Season 5 Episode 4! Let's Get This Bread: Discussing Songs About Money From Artists Kendrick Lamar, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna and More
It’s all about the money, money, money, money, (MOOOOONAAAAY) this week on Rhapsody in Reverie as we dive into the musical world of cold hard cash. From songs that praise it, to songs that question how it changes us as people and a society, musicians from all genres have something to say about it. So buckle up, plug in those headphones, and listen to Adrienne and Katarina discuss hits by Kendrick Lamar, Run the Jewels, Kanye West, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, and many more! Let’s get this bread.
Show Notes
24:25 - Am I Terrible? (Sex and Money Pt. 2)
28:01 - A Baller in Our Hearts
32:07 - Top Five
49:20 - Up & Comers: Beach Slang
51:56 - Outro (“Gemini Fly & The Banana Man, Signing Off)
0:02 - Intro (“The Copyright Free Zone”)
2:27 - “I’m Getting This Bread” vs. “They Took My Bread”
8:04 - “How Much Money Do You Want?” “Yes.”
11:19 - Rise and Grind (Sex and Money Pt. 1)
19:03 - The Poetry of Critique
Songs Mentioned in this Episode
32:26 - “Money” - Pink Floyd
33:18 - “Vampire Money” - My Chemical Romance
34:17 - “Lawyers, Guns and Money” - Warren Zevon
35:35 - “Money, Money, Money” - ABBA
37:09 - “No Money” - Galantis
38:04 - “Money for Nothing” - Dire Straits
38:34 - “Easy Money” - Johnny Marr
40:07 - “Lie, Cheat, Steal” - Run The Jewels
42:43 - “Money Maker” - Ludacris, Pharrell Williams
43:53 - “Material Girl” - Madonna
45:31 - “Collard Greens” - ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar
47:20 - “Dollar Signs” - Calvin Harris, Tinashe
47:48 - “M.O.N.E.Y.” - The 1975
8:16 - “Big Rings”- Drake, Future
8:27 - “F*ck Up Some Commas” - Future
9:59 - “Just Got Paid” - *NSYNC
10:40 - “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)” - Pet Shop Boys
11:19 - “Illusion, Coma, Pimp & Circumstance” - Prince
12:43 - “Gold Digger” - Kanye West, Jamie Foxx
15:09 - “Skit #1” - Kanye West
19:10 - “For Free? - Interlude” - Kendrick Lamar
23:25 - “How Much a Dollar Cost” - Kendrick Lamar, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley
24:30 - “Rich Sex” - Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne
27:20 - “Money Good” - Megan Thee Stallion
28:27 - “Billionaire” - Travie McCoy, Bruno Mars
29:56 - “Bitch Better Have My Money” - Rihanna
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Up & Comers Songs Mentioned in This Episode
50:09 - “Bad Art & Weirdo Ideas (Quiet Slang)” - Beach Slang
50:43 - “Tommy In The 80s” - Beach Slang
50:49 - “Porno Love” - Beach Slang