Money Money Money

Both “Money Money Money” by Abba and “Money, Money” by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rant about the lack of money and the need for it, as well as possible ways to gain money. The singers of both groups are people from groups that are rarely at the top of the socioeconomic ladder: women and African-American men. Thus, both groups want to do what they can to better their economic position, though they propose different methods and express themselves in different ways. The Abba singers intend to marry rich so that they don’t have to work, enabling them to live carefree lives. They imagine that the world is a better place with more money, and that the sun would even shine brighter on the rich, which is what they desire for themselves. They talk about money “in a rich man’s world,” and in this world, it is often correct to say that white males are normally the highest paid, so that it really is a “rich man’s world.” In contrast, the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony singers mention the negative effects of not having money, of which there are plenty. They cited things such as living in ghettoes, facing discrimination, and robberies. They focus less on how to gain money and more on the lack of money. They do say that they need to work for money, but mostly they discuss the various problems that are typical of a poor African-American community. Money is so important to our society and our everyday lifestyle that two separate bands wrote a song to voice their distress over their lack of money and their need for more of it. Without money, there is so much more opportunity for injustices to happen and take root, and people are forced to do things that they would rather not be doing in order to survive.