Lost Gem: "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" - Prince (1991)


"That's when U find out
that U're better off
makin' sure your soul's alright."
--> Prince <--


Even as well known as this Minnesota maestro, Prince, may be...I still see him as an under-appreciated artist.

Skilled as a musician, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, songwriter, record producer...Prince knows what he wants and he simply does it.

The 1991, "Diamonds and Pearls", is one of several must own albums. And not a bad introduction for anyone wanting to snatch a piece of the cape from...The Prince.
"Money Don't Matter 2 Night"...is a thoughtful, sweetly sad, laid-back observation on the flashes of quick opportunites often lost.
A scale for what you want vs what you need. All wrapped in that wonderful 70's Philly soul. So familiar and yet...so fresh. And all so relevant today.

Have you heard this gem?


One more card and it's 22
Unlucky 4 him again
He never had respect 4 money it's true
That's why he never wins
That's why he never ever has enough 2 treat his lady right
He just pushes her away in a huff
And says ?“Money don't matter 2night?

Money don't matter 2night
It sure didn't matter yesterday
Just when U think U've got more than enough
That's when it all up and flies away
That's when U find out that U're better off
Makin' sure your soul's alright
Cuz money didn't matter yesterday
And it sure don't matter 2night

Look, here's a cool investment
They're tellin' him he just can't lose
So he goes out and tries 2 find a partner
But all he finds are users (Users)
All he finds are snakes in every color
Every nationality and size
Seems like the only thing that he can do is just roll his eyes

And say that money don't matter 2night (Don't matter)
It sure didn't matter yesterday
Just when U think U've got more than enough
That's when it all up and flies away (No, no, no, no)
That's when U find out that U're better off
Makin' sure your soul's alright (Soul's alright)
Cuz money didn't matter yesterday (Don't matter)
And it sure don't matter 2night

Ooh-wee-ooh, don't matter
Well it don't matter 2night, no

Hey now, maybe we can find a good reason 2 send a child off 2 war
So what if we're controllin' all the oil
Is it worth a child dying 4? (Is it worth it?)
If long life is what we all live 4 then long life will come 2 pass
Anything is better than the picture of the child in a cloud of gas
And U think U got it bad

Money don't matter 2night (No, don't matter)
It sure didn't matter yesterday (Yesterday, ooh)
Just when U think U've got more than enough
That's when it all up and flies away (Flies away, flies away)
That's when U find out that U're better off
Makin' sure your soul's alright (Make certain that your soul's alright)
Cuz money didn't matter yesterday
It sure don't matter 2night

Money don't matter 2night
It sure didn't matter yesterday (Yesterday, yesterday)
Just when U think U've got more than enough
That's when it all up and flies away (Flies away, flies away)
That's when U find out that U're better off
Makin' sure your soul's alright
Money didn't matter yesterday
And it sure don't matter 2night.

Good stuff!

Casey
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