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1->''Cash rules everything around me\
2C.R.E.A.M., get the money\
3Dollar dollar bill, y'all''
4-->-- '''Music/WuTangClan''', "C.R.E.A.M."
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6SillyLoveSongs make big profits for the music industry. But the prime movers and shakers in other industries know that the three little words that make the world go round are not "I love you," but "money, money, money." So why not sing the latter refrain? Compare JobSong for singing about how you earn said money. Also compare MoneyDearBoy, which is about projects (including songs) that are done purely because someone wants to make money.
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14* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy: Book II'' has "Money, Money, Money", a song by the Roman tax collectors about how people used to simply trade or barter for whatever they needed, but the introduction of money has corrupted people into desiring money for its own sake.
15-->'''Tax Collector:''' "When they invented money, they invented ''greed''! Now we're no longer trading for all the things we need!"
16* "The Money Cat" from the 1962 animated film ''WesternAnimation/GayPurree'' (written by Chuck Jones and directed by Abe Levitow).
17* "How Bad Can I Be?" from ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012'' is all about corporate greed.
18* ''WesternAnimation/MrMagoosChristmasCarol'': "Ringle, Ringle, Coins How They Jingle" is the song Scrooge sings while counting his money.
19* "Mine, Mine, Mine", Ratcliffe's VillainSong from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' film and one that refers to riches in their most unrefined form as gold deposits, but manages through DoubleMeaning to capture what all this is really about.
20* The FinaleMovie of ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'' has "Take the Money and Run", which is sung by Jack Sheldon, describes the benefits of having money and plays during a scene of Spot/Scott and Leonard putting the cash reward they gained from returning a lost dog and her puppies to the family who owns her to good use by buying new clothes for Scott as well as a car.
21* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie'' has one sung by Aunt Figg and the lawyer Mr. Lickboot, called "(Money Is Such) A Beautiful Word"
22--> "[[MemeticMutation We've got to have...MONEEEEYY....]]"
23* "You Know What's Up" from ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' is about hustling to make money to buy consumer goods like clothes and vehicles.
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27* "Money, Money" from the movie ''Film/{{Cabaret}}''. This replaced the MoneySong from the original stage version, "Sitting Pretty". Also known as "Money (Makes the World Go 'Round)".
28* "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" from ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes'' makes it clear that Lorelei's interest in the eponymous stones is of a financial nature.
29* "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" from ''Film/GoldDiggersOf1933''. Instrumental versions of this song [[StandardSnippet have been used]] ''ad nauseum'' to represent the sudden and unexpected receipt of riches -- in several ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoons, and on the stock market reports on Creator/{{NPR}} whenever the Dow Jones Industrial Average goes up.
30* A silly little improvised song in the film version of ''Film/TheLittleRascals'':
31--> "I've got a dollar, I've got a dollar, I've got a dollar, hey hey hey hey..."
32* "Money, Money, Money" from ''Theatre/MammaMia'', and, by extension, the Music/{{ABBA}} album from which the song was plucked.
33* From ''Film/MaryPoppins'', the song about investing tuppence: "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank".
34* "The Accountancy Shanty" from ''Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife'' is about accountancy rather than money -- but the types of accountancy they're describing are almost exclusively the province of the very rich.
35* "Every Little Piece" in ''Film/PetesDragon1977''. A catchy little ditty about ''[[LyricalDissonance chopping up a dragon to sell its parts for cold hard cash]].''
36* "Gold" from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera''.
37* ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'' has "Gimme Some Money," though it's more of a money-themed AntiLoveSong.
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41* Let's not forget ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'''s Dwarves "Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold". Of course, most dwarf songs are about gold anyway. One must also not forget, however, that Discworld Dwarves do not love gold. They just say that to get it into bed.
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45* The ''I Love Cash'' parody of Oscar the Grouch’s ''I Love Trash'' sung by Donald Trump and his hair on ''Series/MadTV1995''.
46* "[[TheSomethingSong Money]] [[TropeNamer Song]]" from episode 29 of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
47-->''"There is nothing quite as wonderful as money! (money money money)\
48There is nothing quite as beautiful as cash! (money money money)."''
49* The "Loadsamoney" single by Harry Enfield for UsefulNotes/ComicRelief, based on a character of the same name from the SketchShow ''Saturday Live''.
