I remember watching “Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie” and hearing this song…this song was their first number 1 hit on the Billboard 100 and it peaked at #5 in Canada in 1977. This song and Sara Smile are my favorites by them.
This song had a strange connection to the Son of Sam… from songfacts.
Daryl Hall was shocked to find out that the infamous serial killer David “Son Of Sam”
Berkowitz claimed he was inspired to murder by this song. It is unlikely that this song actually compelled Berkowitz to kill, as it was released after he started his killing spree, and Berkowitz cited many influences, including his neighbor’s dog, when asked why he killed. Nonetheless, it was very disturbing for Hall and Oates to have their song associated with Berkowitz, and they made reference to this in their 1980 song “Diddy Doo Wop (I Hear the Voices)” from their Voices album in the lyrics: “Charlie liked The Beatles, Sam he liked Rich Girl.”
“Rich Girl”
‘Cause you know it don’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 don’t matter anyway
Say money but it 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 is given you
So far gone, on your own
You can get along if you try to be strong
But you’ll never be strong ’cause
You’re a rich girl, and you’ve gone too far
‘Cause you know it don’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 and it’s gone too far
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
Say money but it 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
And don’t you know that a love can’t grow
‘Cause there’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 don’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 and it’s gone too far
‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway
Say money but it won’t get you too far
Say money but it won’t get you too far
Say money but it 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, a rich girl
Oh, you’re a rich, rich girl yeah
Say money but it won’t get you too far
Oh, get ya too far
This song is really good. most of their 80’s stuff to me was not very good.
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I’ve always stuck with their 70s stuff
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I liked this song back then. It’s a chilling story about Son of Sam. I hadn’t heard that before.
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Me either… that came out of the blue… of all songs
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Pretty great song. And inspired by a rich…boy! One of Hall’s colleagues was a rich frat brat and he wrote it for him but figured, rightly, that “Rich Boy” wouldn’t sound so good or win listeners like a “rich girl” would
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Yea Rich Boy would change the whole thing.
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I really liked the Hall and Oates of the 1970’s- then they hit on their formula and stayed with it with Voices- after that- not so much- all their stuff sounded the same.
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I agree completely. Sara Smile and all of the early ones are good.
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Btw Hope the vacation is going OK besides the rain
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Thanks having a good time – the rain let up today- at times. Hope the rest of the week is rain free! crazy weather.
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Keep record hunting! Have a great one.
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I have at least one more record hunting adventure to go!
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