Showtunes that are about money?

#1

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:11pm

Trying to put together a "Money Medley" for a benefit concert I'm involved in... so far we have:

"The Money Song" from "Avenue Q"
"Money Makes The World Go Round" from "Cabaret"
"Money, Money, Money" from "Mamma Mia"

Any other well known showtunes that are about money??

#2

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:14pm

'You've Got To Pick A Pocket or Two' from Oliver!
'If I Were A Rich Man' from Fiddler on the Roof.

#3

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:17pm

96,000 - In The Heights

#4

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:18pm

"The Money Tree" from "The Act"

#5

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:22pm

"It's All About The Green" - The Wedding Singer

#6

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:29pm

"We're in the Money" from 42nd Street

#7

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:29pm

"We're in the Money" - 42nd Street
"And the Money Kept Rolling in" - Evita

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#8

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 1:43pm

"Money to Burn" - Waiting for the Moon
"The Lady's Paying" - SUNSET BLVD.

#9

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:04pm

Penny in my Pocket - cut from Hello Dolly!
The Money Rings Out Like Freedom - Coco
Can You Use Any Money Today? - Call Me Madam

Updated On: 1/9/11 at 02:04 PM

#10

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:10pm

"Easy Money" from The Life

#11

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:24pm

Franklin Shepard, Inc. - Merrily We Roll Along

#12

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:26pm

A fascinating one: "The Sound of Money" from I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE, sung by Elliott Gould on the OBC recording.

#13

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:27pm

The Merchandisers - Chess

#14

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:33pm

Also, though not as well known: "If I Had a Million Dollars", from THE ME NOBODY KNOWS, and "You Gotta Be Holdin Out Five Dollars on Me", from AIN'T SUPPOSED TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH.

#15

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:34pm

The Nickel Under Your Foot - The Cradle Will Rock

#16

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:41pm

"Money Makes the World Go Around" from CABARET
"Easy Street" from ANNIE
"Seven and a Half Cents" from THE PAJAMA GAME

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#17

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:50pm

"Great Big Stuff" from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Macheath's Prison Song (with a different name on every cast recording) from The Threepenny Opera

#18

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 2:56pm

"Rent" from Rent
"Big Money" from See What I Wanna See

#19

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:42pm

"Rich is Better" - HOW NOW, DOW JONES
"I Wanna Be Rich" - STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF

#20

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 4:56pm

"Easy Street" from Annie.

#21

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 5:55pm

"Mr Cladwell" from URINETOWN

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Updated On: 1/9/11 at 05:55 PM

#22

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 6:16pm

"Blood Money" - Jesus Christ Superstar
"Big Spender" - Sweet Charity

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Updated On: 1/9/11 at 06:16 PM

#23

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 7:02pm

'Sitting Pretty', the precursor to 'Money' in the original Cabaret.

#24

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 7:15pm

"Money To Burn", from Half a Sixpence (the title song, too!)
"Money Isn't Everything", from Allegro
"And The Money Kept Rolling In", from Evita

#25

Showtunes that are about money?

Posted: 1/9/11 at 8:30pm

Dunno if this counts since its about not only having lots of money but a ton of stuff that you can buy with it. "Great Big Stuff" from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.