Released: November 1, 2019
Songwriter: Peter Buck Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Bill Berry Michael Stipe
Producer: Scott Litt R.E.M.
[Verse 1]
Make your money with a suit and tie
Make your money with clear denial
Make your money expert advice
If you can wing it
Make your money with a power ply
Make your money with a buyout bribe
You can lie
As long as you mean it
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
Grease the pig and give a squeeze
(Squeeze me)
[Verse 2]
Make your money with exploitation
Make it holy illumination
Say a prayer at every station
Don't forget to ask for mercy
Make your money with a pretty face
Make it easy with product placement
Make it charged with controversy
I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
[Verse 3]
Make your money, make it rich
Make it young and make it quick
Make your money on the jukebox, baby
Let's pick up sticks
Make your enemies make your moves
Make your critics fumble through
Make it smart and make it schmooze
And make it look easy
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
I'm not your movie screen
[Outro]
I'm not commodity
(All together now)
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
(I'm not)
I'm not commodity
(I'm)
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
Make your money with a suit and tie
Make your money with clear denial
Make your money expert advice
If you can wing it
Make your money with a power ply
Make your money with a buyout bribe
You can lie
As long as you mean it
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
Grease the pig and give a squeeze
(Squeeze me)
[Verse 2]
Make your money with exploitation
Make it holy illumination
Say a prayer at every station
Don't forget to ask for mercy
Make your money with a pretty face
Make it easy with product placement
Make it charged with controversy
I'm straight, I'm queer, I'm bi
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
[Verse 3]
Make your money, make it rich
Make it young and make it quick
Make your money on the jukebox, baby
Let's pick up sticks
Make your enemies make your moves
Make your critics fumble through
Make it smart and make it schmooze
And make it look easy
[Chorus]
I'm not the king of comedy
I'm not your magazine
I'm not your television
I'm not your movie screen
[Outro]
I'm not commodity
(All together now)
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
(I'm not)
I'm not commodity
(I'm)
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
I'm not commodity
Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011
- Pretty Persuasion (Live at the Olympia)
- West of the Fields (Live from London)
- Fall On Me (Live from London)
- Supernatural Superserious (Live from London)
- Hollow Man (Live from London)
- Auctioneer (Live from London)
- Living Well is the Best Revenge (Live from London)
- Shiny Happy People (Hip Mix)
- Shiny Happy People (Pop Mix)
- You Are the Everything (Live in Greensboro, 1989)
- Turn You Inside-Out (Live from Orlando / 1989)
- Losing My Religion - Live in Dublin / 2005
- King of Comedy (Remix)
- Mandolin Strum
- Shiny Happy People (Dance to the Music Mix)
- Pop Song 89 (Acoustic Version)
- Horse to Water (Live from London)
- Man-Sized Wreath (Live from London)
- Man On the Moon (Live from London)
- Second Guessing (Live at the Olympia)
- Letter Never Sent (Live at the Olympia)
- Harborcoat (Live at the Olympia)
- Horse to Water (Live in Vancouver)
- Sweetness Follows (Live in Cincinnati, October 27, 2004)
- Wanderlust (Live in Santa Barbara, CA, 2004)
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville (Live in Oslo NRK P1 National Radio, October 25, 2003)
- These Days (Live in Toronto, September 30, 2003)
- Drive (Live, 1994)
- Love is All Around (Live)
- Losing My Religion (Acoustic Live at KFOG, San Francisco)
- The One I Love (Live in Sydney)
- That Someone Is You (Live at Hansa Studios)
- Houston (Live in London)
- Mr. Richards (Live in Vancouver)
- Star Me Kitten (Alternate Version)
- Funtime (Live in Athens, 1992)
- Orange Crush (Instrumental)
- Chance (Dub)
- Funtime
- Yellow River
- Redhead Walking
- Dark Globe
- Favorite Writer
- First We Take Manhattan
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Ghost Rider
- Love Is All Around
- Sponge
- Wall of Death
- 2JN
- Arms of Love
- The Great Beyond
- The Lifting (Demo)
- Fretless
- It’s A Free World Baby
- Nola-4/26/10
- Indian Summer
- Adagio (Unused Tune)
- Out In The Country
- 165 Hillcrest
- Surfing The Ganges
- Emphysema
- Tricycle
- Rotary Eleven
- Skin Tight
- Memphis Train Blues
- Leave (Alt. Version)
- Winged Mammal Theme
- Revolution
- Wichita Lineman (Live)
- Monty Got a Raw Deal
- Losing My Religion
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Man on the Moon
- Everybody Hurts
- Orange Crush
- The One I Love
- Nightswimming
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- Shiny Happy People
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Drive
- Imitation of Life
- Stand
- Find the River
- Radio Free Europe
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
- E-Bow the Letter
- Country Feedback
- The Great Beyond
- Let Me In
- Fall on Me
- Try Not to Breathe
- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- Ignoreland