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(gentle ethereal music) ♪ I want my MTV ♪ 00:01

(upbeat suspenseful music) 00:11

(spirited upbeat music) 00:34

(spirited upbeat music continues) 00:59

♪ Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it ♪ 01:03

♪ You play the guitar on the MTV ♪ 01:07

♪ That ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪ 01:10

♪ Money for nothin' and your chicks for free ♪ 01:14

♪ Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪ 01:18

♪ Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb ♪ 01:21

♪ Maybe get a blister on your little finger ♪ 01:24

♪ Maybe get a blister on your thumb ♪ 01:29

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪ 01:32

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪ 01:36

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪ 01:39

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪ 01:43

♪ Ow, the little faggot with the earring and the makeup ♪ 01:49

♪ Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair ♪ 01:54

♪ That little faggot got his own jet airplane ♪ 01:57

♪ That little faggot, he's a millionaire ♪ 02:00

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪ 02:04

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪ 02:08

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪ 02:11

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪ 02:15

(spirited upbeat music continues) 02:19

♪ Ooh, ah, move, ah ♪ 02:24

♪ Huh ♪ 02:29

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪ 02:36

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪ 02:40

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪ 02:43

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪ 02:47

♪ Lookee here, look it ♪ 02:52

♪ I shoulda learned to play the guitar ♪ 02:54

♪ I shoulda learned to play them drums ♪ 02:58

♪ Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the cameraman ♪ 03:01

♪ We could have some ♪ 03:06

♪ And he's up there, what's that, Hawaiian noises ♪ 03:08

♪ He's bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee ♪ 03:11

♪ Oh, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪ 03:15

♪ Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free ♪ 03:18

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪ 03:23

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪ 03:26

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪ 03:30

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪ 03:33

(spirited upbeat music continues) 03:40

♪ Ow, ooh, ow, ow ♪ 03:45

♪ Listen here ♪ 03:53

♪ Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪ 03:54

♪ You play the guitar on the MTV ♪ 03:58

♪ That ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪ 04:02

♪ Money for nothin' and your chicks for free ♪ 04:05

♪ Money for nothin', yeah ♪ 04:09

♪ And the chicks for free ♪ 04:12

♪ Get your money for nothin' ♪ ♪ What's that ♪ 04:16

♪ And your chicks for free ♪ 04:19

♪ Look at that, look at that ♪ 04:21

♪ Get your money for nothin' ♪ ♪ I want my ♪ 04:23

♪ I want my ♪ ♪ And the chicks for free ♪ 04:25

♪ I want my MTV ♪ 04:27

♪ Ah, money for nothin' ♪ ♪ I want my ♪ 04:30

♪ I want my ♪ ♪ And the chicks for free ♪ 04:33

♪ I want my MTV ♪ (spirited upbeat music fades) 04:35

Money For Nothing – English Lyrics

Dire Straits

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Brothers in Arms

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(gentle ethereal music) ♪ I want my MTV ♪

(upbeat suspenseful music)

(spirited upbeat music)

(spirited upbeat music continues)

♪ Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it ♪

♪ You play the guitar on the MTV ♪

♪ That ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪

♪ Money for nothin' and your chicks for free ♪

♪ Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪

♪ Lemme tell ya, them guys ain't dumb ♪

♪ Maybe get a blister on your little finger ♪

♪ Maybe get a blister on your thumb ♪

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪

♪ Ow, the little faggot with the earring and the makeup ♪

♪ Yeah, buddy, that's his own hair ♪

♪ That little faggot got his own jet airplane ♪

♪ That little faggot, he's a millionaire ♪

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪

(spirited upbeat music continues)

♪ Ooh, ah, move, ah ♪

♪ Huh ♪

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪

♪ Lookee here, look it ♪

♪ I shoulda learned to play the guitar ♪

♪ I shoulda learned to play them drums ♪

♪ Look at that mama, she got it stickin' in the cameraman ♪

♪ We could have some ♪

♪ And he's up there, what's that, Hawaiian noises ♪

♪ He's bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee ♪

♪ Oh, that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪

♪ Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free ♪

♪ We got to install microwave ovens ♪

♪ Custom kitchen deliveries ♪

♪ We got to move these refrigerators ♪

♪ We got to move these color TVs ♪

(spirited upbeat music continues)

♪ Ow, ooh, ow, ow ♪

♪ Listen here ♪

♪ Now that ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪

♪ You play the guitar on the MTV ♪

♪ That ain't workin', that's the way you do it ♪

♪ Money for nothin' and your chicks for free ♪

♪ Money for nothin', yeah ♪

♪ And the chicks for free ♪

♪ Get your money for nothin' ♪ ♪ What's that ♪

♪ And your chicks for free ♪

♪ Look at that, look at that ♪

♪ Get your money for nothin' ♪ ♪ I want my ♪

♪ I want my ♪ ♪ And the chicks for free ♪

♪ I want my MTV ♪

♪ Ah, money for nothin' ♪ ♪ I want my ♪

♪ I want my ♪ ♪ And the chicks for free ♪

♪ I want my MTV ♪ (spirited upbeat music fades)

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Meanings
install /ɪnˈstɔːl/ B2	verb - to set up equipment or machinery for use
refrigerator /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtər/ B1	noun - an appliance for keeping food cool
microwave /ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv/ B1	noun - an appliance that cooks or heats food using microwave radiation
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃən/ A2	noun - a room where food is prepared
delivery /dɪˈlɪvəri/ B1	noun - the act of bringing goods to a recipient
build /bɪld/ B1	verb - to construct or create something
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ B2
operate /ˈɒpəreɪt/ B2
gig /ɡɪɡ/ B2	noun - a paid performance or job for a musician or performer
millionaire /ˌmɪljəˈneər/ C1	noun - a person who has a million or more units of currency
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins or banknotes
chicks /tʃɪks/ A2	noun - young women, or slang for young women or girlfriends
rock /rɒk/ A1	verb - to sway back and forth noun - a solid mineral material
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activities for enjoyment