50* ''Series/EretzNehederet'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUMl58i4m0w Gaza's sky is black but Qatar is always sunny]]" features the leaders of Hamas living it up in a luxury hotel in Qatar while Gaza is being bombed, [[MoneyToThrowAway tossing money around]] and spending it on ConspicuousConsumption.
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54* "Money Money" by Music/TheGratefulDead.
55* "Quieren Dinero" (They Want Money) by Chilean band Music/LosPrisioneros.
56* Music/PinkFloyd
57** "Money" from ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' is a satirical version, though it's easy to take the song at face value.
58-->''"Money, so they say\
59Is the root of all evil today.\
60But if you ask for a rise, it's no surprise that they're\
61Giving none away."''
62** "Have a Cigar", from ''Wish You Were Here,'' is similar:
63-->''"We're just knocked out\
64We heard about the sellout\
65You gotta get another one out\
66You owe it to the people\
67We're so happy we can hardly count."''
68* "Money Talks" by Music/{{ACDC}}.
69* Music/{{ABBA}}:
70** "Money Money Money" is about a woman who wants to be rich, whether it be through being a GoldDigger or gambling. The lyricist, Björn, was aware that the theme was a little worn out.
71** There's also "Money Made", which is more critical.
72* "Money Talks" by Music/TheAlanParsonsProject. (Totally different song, same title.)
73* "For the Love of Money" by the O'Jays subverts this by equivocating money with depravity and desperation.
74* Music/GeorgeHarrison's cynical [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] song "Taxman", written about the UK's then 95% top income tax rate.
75** And a subversion by the same band: "Can't Buy Me Love".
76** Then again, there's their version of "Money (That's What I Want)".
77** "Baby You're a Rich Man" sort of straddles the line with this one.
78** "You Never Give Me Your Money". Not sure where it falls on the straight/played with/subversion/inversion chart; its message about money seems to be "it's complicated", and it was inspired by Paul's frustration with new manager Allen Klein and his habit of never giving Paul a straight answer about the Beatles' royalties.
79* Also subverted with [[Music/GeorgeClinton Funkadelic's]] "Funky Dollar Bill", which lambasts materialism.
80* Also subverted (if not outright deconstructed) with the entirety of Music/{{Swans}}' album entitled ''Greed''.
81** As well as most songs on its slightly more melodic companion, ''Holy Money''.
82* The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion's "Money [=Rock'n'Roll=]".
83* A twist on this: Music/ShaniaTwain's "Ka-ching!".
84* Barrett Strong's song "Money (That's What I Want)", which has been covered by a variety of bands. Most famously, it was CoveredUp by OneHitWonder the Flying Lizards, but other versions include those by Music/TheBeatles, Music/LedZeppelin, Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}, Dave Matthews Band, Boyz II Men, Film/TheBluesBrothers, Music/{{Hanson}}, and WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats!
85* Music/WuTangClan: [[FunWithAcronyms Cash Rules Everything Around Me]], CREAM get the money, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrsfJHLx5YA dollar dollar bills yo...]]
86* "Easy Money" by Music/KingCrimson which centers around the idea that all prog-rockers are money-grubbing snobs. It's particularly ironic, considering that King Crimson was one of the bands who popularized prig-rock.
87* "Easy Money" by Brad Paisley
88* There's "Easy Money" by Music/BillyJoel, which was the theme song of the Creator/RodneyDangerfield [[Film/EasyMoney movie of the same name]].
89* "The Money Will Roll Right In", by punk rockers Music/{{Fang}}. CoveredUp by Music/{{Nirvana}} at the '92 Reading Festival.
90-->"I'll just sit and grin, the money will roll right in."
91* Two Brazilian comedic examples (that even use English in the lyrics): "Mim quer tocar", Ultraje a Rigor ("Me want to play/Me love to get the money (the money!)") and "1406", Mamonas Assassinas ("Money, o que é good nós num have/se nós havasse nós num tava aqui workando/o nosso work é playá").
92* Music/NeilDiamond's "Cherry, Cherry", was originally titled "Money, Money" before ExecutiveMeddling made him change it -- to one of his biggest hits of all time.
93* The Music/GammaRay song "Money" starts as an argument/temptation dealing with whether or not selling out is worth it and ends as a celebration of money.
94* Music/{{Bacilos}}' "Mi Primer Millón" (My First Million (of dollars)).
