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Business AIN'T music
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Original Blues, Rock & Country for the Soul
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Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #169
Peak in subgenre #32
Author
Maria Daines/Paul Killington
Rights
NorthStar Music Publishing Ltd
Uploaded
July 02, 2005
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MP3 5.5 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Written to highlight the great divide between independent musicians and corporate labels.
Lyrics
'Business Ain't Music' Hey I got this song came right outa my head I try to put it out there's no gap in the fence I got a sneaky feelin' somethin' ain't right here The corporation giants ain't got listenin' ears I try to be better than a bedroom band I try to grab attention anyway I can I know I got the soul I just ain't got the cash N' someone at the top there is countin' a stash Business ain't music Music ain't money Use it or lose it You guys ain't funny Is that all you want, to keep your pockets lined? You don't get this one, this song's mine, To keep the beat in my indie soul, Gonna fill my heart with rock n' roll Hey I heard about a guy lost all his rights He sold his songs for a pitiful price He's livin' in a shack in a room with no view Playin' his guitar just for somethin' to do He wrote a mean tune but they sewed him up, It went around the world makin' millions a' bucks The money boys made him sign on the line Now he owes them every inch of his time Business ain't music Music ain't money Use it or lose it You guys ain't funny Bad thievin' bitches You got it comin' You and your riches We're sick a' runnin' © Maria Daines/Paul Killington 15.06.05
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Bob Forbes
Aug 19, 2017
12 years since you and Paul did this tune Maria - what an ever-growing theft music pirating has become :( You 2 sure got the sound though ;)
Hayley Oliver
Apr 08, 2010
love it! :)