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Additionally, Mercer stated that the song was also, in part, about the departures of drummer Jesse Sandoval and keyboardist Martin Crandall from The Shins. [ 1 ] Explaining the origins of the song, Mercer revealed that he wrote the song in the living room of his apartment, shortly following his marriage and in the period leading to the birth of ...
"Money for Nothing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what ...
"Money" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd from their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Written by Roger Waters , it opened side two of the original album. Released as a single, it became the band's first hit in the United States, reaching number 10 in Cash Box magazine and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Cheap Trick have sold more than 20 million albums [8] and built a dedicated cult following. Their influence has been cited by a diverse range of rock artists from both the mainstream and underground. [9] The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, Nielsen and Petersson.
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times opined that the song is among 21 Savage's "best and most fully realized songs to date." [9] Reviewing the album, Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork expressed that the song's production's "clean minimalism is one of the surprises", while lyrically its makes "the same banal comment about an increased cash flow," along with the tracks "Dead People" and "Money Convo".
[17] In order to ensure that their live shows would be as exciting as those they played in London and Philadelphia, the group decided that the music on Nation of Millions would have to be faster than that found on Yo! Bum Rush the Show. [18] "Years of saved-up ideas," noted Chuck, "were compiled into one focused aural missile." [19]
Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961). The melody of the song is used in the season eleven episode of American Dad! "The Shrink". After the lead character, Stan, employs a CIA shrink ray in order to live in a miniature city of his own creation, the character sings "The Man Who Built the World in His Basement".
[6] [7] "Focus" was released digitally on October 30, 2015. The song debuted and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, [8] [9] selling 113,000 copies in its first week in the United States. [note 1] In interview to U.K station KISS the singer said the song was something of an outlier on the album. "That's why I put 'Focus' first ...