MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT)

Live 05 Apr 1995 (Ed Sullivan Theater) version


Your love give me such a thrill
But your love don't pay my bills
It's just money
Hey that's what I want
That's what I want
Yeah that's what I want

Money
A whole lot of money


Info

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) is a song originally released by Barrett Strong in 1959. See the original Berry Gordy version for more details.

Live 05 Apr 1995 (Ed Sullivan Theater) version

The above lyrics are for the live 05 Apr 1995 performance of MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, NY, during the taping of an episode of the Late Show With David Letterman. The song was played with the E Street band. It was only played in part, during a commercial break.

Live History

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) is known to have been performed at least once in Bruce Springsteen's early years (pre-October 1972). Very little is known about shows from this early period, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates.

  1. Autumn 1969 at Reception Hall, Monmouth County, NJ (with The Castiles)

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) was performed off-tour on 20 Feb 1982 at Big Man's West in Red Bank, NJ, during a guest appearance with Beaver Brown.

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) was performed off-tour on 02 Aug 1987 at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, with the E Street Band and some members of Cats On A Smooth Surface.

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) was performed off-tour on 05 Apr 1995 at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, NY, during the taping of an episode of the Late Show With David Letterman. The song was played with the E Street band.

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) was performed off-tour on 01 May 2010 at Addison Park in Aberdeen, NJ, during the annual Ranney School Ball. Springsteen joined Tim McLoone's band on stage playing on an autographed Telecaster that was auctioned later in the evening.

  1. 20 Feb 1982 at Big Man's West, Red Bank, NJ
  2. 02 Aug 1987 at The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ
  3. 05 Apr 1995 at Ed Sullivan Theater, New York City, NY
  4. 01 May 2010 at Addison Park, Aberdeen, NJ

Available Versions

List of available versions of MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) on this website:

MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) [Live 05 Apr 1995 (Ed Sullivan Theater) version]
MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT) [Original Berry Gordy version]

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