Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) – Simply Red (1985)

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Additional information about this, Simply Red vinyl art.

Simply Red – The Artist/s

Simply Red are an English pop and soul band formed in Manchester in 1985. The band is led by singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who is the only original member remaining in the band. They have released thirteen studio albums, from Picture Book (1985) through Time (2023), all of which have peaked within the top ten on the UK Albums Chart; with the albums A New Flame (1989), Stars (1991), Life (1995) and Blue (1998), along with their Greatest Hits (1996) album, reaching number one. Stars is one of the best-selling albums in the United Kingdom. The band broke up in 2010 but re-formed in 2015. Simply Red have sold over 50 million albums.

Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) – The Song

“Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)” is a song written and first recorded by American recording group the Valentine Brothers. This is the cover version by British pop and soul group Simply Red in 1985 as their debut single. The single went to number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1985. The song was also an international hit, reaching the top 40 in several countries. The lyrics concern a person with economic problems, and mention Reaganomics, a set of economic policies implemented by U.S. president Ronald Reagan in order to encourage the growth of the American economy. The lyrics include the lines “the old man that’s over the hill”, and “did the earth move for you, Nancy?” He wants to borrow money, first from his brother who responds,”Brother I’d like to help you but I’m unable to”, then to his “Father, Father, almighty Father” who then responds “Money’s too tight to mention”.

The Dollar Sign – The Shape

This record has been modelled into a dollar sign. The dollar sign, also known as peso sign, is a symbol consisting of a capital “S” crossed with one or two vertical strokes ($ or ), used to indicate the unit of various currencies around the world, including most currencies denominated “peso” and “dollar”. The one- and two-stroke version are often considered mere stylistic (typeface) variants, although in some places and epochs one of them may have been specifically assigned, by law or custom, to a specific currency. The Unicode computer encoding standard defines a single code for both.In most English-speaking countries that use that symbol, it is placed to the left of the amount specified, e.g. “$1”, read as “one dollar”.

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