"The best things in life are free! But you can give them to the birds and bees! I want money!"

[batskeets]

Question: Anybody know who originally did the song quoted above? I know it's not the Flying Lizards, b/c I have that version, and I don't especially like it. I'm thinking the old school version.

I heart Tartblossom. There was some wacky problem that caused the items I requested to go unsent when I put in my order, and they notified me in less than 12 hours. Yee! And Penny D. likes to use "yr" instead of "your" in her e-mails, just like Bis does in their liner notes. Awww, so cute. :D

I'm putting off shopping until tomorrow, b/c it's a shorter day (11a-5p, versus today's 8a-7p x_x), and I also need to re-balance my accounts in Quicken, because I paid ~$100 today for one lousy book and a ~30 page course packet. Plus, Ol' Dirty got me addicted to these nifty journal-style notebooks back when I took her web class, b/c she used our course fee to buy one for each of us. I bought a new one today b/c I'm running out of space in the old one, so there's another ~$10 down the tube. Shizz, man. The devil is alive, and he is IN THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE. It could be worse, though--Lindsey made the mistake of taking a literature class, so she spent $390 at the bookstore today. x_x That is sick and wrong.

Uh, anyway. I'm excited about Kickboxing. I'm going to 0wnz j00 with mad faux-fighting skillz! Mostly, though, I will just become healthy, which I waaaantwantwant. I hope that with this, I'll really get on it, and stay on it this time. I'm so sketchball about exercise that it doesn't really do a lot of good in the long run. But sometimes, I'm just too busy not to be, unless it's scheduled into my day and reinforced with mandatory attendance. ;p

I am sleeeeepy. Mondays are going to be 10 kinds of brutal, what with the long work shift and the early classes and the meetings and OH MY LORD KILL ME. XD But, eh, I'll live. The only question is, when should I use my Personal Day?

Okay, I'm out.

Comments

[whiteraevyn.livejournal.com]

Song answer: that would be the Flying Lizards.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Uh... "I know it's not the Flying Lizards, b/c I have that version.." (i.e. the one that can be found on The Wedding Singer soundtrack)

There was one prior to that, sung by a male, which is the one I'm trying to find. (I think it might be Barrett Strong, but none of my download attempts have been successful! :p)

[fieryrogue.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew the song too, the version I have is on my Josie and the Pussycats (did I just admit to owning that?) soundtrack. Hrm.

is it these fellas?

[amisplacedphile.livejournal.com]

My search pulled up the beatles.

Eh?

[niro.livejournal.com]

A whole lot of people did that song. I think the Beatles did it first though.

[niro.livejournal.com]

Hmm, actually I guess Smokey Robinson did it first.

wait, one more turned up..

[amisplacedphile.livejournal.com]

The Sonics.

and even Great White? I'm gonna have to download it now...

[ragdoll.livejournal.com]

Oh, the joys of being really old. The original version of "Money (That's What I Want)" was done by Motown Artist Barrett Strong in 1959. It was covered by a ton of artists after that including the Beatles (who had it as part of their live act and then recorded it for their first album in 1963) and the Rolling Stones. Here is a page that lists some of the cover versions of the song. They forgot the John Belushi cover from the Animal House soundtrack though. I have it on a 45 somewhere. :)

[aniline.livejournal.com]

Ooh, whatja buy from Tartblossom!? :D fun fun hair hair.

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[skeets.livejournal.com]

Just a bag of straight hair in Chianti, yo! I <3 red. :D