95* Now-defunct Polish band Music/{{Republika}} once published a song with a refrain that translates "This song was written only for money".
96* "Money for Nothing" by Music/DireStraits from ''Music/{{Brothers in Arms|Album}}''.
97* Music/MichaelJackson's "Money" from ''[=HIStory=]'' is [[http://www.mjfanclub.net/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211:history&catid=96:lyrics&Itemid=97#money another subversion]] that decries greed. Perhaps not surprisingly, this was written after he was first accused of child molestation, which he claimed was an extortion attempt on him.
98* "Avarice" by Music/{{Disturbed}}. Another song maligning greed, including the line "''Avarice will kill you in time''."
99* Puff Daddy's "It's All About The Benjamins". For international tropers, a Benjamin (named after Creator/BenjaminFranklin, the guy printed on it) is a US$100 bill.
100* Music/DizzeeRascal's "Dirtee Cash" is a subversion, criticizing people who spend "money that they ain't made yet", running up large debts in the process, just so they can live the "high life". Its chorus samples the song "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" by 90s dance act The Adventures of Stevie V, which plays the trope straight.
101* Subverted in Music/JessieJ's song "Price Tag":
102-->"It's not about the money, money, money,\
103We don't need your money, money, money,\
104We just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tag."
105* Music/RandyNewman's "It's Money That I Love" and "It's Money That Matters".
106* "Money Comes From Heaven" by Music/OingoBoingo.
107* "Head like a Hole" by Music/NineInchNails is basically a comparison between mankind's devotion to God and Money.
108* Music/PattiSmith's ''Free Money'', about having so much of the stuff that you could waste it.
109* Music/TheBeautifulSouth's "Song for Whoever" is a money song disguised as a {{Silly Love Song|s}}, a TakeThat for the pop music industry in general and MuseAbuse in particular.
110-->"Oh Kathy, Oh Alison, Oh Phillipa, Oh Sue\
111You made me so much money, I wrote this song for you."
112* "This Is the Life", by Music/WeirdAlYankovic.
113* "The Big Money", by Music/{{Rush|Band}}.
114* "I Wanna Be Rich" by Music/{{Calloway}}.
115* In "Shitloads of Money," Music/LizPhair foreshadowed her shift from indie darling to mainstream wannabe by declaring, "It's nice to be liked/But it's better by far to get paid".
116* Music/LadyGaga has "Money Honey". And "The Fame". ''And'' "Beautiful Dirty Rich".
117** Actually "The Fame" is about becoming famous, and Gaga stated that "Beautiful Dirty Rich" is about self-discovery.
118** And "Money Honey", if one listens to the lyrics, is about how even though he's rich and that's nice, it's not why she cares about him. Lady Gaga likes playing with this trope?
119* "Cash Machine" by Music/HardFi.
120* "Selling Out" by Music/TomLehrer.
121* "Mony, Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells (and later CoveredUp by Music/BillyIdol), and, of course, "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody titled "Alimony" (though this one is more about not having money anymore).
122* "Gold" by ''The Sugarcubes.''
123* "Love Your Money" by Music/DaisyChainsaw.
124* Music/MyChemicalRomance's "Vampire Money".
125-->''"Gimme gimme some of that vampire money!"''
126* "Money Changes Everything", kind of a subversion by Music/CyndiLauper.
127* "Sell Out With Me" by Music/ReelBigFish.
128* "Opportunities" by Music/PetShopBoys.
129-->"You got the brawn\
130I've got the brains\
131Let's make lots of money."
132* Music/{{Space}}'s song "Money", which seems to be about a relationship where one person spent so long just buying their partner's affections that they forgot to be... well, affectionate.
133* "Not That Kinda Girl" is a Subversion by Music/JoJo saying she is unimpressed with the money a guy is throwing at her.
134-->"Boy you ain't impressin' me\
135With your jewelry, your designer clothes"
136** "Baby It's You" explicitly states how she's not into rich guys...
137--->"It doesn't matter that your car is fly\
138And your rims are spinning on the side and\
139It doesn't matter where we go tonight\
140Cause if I'm with you I'll be alright."
141* Cee-Lo Green's "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck You]]" is about how he gets kicked out by a girl for not being rich enough.
