вЂњThink IвЂ™m in LoveвЂќ ( No Control, 1982)ДЄ radiant, Byrds-style intro and weвЂ™re off to the races: the closer Money hewed to jangle pop, the more he came across as a truly vital artist. To todayвЂ™s ears, the songвЂ™s lovely, droning two-note guitar theme actually lands at hypnotic -В a rare quality for an Eddie Money song.Дў. 11 in its day and remains an oldies juggernaut. Or, the one that goes вЂњBaby, hold on to me/ Whatever will be will be/ The future is ours to see.вЂќ This chest-beaterВ about hanging on during difficult times peaked at No. Today, it sounds like refreshing blast of roots-rock from an artist far more known for synth-heavy barroom anthems. The bluesy, slide-fueled вЂњGimme Some WaterвЂќ wasnвЂ™t destined to be a hit, but it could have fit snugly on BadfingerвЂ™s Straight Up, Todd RundgrenвЂ™s Something/Anything? or Fleetwood MacвЂ™s Then Play On.

If youвЂ™re curious about Money but prefer hard rock over yacht rock, youвЂ™re well-advised to stick near the beginning of his discography - Eddie Money, Life For the Taking and Playing For Keeps featured a rawer edge that he wore well. вЂњGimme Some WaterвЂќ ( Life for the Taking, 1978) The song isnвЂ™t much more than a colossal hook and a plea for a woman to take Money home, but it kept MoneyвЂ™s streak of 1980s hits red-hot and introduced a 1960s girl group innovator to a new generation.Д¤. 4, and Spector appearing on MTV for the first time ever. вЂњTake Me Home TonightвЂќ ( CanвЂ™t Hold Back, 1986)ДЄ Phil Spector-indebted duet with Ronnie Spector, вЂњTake Me Home TonightвЂќ was even themed after the RonettesвЂ™ вЂњBe My BabyвЂќ she even cleverly sings the вЂњBe my little baby!вЂќ tag. If you need a dose of 1980s rock that doesnвЂ™t go off the deep end with synths and gated drums, reach immediately for вЂњTrinidad.вЂќ If nothing else, Money got more mystical and David Crosby-like than he ever did before or since: вЂњThere once was a story/ From a thousand yesterdays/ I read it in this ancient book/ When the old man passed away.вЂќДҐ. 63 hit.Д«y the island theme alone, вЂњTrinidadвЂќ may seem like an attempt to land another вЂњTwo Tickets to ParadiseвЂќ-style hit, but thankfully, it doesnвЂ™t chew the scenery in the process itвЂ™s merely grounded, driving rock. вЂњEvery time I turned around he was threatening to break my arms off.вЂќ Luckily, вЂњShakinвЂ™вЂќ didnвЂ™t devolve into jealous violence, but a No. вЂњShe had a boyfriend who was super jealous and a karate expert,вЂќ he told Rolling Stone. 14.Дespite a number of outside writers in his body of work, Money was no mere vessel for other peoplesвЂ™ material heвЂ™s credited as co-writer on вЂњShakinвЂ™.вЂќ The infectious, Tom Petty-sounding anthem is perhaps most notable today for its video featuring PrinceвЂ™s protГ©gГ©e and Purple Rain co-star Apollonia Kotero - she does the вЂњshakinвЂ™вЂќ in question. Despite the slightly dated synths, this mid-tempo ballad had some serious legs, with MoneyвЂ™s spirited version peaking at No. 78, but the song grew in the public eye when it got two remakes by major artists -В the first by SantanaвЂ™s Gregg Rolie in 1985, the second by Money. вЂњI Wanna Go BackвЂќ was a modest hit for them at No. Like вЂњHeaven in the Back SeatвЂќ a few years later, вЂњI Wanna Go BackвЂќ also came from a little-known source: It was written by the Oakland rock band Billy Satellite, who recorded one self-titled album for Capitol Records in 1984 before fading away. вЂњI Wanna Go BackвЂќ ( CanвЂ™t Hold Back, 1986) вЂњIt was supposed to be a horn part, but the horn player never showed up, so I had to do it with my mouth.вЂќДЁ. вЂњI hate singing вЂNa na na na na na na na na,вЂ™вЂќ he told Rolling Stone. 9, вЂњWalk on WaterвЂќ helped keep MoneyвЂ™s career momentum up for another few years, but he had trepidation about performing it live. Everything about вЂњWalk on WaterвЂќ is soaked in era signifiers: MoneyвЂ™s chest-beating vocal, canned harmonies and skyscraping hook all add up to a sound that remains unabashedly 1988. Money stayed the course with an increasingly commercial sound via this 1988 hit, written by Sammy HagarвЂ™s one-time keyboardist Jesse Harms. 58 on the Hot 100, but it hardly matters: вЂњHeavenвЂќ remains goofy, high-energy fun.Д©. The lyrics are knuckle-dragging (вЂњSheвЂ™s got what I want/ I got what she needs/ Me and my baby and the mirror makes threeвЂќ), the sound is frozen in early-1990s amber and it stalled out at No.

band RomeoвЂ™s Daughter on the 1988 soundtrack to Nightmare on Elm Street V, Money covered вЂњHeaven in the Back SeatвЂќ for his 1991 comeback album Right Here. вЂњHeaven in the Back SeatвЂќ ( Right Here, 1991)ДЄ lovably sleazy locker-room anthem written for U.K. In honor of the late Money and his string of sturdy, timeless rock hits, here are his 10 greatest songs, ranked.ДЎ0. 13) at 70 after a short battle with esophageal cancer. Today, we mourn the loss of the proudly meat-and-potatoes, bar-rocking legend, who chose to keep both feet planted in the humble and suburban, even as he came within spitting distance of No. Eddie Money Diagnosed With Stage 4 Esophageal Cancer

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