Artists are frequently secretly fond of their money... (2011)
(To the music of "Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other"
covered and popularized by Willie Nelson.)

Well, there's many a strange impulse out in the bars of North Brooklyn,
There's many a young artist who feels things he can't really know.
And the art world don't like artists making concessions for payment.
No, the art world don't like it when an artist has feelings for dough.

And I believe in my soul inside every artist's a bookkeeper.
And inside every beancounter there's a creative artistic voice.
Well, an artist may brag how he don't give a hang about money.
But the ones who brag loudest are the ones who don't have a choice.

Artists are frequently secretly fond of their money.
What did you think all that copyright stuff was about?
And there's many an artist who don't understand the way that he feels for his balance.
And inside every accountant's an artist who wants to come out.
And inside every artist's an accountant who'd love to slip out.




the real song