Cyndi Lauper is a wise woman. Sure, she may look like a clown who put on her make-up in the dark and her speaking voice makes me want to mute the TV but she can sing her ass off and her songs are amazing and timeless. Now that I think of it, I need to put her on my iPod. But I digress. Today’s money tune is Cyndi Lauper’s Money Changes Everything.

My favorite lyric? Is this:
   They shake your hand and they smile
   And they buy you a drink
   They say we’ll be your friends
   We’ll stick with you till the end
   Ah but everybody’s only
   Looking out for themselves
   And you say well who can you trust
   I’ll tell you it’s just
   Nobody else’s money –

In keeping with last week’s theme of honoring those who work hard, this week’s Money Tune is  Donna Summer’s “She Works Hard for the Money”. I can’t think of another song with a serious message that has such a good beat. (Also, I love Donna Summer. “On The Radio” is an awesome song):

Having just finished David Shipler’s The Working Poor, I could not think of a more beautiful, poignant song to accompany that book than Billy Joel’s Downeaster Alexa. It’s not a long song, less than 4 minutes, and I really encourage you to watch it. I am literally moved to tears each time I hear the song and watch the video:

I like to imagine that, much like my life has a budget,  my life has a soundtrack. I’m still trying to decide what my theme song should be. It’s a pretty arduous decision that fluctuates with my mood. So for now, I’ll settle on sharing the perfect combination of two of my  favorite topics: music and money. With that, I bring you Money Tune Tuesday.

Each Tuesday, I will feature a video or song lyric that addresses the topic of money. First up, a song by my favorite band, Rush. The song? The Big Money. Enjoy!