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Wenn Sorgen Geld wären - Alexis Korner


Wenn Sorgen Geld wärn
Wär ich ein reicher Mann
Wenn mein Kummer vorbei ist
Fangen erst meine Sorgen an

Ich wohn in 'ner Vorstadt
Ja, draußen in der Geisterstadt
Das ist der beschissenste Platz
Den ihr je gesehen habt

Ich arbeit' am Fließband
Und racker' mir den Rücken krumm
Wenn ich nach 6 Stunden auf die Uhr seh
Sind grad 50 Minuten rum

Was von meinem Lohn bleibt
Lohnt nich mal, daß ich's versauf
Der eine Teil ist für die Miete
Der andere geht für Raten drauf

Ich schufte und schufte
Ich schufte mich noch mal ins Grab
Und abends, da bin ich so müde, Leute
Da geht mir keiner mehr ab


cf. If trouble was money
 

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Baby, You're a Rich Man - The Beatles


Με σκηνές από την ιδιωτική κρουαζιέρα των Μπιτλς μετά συζύγων, φιλενάδων, τέκνων και κουστωδίας στο Αιγαίο το καλοκαίρι του 1967, προς αναζήτηση νησιών να αγοράσουν, λέει. Εκεί τα λέει:

In the summer of 1967 The Beatles, encouraged by John Lennon, agreed to buy a set of Greek islands where they intended to live and work alongside family and friends.

We were all going to live together now, in a huge estate. The four Beatles and Brian would have their network at the centre of the compound: a dome of glass and iron tracery (not unlike the old Crystal Palace) above the mutual creative/play area, from which arbours and avenues would lead off like spokes from a wheel to the four vast and incredibly beautiful separate living units. In the outer grounds, the houses of the inner clique: Neil, Mal, Terry [Doran] and Derek, complete with partners, families and friends. Norfolk, perhaps, there was a lot of empty land there. What an idea! No thought of wind or rain or flood, and as for cold... there would be no more cold when we were through with the world. We would set up a chain reaction so strong that nothing could stand in our way. And why the hell not? 'They've tried everything else,' said John realistically. 'Wars, nationalism, fascism, communism, capitalism, nastiness, religion - none of it works. So why not this?'
Derek Taylor
Anthology

The main island is often referred to as Leslo, although no island of that name appears to exist. It was apparently surrounded by four smaller islands upon which The Beatles were to have separate villas.

The group, minus
Ringo Starr, who had left for England earlier in the day, were taken around the islands to the south of Athens aboard their hired yacht, the MV Arvi. The boat had 24 berths and a crew of eight, including the captain, a chef and two stewards.

We rented a boat and sailed it up and down the coast from Athens, looking at islands. Somebody had said we should invest some money, so we thought: 'Well, let's buy an island. We'll just go there and drop out. 'It was a great trip. John and I were on acid all the time, sitting on the front of the ship playing ukuleles. Greece was on the left; a big island on the right. The sun was shining and we sang 'Hare Krishna' for hours and hours. Eventually we landed on a little beach with a village, but as soon as we stepped off the boat it started pouring with rain. There were storms and lightning, and the only building on the island was a little fisherman's cottage - so we all piled in: ''Scuse us, squire. You don't mind if we come and shelter in your cottage, do you?'
The island was covered in big pebbles, but Alex
[Alexis 'Magic Alex' Mardas] said, 'It doesn't matter. We'll have the military come and lift them all off and carry them away.' But we got back on the boat and sailed away, and never thought about the island again.
George Harrison
Anthology

The Beatles spent the early part of the day island-hopping, swimming, sunbathing and taking drugs. They then visited the island they intended to buy. NEMS employee Alistair Taylor was then sent back to London to arrange its purchase.

We went on the boat and sat around and took acid. It was good fun being with everyone, with nippier moments. For me the pace was a bit wearing. I probably could have done with some straight windows occasionally, I'd have enjoyed it a bit more. But nothing came of that, because we went out there and thought, We've done it now. That was it for a couple of weeks. Great, wasn't it? Now we don't need it. Having been out there, I don't think we needed to go back. Probably the best way to not buy a Greek island is to go out there for a bit. It's a good job we didn't do it, because anyone who tried those ideas realised eventually there would always be arguments, there would always be who has to do the washing-up and whose turn it is to clean out the latrines. I don't think any of us were thinking of that.

