美國歌壇天王［王子＆The NPG］──費城靈魂/流行曲──［Money Dont Matter 2 Night／今晚金錢不重要］

One more card and its twenty two

Unlucky for him again

He never had respect for money its true

Thats why he never wins

Thats why he never ever has enough

To treat his lady right

He just pushes her away in a huff

And says Money dont matter to night

Money dont matter to night

It sure didnt matter yesterday

Just when you think youve got more than enough

Thats when it all up and flies away

Thats when you find out that youre better off

Makin sure your souls alright

Cause money didnt matter yesterday,

And it sure dont matter to night

Look, heres a cool investment

Theyre tellin him he just cant lose

So he goes off and tries to find a partner

But all he finds are users (users)

All he finds are snakes in ever color

Every nationality and size

Seems like the only thing he can do

Is just roll his eyes, and say that

Money dont matter to night (dont matter)

It sure didnt matter yesterday

Just when you think youve got more than enough

Thats when it all up and flies away

Thats when you find out that youre better off

Makin sure your souls alright (souls alright)

Cause money didnt matter yesterday, (dont matter)

And it sure dont matter to night

Hey now, maybe we can find a good reason

To send a child off to war

So what if were controllin all the oil,

Is it worth a child dying for? (is it worth it?)

If long life is what we all live for

Then long life will come to pass

Anything is better than the picture of the child

In a cloud of gas

And you think you got it bad

Money dont matter to night (no, dont matter)

It sure didnt matter yesterday (yesterday)

Just when you think youve got more than enough

Thats when it all up and flies away (flies away, flies away)

Thats when you find out that youre better off

Makin sure your souls alright (make certain that your souls alright)

Cause money didnt matter yesterday,

It sure dont matter to night

Money dont matter to night

It sure didnt matter yesterday (yesterday, yesterday)

Just when you think youve got more than enough

Thats when it all up and flies away (flies away, flies away)

Thats when you find out that youre better off

Makin sure your souls alright

Money didnt matter yesterday,

And it sure dont matter to night

１９９１年秋天　３１歲的美國超級巨星王子（Prince）與他新近成立的團體The NPG（新動力世代）發行了〔Diamonds and Perals／鑽石與珍珠〕大碟（Paisley Park／Warner Bros.出版）

詞曲由王子＆The NPG合寫, 製作則由他個人擔任

登上美國榜＃３　英國榜亞軍

前四首單曲在美國流行, R&B, 舞曲界各有表現

１９９２年３月, 王子推出第五首單曲［Money Dont Matter 2 Night／今晚金錢不重要］

由他與Rosie Gaines合寫,被製作成一首費城靈魂(Philadelphia soul)／流行曲,

在穩定的中板節拍中, 王子以溫柔嗓音詮釋金錢, 貧窮與貪婪的問題, 頗獲好評

MV有兩支：第一版由名電影導演史派克李（Spike Lee）執導, 圍繞在一個貧窮的非裔美國家庭, 王子沒入鏡。

第二版則是王子與新動力世代的演唱畫面。

［Money Dont Matter 2 Night］登上美國單曲榜＃２３　

副榜－R&B榜＃１４　

英國榜＃１９　荷蘭＃７　澳大利亞＃１８　紐西蘭＃２０　奧地利／瑞士＃２３　法國＃２３　比利時＃２７　瑞典＃３４　德國＃４８　

整體來說中等成功

在數首暢銷曲支撐下, 在美國拿到雙白金　賣出兩百多萬張

英國更拿到三白金, 賣出一百萬張

其它地區皆受歡迎, 是王子１９９０年代最成功的作品

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcDkZ0j0tY

MV1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmGVAu9lk6I

MV2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZoU_5t5SI

Live At The Aladdin, Las Vegas, 12/15/2002

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_UtmljAI2Y