142* Music/TheB52s' "Legal Tender", specifically about the joys of running a counterfeit operation.
143* "Too Much Money" by Music/MitchBenn, originally from the ''Crimes Against Music'' episode about rockstar excess.
144-->"What do you buy yourself when you're the man,\
145Who has two or three of everything?\
146My accountant swindled six million quid from me,\
147And I never noticed a thing.\
148I've got mansions all over the world,\
149Some in places I've never been.\
150I gave millions to charity,\
151Now my disgusting wealth is merely obscene."
152* The Music/EvilliousChronicles' "Judgment of Corruption" song by Music/{{mothy}}: "I'm the master of the court. I want money more than justice." The song is supposed to be a representation of the sin of greed, so it's a given. The corrupt judge goes so far as to damn himself to Hell for the sake of his fortune.
153* Music/SteveTaylor's "Cash Cow (A Rock Opera In Three Small Acts)" is a fantastic example, using the old story of the Golden Calf to lambast the greed of the 1980s.
154* K.T. Oslin had a top 15 country hit in fall of 1988 called "Money". However, unlike many other "money" songs which extoll the virtues of being rich (although the song does begin this way), the lyrics are a lament of a rich woman ''not'' getting the things she truly wants: love and companionship.
155* "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)," a country standard first made famous by Lefty Frizzell and later covered by Music/WillieNelson; their versions went to No. 1 in 1950 and 1976, respectively. The song's lyrics are about a man who dates a rich woman for her money and vows to love and pay attention to her only as long as the flow of cash remains abundant.
156-->"If you run short of money\
157I'll run short of time\
158And if you run out of money, honey\
159Then I've got no more time."
160* Music/{{KMFDM}}'s "Bitches":
161-->"We're only in it for the money\
162To get our fingers in your honey\
163We pretend to no end\
164We are bitches for your riches."
165* "Pour It Up" by Music/{{Rihanna}}, especially in the second verse.
166** also "Bitch Better Have My Money"
167* "Black Money" by Music/CultureClub from ''Colour By Numbers''.
168* [[Music/FallOutBoy Patrick Stump's]] "As Long as I Know I'm Getting Paid" and "Greed". The latter is a subversion, since it's about corruption, apathy, and [[Film/WallStreet Gordon Gekko-like businessmen]].
169* Music/{{Drake}}'s song "Succesful" (featuring Music/TreySongz), also crosses over with RockstarSong, since it discusses his newfound fame (the song was released in 2009 and was one of his first hit singles).
170* "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems" by the (by the time of the single's release, late) Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy[[note]]later "P. Diddy", and now simply "Diddy"[[/note]].
171* "Money" by Vitamin C.
172* 10cc's "Art for Art's Sake", subtitled "Money for God's sake", is practically Gordon Gecko's "greed is good" speech in song form, only released ten years ahead of ''Film/WallStreet''.
173** And their RockStarSong ''The Worst Band in the World''
174* "Material Girl" by Music/{{Madonna}}: "'cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mister Right."
175* "Song For The Dumped" by Music/BenFoldsFive: "Give me my money back, give me my money back, you [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]!"
176* "Money Honey", an early hit for The Drifters.
177* "Whales" by Hail Mary Mallon, in which rappers ''Music/AesopRock'' and Rob Sonic describe increasingly ridiculous things to spend absurd amounts of money on. The hook should be enough to tell you the gist of the song's message:
178-->''"Money, money, money, money\
179 money, money, money, money\
180 money, money, money, money\
181 money, money, money, money\
182 money, money, money, money\
183 money, money, money, money\
184 money, money, money, money\
185 money, motherfucker!"''
186* "If I Had a $1000000" by the Barenaked Ladies, a call-and-answer song about what the singers would buy for their significant other with a million dollars.
187* "Geld oder Leben" by Austrian comedy band "Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung" is sort of a concept album on the theme.
188* "Onedari Daisakusen" ("Begging Strategy") by {{Music/Babymetal}} describes the strategies a girl can use to persuade her father to give her extra allowance.
189* Simply Red's "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)", which is about not having enough money to get by.
190* Also in the same vein, Boy George's "Sold" from [[Music/{{Sold}} his first solo album of the same name]].
191* The gist of Music/SamanthaFish's "Money to Burn" is that, while money may not be everything, it can make up for a lot of other problems.
