I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV Hah, now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Money for nothing, and your chicks for free Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup? Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair That little faggot got his own jet airplane That little faggot, he's a millionaire We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs Hoover, move-ah, huh Got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries He's gotta move these refrigerators Got to move these colour TVs Look-ee here, look at it I shoulda learned to play the guitar I shoulda learned to play them drums Look at that mama, she got it sticking in the camera, man Man, we could have some And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises? He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee Oh, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it Get your money for nothing, get your chicks for free We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs Ow, ow-ow Listen here, now, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Money for nothing, and your chicks for free Money for nothing Chicks for free Get your money for nothing And your chicks for free Oh, heh, money for nothing Ch-ch, and your chicks for free Get your money for nothing And the chicks for free (Money for nothing) ooh, money, money for nothing And the chicks for free Get your money for nothing Get your chicks for free Ow, get your money for nothing (yeah) And the chicks for free Get your money for nothing (what's that?) And the chicks for free (look at that, look at that) Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) (Bozos) and the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Ah, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) Easy, easy, and the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) That ain't working Money for nothing, chicks for free Money for nothing, chicks for free
I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV I want my, I want my MTV Hah, now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Money for nothing, and your chicks for free Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup? Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair That little faggot got his own jet airplane That little faggot, he's a millionaire We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs Hoover, move-ah, huh Got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries He's gotta move these refrigerators Got to move these colour TVs Look-ee here, look at it I shoulda learned to play the guitar I shoulda learned to play them drums Look at that mama, she got it sticking in the camera, man Man, we could have some And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises? He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee Oh, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it Get your money for nothing, get your chicks for free We got to install microwave ovens Custom kitchen deliveries We got to move these refrigerators We got to move these colour TVs Ow, ow-ow Listen here, now, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Money for nothing, and your chicks for free Money for nothing Chicks for free Get your money for nothing And your chicks for free Oh, heh, money for nothing Ch-ch, and your chicks for free Get your money for nothing And the chicks for free (Money for nothing) ooh, money, money for nothing And the chicks for free Get your money for nothing Get your chicks for free Ow, get your money for nothing (yeah) And the chicks for free Get your money for nothing (what's that?) And the chicks for free (look at that, look at that) Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) (Bozos) and the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Ah, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) Easy, easy, and the chicks for free (I want my MTV) Easy, easy, get your money for nothing (I want my, I want my) And the chicks for free (I want my MTV) That ain't working Money for nothing, chicks for free Money for nothing, chicks for free
A letra de “Money for Nothing” foi inspirada nas reclamações reais de entregadores que Mark Knopfler ouviu enquanto esperava em uma loja de departamentos em Nova York, e muitas das falas da música são citações diretas desses trabalhadores.
O icônico trecho de falsete no início da canção foi cantado por Sting, que também participa do coro de apoio, criando uma ponte entre Dire Straits e The Police.
O videoclipe inovador da música, que inclui animações em computador, foi o primeiro a ser transmitido na MTV Europe quando a emissora estreou em 1 de agosto de 1987.
“Money for Nothing” alcançou o número 1 nas paradas dos EUA por três semanas consecutivas, sendo o single de maior sucesso da banda, enquanto no Reino Unido chegou ao quarto lugar.
A canção contém uma referência ao slogan da MTV – “I want my MTV” – incorporada ao refrão, reforçando a crítica ao estilo de vida glamouroso dos rock stars comparado ao trabalho cotidiano.
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