Dire Straits - Money For Nothing ('MTV Free')
Dire Straits' 'Money For Nothing' contains the famous 'I want my MTV' line, but a subsequent word is often misremembered as being part of that initial phrase.
What People Remember
Many people recall the lyric as 'I want my MTV, *free*,' believing the word 'free' is directly attached to the MTV demand.
What's Actually True
The actual lyric is 'I want my MTV,' with the word 'free' appearing later in the verse in a different context ('We gotta install microwave ovens / Custom kitchen deliveries / We gotta move these refrigerators / We gotta move these colour TVs / See the little faggot with the earring and the make-up / Yeah buddy, that's his own hair / That little faggot got his own jet airplane / That little faggot is a millionaire'). The explicit desire for something 'free' is not directly linked to the MTV line in the same way.
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