192* "Millionaer" by Die Prinzen is all about wanting to be a millionaire, unsurprisingly.
193* "Money to Burn" by Scottish rock band Music/{{Gun}} asserts that "some people lie for it, some people die for it, some people risk their lives and do time for it."
194* "Money" (natch) by Music/TheLovinSpoonful is a mellow song about the rat race.
195* Music/TuneYards take the trope to a gruesome place in "Water Fountain":
196-->''"I saved up all my pennies and I gave them to this special guy\
197When he had enough of them he bought himself a cherry pie\
198He gave me a dollar\
199A blood-soaked dollar\
200I cannot get the spot out but\
201It's okay it still works in the store."''
202* Johnny Kemp's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl1mQASHc48 Just Got Paid]]" mixes this with a JobSong. It's a song about partying after getting paid on Friday.
203* "Foe tha Love of $" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
204* Music/DeepPurple's "Love Don't Mean a Thing" from their funk-infused mid-70s period, told from the point of view of a male GoldDigger:
205-->''A woman who ain't got a dime\
206I can't use her, no\
207If she ain't got no cash money\
208I've got to refuse her\
209I need a woman\
210With a whole lotta will\
211So she help me, baby\
212Help me pay my bill''
213* Creator/StanFreberg and Ruby Raskin wrote "Money", which has been covered by a diverse collection of individuals over the years, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lR1wiaazn8 Mel Blanc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtF3Ex7DR5I Tex Williams]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9N30V4wnQ Doctor Teeth]].
214-->''I'm a greenback collector\
215I'm a paper-bill inspector\
216I'm a savage for that cabbage\
217Man, to me it's golden nectar!\
218Pour that filthy lucre on me\
219Spread those lovin' germs upon me\
220Give me money, money, money, money, money!''
221* Harry Enfield's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULeDlxa3gyc Loadsamoney (Doin' up the House)]] is a song about showing off all the money made from 'doin' up the house'. The music video has Harry going around brandishing a comically large wad of notes and boasting about his dosh.
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225* A number of ProfessionalWrestling stars have had 'rich X' gimmicks, but the best known by far is Wrestling/TedDiBiase, who as the "Million Dollar Man" began using a heel-styled rap called "Its All About The Money" ("''Everyone has a price for the Million Dollar Man''," followed by his trademark EvilLaugh and a backing chorus singing "''Money, money, money, money''").
226** When his son, Ted Jr., came into Wrestling/{{WWE}}, he naturally got one of his own, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfHjPStAtzs "Priceless"]]. Then he joined Legacy and dropped it. Once Legacy broke up, he got ''another'' one [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLU6qJtiEhM&feature=endscreen&NR=1 "I Come From Money".]]
227* Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon also used an entrance theme called "Here Comes the Money," and Creator/DonaldTrump (during his appearances in the [=WWE=]) used a theme called "Money, Money", which was later used as a theme song for the Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank PPV.
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231* The musical ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'' has a song from [[ShowWithinAShow the game's]] sponsors: "We've a franchise worth exploiting, and we will - when it comes to merchandising, we could kill!"
232* "Can You Use Any Money Today?" from ''Theatre/CallMeMadam''.
233* "Money, Money, Money (Venice Gambling Scene)" from Leonard Bernstein's ''Literature/{{Candide}}''.
234* "The Sound Of Money" from ''Theatre/ICanGetItForYouWholesale''.
235* There is a song in ''Theatre/AvenueQ'' that is, quite literally, called "The Money Song", though it's actually about encouraging people to donate to charity, rather than boasting about how wealthy they are.
236* "The Money Rings Out Like Freedom" from ''Theatre/{{Coco}}''.
237* Related to money: "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend", from the stage and film musical ''Film/GentlemenPreferBlondes''.
238* In Beethoven's opera ''Theatre/{{Fidelio}}'', old jail-warden Rocco advises Fidelio (whom he expects to be his son-in-law) that marriage does not work without money, in the aria "Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben" ("If you don't have money on the side").
239* "Lottery Agent's Tango" from ''Theatre/DerSilbersee''.
240* "Gold!" from Music/StephenSondheim's ''Theatre/RoadShow''.
241* "The Money Song (Funny What Money Can Do)", written by Harold Rome for a musical that failed to reach Broadway.
242* All of the Thenardier's songs in ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', but ''especially'' "Beggars at the Feast".
