack. - 'of' should be 'off of'
- Verse 3, line 6: giving none away - 'giving' should have a capital 'G', like every other line
- Verse 2: Verse 2 is to the right of Verse 1, and Verse 3 is below Verse 1. Verse 2 should be below Verse 1, and Verse 3 to the right of Verse 1
Same as inside the record.
Other songs named Money
Other bands have also released songs named Money, although none reached the level of popularity of the Pink Floyd version.