Paul McCartney
Many Years From Now, Barry Miles

The Beatles were required to buy special export dollars before applying to the Greek government for permission to spend them. Alistair Taylor eventually got clearance for the purchase of the islands, but by that time the group had moved on. The £90,000-worth of dollars was sold back to the government, and the value had risen giving The Beatles £11,400 profit on the unrealised deal.

It was about the only time The Beatles ever made any money on a business venture. To make the purchase, we'd changed the money into international dollars or some currency. Then, when they changed the money back, the exchange rate had gone up and so we made about twenty shillings or so.
George Harrison
Anthology


Κι εκεί τα γράφει και τα δείχνει σε φωτογραφίες η Τζέιν Άσερ, μνηστή του Πολ Μακάρτνεϊ εκείνη την εποχή:

1967 - Greece Holidays
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On July 22nd ,1967 John Lennon, his wife Cynthia and son Julian, along with Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Pattie Harrison's 16-year-old sister Paula Boyd, Mal Evans and NEMS employee Alistair Taylor all began a journey to Greece to look at a set of Greek islands The Beatles were considering buying to live on. The main island is often referred to as Leslo, although no island of that name appears to exist. It was apparently surrounded by four smaller islands upon which The Beatles were to have separate villas. The Beatles had hired a luxury yacht, the MV Arvi, to take them to look at the islands, but it was delayed due to a storm off Crete until 25 July 1967. The group remained in Athens until its arrival, staying at the family home of Alexis 'Magic Alex' Mardas. John, Cynthia and Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jane Asher, Alexis 'Magic Alex' Mardas and Pattie Harrison's sister Paula Boyd all returned to England from Greece on July 31st, 1967.



Monday, July 31st, 1967

Ο Τζον Λένον με το ταγάρι του κι ο Πολ Μακάρτνεϊ με το γιλέκο του τσολιά.
 

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The Beatles were required to buy special export dollars before applying to the Greek government for permission to spend them. Alistair Taylor eventually got clearance for the purchase of the islands, but by that time the group had moved on. The £90,000-worth of dollars was sold back to the government, and the value had risen giving The Beatles £11,400 profit on the unrealised deal.

It was about the only time The Beatles ever made any money on a business venture. To make the purchase, we'd changed the money into international dollars or some currency. Then, when they changed the money back, the exchange rate had gone up and so we made about twenty shillings or so.
George Harrison
Anthology

Τι αργυρώνημα θα ήταν αυτό αν δεν κατέθετα το θαυμασμό μου για το οικονομικό δαιμόνιο του ελληνικού έθνους. Μου θύμισε τα χρόνια που έπεφτε η αγοραστική αξία της δραχμής από τον πληθωρισμό ή σε σχέση με τα ξένα νομίσματα. Τώρα έχουμε σταθερό νόμισμα και πέφτουν οι μισθοί. Δεν πλήττουμε ποτέ σ' αυτή τη χώρα.
 

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Money Jungle - Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach
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Ε, μια που βρέθηκε μπροστά μου ολόκληρος ο δίσκος:


Duke Ellington surprised the jazz world in 1962 with his historic trio session featuring Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Not in a mood to simply rework older compositions, the bulk of the LP focused on music he wrote specifically for the session. "Money Jungle" is a thunderous opener, a blues that might be classified somewhere between post-bop and avant-garde. The gem of the date is the fragile, somewhat haunting ballad "Fleurette Africaine," where Mingus' floating bassline and Roach's understated drumming add to the mystique of an Ellington work that has slowly been gathering steam among jazz musicians as a piece worth exploring more often. "Very Special" is a jaunty upbeat blues, while the angular, descending line of "Wig Wise" also proves to be quite catchy. Ellington also revisits "Warm Valley" (a lovely ballad indelibly associated with Johnny Hodges) and an almost meditative "Solitude." Thunderous percussion and wild basslines complement a wilder-than-usual approach to "Caravan." Every jazz fan should own a copy of this sensational recording session.

