IR Songs

OK, I admit that summertime and investor relations blogs have very little in common. And yes, most of the topics that surface on this blog are serious and may have ramifications for the livelihood of your communications strategy. However, one mustn’t lose sight of the fact that we are in the heart of summer and bringing a little levity to this so called investor relations world is healthy, especially before we head full bore into earnings season.

So, my question to you is this: If “Investor Relations” is the name of a band, what is a plausible name for its hit single? I suppose it would help if we also came up with a musical genre for the band, but I can’t even begin to imagine what Investor Relations would sound like musically. Obviously, money would be a dominant muse.

Following is a top-20 list of actual song titles that could have ostensibly been written by Investor Relations. If you have other suggestions, please post them on Twitter at #IRsongs and we will add them to the list.

1. For the Love of Money – The O’Jays
2. It’s All About the Benjamins – Puff Daddy
3. Money – Pink Floyd
4. San Francisco Bay Blues (references not having a nickel or a “lousy” dime) – Jesse Fuller
5. If I Were a Rich Man – Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Block
6. Diamonds On The Soles of Her Shoes – Paul Simon
7. We’re in the Money – Al Dubin
8. Greenback Dollar – Kingston Trio
9. Nickel Bag of Funk – Digable Planets
10. Luck Be a Lady – Frank Loesser
11. Jack & Diane – John Cougar Mellencamp
12. Like a Virgin – Madonna
13. Money, Money, Money – Abba
14. 99 Problems – Jay Z
15. Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
16. Ring Around the Rosie – Artist Unknown
17. Pomp and Circumstance – Sir Edward Elgar
18. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
19. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – The Beatles
20. Back in Black – ACDC

Additional song titles posted on #IRsongs or submitted by blog readers:

1. Price Tag – Jesse J
2. She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer
3. Material Girl – Madonna
4. CREAM (Cash Rules Everything Around Me) – Wu-Tang
5. Money (That’s What I want) – The Beatles (Barrett Strong)
6. Money for Nothing – Dire Straits
7. The Money Song – Monty Python

— Evan Pondel, epondel@pondel.com