Pink floyd - money

Pink Floyd - Money Copyright - 1973 Capitol Records "Money" is the sixth track from British progressive rock band Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It is the only song on the album to hit the top 20 in the United States charts. On the original LP, it opened the second side of the album. It was written by Roger Waters. "Money" is notable for its introductory passage of cash registers dinging and coins clinking, much like "Time". However, unlike "Time", the 'money' sounds were recorded specifically for the album, and are featured in a 7/4 beat rhythm. "Money", a riff-driven song, is notable for the unusual 7 beat time signature. As stated in the song's sheet music, the predominant time signature is in 7/4. Most rock music is in 4/4, or common time, and most of the exceptions are in 3/4 or a similar triple meter. The typical rock offbeats on two and four are instead on two four and six, leaving two notes in a row without a beat. During the guitar solo the song changes to 4/4, then returns to 7/4, then ends in 4/4 again. This was done because David Gilmour thought it would be too complicated to write the solo in seven beat form (this was stated in Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon). The change in dynamic is one of the track's strengths. The form and chord progression are based on the twelve-bar blues in B minor key. Two twelve-bar A verses are followed by a twelve-bar instrumental section that features a funk-style tenor saxophone solo along with keyboard, bass, and drums. The song was created in a makeshift recording studio Roger Waters had in his garden shed, and the released version has a bluesy, transatlantic feel as opposed to the original demo version which is described by Waters as being "prissy and very English" (this was stated in Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon). Though credited solely to Waters, since he wrote the basic music and all the lyrics, it is very much a group effort; the instrumental jam was a collaborative effort from the band, Gilmour overseeing the time change and guitar solo, Dick Parry doing the tenor sax solo, and Richard Wright and Nick Mason improvising their own parts. Gilmour's input is also discernible in the final mix, which combines "wet" sections (featuring heavy echo and reverb) with contrasting "dry" sections (particularly the instrumental break between the two guitar solos, which features simply the unaltered sound of the four band members). His final guitar solo is played on a customized Lewis guitar with a full two-octave range on the neck, allowing Gilmour to reach the solo's distinctive high notes. The track was played on all performances of the band's 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 concerts in the Dark Side of the Moon sets. Then was performed regularly on the band's 1977 tour in the encore (usually performances would last up to 12 minutes). The group would also perform it on their A Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell tours in 1987/88/89/90 and 1994 respectively. Also, the song also was played on David Gilmour's 1984 US tour in support of his About Face solo album in an extended version (up to 12 minutes) and Roger Waters has played the track regularly on his solo tours. "Money" was re-recorded for the 1981 Pink Floyd album A Collection of Great Dance Songs because Capitol Records refused to license the track to Columbia Records in the US. As a result, David Gilmour re-recorded the track himself playing all of the drums, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar and vocals and co-producing the song with James Guthrie. Dick Parry played tenor saxophone on the track like he did the original. Lyrics: Money, get away get a good job with more pay and you're O.K. money, it's a gas grab that cash with both hands and make a stash new car, caviar, four star daydream think I'll buy me a football team Money, get back I'm alright, Jack, keep your hands off my stack money, it's a hit don't give me that do goody good b*llsh*t I'm in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set and I think I need a Lear jet Money, it's a crime share it fairlybut don't take a slice of my pie money, so they say is the root of all evil today but if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're giving none away, away, away