The Flying Lizards were an English experimental rock band, formed in 1976 in England. Their cover version of Barrett Strong's "Money" reached the UK and US record charts in 1979.
Formed by and led by record producer David Cunningham, the group was a loose collective of avant-garde and free improvising musicians, such as David Toop and Steve Beresford as instrumentalists, with Deborah Evans-Stickland, Patti Palladin and Vivien Goldman as main vocalists.
In August 1979 the band appreared twice on BBC's Top of the Pops performing their hit single "Money (That's What I Want)". They also appeared in February 1980 performing follow up single "TV". Virgin Records extended the band's recording contract after the success of "Money". The group released their début album The Flying Lizards in 1980. The album included two songs – "Her Story" and "The Window" – written and sung by Goldman. Their single issues included their postmodern cover versions of songs such as Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" and "Money".
The Flying Lizards is the 1979 self-titled debut album by The Flying Lizards and was released on the Virgin Records label.
1979 Original record
General Strike are David Toop and Steve Beresford, who also made the album Danger In Paradise with David Cunningham in the years 1979-1982
1995 Japanese reissue on CD
The best things in life are free
But you can give them to the birds and bees
I want money
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
You love gives me such a thrill
But your love won't pay my bills
I want money
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
Money don't get everything it's true
But what it don't get I can't use
I want money
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
That's what I want
(That's what I want)
I want money
I want lots of money
In fact I want so much money
Give me your money
Just give me money