Friday Vault Goodie Tunes

This 1978 song flopped at first, college radio and club DJs slowly turned it into a hit. The title came from a random “Rock Lobster” restaurant sign. Lyrics mean nothing. Just vibes. The B-52's were born

 
Mark Knopfler wrote Money For Nothing after overhearing a worker in a New York kitchen appliance store complain about their jobs while watching MTV. He wrote the song in the store sitting at a kitchen display they had set up. Many of the lyrics were things he actually said

 
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