This video is perfect 1980s. Although I lived through it, I still struggle to understand how all the idealism of the previous decades turned into "Greed is good."
Among the many things that make me happy about this is the thought that there was a day in the late 1980s where you might have seen Mark Knopfler playing guitar while being driven though Los Angeles sitting on a chair strapped to a truck.
TJ Publishing LLC JONES Pretty shitty. Thanks for asking. BTW, you still alive? Go to a Trump rally soon to fix that existence problem. Free Coronas all round.
Classic Buick. Great music video. Tongue in cheek. Randy does it again ! "It's Money That Matters". It's true, especially here in the USA. Way back in the day, German workers were paid 3 times a day to give to their spouses/family because money was being devalued every day. Does money matter? You know it.
"Nobody like him nowhere" - I get the reference. By the way, the "big, nasty redhead" seen in several of Mr. Newman's videos has a name: Laura Howard (Granito).
I'm 37 years old so I can honestly say my first exposure to Randy Newman's music was when the first Toy Story came out. I've been a fan ever since. Randy still remains one of the few musicians whom I can really feel in my soul when I hear any of his music.
Really love this song and the video- the 1980's hair doos, the high thigh-cut thongy bathing suits, the fat rich dude lyp-syncing, Randy as a little boy searching for answers Mark Knopfler's crisp guitar work, dancing midgets....brilliant piece of work by the permanently underappreciated Randy Newman.
The memories... Fall '88...driving to classes at FAU on either the Florida Turnpike or I-95...having the radio on and hearing this. Thanks for posting this, Randy!.
@@scottlarson1548 Maybe. I remember going on a summer trip in August 1988 and I remember hearing it then. IDK though the way my memory has been lately I may have my wires crossed...LOL
@@gabelogan56 "Rich relations may give you a crust of bread and such/You can help yourself/but don't take too much/Mama may have/Papa may have/But God bless the child that's got his own...every child's gotta have his own." I always thought that Randy and Billie Holiday sang songs about how life really operates.
Brian Nealon This is not the same redhead from _I Love LA_ . She is a nice copy, but _Land Of Dreams_ was 10 years after _I Love LA_ video from the _Trouble In Paradise_ album. Laura Howard was in the 1983 video for _I Love LA_ . She is now married and living 1000 miles or so from Los Angeles. This actress may be the same actress in the video for _Falling In Love_ , but I do not know this new actress' name. Here's a thread Laura Howard contributed to, and clarified she wasn't *Big Nasty Redhead* 2.0 neanderpundit.com/?p=6227
I was doing the Run Portion of a Triathlon in Clermont , Fl. and shouting " It's Money that matters" to a buddy running towards me, in 1989. Never will forget it.
Well... the song is timeless. Production style of the music is supremely dated. Sounds like Huey Lewis tune. I'd prefer just Randy and his piano for almost all of his songs. Still love this tho!! Just sharing my opinion on the mundane aspects ha
The lyrics are true if you’re greedy and only care about material things. If you spend your life thinking money is all that matters you’ll end up wasting your life thinking that
Ah yes the song wherein lies the crux of why the planet is doomed. Those" working for the cause", the righteous, those concerned for the common good are powerless before those who really matter ..those with money.
Is it my imagination or did I see a few shots of Robin Leach in this video? I really loved this song when it came out - kudos to Randy using Mark Knopfler for the hook.
@Gary Jackson You are correct. Marxism does not work, and never can. The thing here is that Marx was an idealist who thought that people could live and work together peacefully for the common good. In fact, pure Marxism doesn't need a government. However, most of us understand that human nature doesn't work that way, and Marx's vision was perverted into communism, which, in practice, functions as the worst kind of feudalism, only without the fancy titles.
Money, it's ALL that matters... Families; friends, brothers, sisters, even the government. SPECIFICALLY the government making sure the wealthy stay that way because it's only money that matters...
That Mark Knopfler guitar tone with Randy's irony-filled, sarcastic, biting, arrogant, obnoxious, politically incorrect, controversial voice of vinegar perfection -- goes together like dark chocolate and potato chips. No one like Randy out there. No one. He really found two great niches -- songs like this one & children's music for movies. Ha. Even Frank Zappa never thought of that.
