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Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
I want my, I want my MTV. (x4)
Now look at them yo-yo's
that's the way you do it.
You play the guitar on the MTV.
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Money for nothin' and chicks for free.
Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb.
Maybe get a blister on your little finger.
Maybe get a blister on your thumb.
We gotta install microwave ovens,
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's.
See the little faggot
with the earring and the makeup.
Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair.
That little faggot got his own jet airplane.
That little faggot he's a millionaire.
We gotta install
microwave ovens,
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's. (x2)
I shoulda
learned to play the guitar.
I shoulda learned to play them drums.
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera.
Man, we could have some fun.
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee.
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it.
Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free.
We gotta install microwave ovens,
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's.
Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
You play the guitar on the MTV.
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free.
Money for nothin' and chicks for free. (x5)
- Notas: El
tema de la canción está perfectamente narrado en el videoclip oficial. La idea
de la canción surgió de una visita a una tienda de electrodomésticos, en la que
el cantante escuchó una conversación entre dos trabajadores quejándose del
dinero fácil que las estrellas del rock ganaban sin pegar un palo al agua (de
ahí el título de "money for nothing").
Uno de esos trabajadores (claramente homófobo por usar el término "faggot") insiste en que ellos,
cargando electrodomésticos de un lado para el otro, son los que realmente se
merecen el dinero que se ganan. De ahí pasa a lamentarse ridiculizando a los
cantantes de éxito y acaba indicando que se ha confundido de profesión y que de
joven tendría que haberse hecho músico para ser él quien disfrutase de ese
dinero y ese éxito con las mujeres ("chicks").
- 1. “…yo-yo's…” = En
inglés americano coloquial, un "yo-yo"
es un "memo". En este caso se aplica despectivamente a los cantantes
que salen en la tele.
- 2. “…chicks…” = Si
uno quiere demostrar ser un auténtico choni poligonero, lo mejor es usar "chick" para referirse a una mujer
joven.
- 3. “…blister…” = Los
"blisters" son las
ampollas, que se relacionan con andar mucho por el monte, si salen en los pies,
o de trabajar muy duro, si salen en las manos. En la canción el cantante intenta
ridiculizar el poco esfuerzo que implica ser un cantante de éxito diciendo que
como máximo les van a salir ampollas en la punta de los dedos de tocar la
guitarra.
- 4. “…faggot…” = Uno
de los términos más insultantes para referirse a un hombre homosexual. Cuando
alguien lo usa no hay duda de que pretende ofender.
- 5. “…shoulda…” = Es
una licencia literaria, es la contracción de "should have", que se escribe "should've".
You play the guitar on the MTV.
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Money for nothin' and chicks for free.
Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb.
Maybe get a blister on your little finger.
Maybe get a blister on your thumb.
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's.
Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair.
That little faggot got his own jet airplane.
That little faggot he's a millionaire.
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's. (x2)
I shoulda learned to play them drums.
Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the camera.
Man, we could have some fun.
And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?
Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee.
That ain't workin' that's the way you do it.
Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free.
custom kitchen deliveries.
We gotta move these refrigerators.
We gotta move these colour TV's.
You play the guitar on the MTV.
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it.
Money for nothin' and your chicks for free.
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