Celia Yancey - Making music for money 1976

Celia Yancey - Making music for money 1976

I woke up this morning
I was tired as I could be
I think I was counting my money
When I should have been counting my sheep.
My agent he just called me
And he told me what I should be
That I should make my music for money
Instead of making my music for me.

I said I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me no no
I'm gonna make my music for money
I don't make my music for me.

You said the people buy the love song
Rock'n'roll but not too long.
He said
Girl you've got to be commercial
If you want to turn the people on

I said turning on the people
Now that's a beautiful place to be
But if I spend my time making them up a rhyme
Who's gonna turn on me?

I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me no no
I'm gonna make my music for money
I don't make my music for me.

(Instrumental)

I said I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me no no
I'm gonna make my music for money no
I'm gonna make my music for me yeah yeah.

I know that this may sound funny
But money don't mean nothin' to me
I'm gonna make my music for money

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[mitchjam]

great memories! saw her perform in a discotheque in munich in 1976! :D

[cayscorner]

So glad I found this...I only heard of her a few years ago when someone in Germany contacted me thinking I was the singer. Never saw her or heard her sing until now.

Celia Yancey

[janm45]

Thank you so much for this, First time I have ever seen her perform and I have played my Yancey record more times than I could count. Do you have any more????