Artist	Song
Marilyn Monroe	Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
James Brown	Money Won't Change You
Cyndi Lauper	Money Changes Everything
Dire Straits	Money For Nothing
Madonna	Material Girl
Carol Channing	Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
Faith No More	Let's Lynch The Landlord
Tom Waits	Starving In The Belly Of A Whale
Brian Jonestown Massacre	Take It From The Man
Merle Haggard	If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)
George Carlin	Join The Service....Fuck Pears
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Fortunate Son
Bruce Springsteen	Used Cars
Hank Williams Sr.	I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Lorett Lynn	Coal Miner's Daughter
Johnny Cash	Picking Time
Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, etc.	Sparkling Diamonds
Amy Rigby	As Is
Peter Gabriel	Big Time
Fugazi	Merchandise
George Carlin	Get One Now....
The Clash	Career Opportunities
Le Tigre	TGIF
Nicole Kidman, John Lequizamo, etc	Hindi Sad Diamonds
Liz Phair	Shitloads Of Money

Comment:

This mix has its origins in my long, hot, impoverished summer. As you can tell all the songs are about money or the lack thereof. I thought the various "Diamonds" songs along with the George Carlin "advertisements" would help further solidify the mix. Though Carol Channing is kind of scary she really fits well into the overal context and theme. The title comes from a line in the Liz Phair song at the end. If anyone else has any good "poverty" songs or stories let me know....we could create a sort of anti-Horatio-Alger theme package. P.S. I changed the title just now at the last minute (or even after that) b/c I forgot about the other great quote from the same Liz Phair song.

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