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Dire Straits - Money for Nothing Original Unedited Banned

Facts: According to songmeanings&facts.com, “Money for Nothing” is one of the most successful songs performed by the English rock band Dire Straits. As the title suggests, the song’s theme is about musicians who have achieved fame and significant wealth from doing “easy work”.

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Description: Money for Nothing is a song from the perspective of two men watching music videos observing what they see.  The artist goes by the name Mark Knopfler and he wrote this hit song while shopping in an appliance store and overhearing the conversation of two men. Most of the lyrics come from what the two men are gossiping about. In short, they are discussing that MTV performers make their money by doing absolutely nothing, and from this, they are able to get the girls they desire for free. 

Lyrics analysis and topics that derive from it:

- Observation of emerging artists in the '80s. 

- Talks about how people do nothing to earn money and how others actually do real work to earn there's. 

- A observation of how things used to be vs. how they have changed

- Working-class is envying the life of a rockstar and the attractive image that comes with it. 

- Name-calling of people but failing to realize that those don't have a care in the world because they will make more money than all the name-callers and have a variety of opportunities to do what they love and get paid for it.

How does the song talk about the state or (history) of the music industry :

The song talks about this by explaining through the lyrics that people don't work as hard anymore to get the things they want. It almost seems effortlessly by how people make their living. In the past, more effort was required to get what you wanted. However, society is changing, more opportunities are presented, and people are finding ways to work smarter and not harder to get what they need.  

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Lyrics:

Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it

You play the guitar on the MTV

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb

Maybe get a blister on your little finger

Maybe get a blister on your thumb

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchen deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup

Yeah buddy that's his own hair

That little faggot got his own jet airplane

That little faggot he's a millionaire

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchens deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

I shoulda learned to play the guitar

I shoulda learned to play the drums

Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera

Man we could have some fun

And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?

Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free

We gotta install microwave ovens

Custom kitchen deliveries

We gotta move these refrigerators

We gotta move these colour TV's

Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it

You play the guitar on the MTV

That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and your chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Money for nothin' and chicks for free

Links:

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/dire-straits/money-for-nothing

https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/meaning-money-nothing-dire-straits/

https://genius.com/Dire-straits-money-for-nothing-lyrics