| "Take the Money and Run" | ||||
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| Single by Steve Miller Band | ||||
| from the album Fly Like an Eagle | ||||
| Released | April 1976 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Steve Miller | |||
| Producer | Steve Miller | |||
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"Take the Money and Run" is a song recorded in 1976 by the Steve Miller Band. A song about two young bandits, it was one of the many hit singles produced by the Steve Miller Band in the 1970s and featured on Fly Like an Eagle. The song peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
The two lines "They headed down to, ooh, old El Paso" and "Billie Mack is a detective down in Texas" are followed by claps in a manner similar to "Deep in the Heart of Texas".
The song also shares the same basic chordal structure with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" and Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London". Both of these songs were sampled by Kid Rock on his 2007/08 hit single "All Summer Long".
The song is about "Billy Joe and Bobby Sue", described in a similar manner to Bonnie and Clyde.
The Song is Available on Rock Band Downloadable Content In the Rock Band Music Store.