Money
Pink Floyd · 1973
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Away, away, away
- Away, away, away
- I was in the right
- Yes, absolutely in the right
Sing the opening verse
- It's a gas
- Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
- New car, caviar, four star, daydream
- Think I'll buy me a football team
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Think I'll buy me a football team
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And I think I need a Lear jet
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But if you ask for a rise
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I was in the right
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
It's a gas
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
New car, ? four star, daydream
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Don't ? me that do goody good bullshit
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
And I ? I need a Lear jet
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
It's no ? that they're giving none away
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? was in the right
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "money" in the whole song?
"money"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?
"it's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And I think I need a Lear jet
- Away, away, away
- It's a gas
Exercise 25
"Money" was released in 1973. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Money" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
you're→it's→i'll→i'm→don't→they're→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Pink Floyd one question about "Money", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Money" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?