Money’s Too Tight To Mention – Simply Red  Lyrics

September 10, 2009

Album: Picture Book
Genre: Blue-eyed Soul
Released: May, 1985

 

This song was first included by The Valentine Brothers, but Money’s Too Tight became so popular when the British Band Simply Red released as a cover in 1985. The single was pretty soon a number one hit around the world. The song made part of their debut album Picture Book. Last year this album was remastered and contained 16 tracks with other famous songs like: Come to My Aid, Holding back the years, Open UP the Red Box, No Direction and Heaven. Due to this new re-release of this material the song has returned into charts. This year, they are in a series of 2009 tour dates throught Europe.



Money’s Too Tight To Mention - Simply Red

I been laid off from work
My rent is due
My kids all need
Brand new shoes

So I went to the bank
To see what they could do
They said son – looks like bad luck
Got-a hold on you

Money’s too tight to mention
I can’t get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion
Money’s too tight to mention

I went to my brother
To see what he could do –
He said bro-ther like to help you
But I’m unable to
So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther
Oh my fa-ther
He said

Money’s too tight to mention
Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
Mo-ney’s too tight to mention
I can’t even qual-i-fy for my pension

We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics
Oh lord down in the con-gress
They’re passing all kinds – of bills
From down cap-it-ol hill – (we’ve tried them)

Money’s too tight to mention
(spoken) cut-back!
Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ ‘bout the dollar bill
Now what are we all to do
When the mon-ey’s got a hold on you?
Mo-ney’s too tight to mention
Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey
Mo-ney’s too tight to mention
A-mero – mon-ey oh yeah
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey
We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey…







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