80's music need help

[cafc2002]

Does anyone know who sung the song 'just for money' It was an 80's hit and narrated by two cockney chaps who are discussing plans for the great train robbery. They say things like 'what if we get caught', 'course we wont just think about the money, its a life of luxury my son', 'this is gonna be the crime of the century' the chorus is sung by women and there is a judge at the beginning and end of the song who says 'the train robbers were sentenced to a total of 307 years'

[Headtime]

I believe it was by Paul Hardcastle and was the follow up to N-N-N-Nineteen. The actor Bob Hoskins provided the vocals. I can't remember another voice, apart from the woman doing the chorus, but that could be my memory!

[sft42]

Good Call Headtime. It was indeed Paul Hardcastle with the song "Just for money" (not the follow-up to 19 though...that was Rainforest) which got to number 19 in November 1985......although Paul was listed as the only artist on the label the sleeve does credit the following actors: Bob Hoskins, Laurence Olivier, Ed O'Ross and Alan Talbot.....still searching for the female singer though.

[cafc2002]

Thankyou people Such a classic song, I had it on tape many years ago and must of thrown it away. I will now try and find a copy. I know its on a Now 6 Album so I will try that.

[jenstar]

I have to disagree with sft42 on one point. "Just For Money" was indeed the official follow-up to "19", though the earlier single "Rainforest" may have enjoyed a small surge in sales in the wake of "19"'s success. You can find "Just For Money" (and indeed "19" and "Rainforest") on Paul's greatest hits album.

[sft42]

We're both right and wrong on this one.......musically the follow-up would indeed be JFM similar pastiche style etc... but it hit the charts 7 months after 19 and in the interim the record label (Bluebird) had reissued Rainforest which got to number 53 only one month after 19.....I suppose we can let him off with his helping the spice girls with all the good music he did early on then folks eh?

[GaelicAshigaru]

Hello, I see this was asked over a year ago. The answer is complicated. The music video/song, "Just for [the] Money" was a creation of 80's MTV icon Paul Hardcastle, whose greatest dance hit was "19", based of the average age of US Vietnam troops. "Just for [the] Money", based of the British "Great Train Robbery" crime story, featured voice samples of British character actor Bob Hoskins' (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) quote from Chicage crime boss, Al Capone as spoken word: "just think of the money!" and the epilogue line was by British great & actor Sir Laurence Olivier (Marathon Man).

[newmodarmy]

//Hello, I see this was asked over a year ago. //

21 years ago in fact,