I've Got Money

"I've Got Money" is a song written and recorded by James Brown.

It was released as the B-side of Brown's 1962 R&B hit "Three Hearts in a Tangle".

It's an assemblage of parts: a scimitar guitar chord coming down on the One, a show band horn chorus quoting Judy Garland's "The Trolley Song," and [Clayton Fillyau's] stampeding drums.

[2] Both Smith and Allmusic's Richie Unterberger point to the song as a stylistic precursor to Brown's later funk recordings.

[3] The Crazy World of Arthur Brown covered "I Got Money" on their 1968 self-titled debut album.