Lyrics to
Art For Arts Sake

This version of Art For Arts Sake was released by 10Cc in 1976.

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Gimme your body
Gimme your mind
Open your heart
Pull down the blind

Gimme your love gimme it all
Gimme in the kitchen gimme in the hall

Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for Arts sake
Money for Gods sake

Gimme the readys
Gimme the cash
Gimme a bullet
Gimme a smash
Gimme a silver gimme a gold
Make it a million for when I get old

Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for Arts sake
Money for Gods sake

Money talks so listen to it
Money talks to me
Anyone can understand it
Money can’t be beat Oh no

When you get down, down to the root
Don’t give a damn don’t give a hoot
Still gotta keep makin the loot
Chauffeur driven

Gotta make her quick as you can
Give her lovin’ make you a man
Get her in the palm of your hand
Bread from Heaven

Gimme a country
Where I can be free
Don’t need the unions
Strangling me
Keep me in exile the rest of my days
Burn me in hell but as long as it pays

Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake

Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake
Art for arts sake
Money for Gods sake

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About Lyrics and Art For Arts Sake by 10Cc

The lyrics for Art For Arts Sake are defined as the words making up the song released by 10Cc in 1976. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Art For Arts Sake have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only 10Cc and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Art For Arts Sake by 10Cc if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Art For Arts Sake" means the words set to the music of Art For Arts Sake, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 10Cc. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Art For Arts Sake and the lyrics to Art For Arts Sake are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 10Cc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Art For Arts Sake, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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