~ Ken Dryden, allmusic
 

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Kapital - The Souljazz Orchestra


Kapital make the world go round
Kapital make the world go round

Rich man says "Come work for me,
Take care of you, your family"
Rich man act like Holy Savior
Exploits the poor man for manual labor

He make the poor man work in factory
He make poor woman work in sweatshop
He make the poor man work on plantation
He make poor woman work prostitution

Give poor man ........
Keep rich man ahead, poor man behind
Him promise police keep poor man ......
Promise milk and honey, keep poor man shitty

Him keep the peace, him talk of justice
Him keep the peace, him talk of freedom
Him keep the peace, him talk of democracy
Him keep the peace, him talk of equality

Well, some of us are more equal than others
Equal rights, equal rights
Some of us are more equal than brothers
Equal rights, equal rights

Kapital make the world go round
Kapital make the world go round
 

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Living in these hard times (Heavy Horses bonus track) - Jethro Tull


The bone's in the china, the fat's in the fire
There's no turkey left on the table
The commuter's return on the six o'clock flyer
brings no bale of hay for the stable
Well, the light, it is failing along the green belt
as we follow the hard road signs
Semi-detached in our suburban-ness
we're living in these hard times

Well the fly's in the milk and the cat's in the stew
Another bun in the oven oh, what to do?
We'll laugh and we'll sing and try to bring
a pound from your pocket
Good day to you
Oh, these hard times

The politicians sat on the wall
and traded with the union game
Someone slapped a writ on our deficit
not a penny left to our name
Oh, the times are hard and the credits lean
and they toss and they turn in sleep
And the line they take is the line they make
but it's not the line they keep


The cow jumped over yesterday's moon
and the lock ran away with the key
You know what you like, and you like what you know
but there is no jam for tea
Well the light it is failing along the green belt
as we follow the hard road signs
Semi-detached in our suburban-ness
we're living in these hard times

Well the fly's in the milk and the cat's in the stew
Another bun in the oven oh, what to do?
We'll laugh and we'll sing and try to bring
a pound from your pocket
Good day to you
Oh, these hard times
We're living in these hard times
 

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Sci-Finance - Van der Graaf Generator (16 January 1978 - Marquee Club, London)


You got some shares in a speculative venture
you got some stock in a gilt-edged bond
you stretched out tight by the terms of debenture
the game is on...

You chase the bulls in eternal corrida
the thought of loss is more than you can bear
you scan the index for a market leader
a tip and a prayer

You better see daylight:
night comes on the city so soon
You say you are a Christian capitalist
but you dance to a different tune

Jobs for the boys and dole for the shop-floor;
rationalize, strip the assets and run
If the contract stalls
then you've just got to cop more
Ain't Monopoly fun?

You made some pretty deals along the way
Judas and Faust are in accord
When the revolution comes you may be blown away
but I bet you'll end up on the board

Only the money
Only the money

Sometime in the future you may realise that the day
you made your decision to follow money as a goal
was you darkest dawn and that, since then, you have
venerated figures as deities and, for you,
people are just pawns

But that deal includes you
you're just an asset like the rest
and you, too, stripped naked
beg the Money-God not to put you to the test

He's got no further use for you
Now there is silence on the floor

Clever money-computers chatter privately
No people any more

Only the money
No people any more
 

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Hacer dinero - Amparanoia



Hacer dinero "más" - 7 Notas 7 Colores con Amparanoia


[Amparanoia]
Hacer dinero con lo que sea,
hacer dinero es tu tarea

[Mucho Mu]
Ey Amparo
mira todo lo que me gusta es caro
solo tengo una bala un disparo
para entar y cojer lo que quiero
estoy loco por el oro
cada dia que pasa empeoro, mierda todo,
sucio dinero, el mero, mero, lo primero
si algun dia muero
el diablo vendrá a mi entierro seguro,
apostando alto jugando duro,
niños en el barrio vendiendo droga sin futuro
por aqui esta oscuro sin luz sin faros,
en este negocio yo soy el señor del puro
que le jodan al mundo entero,
mi familia esta en apuros
cuando no salen los numeros
mafiosos sin escrúpulos llegan primero,
hecho es simple pero demasiado complicado,
todo el mundo esta buscando algo, ¿que haces ahi parado?,
mueve tu culo Mucho Muchacho controlando,
mirando lo que hago,
y siempre esperando el dia del paro, ah!!

