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About the Track
"FU$" is about the grind when the money's not right and
nothing plays fair. Busted teeth, busted life, drowning slow
in an empty pool. But the chorus isn't a complaint. It's a
declaration. As the track took shape it pushed into rock
territory, so Cookie brought in Bruce Bouillet for a guitar
solo, Kevin Vecchione on bass, and Ritchie DeCarlo on drums
to give it a live band punch. Cookie handles vocals, guitars,
and production, with a "Do Do Do" section as a nod to Lou
Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side."
Lyrics
Verse 1Gonna get a bag, gotta get me right
Got a busted tooth and a busted life
Fuck you money, you don't play fair
Spending most my time on the things I don't care about
Gonna do my part, serve up my purpose
Things that I do for you so worthless
Fuck you money, why you so cruel
Got me drowning slow in an empty poolPre-ChorusThe day is coming and there will be signs
No silver spoon or skippin' in the lineChorusI'm gettin' fuck you moneyVerse 2Built me a bridge but the house burnt down
Drivin' on E, can't get out this town
FU money, you tell me lies
Robbin' souls, bag full of alibisPre-ChorusThe day is coming and there will be signs
No silver spoon or skippin' in the lineChorusI'm gettin' fuck you moneyGuitar SoloChorus OutI'm gettin' fuck you money
Do do do, do do do do do do do do…(A nod to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side")
Credits
Written byCookie Rabinowitz
Produced byCookie Rabinowitz
Vocals, GuitarCookie Rabinowitz
Background VocalsTony Reyes
Guitar SoloBruce Bouillet
BassKevin Vecchione
DrumsRitchie DeCarlo
E.V.I.John Swana
Mixed & MasteredTom Spiker
About Cookie Rabinowitz
Philadelphia-based Four Eye'd Soul artist signed to GangStirRock
Records (founded by Orlando Jones), distributed by KMG Records.
Cookie performs solo using a Boss RC-600 Loop Station and Ableton
Move, building songs in real time on stage. With a full band,
he's joined by John Swana on trumpet, E.V.I., and valve trombone. His
previously released single "Learn To Play" — along with many of his
other tracks — has received airplay on WXPN 88.5, Philadelphia's
public radio station heard on 288 NPR affiliates.