Rich Girl - Hall & Oates (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Rich Girl (Hall & Oates, 1976). Live performance by Bill Sharkey, Puka's Bar & Grill, Kahala,, HI. 2023-08-30. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Rich Girl" was Hall & Oates' fourth consecutive top 40 hit and their first #1 song, reaching the top position Spring of 1977 (Whitburn, 2013). When asked where the lyrics for the song came from, Daryl Hall stated that the song "was written about an old boyfriend of Sara’s . . . from college that she was still friends with at the time [Sara was Allen's ex-girlfriend and song writing collaborator] . . . . He came to our apartment, and he was acting sort of strange. His father was quite rich. I think he was involved with some kind of a fast-food chain. I said, 'This guy is out of his mind, but he doesn’t have to worry about it because his father’s gonna bail him out of any problems he gets in.' So I sat down and wrote that chorus. [Sings] 'He can rely on the old man’s money/he can rely on the old man’s money/he’s a rich guy.' I thought that didn’t sound right, so I changed it to 'Rich Girl' " (K. Sharp, americansongwriter.com, 2009).

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Lyrics:

You're a Rich Girl, but you've gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch, girl, but it's gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
Say, money,
Money won't get you too far, get you too far

Don't you know,
Don't you know that it's wrong
To take what he's givin' you
So far gone, on your own
But you could get along
If you tried to be strong,
But you'll never be strong

You're a Rich Girl and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch, girl, but it's gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
Say, money,
Money won't get you too far, get you too far

High and dry, out of the rain
It's so easy
To hurt others when you can't feel pain
Don't you know that a love can't grow
But it's too much to give
'Cause you'd rather live for the thrill of it all

Oh you're a Rich Girl and you've gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
You can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
It's a bitch girl, but it's gone too far
'Cause you know it doesn't matter anyway
Say, money, money won't get you too far
Say, money, money won't get you too far
Say, money, money won't get you too far,
Get you too far
And you say you can rely on the old man's money
You can rely on the old man's money
You're a rich girl
Rich girl
Oh, you're a rich rich rich girl