Art For Art's Sake
by 10cc

Album: How Dare You! (1975)
Charted: 5 83
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  • Gimme your body
    Gimme your mind
    Open your heart
    Pull down your blind

    Gimme your love, gimme it all
    Gimme in the kitchen, gimme in the hall

    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake
    Art for Arts sake
    Money for Gods sake

    Gimme the ready's
    Gimme the cash
    Gimme a bullet
    Gimme a smash
    Gimme a silver, gimme a gold
    Make it a million for when I get old

    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake
    Art for Arts sake
    Money for Gods sake

    Money talks so listen to it
    Money talks to me
    Anyone can understand it
    Money can't be beat, oh no

    When you get down, down to the root
    Don't give a damn don't give a hoot
    Still gotta keep makin the loot
    Chauffeur driven

    Gotta make her quick as you can
    Give her lovin' make you a man
    Get her in the palm of your hand
    Bread from Heaven

    Gimme a country
    Where I can be free
    Don't need the unions
    Burying me
    Keep me in exile the rest of my days
    Burn me in hell but as long as it pays

    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake
    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake

    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake
    Art for arts sake
    Money for Gods sake Writer/s: Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman
    Publisher: MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Luke from Auckland, New ZealandI love this song, the guitar riffs, melody, instrumentation and what it's about - clever and catchy.
  • Kenny from Clydebank, ScotlandWhat a cool beat going thru this song. 10cc are so multi-layered, but a tongue-in-cheek band that can be underestimated. Their songs are at their best when there is real sentiment there, not jokey, though saying that, 'Life is a Minestrone' is a funhouse rollercoaster ride... delicious, served up with parmesan cheese.
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