243* ''Das Lied von der belebenden Wirkung des Geldes'' ("The song of the vitalizing power of money"), originally from the no longer performed play ''Die Spitzköpfe und die Rundköpfe'' ("The pointy heads and the round heads"), by Creator/BertoltBrecht (words) and Hanns Eisler (music).
244* "All About the Green" from the stage adaptation of ''Film/TheWeddingSinger''.
245* A more tame version than most is "96,000" in ''Theatre/InTheHeights'', in which the cast fantasizes what they would do with the winning lottery ticket of $96,000. Unlike most versions of this trope, only Benny's and Daniella and Carla's dreams are even remotely selfish: Benny wants to become a businessman so rich Tiger Woods would be his caddie (although he recognizes the amount of work that it would require - with the $96,000, he is planning to send himself to business school), Daniella and Carla want to travel, shop, and give themselves makeovers, Usnavi wants to return to the Dominican Republic, Sonny wants to end poverty in the barrio, and Vanessa wants to get out of the Washington Heights and move downtown so she can follow her dreams.
246* The original run of ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'' had "Sitting Pretty" as a money song, which is still used on occasion.
247* ''Theatre/{{Ebenezer}}'' gives one to Jacob Marley, "Nothing Matters Except the Money," as he talks Scrooge into foreclosing the orphanage where his love interest works, on Christmas Eve, for the sake of cash.
248* "IfIWereARichMan" from ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof.''
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252* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybkLlNbaaw Gold Rush]] from ''VideoGame/{{Beatmania}} IIDX'' '''[[MemeticMutation GOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLD!]]'''.
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256* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCidnkhPtQ "Christmas Ca$h"]] by WebVideo/{{Fred}}.
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259[[folder:Western Animation]]
260* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'': When showing the dreams of the titular characters, while Dog dreamed of exploring and enjoying life, Cat's dream revolved entirely around how much he loves money, complete with a song.
261* ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'': Granny sings and dances a brief, simple one with banknotes in the background in the episode "Puppy Love".
262* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', there's "I Need Mo' Allowance".
263* In ''The Good, The Bad, and WesternAnimation/HuckleberryHound'' (one of the 10 made-for-TV movies made by Creator/HannaBarbera in the late 1980s), one scene has the Dalton Gang singing a VillainSong appropriately titled "Gold, Gold, Gold".
264* "The Money Song" by King Norman from ''WesternAnimation/TheGroovenians''.
265* The Misfits from ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' have quite a few of them, like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_nikcBN0fE "Takin' It All"]].
266* Referenced in "Rappin' Drakken" from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. The song itself isn't heard, but Drakken and Shego listen to a rapper talking about her wealth. The ProductPlacement in the song gives Drakken the idea to promote his mind-control shampoo through a TotallyRadical rap.
267* In ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', John Redcorn's rock band "Big Mountain Fudgecake" has several songs dedicated to money.
268* The vocalist of the animated ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster'' theme does a cover of "Money (That's What I Want)" in the episode "Punky's Millions."
269** The song was also used on ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' (Montana Max lip-syncs the Barrett Strong original) and ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' episode "Money".
270* "Silver and Gold" from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' is about the uselessness of money (it ''was'' TheSixties), and although it completely misses the point of the gold standard, it's still a nice song.
271** On the topic of Rankin/Bass Money Songs, ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleDrummerBoy'''s sequel had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5mIHdhQ0_k "Money, Money!"]], sung by General Brutus (played by Zero Mostel, no less!) and his tax collectors, and since it's Rankin/Bass...
272* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'': "All's Smurfy That Ends Smurfy" has Gargamel find a sack of fairy gold, and then sing about how he's going to be livin' it up from now on.
273* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Resident cheapskate Mr. Krabs is pretty fond of these, such as "Ka-Ching" from ''Selling Out'', "All This Money" from ''Atlantis Squarepantis'', and "If I Could Talk To Money" from ''Money Talks''. He also sings one on the ''Best Day Ever'' album.
274* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'':
275** The ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' theme song is parodied with a song called "We're Rich, Woo-hoo".
276** Another episode, "Pyramid Scheme", has the song "Pyramid Mummy Money", which is sung by Beast Boy about how much (mummy) money he's making off of a [[{{Ponzi}} pyramid scheme]].
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