| The O'Jays의 싱글 | ||||
| "Put Your Hands Together" (1973) | → | For the Love of Money (1974) | → | "Sunshine Part I" (1974) |
| For the Love of Money | ||||
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| 수록 음반 | <colbgcolor=#fff,#1f2023> Ship Ahoy | |||
| 아티스트 | The O'Jays | |||
| B-Side | "People Keep Tellin' Me" | |||
| 발매일 | 1974년 3월 19일 | |||
| 녹음 기간 | 1973년 10월 | |||
| 스튜디오 | 시그마 사운드 스튜디오 (펜실베이니아 주 필라델피아)[1] 프랭크포드/웨인 레코딩 랩스 (펜실베이니아 주 필라델피아)[2] | |||
| 장르 | 프로그레시브 소울, 펑크(Funk) | |||
| 재생 시간 | 7:18 (앨범 버전) 3:45 (싱글 버전) | |||
| 레이블 | Philadelphia International | |||
| 송라이터 | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson | |||
| 프로듀서 | Gamble-Huff | |||
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1. 개요
미국의 필라델피아 소울 그룹 더 오제이스의 싱글이며 이들의 7집 앨범 Ship Ahoy의 두번째 싱글로 1974년 3월 19일에 발매되었다.2. 오디오
| 앨범 버전 |
| 소울 트레인 버전 |
| 소울 트레인 라인 댄스 |
| 싱글 버전 |
3. 가사
| [Intro] 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 [Verse 1] Some people got to have it, yeah, some people really need it Listen to me y'all, do things, do things, do things, bad things with it Well, you wanna do things, do things, do things, good things with it, yeah, uh huh Talk about cash money, money Talk about cash money, dollar bills, y'all, come on now, yeah, yeah [Chorus] 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 meet For that mean, oh mean, mean green Almighty dollar, cash money For the love of money, people will lie, rob, 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 For that mean, mean, mean, mean, mean green Almighty dollar, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout [Verse 2] I know that 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 [Chorus] 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 For that mean, mean, mean, mean green [Outro] People know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on tellin' you, people know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on, changin', yeah, changin' up your mind You keep on, you keep on, changin', yeah, changin' up your mind People know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on tellin' y'all, people know that money, don't let money change you Almighty dollar Keep on, changin', yeah, changin' up your mind Changin', yeah, changin' up your mind |
4. 차트 성적
빌보드 R&B 차트에서 3위, 빌보드 핫 100에서 1974년 6월 셋째 주에 9위를 기록했고 2주 연속 10위권에,[3] 6주 연속 20위권에,[4] 10주 연속 40위권에 머물러 있었다.[5]1974년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 75위에 올랐다.