Barrett Strong (b. 5 February 1941) is an American singer and songwriter. Strong wrote the lyrics for many of the songs recorded by the Temptations. For back ground on the verse below, see this article in the New York Times "For a Classic Motown Song About Money, Credit Is What He Wants". [This post is in celebration of Black History Month.]
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"...Barrett Strong, who first recorded “Money” and, according to records at the United States Copyright Office in Washington, was originally listed as a writer of the song, says that he has never seen a penny of those profits." - New York Times, 31 August 2013
Barrett Strong recorded “Money”,
And, he says, co-wrote that hit.
Sad to say, when he was done he
Never made a cent from it.
Though we later heard him rhyme
In stacks of Motown songs,
None of that can turn back time,
Or right those early wrongs.
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Christian Gottlob Neefe (5 February 1748 – 28 January 1798) was a German opera composer, conductor, and organist.
Job Well Done
Since Adelheit von Veltheim
Was Neefe’s great success,
It seems, perhaps, surprising that
He’s famous nonetheless.
But Neefe had another gig
Another skill to feature,
And he went down in history
As Beethoven’s piano teacher.
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