Kinks, The - The Moneygoround Lyrics






Robert owes half to Grenville
Who in turn gave half to Larry
Who adored my instrumentals
And so he gave half to a foreign publisher
She took half the money that was earned in some far distant land
Gave back half to Larry and I end up with half of goodness knows what
Oh can somebody explain why things go on this way
I thought they were my friends I can't believe it's me, I can't believe that I'm so green
Eyes down round and round let's all sit and watch the moneygoround
Everyone take a little bit here and a little bit there
Do they all deserve money from a song that they've never heard
They don't know the tune and they don't know the words
But they don't give a damn
There's no end to it I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it
The money goes round and around and around
And it comes out here when they've all taken their share
I went to see a solicitor and my story was heard and the writs were served
On the verge of a nervous breakdown I decided to fight right to the end
But if I ever get my money I'll be too old and grey to spend it
Oh, but life goes on and on and no one ever wins
And time goes quickly by just like the moneygoround
I only hope that I'll survive





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  1. s.... ....

    I love that song soooooo much

  2. M.... G....

    I wish the song was longer

  3. j.... d....

    ....hmm, a bit er, political,..??,...

  4. m.... d....

    There is a promo clip for Moneygoround. I still have it on a compilation video somewhere. I've seen it on youtube or vimeo but it always got pulled down. A shame..

  5. E.... P....

    This is why at 55 I work in a garbage dump, and still make music. Bandcamp helps a bit. Live shows aren't much better.

  6. G.... D....

    Para conocer el verdadero potencial de la canción hay que saber que el caso es real. osea eso en verdad estaba sucediendo, dentro de la compañia "Pye records", y Ray Davies lo denunció en esta canción y posteriormente abandonó la casa discográfica (no sin antes contarle a todo el mundo lo que pasaba en la misma compañía que publicó el disco en el que sale esta critica. Los nombres son reales (Robert, Larry, Greenville... etc) es totalmente real.

    Lueego tambien hay conocer por supuesto la letra. (Money go round es un juego de palabras con Merry - go - round (tiovivo. se podría traducir por "el tiotivo del dinero". mas o menos... (mi ingles no es perfecto)

    Robert debe la mitad a Greenville, quien de vuelta dió la mitad a Larry
    el cual adora mis instrumentales, y por eso dió la mitad a un publicador extranjero
    el se quedó con la mitad del dinero, que fué ganado en un país lejano
    dió la mitad a larry, y a mi me queda la mitad de dios sabe qué...
    ¿alguien me puede explicar por que esto esta pasando asi?
    pensé que eran mis amigos, no me puedo creer que me pase a mí,
    no me puedo creer que sea yo tan idiota.

    ojos abajo, alrededor y alrededor, sentémonos todos al mirar el tiotivo del dinero
    todo el mundo toma un poquito de aquí y un poquito de allá,
    ¿acaso ellos se merecen dinero por una canción que jamas han escuchado?
    No conocen los acordes, no conocen la letra, pero les importa un bledo.
    No hay nada en esto, estoy en el hoyo y no puedo salir de el
    el dinero corre alrededor, y alrededor, y alrededor, y sale por aqui.

    cuando ellos ya se habian llevado todos su porcentaje

    Fui a ver a un abogado, y mi queja fue escuchada, y se abrió la orden judicial
    al borde de un ataque de nervios, decidí luchar hasta el final
    pero si alguna vez llego a conseguir mi dinero
    seré demasiado viejo y canoso para gastarlo
    oh, pero la vida sigue, y nunca nadie gana siempre
    el tiempo pasa rápido, como el tiotivo del dinero
    solo espero poder sobrevivir (a esto)

    en realidad lo bueno es que se puede aplicar a hacienda y a los impuestos tambien..

    G.... D....

    Tiovivo es lo que en América (latina) llamamos Carrusel.

  7. D.... M....

    http://legalnoodle.com/castelazo-associates-insurance-water/

  8. s.... h....

    Perfect!

  9. J.... B....

    so lame!!

  10. e.... ....

    They Might Be Giants sounded a bit like this some 20 years later...

    e.... ....

    You know, now you mention it there is a certain similarity in style.

    e.... ....

    Slightly campy story tellers, that's what Ray and the Giants are

  11. D.... ....

    syd barret

    D.... ....

    Shine on you crazy diamond . . .

  12. R.... C....

    Ray Davies cracks me up

    R.... C....

    SIR Ray Davies to you! lol

    R.... C....

    Hahaha I always end up laughing at this album a few times. Especially at Lola, Ape-man, and moneygoround.

  13. C.... M....

    Lou Reed can thank the Kinks for teaching him how to take a piss.

    C.... M....

    He titled the track Sister Ray as a tribute to Ray Davies.

  14. K.... t....

    I'm to old to spend it, after everybody takes their cut

  15. c.... w....

    Robert owes half to Grenville
    Who in turn gave half to Larry
    Who adored my instrumentals
    And so he gave half to a foreign publisher

    He took half the money
    That was earned in some far distant land
    Gave back half to Larry
    And I end up with half of goodness knows what

    Can somebody explain
    Why things go on this way
    I thought they were my friends I can't believe it's me
    I can't believe that I'm so green

    Eyes down round and round
    Let's all sit and watch the money go round
    Everyone take a little bit here
    And a little bit there

    Do they all deserve money from a song
    That they've never heard
    They don't know the tune
    And they don't know the words but they don't give a damn

    There's no end to it I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it
    The money goes round and around and around
    And it comes out here
    When they've all taken their share

    I went to see a solicitor
    And my story was heard and the writs were served
    On the verge of a nervous breakdown
    I decided to fight right to the end

    But if I ever get my money I'll be too old and gray to spend it
    Oh, but life goes on and on and no one ever wins
    And time goes quickly by just like the money go round
    I only hope that I'll survive

    c.... w....

    So I went to see a solicitor, and the ritz were served and the story was heard

    c.... w....

    Writs... They are suing the record company, it refers to legal documents.

    But Ritz is a good pun/double meaning!

  16. E.... C....

    Wow! How does he write songs so well????

    E.... C....

    +Evy C satan

    E.... C....

    Evy C He's straight outta Muswell Hill

  17. f.... ....

    Great writer ..... great tune ......great band

  18. D.... ....

    Esplendida.

  19. m.... ....

    LOVE The Kinks!

  20. M.... M....

    They don't know the tune and they don't know the words, but they don't give a damn.

    M.... M....

    I thought they were my friends, I can't believe it's me, I can't believe that I'm so green!

  21. V.... ....

    Ha! True story, awesome

  22. d.... a....

    yup. true story.

  23. M.... ....

    Fantastic sound!

  24. R.... M....

    Heb coxyhhhhhhhhuuuiii