Money

Money appeared on Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Its lyrics examine wealth and appetite through a deliberately swaggering performance, beginning with a rhythmic sequence of money-related sound effects that leads into the bass figure.

Much of the song is organized around a seven-beat pattern. The repeating bass line makes that unusual meter feel immediate, while saxophone and electric-guitar passages widen the arrangement. The central guitar section changes the rhythmic feel before the familiar pattern returns.

Following the bass is a useful way to hear the structure. It connects the opening sound collage, the vocal sections and the instrumental transitions, giving a song with several distinct episodes a clear underlying identity.