[Amparanoia]
Hacer dinero con lo que sea,
hacer dinero es tu tarea

[Mucho Mu]
Soy tu bandido miel, asaltando el tren estilo Fargo,
el gran mago de la calle, te dire algo,
cabalgo con Dive Dibosso, el sheriff sabe bien cuanto valgo,
si quieres hacer tratos o pactos con este negro,
vigila bien los pasos y enseñame los trapos,
mami voy a dar el salto,
Mucho Muchacho vuela alto
por un buen fajo, incluso te mato,
te hago pasar un buen rato,
mis amigos ya no me fian pero mi estilo siempre tiene crédito,
te rompo a ti y a tu cerdito,
tengo méritos en el délito
pero de cara soy muy bonito nena,
imagina una cena conmigo
y un buen vino estilo sufino

[Amparanoia]
Hacer dinero con lo que sea,
hacer dinero es tu tarea

[Mucho Mu]
Si ya sabes, lo bueno es tenerla lo malo es que se gasta,
todo lo que necesito es mas pasta,
mucha gente no sabe lo que cuesta
Señor Juez, por mi se puede comer usted toda esta,
mis abogados no tienen ni un puto dia de fiesta
porque a la gente como yo no se le adiestra,
pero hoy gano con un show lo que mi papa en un año es una muestra,
sin tocar un jodido gramo la cosa es nuestra,
esta es mi obra maestra,
robar sonido y controlar las apuestas
con rimas como estas,
gente que ver, dinero que hacer, caras conocidas, caras nuevas,
adoro este tipo de ruedas, billetes y monedas,
cobros y deudas, asi funciona esta mierda,
sin duda en esta jungla de bestias peludas,
y yo solo tengo una bala
un disparo para entrar y coger lo que quieroooo
mas pasta, mas dinero
si mas pasta, mas dinero...
Hacer dinero con lo que sea
hacer dinero es tu tarea

El dinero, maldito dinero
el dinero culpable
el dinero, maldito dinero
el culpable de to
ahhi, el dinero, el dinero
el dinero mal consejero

El dinero, el dinero
todo poderoso caballero
el dienro, el dinero
el dinero, el dinero, maldito dinero
que se fue, que voló
Mucho Muchacho se lo gastó
 

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Fidelity Fiduciary Bank


If you invest your tuppence wisely in the bank
Safe and sound
Soon that tuppence safely invested in the bank
Will compound

And you'll achieve that sense of conquest
As your affluence expands
In the hands of the directors
Who invest as propriety demands

You see, Michael, you'll be part of railways through Africa
Dams across the Nile, fleets of ocean Greyhounds
Majestic, self-amortizing canals
Plantations of ripening tea

All from tuppence, prudently fruitfully, frugally invested
In the, to be specific
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity fiduciary bank

Now, Michael, when you deposit tuppence in a bank account
Soon you'll see
That it blooms into credit of a generous amount
Semiannually

And you'll achieve that sense of stature
As your influence expands
To the high financial strata
That established credit, now commands

You can purchase first and second trust deeds
Think of the foreclosures
Bonds! Chattels! Dividends! Shares
Bankruptcies! Debtor sales! Opportunities

All manner of private enterprise
Shipyards! The mercantile
Collieries! Tanneries
Incorporations! Amalgamations! Banks

You see, Michael, tuppence, patiently, cautiously trustingly invested
In the, to be specific
In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs
Fidelity Fiduciary Bank



Yeah, right, pull the other one, it's got balls on. (fiduciary distrust)
 

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Money & corruption / I am your man - The Kinks


We are sick and tired
Of being promised this and that.
We work all day, we sweat and slave
To keep the wealthy fat.
They fill our heads with promises
And bamboozle us with facts,
Then they put on false sincerity
Then they laugh behind our backs.

1st Chorus
Money and Corruption
Are ruining the land
Crooked politicians
Betray the working man,
Pocketing the profits
And treating us like sheep,
And we’re tired of hearing promises
That we know they’ll never keep.

Money and Corruption
(Etc. repeat 1st Chorus above)

Promises, promises, all we get are promises
Show us a man who’ll understand us, guide us and lead us

We are sick and tired
Of having to ask them cap in hand
We crawl on the floor
We beg for more
but still we are ignored
We’re tired of being herded
Like a mindless flock of sheep
And we’re tired of hearing promises
That we know they’ll never keep

1st Chorus
Money and Corruption
Are ruining the land
Crooked politicians
Betray the working man
Pocketing the profits
And treating us like sheep,
And we’re tired of hearing promises
We know they’ll never keep

We’ve got to stand together
Every woman, every man
Because money and corruption are ruining the land
Show us a man who’ll be our Saviour and will lead us
Show us a man who’ll understand us, guide us and lead us
Show us a man
Workers of the nation unite
Workers of the nation unite

(Mr. Black sings)

I visualise a day when people will be free
And we’ll be living in a new society
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
I have a vision of a new society
And every home will have a stereo and TV
a deep freeze, quadrasonic and a washing machine
So workers of the nation unite

