Bob Schwartz

Money, get back
I’m alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it’s a hit
Don’t give me that do goody-good bullshit

When Pink Floyd released the album Dark Side of the Moon in 1973, they were already successful creatively and commercially. But not nearly as successful and rich as they would become in the decades ahead.

So was the track Money on Dark Side observational, critical, ironic, aspirational or all those? Anyway, it is uncannily right on the moment…and the money.

Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay, and you’re okay
Money, it’s a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash

New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I’ll buy me a football team

Money, get back
I’m alright, Jack, keep your hands off of my stack
Money, it’s a hit
Don’t give me that do goody-good bullshit

I’m in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set
And I think I need a Learjet

Money, it’s a crime
Share it fairly, but don’t take a slice of my pie
Money, so they say
Is the root of all evil today