Uploaded by hellocheech on Sep 8, 2008
"Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But The Rent" is a controversial hit song recorded by late R&B recording artist Gwen Guthrie, released as a single in 1986.
The song was controversial in that the woman in the song can be viewed as shallow and a "gold digger", since she will only love a man if he's rich and he has a job. The song has a lyrical interpolation from Billy Preston's 1974 hit, "Nothing from Nothing".
While not a big hit in the United States, only reaching #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a big hit in Europe, among reaching #5 in the United Kingdom and remains a classic of '80s radio in that country.
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NO FREE LUNCH ANYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH.
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Very cool song, great beat!
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@jfgirard14 not me, tensnake.
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@dmizzle79 LOL! In his prime, Eddie Murphy was a comedic genuis!
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"Controversial" then, but it's a must, now.
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@chynagurl88 You're an ass.
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@Andybaby I disagree she means You got nothin so I AM GIVING NOTHING!....NO LOVING WITHOUT A JOB DEAD BEAT
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damn right ...who wants a dead beat for a partner
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Who is here because of Eddie Murphy lol
jfgirard14 9 months ago 99
i find it funny (and quite sad, honestly) that some people interpret the woman in the song to be a gold digger. to me, the lyrics say: if we are going to be together, you need to have a job and earn your own money, cause you sure as hell aren't going to live off of me. :p
jewelz86 6 months ago 34