For the Love of Money

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"For the Love of Money" is a 1973 funk and soul song by The O'Jays, co-written and produced by Kenneth Gamble, that became famous for its distinctive bassline and critique of materialism.

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For the Love of Money canonical 6
"For the love of money" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist The O'Jays ⓘ
linked to: The O’Jays
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresMusician Anthony Jackson ⓘ
genre funk ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasCatchphrase "Money, money, money, money" ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later funk and R&B music ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme critique of materialism ⓘ
money and greed ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature prominent bassline ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
hasRefrain "For the love of money" ⓘ
hasSongStructure extended groove-based arrangement ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter social commentary ⓘ
hasTempo medium tempo ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Philadelphia soul ⓘ
language English ⓘ
partOfAlbum Ship Ahoy ⓘ
performedBy The O'Jays ⓘ
linked to: The O’Jays
performer The O'Jays ⓘ
linked to: The O’Jays
producer Kenneth Gamble ⓘ
Leon Huff ⓘ
recordedIn Philadelphia ⓘ
recordLabel Philadelphia International Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1973 ⓘ
writer Anthony Jackson ⓘ
Kenneth Gamble ⓘ
Leon Huff ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kenneth Gamble → notableWork → For the Love of Money ⓘ
Leon Huff → notableWork → For the Love of Money ⓘ
The Bulletboys → notableSong → For the Love of Money ⓘ
For the Love of Money → hasRefrain → "For the love of money" ⓘ
linked to: For the Love of Money
The O’Jays → notableWork → For the Love of Money ⓘ
Dropout Boogie → hasPart → For the Love of Money ⓘ