I discovered Randy in his 1970 Album "12 Songs." As an English major, I "got" the album's simple cover photo of two chairs in somebody's backyard: a big rocking chair and a little child's chair. Of course! William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience." Some of the Experience songs were pretty brutal; the Innocence one's sweet and dreamy.
Newman was a favorite of intellectuals early on due to his sarcastic and satirical lyrics. However, it would be far too short-sighted to describe him as a satirist or comedian, as he also wrote very touching, serious texts. Musically, Newman is influenced by blues, rock and ragtime on the one hand, but on the other hand he often provides his songs with sophisticated classical orchestral arrangements. The pleasant and often catchy music often contrasts with the often biting or profound lyrics. His versatility as a songwriter and arranger is renowned. (Newman war aufgrund seiner sarkastisch-satirischen Texte früh ein Liebling der Intellektuellen. Viel zu kurz gegriffen wäre allerdings, ihn als Satiriker oder Komiker zu beschreiben, da er auch sehr anrührende, ernste Texte verfasst hat. Musikalisch ist Newman einerseits von Blues, Rock und Ragtime beeinflusst, andererseits versieht er seine Songs oft mit ausgefeilten klassischen Orchesterarrangements. Dabei steht die gefällige und oft eingängige Musik häufig im Kontrast zu den oftmals bissigen oder hintergründigen Texten. Seine Vielseitigkeit als Songwriter und Arrangeur ist berühmt.)
Sarcasm always with Randy, that's why I like him so much,and The Short People song is the perfect example how stupid average people are, simply don't get it 😅
*From The Great Rock Music Renaissance of the 1980s. Great Music and Great Time Growing Up in America. Thank You Great Almighty Lord Above for filling the Air with Harmony. Mark Knopfler produced some beast rock chords in his day. One of Randy's best tunes.*
Money answers all things concerning mens accomplishments but God through Christ preserves the soul and turns one's heart from stone to flesh because he perfected it . For you fellow jews out there read ISAIAH 53 for its an insight of the Messiah.
So true. When my caller ID shows that a telemarketer is calling, I cue up this song, then answer the phone. I play the song without saying a word. They usually hang up after less than a minute, and I get far fewer telemarketing calls now.
One of my favorite lines in all of music, right there. There's something transcendent about it. It gathers everyone together, right at the heart of a song which seemingly takes a bold, cynical stand against something. Plus, it's phrased in such a quintessentially whimsical way. Love it.
One of the greatest truth-filled song of all time!
Also chock full of riffs courtesy of Mark Knopfler 🎸.🎶🎵🎶 🎸
This video is perfect 1980s. Although I lived through it, I still struggle to understand how all the idealism of the previous decades turned into "Greed is good."
It was more cultural...it was celebrated in movies and shows.
And of course the song is satirical. He’s mocking the greed.
@@timothymcnulty4822 Randy Newman and satire? Not possible. He was as serous as canker sores.
Randy completely nailed America in this song.
Two things about this song - 1) It's timeless 2) It's perfect
absolutely - eternally brilliant -- any city, any state, any country, any planet !!! ............
Haha sort of? The "it's money that matters/in the USA" bit is clearly a product of the Cold War; today, no such qualifier would be needed
nailed it Mon Ami !!!
3. Short people got no reason
& Its TRUE!!!
Sums up the United States in a four-minute song. Actually, sums up all of humanity
If Mark Knopfler only recorded this one track he'd still be worthy for the guitar tone hall of fame.
You are absolutely right my friend!! Marks tone is awesome here!!
Right up there with "Money For Nothing"...
absolutely !!!
It's gorgeous. ❤
He's playing this track mate.
Among the many things that make me happy about this is the thought that there was a day in the late 1980s where you might have seen Mark Knopfler playing guitar while being driven though Los Angeles sitting on a chair strapped to a truck.
Is the way you think single? Please pass her my number.
The 80s were like that. 😂
Randy Newman is as American as anyone and he speaks his mind. God save Randy Newman.
Workin 4 Trump re election.... how's ur wallet
@@sonoyta5386 Stupid comment, but not surprising.
TJ Publishing LLC JONES Pretty shitty. Thanks for asking.
BTW, you still alive? Go to a Trump rally soon to fix that existence problem. Free Coronas all round.
@@sonoyta5386 - How's that working for you?
@@sonoyta5386 My wallet's just fine, thank you, and I'm donating lots to Democrats and reproductive rights. Trump impoverishes in EVERY way.
