https://peertube.weidensees.net/videos/watch/46d25a4d-d6f6-4280-a370-1151ebbb4de4 „Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)“ von Simply Red ist die erste Single der Band aus dem Jahr 1985 vom Debütalbum „Picture Book“. Das Lied ist eine Soul-Coverversion des Original-Songs der Valentine Brothers von 1982 und handelt von Geldnot und harter Wirtschaftspolitik. Das Lied stammt ursprünglich von den Valentine Brothers. Es geht um Geldsorgen, Arbeitslosigkeit und die Lasten armer Menschen durch schwere Finanzpolitik. Der Song wurde im Juni 1985 veröffentlicht und machte die Band mit Frontmann Mick Hucknall weltberühmt. Lyrics I been laid off from work My rent is due My kids all need Brand new shoes So I went to the bank To see what they could do They said son – looks like bad luck Got-a hold on you Money’s too tight to mention I can’t get an un-em-ploy-ment ex-ten-sion Money’s too tight to mention I went to my brother To see what he could do – He said bro-ther like to help you But I’m unable to So I called on my fa-ther fa-ther Oh my fa-ther He said Money’s too tight to mention Oh mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey Mo-ney’s too tight to mention I can’t even qual-i-fy for my pension We talk a-bout rea-gan-on-ics Oh lord down in the con-gress They’re passing all kinds – of bills From down cap-it-ol hill – (we’ve tried them) Money’s too tight to mention (spoken) cut-back! Mo-ney mo-ney mo-ney mon-ey We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We’re talk-in’ ‘bout the dollar bill Now what are we all to do When the mon-ey’s got a hold on you? Mo-ney’s too tight to mention Oh mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey mon-ey Mo-ney’s too tight to mention A-mero – mon-ey oh yeah We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey We’re talk-in’ a-bout mon-ey mon-ey… With over 60 million albums sold worldwide, five UK #1 albums, over 2 billion streams across streaming platforms worldwide, and almost 1.5 million YouTube subscribers, Simply Red remain one of the UK’s most successful and well-loved bands. Mick Hucknall formed Simply Red in 1985 in Manchester and enjoyed early success with first single‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’ and the Brit Award-nominated album ‘Picture Book’ (the first of 13 nominations, and 3 Brit Award wins). Their 1991 classic ‘Stars’ was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe, and every Simply Red studio album has been a UK Top Ten. 40 years on, Simply Red continue to sell out arena tours across the globe. #SimplyRed #PictureBook #MoneysTooTightToMention Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:56:11 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.weidensees.net https://peertube.weidensees.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://peertube.weidensees.net/videos/watch/46d25a4d-d6f6-4280-a370-1151ebbb4de4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.weidensees.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.