Rufus Wainwright - early demo - The Money Song

[rmw247]

Most songs artists write at this age I would use to wipe my nose with. This song is like your grandmother's china.

[teparybean]

@mandoharmony: How do you mean? The bass line's completely different.

[PaulMaccasBiggestFan]

Is there an album with this song on it?

[mandoharmony]

Did anybody else notice that the bass line of the piano is "Poses"?

[xgunther]

wow. this is just...so amazing. He is my god. LOL

[steve843]

the song was definitely written before 1998 - the release year of his first album. he was 25 at that point. i'd think the performance is from his early 20's. someone else might have a better idea.

i really like this song too, of course. :)

[GottaLavManga]

how old was he when he sang this? =3

[brontedesk]

Of all the brilliant songs Rufus went on to write since, this is still one of my favourites. Thank you for sharing.

[Harriet123P]

It amazes me that people can say that this isn't Rufus - this man has one of the most distinctive voices in the world!

[foglia8519]

I just love this song! This song is me.

[Emilinous]

Beautiful song and beautiful pictures. Thanks for posting.

[dondev54]

This is lovely but it don't sound like no Rufus I know whose albums I know backwards.

[sign543]

How can you hear him singing and not know it's Rufus? I would recognize his vocals anywhere.

[streetrecorder]

This is a nice song. It has a similar sound to the track "Damn Ladies" on his first record.

[itsjustanillusion]

yep it's from an early demo tape, apparently YT won't let me post the URLs here but try googling rufus demo cassette and check the first 2 results

[debonbon]

@itsjustanillusion Where can I find this demo? I've been looking for years.

[itsjustanillusion]

it is

[judgeholden79]

"No more Balmoral"

Brilliant double (maybe triple) meaning.

What a songwriter.

[octogirlpretty]

OH THANK YOU for posting this!! I had it years ago and longed to hear it again!

[mckelnzie]

Only good things can be said about Rufus. He is amazing and this is one of my favorite songs of his. I heart him soooooooooo hard.

[whisperingfox]

He's an amazing songwriter, a wondeful singer and a beautiful pianist. But what Im really jealous of is- he has FANTASTIC hair!

[Roevkoeda]

Wow, how old is he here?

Love him!

[lillimarleennight]

wow thats amazing. i want to have something with his voice.

[Squeaky1423]

Sweet as honey!!!!

[ZeppelinRochey]

its very Lenord Cohan, his voice is perfect!

[brontedesk]

Again surprised by Rufus!Yet another dimension to his versatility. Sounds a bit like Marianne Faithful. A bit haunting - thanks for posting.

[Whoester]

THX for charing !

[LimboLinda]

it just shows how amazingly brilliant he was at such a young age. I love the lyrics to this song.

[tigerpond]

I adore

[markymarkstyle]

he should just re-record and re-release these songs again on some random ep or something. I mean, I have a couple of these songs like "Ashes", "Liberty Cabbage", and "That Night", but his voice is so much more amazing now and I want to hear these!. *sigh*

[featherssohollow]

So beautiful!!

[Dinosboss]

Pure Magic... (and the photos are amazing)

[LysWant]

Love it!!!!

[jesusapalancares]

Nice pictures!