Friday, December 11, 2015

"I Wanna Be Rich"



Jobriath is someone I didn’t discover until about a year ago. Much too late. He died of AIDS in 1983. Klaus Nomi. Keith Haring. Arthur Russell. All great talents lost too soon. They all left a mark though. I am not afraid of death – just of death coming before I’m ready for it. I haven’t left my mark yet. That’s one of the reasons for this blog: a transparent and desperate attempt to leave my name on the wall while I still have the chance. A little bit of digital graffiti.

This is a song I wrote during my fertile early Boston period. I didn’t get around to recording it until Making a Mess. Lately, most of my musical efforts have been devoted to practicing the euphonium. Talk about no commercial potential!


I Wanna Be Rich

© 1985 Brian Hutzell

I wanna be rich
I wanna be rich
Ain't no point in living if I can't get everything I want
I can't get everything I want if I don't have money

I wanna be rich
I wanna be wealthy
Ain't no point in living if I can't have the best
I can't afford to have the best if I don't have money
I gotta have lots and lots of money

So I can live in luxury
The royal life for me
No mediocrity
Gonna travel overseas
Visit the other kings
Sipping a cup of tea
Next to England's Queen

I wanna be rich
I wanna be richer
I wanna be richest

I wanna be rich
I wanna be richer
I wanna be richest




"Proud Feet"

Brian Hutzell

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