Happy 80th Birthday Randy. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Classic Buick. Great music video. Tongue in cheek. Randy does it again ! "It's Money That Matters". It's true, especially here in the USA. Way back in the day, German workers were paid 3 times a day to give to their spouses/family because money was being devalued every day. Does money matter? You know it.
Randy Newman.....Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.....Nobody like him nowhere.....
"Nobody like him nowhere" - I get the reference. By the way, the "big, nasty redhead" seen in several of Mr. Newman's videos has a name: Laura Howard (Granito).
I'm 37 years old so I can honestly say my first exposure to Randy Newman's music was when the first Toy Story came out. I've been a fan ever since. Randy still remains one of the few musicians whom I can really feel in my soul when I hear any of his music.
Why isn't this our national anthem?
LOL Right.
Stand at attention and respect that!!
It's the way of the world through out history.
It is. Trump just changed it.
Chris d....phuckin Aye....
Really love this song and the video- the 1980's hair doos, the high thigh-cut thongy bathing suits, the fat rich dude lyp-syncing, Randy as a little boy searching for answers Mark Knopfler's crisp guitar work, dancing midgets....brilliant piece of work by the permanently underappreciated Randy Newman.
Well, Mark Knopfler gave us "Money for Nothing," so it's appropriate that he comes along for the ride. 😎
Luv this song. THX Randy for that iconic piece of music and that guitarsound from above
(hail Mark Knopfler).
God Bless America!!!! Also, Randy Newman
Buick Roadmaster! Beautiful Car.
The memories...
Fall '88...driving to classes at FAU on either the Florida Turnpike or I-95...having the radio on and hearing this.
Thanks for posting this, Randy!.
Randy's big middle finger to all of the idealists in America!
That “young dudes together” line to the valet at the top is something else.
What does it mean though?
Yet Randy leaves him no tip. Bob Hope also had a running joke about being a cheap so-and-so. Funny.
True 500 years ago, true when the song was written, true today, and it will be true forever. It's money that matters!!
Ironic, I hope.
Man, I LOVED the 80s!!! Such a great time followed by the 90s 😝 TY Randy and of course the great Knopfler!!
Takes me back to the summer of 1988! I was 17 and life was great..
It didn't hit the charts until winter of 1988. Maybe it was really warm that year?
@@scottlarson1548 Maybe. I remember going on a summer trip in August 1988 and I remember hearing it then. IDK though the way my memory has been lately I may have my wires crossed...LOL
It was released in September or October.
Man good for you! Nobody could pay me to be 17 again. What personal hell. I'll take 27 please! I felt like my own real person by 27.
@@gabelogan56 "Rich relations may give you a crust of bread and such/You can help yourself/but don't take too much/Mama may have/Papa may have/But God bless the child that's got his own...every child's gotta have his own."
I always thought that Randy and Billie Holiday sang songs about how life really operates.
Randy Newman is a truth teller thru the Sardonic music
💃💃🇧🇷MARK KNOPFLER, para sempre no meu coração ♥️
Many a truth is said in jest. Randy Newman's pretty good at it.
it's knopfler that matters!
Arthur Capozzi ... hell yessss
Mark is the best !!!!
I thought that sounded like his guitaR
Whole album is full of famous names playing instruments, but few stick out like Knopfler does on a guitar.
He has a small cameo in the clip.
I'm on a Randy Newman binge!❤
I love how the big nasty redhead is still by his side.
davedzone she's in a trilogy of his vids
davedzone lmao......lol
Brian Nealon This is not the same redhead from _I Love LA_ . She is a nice copy, but _Land Of Dreams_ was 10 years after _I Love LA_ video from the _Trouble In Paradise_ album.
Laura Howard was in the 1983 video for _I Love LA_ . She is now married and living 1000 miles or so from Los Angeles.
This actress may be the same actress in the video for _Falling In Love_ , but I do not know this new actress' name.
Here's a thread Laura Howard contributed to, and clarified she wasn't *Big Nasty Redhead* 2.0
neanderpundit.com/?p=6227
I know now they were made 5 years apart, but on seeing the thumbnail, I thought this video must have been done on the same day as I Love LA.
That proves absolutely nothing, since anyone can claim to be anything on the internet @@lewisyoung4531
I was doing the Run Portion of a Triathlon in Clermont , Fl. and shouting " It's Money that matters" to a buddy running towards me, in 1989. Never will forget it.