I am your man
I’ll work out a five-year plan
So vote for me brothers
And I will save this land
And we will nationalise the wealthy companies
And all the directors will be answerable to me,
There’ll be no shirking of responsibilities
So people of the nation unite

Union Man I’ll work with you hand in hand
For we’re all brothers to our Union Man
I am your man
Oh God how I love this land
So join together save the Fatherland

I visualize a day when people will be free
And we’ll be living in a new society
No class distinction, no slums or poverty
So workers of the nation unite
Workers of the nation unite
People of the nation unite

http://www.kindakinks.net/discography/showsong.php?song=251
Preservation: Act 1 - The Kinks


Preservation

Once upon a time
In a faraway land
Lived a villain called Flash
He was such a wicked man
He terrorized the people
He broke arms and crushed hands
He ruled with a fist and he purchased all the land

Then he plowed up the fields and cut down the trees
For property speculation
And he did it all for a pot of gold
And for his own preservation

The people were scared
They didn't know where to turn
They couldn't see any salvation
From the hoods and the spivs
And the crooked politicians
Who were cheating and lying to the nation

Save the fields and the trees
And give them back to the nation
Bring the government down
A new leader must be found
For the sake of preservation

He said he did it to help us all
And did it for the good of the nation
But he did it for a pot of gold
And for his own preservation

When money is evil
And power is corrupt
The devil moves in and takes over
Mr. Flash broke his word
And now he's got to pay
For his crimes and his lies and his evil ways

And it's gonna get rough
And it's gonna get rough
It's a crime and a sin that no one can win
In a story of self preservation

http://www.kindakinks.net/discography/showrelease.php?release=200
 

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'Til the money runs out - Tom Waits


Check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky
Splashin' Bagdad on the Hudson in Panther Martin's eyes
He's high and outside, wearin' candy apple red
Scarlet gave him twenty-seven stitches in his head
With a pint of green Chartreuse, ain't nothin' seems right
You buy the Sunday paper on a Saturday night
Can't you hear the thunder, someone stole my watch
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of Scotch
Someone tell those Chinamen on Telegraph Canyon Road
When you're on the bill with the spoon, there ain't no time to unload
So bye bye baby, baby bye bye

Droopy Stranger, Lonely Dreamer, Toy Puppy and the Prado
Were laughin' as they piled into Olmos' Eldorado
Jesus whispered eeni meany miney moe
They're too proud to duck their heads,
that's why they bring it down so low
So bye bye baby, baby bye bye

The pointed man is smack dab in the middle of July
Swingin' from the rafters in his brand new tie
He said, 'I can't go back to that hotel room, all they do is shout
But I'll stay with you, baby, till the money runs out'
So bye bye baby, baby bye bye
So bye bye baby, baby bye bye
Bye bye, bye
By bye baby, baby bye bye
Bye bye baby, baby bye bye


John P. Hammond

 

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Δις, επειδή είναι πολλά τα δις, Άρη:

Ετρελαθήκαν οι υπουργοί (Τρέλα, πέρα για πέρα) - Χαβάγιες Άσπρα Πουλιά, Κώστας Μπέζος


Τρελαίνεται κάθε Ρωμιός για φρέσκια παξιμάδα
τρελαίνονται κι οι βουλευτές για γρονθοπατινάδα
Ετρελαθήκαν οι υπουργοί απ' τις πολλές τις μάσες
τρελάθηκαν και τα λεφτά και φύγαν απ' τις κάσες

Λίγο πολύ είναι τρελοί οι Έλληνες
Θεέ μου, να τους έδενες
ποτέ να μην τους έλυνες
τους Έλληνες

Τρελαίνεται η καθεμιά για ν' αποκτήσει φίλο
να της τα παίρνει ταχτικά και να της δίνει ξύλο
Τρελαίνομαι εις τα μπαιν μιξ σαν πάω να κολυμπήσω
βλέπω την κόλαση μπροστά, τον Άδη από πίσω

Λίγο πολύ είναι τρελοί οι Έλληνες
Θεέ μου, να τους έδενες
ποτέ να μην τους έλυνες
τους Έλληνες

Τρελαίνομαι, τρελαίνεσαι και όλα είναι τρέλα
από την πόλη έρχομαι και στην κορφή κανέλα
Τρελάθηκαν οι μπέμπηδες και αμολάν μπαλόνια
τρελάθηκαν κι οι τράπεζες απ' τα πολλά κανόνια
 
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