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Thursday, October 06, 2005

Daryl and John had it right

I was driving to work this morning and on came "Rich Girl" by Hall and Oats on the radio. Man, did they hit that song right on the nose. Not only is it a great song, musically, harmoniously and catchy... it rings home to so many girls (and guys) that I know. It's basically about a girl that is spoiled beyond the point of worry. Their view on reality is warped. They treat others bad because they can't feel pain because 'daddy' spoils them. Daddy isn't necessarily her father, just the spoiler, perhaps a husband. Never heard of the song, go download it (ha!).

Rich Girl, words and music by Daryl Hall and John Oats
You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far 'Cause you know it don't matter anyway You can rely on the old man's money You can rely on the old man's money It's a bitch girl but it's gone too far 'Cause you know it don't matter anyway Say money but it won't get you too far, Get you too far

And don't you know, don't you know
That it's wrong to take what is given you So far gone, on your own You can get along if you try to be strong But you'll never be strong

'Cause
You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far 'Cause you know it don't matter anyway You can rely on the old man's money You can rely on the old man's money It's a bitch girl and it's gone too far 'Cause you know it don't matter anyway Say money but it won't get you too far, Get you too far

High and dry, out of the rain It's so easy to hurt others when you can't feel pain And don't you know that a love can't grow 'Cause there's too much to give, 'cause you'd rather live For the thrill of it all, oh

You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it don't matter anyway You can rely on the old man's money You can rely on the old man's money It's a bitch girl and it's gone too far 'Cause you know it don't matter anyway Say money but it won't get you too far, Say money but it won't get you too far, Say money but it won't get you too far, Get you too far And you say You can rely on the old man's money You can rely on the old man's money You're a rich girl, a rich girl Oh, you're a rich bitch girl yeah Say money but it won't get you too far, Oh, get ya too far

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Man, this used to be my favorite song as a kid. Great call Ben! Definitely applicable to a lot of the ladies on SSI! It was the first song I ever heard that had a cuss word in it......and the rest is history.