Great song. And timeless in the sense that the music is not dated a bit and the lyrics are true as ever ...
Well... the song is timeless. Production style of the music is supremely dated. Sounds like Huey Lewis tune. I'd prefer just Randy and his piano for almost all of his songs. Still love this tho!! Just sharing my opinion on the mundane aspects ha
The lyrics are true if you’re greedy and only care about material things. If you spend your life thinking money is all that matters you’ll end up wasting your life thinking that
absolute perfect summation !!!
@@Vhstape-le4mr
Anybody who knows Randy Newman is not "eeking out a living".
They're all multi-millionaires.
Don't be dumb.
@@rthinds @rthinds eh... & how dyu ?
Bring back the 80’s
100 % Right On
This song is what happens when great talent collaborates
Its money that matters,Randy s ironic songs always got me
Randy Newman is one of the best
A true gem he is
Money isn't the most important thing in Life..BUT if you don't have Some.
What'IS Important....Won't go out with you..
what a duo, this is one of those songs I sing in the car, and really enjoy doing the guitar part.
Love this song. Hidden meaning and all.
Puts a smile on my face every time.
Worthy of the Eagles. I want my MTV.
the indian kills me. I love you randy
My Mom had a 55 Special. I loved that car.
MK is the musical genius of the last 50 years.
Randy Newman for President!
Ah yes the song wherein lies the crux of why the planet is doomed. Those" working for the cause", the righteous, those concerned for the common good are powerless before those who really matter ..those with money.
Should be our real national anthem...
I've known her since she was a baby lol always loved his stories through music Randy Newman is a national treasure
You have that right!
OMG!!! Haven't seen this since it came out... And Knopfler there too :-)
Dani Grossman Shved .....i thought thas was M Knopler.....killer maaaan!!! awesome
Randy speaking the truth.
I like listning to this as a celebration when my stonks are up. And as a motivator when the market is bullshit.
i haven´t seen this video for 30 years...thanks for uploading it....the voice of Newman is very similar to Huey Lewis
walter enrique flores bulnes Lewis is a better golfer.
You *seriously* need to get your hearing checked !! 🤣
Huey had as a few songs with a almost similar sound,in fact.
First time I've seen it, it's so true.
Heard a short version on our local news raidio WNAX. And it brought back so many memories. So here we go and listen to a good lost classic. Thank you
Randy et mark au top.....les meilleurs. ..j adore😆😆
I absolutely defy you to listen to this song and remain perfectly still. WHY would you want to?
The King of Satire!
Ohhhhhhhh yeah
He does satire too ???
King? Try EMPEROR! 😸
Great tune. Like he says in his lyrics, "Now you know that it's true".....
Yep. It's money that matters, whatever you do.
truly true !!!
This song speaks volumes especially today
Money will always matter v as long as there's golddiggers.
The Boogie and McCall days. The carefree 80's. The happy times.
Is it my imagination or did I see a few shots of Robin Leach in this video? I really loved this song when it came out - kudos to Randy using Mark Knopfler for the hook.
Money still matters today even though it has been greatly devalued since the video originally came out.
Outstanding! Fun and damning at the same time. Well done.
Lurking in bookstores. Lurking. Not looking, not browsing: lurking.
Gawd Dam thats a great song!
great tune
"In any fair system..."That pretty well sums up the problem. Things are definitely, not fair.
@Gary Jackson You are correct. Marxism does not work, and never can. The thing here is that Marx was an idealist who thought that people could live and work together peacefully for the common good. In fact, pure Marxism doesn't need a government. However, most of us understand that human nature doesn't work that way, and Marx's vision was perverted into communism, which, in practice, functions as the worst kind of feudalism, only without the fancy titles.
That's the truth . Everything else is not important.👍♥️💪😁
Money, it's ALL that matters...
Families; friends, brothers, sisters, even the government. SPECIFICALLY the government making sure the wealthy stay that way because it's only money that matters...
❤️🙏
That Mark Knopfler guitar tone with Randy's irony-filled, sarcastic, biting, arrogant, obnoxious, politically incorrect, controversial voice of vinegar perfection -- goes together like dark chocolate and potato chips.
No one like Randy out there. No one. He really found two great niches -- songs like this one & children's music for movies. Ha. Even Frank Zappa never thought of that.
