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
Monster [25th Anniversary Edition]
- Circus Envy - Live in Chicago / 1995
- Star 69 (Remix)
- I Don’t Sleep, I Dream (Remix)
- King of Comedy (Remix)
- Crush With Eyeliner (Remix)
- Cranky 4-29
- Highland Fling 4-29
- Experiment 4-28 No Vocal
- Time is on Mike’s Side
- Rocker with vocal
- Strange Currencies (Remix)
- Tongue (Remix)
- Undertow - Live in Chicago / 1995
- Welcome to the Occupation - Live in Chicago / 1995
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? - Live in Chicago / 1995
- Losing My Religion - Live in Chicago / 1995
- You (Remix)
- Circus Envy (Remix)
- Let Me In (Remix)
- I Took Your Name (Remix)
- Bang and Blame (Remix)
- Revolution 4-21
- Black Sky 4-14
- Let Me In
- I Took Your Name
- Bang and Blame
- Tongue
- Strange Currencies
- Star 69
- I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
- King of Comedy
- Crush with Eyeliner
- Circus Envy
- You
- Sputnik 1 Remix
- Mike’s Gtr
- AM Boo
- Lost Song
- Harlan County with Whistling
- Uptempo Ricky
- Uptempo Mo Distortion
- Pete’s Hit
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth (Remix)
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- 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