Song Description

A protest song and social commentary about payola that tells the Faustian story of the She-Devil/Fame trying to tempt two rappers into bribing a DJ to get their song played on the radio.

Lyrics

AIN?T GONNA SELL MY SOUL


Fame: So tell me
What will it take
What would you do
For it all

Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you
Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you

Dudes 1st verse:

We wrote a song last night
Til we got it right
And the words and the melody fit
And when we finished it up
We just knew that these hustlas
Were sittin on a big old hit
So we did up a demo
Sent it out with a memo
To the record label CEO
Well he got it cut
Then they packed it up
And shipped it off to radio

So we gave it a week
Put up our feet
Just waitin? for the checks to arrive
But our #1 sound
Just couldn?t be found
From 88 to 105
Then the phone rang this mornin?
And a voice gave a warnin?
And it sounded like my local DJ
He said, ?Wrap up a grand
And grease my hand
Or your song won?t see the light of day?

Chorus:

Fame: How much would you give
To make it big
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL
Fame: How much would it take
How much would you need to make
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL

Fame: Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you
Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you

Dudes 2nd verse:

What a scam, you gotta pay for play?
Man really I ain?t down
But it all makes sense
When I?m listenin?
How some of these songs get put out
So seein? the unfairness
If you really compare us
To these groups always droppin? that loot
The only answer
When I took a gander
Is it must me good for this goose

So against my better judgment
We phoned him up
And said ?Okay let?s make this happen
We?ve got a grand
Let?s do this man
So everyone can hear me rappin!!?

Now on the day of the drop
I was havin? second thoughts
Could we really go through with this plan?
Then I went where we had said
With nothing but sweat
And Benjamins in my hand

Chorus:

Fame: How much would you give
To make it big
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL
Fame: How much would it take
How much would you need to make
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL

Fame: Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you
Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you

So tell me
What will it take
What would you do
For it all

Dudes 3rd verse:

Just me and the DJ
Tryin to keep it secret
He said ?You made the right choice
Cuz without the grease
You best believe
No one would ever hear your voice!!?
And then something switched
Cuz I thought ?As if!!
I?m gonna pay just hear him drop it
So instead of the cash when I reached in my pants
A middle finger came outta my pocket !!!!

Chorus:

Fame: How much would you give
To make it big
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL
Fame: How much would it take
How much would you need to make
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL

Fame: Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you
Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you Hey you
Dudes: I AIN'T GONNA SELL MY SOUL

Fade

© 2005 A.J. Gundell/J.R. DeLima/Len Handler