Money Changes Everything

The song was written by The Brains' frontman, Tom Gray, and was that band's only (underground) hit. This led to the group's signing by Mercury Records. They re-recorded the number under the guidance of producer Steve Lillywhite for their debut album, "The Brains" in 1980.

The song is also well known for its live performances. The official video was a live clip of the song in Houston, Texas.

The song is a rock and roll track about the perils of allowing money to interfere with interpersonal relationships, as well as its crippling hold over the music industry. Cyndi Lauper's version has been released in over 27 variations across the world, the most common being a two track 7" vinyl single (with varying covers). There was also a less common 12" vinyl single version.

Lauper recorded an acoustic version, with guest artist Adam Lazzara (from the band Taking Back Sunday), for her 2006 album “The Body Acoustic.”

Tom Gray, with his current band Delta Moon, has recorded a new version of the song for the CD “Clear Blue Flame,” due out August 2007.

[edit] Chart performance

Although it did not chart as highly as previous singles, it is still considered by many to be a classic of the era. It charted in the top 100 in 6 countries including:

Chart (1984)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	27
U.S. Hot 100 Airplay	23
U.S. Mainstream Rock Chart	37
U.S. Hot 100 Sales	28
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40	16
Casey's Top 40 Radio & Records	20
Cash Box Top 100 Singles	31
U.S. Sony	8
Australia ARIA Singles Chart	19
Canadian Singles Chart	30
Chilean Singles Chart	10
Colombian Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	54
New Zealand Singles Charts	14