I discovered Randy in his 1970 Album "12 Songs." As an English major, I "got" the album's simple cover photo of two chairs in somebody's backyard: a big rocking chair and a little child's chair. Of course! William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience." Some of the Experience songs were pretty brutal; the Innocence one's sweet and dreamy.
The old rich man looks like the modern-day Randy Newman
I love how he shamelessly stiffed the valet.
This song sounds like it could’ve been a big hit it right on the verge of it it really reminds me a lot of money for nothing on the Dire Straits album
It actually hit number 1 for a couple weeks in 1988, believe it or not...
Because Mark Knopfler is the guitarist on both.
This was a hit.
Peaked at #60 in 1988. I always thought it should have been way bigger.
So wish Rand would have made a similar video to go with "It's Money That I Love" .. Might have helped sales of the song and the album as well ..
Gotta keep working for da cause !
Newman was a favorite of intellectuals early on due to his sarcastic and satirical lyrics. However, it would be far too short-sighted to describe him as a satirist or comedian, as he also wrote very touching, serious texts. Musically, Newman is influenced by blues, rock and ragtime on the one hand, but on the other hand he often provides his songs with sophisticated classical orchestral arrangements. The pleasant and often catchy music often contrasts with the often biting or profound lyrics.
His versatility as a songwriter and arranger is renowned.
(Newman war aufgrund seiner sarkastisch-satirischen Texte früh ein Liebling der Intellektuellen. Viel zu kurz gegriffen wäre allerdings, ihn als Satiriker oder Komiker zu beschreiben, da er auch sehr anrührende, ernste Texte verfasst hat. Musikalisch ist Newman einerseits von Blues, Rock und Ragtime beeinflusst, andererseits versieht er seine Songs oft mit ausgefeilten klassischen Orchesterarrangements. Dabei steht die gefällige und oft eingängige Musik häufig im Kontrast zu den oftmals bissigen oder hintergründigen Texten.
Seine Vielseitigkeit als Songwriter und Arrangeur ist berühmt.)
Great song, love it! ❤😎
"Every man a millionaire and no man a ten millionaire" - Gov. Huey Long
Got a great big pool in my backyard, and a great big pool beside it. LOL
Classic Randy Newman to add "a great big pool beside it."
Sarcasm always with Randy, that's why I like him so much,and The Short People song is the perfect example how stupid average people are, simply don't get it 😅
studied you at USC man. I love LA
So, so good!
Randy Newman slaaaaaapps.
Yes, it was as much fun to shoot as it looked like.
The little redheaded girl & her grown-up self are Randy's anima.
What a life! Good tune 👌
this should have 320,000 likes. in the great big world. it would be a better world
this is exactly what i needed. Thanks Randy.
*From The Great Rock Music Renaissance of the 1980s. Great Music and Great Time Growing Up in America. Thank You Great Almighty Lord Above for filling the Air with Harmony. Mark Knopfler produced some beast rock chords in his day. One of Randy's best tunes.*
I agree.
Money answers all things concerning mens accomplishments but God through Christ preserves the soul and turns one's heart from stone to flesh because he perfected it . For you fellow jews out there read ISAIAH 53 for its an insight of the Messiah.
I Love this Song
This is ........ so great:=)
Same Buick as they used in I Love LA video.
So true. When my caller ID shows that a telemarketer is calling, I cue up this song, then answer the phone. I play the song without saying a word. They usually hang up after less than a minute, and I get far fewer telemarketing calls now.
Is that Mark Knopfler on the guitar and production credits,yes?
Great song from a fantastic album!
Thanks Randy, love the "Short People" studio upload. 😁
❤❤❤Danke fürs Senden. Danke ❤❤
I said "That looks kinda funny",
He said "I know it does too."
Pretty deep, when you think about it...
One of my favorite lines in all of music, right there. There's something transcendent about it. It gathers everyone together, right at the heart of a song which seemingly takes a bold, cynical stand against something. Plus, it's phrased in such a quintessentially whimsical way. Love it.
When you're that rich, it don't matter!
I took that as "laugh at yourself and dont take things so serious" is what I took it as- as much as that he had money as well.
@@54GARYBOY More like: F*ck, I just don't care!
That very lyric been running thru my head this Summer.
thatchers children love this song