Now look at them yo-yos thats the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That aint workin thats the way you do it Money for nothin and your chicks for free Now that aint workin thats the way you do it Let me tell ya them guys aint dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these color TVs See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup Yeah buddy thats his own hair That little faggot got his own jet airplane That little faggot hes a millionaire We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these color TVs We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these color TVs Look here, look here 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 Shes really turnin me on And hes up there, whats that? Hawaiian noises? Bangin on the bongoes like a chimpanzee Oh, that aint workin thats the way you do it Get your money for nothin, get your chicks for free We gotta install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these color TVs Listen here Now, that aint workin thats the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That aint workin thats the way you do it Money for nothin and your chicks for free Money for nothin and chicks for free Money for nothin and your chicks for free Money for nothin and chicks for free I want my I want my MTV Money for Nothing is a single by British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their 1985 album Brothers in Arms. It was one of Dire Straits most successful singles, peaking at number one for three weeks in the United States, and it also reached number one for three weeks on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. In the bands native UK, the song peaked at number four. The recording was notable for its controversial lyrics, groundbreaking music video and cameo appearance by Sting singing the songs falsetto introduction and backing chorus, I want my MTV. The video was also the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network started on 1 August 1987. Money for Nothing won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986 at the 28th Grammy Awards. The recording contains a very recognizable hook, in the form of the guitar riff that begins the song proper. (The song is also notable for its extended overture, which was shortened for radio and music video.) The guitar riff continues throughout the song, played in permutation during the verses, and played in full after each chorus. The songs lyrics are written from the point of view of a working-class man watching music videos and commenting on what he sees. Mark Knopfler described the writing of the song in a 1984 interview with critic Bill Flanagan: The lead character in Money for Nothing is a guy who works in the hardware department in a television/custom kitchen/refrigerator/microwave appliance store. Hes singing the song. I wrote the song when I was actually in the store. I borrowed a bit of paper and started to write the song down in the store. I wanted to use a lot of the language that the real guy actually used when I heard him, because it was more real.... When Dire Straits performed Money for Nothing at the 1985 Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium, the performance featured a guest appearance by Sting. Knopfler performed Money for Nothing using his Pensa-Suhr signature MK-1 model guitar with a pair of Soldano SLO-100 tube/valve amplifier heads and Marshall speaker cabinets during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute and Princes Trust concerts in 1988, as well as the Nordoff-Robbins charity show at Knebworth in 1990 and the On Every Street world tours in 1991/1992. These versions featured extended guitar solos by Knopfler, backed by Eric Clapton and Phil Palmer. Money for Nothing and Brothers in Arms were performed at the 1997 Music for Montserrat concert, with Clapton on rhythm guitar, Sting performing background vocals and Phil Collins on drums.
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