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I hate this song: “If I was a rich girl…”

June 2, 2005 · 13 comments

FYI this song is horrible:

Rich Girl
By Gwen Stefani

If I was a rich girl (na, na….)
See, I’d have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl
No man could test me, impress me, my cash flow would never ever end
Cause I’d have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl

Full lyrics here.

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1 MJ June 4, 2005 at 12:56 pm: It is horrid. It’s also grammatically incorrect. “If I was a rich girl.” Please. If you *were* a rich girl, I might have some respect for you.
2 anon June 5, 2005 at 7:32 pm: Puh-leeze… “If I was” is a commonly accepted colloquial alternative for “If I were”. Gwen aint Shakespeare, that’s for sure, but it’s just a song. There’s plenty worse grammar in most rap songs.
3 anonymous June 7, 2005 at 10:34 pm: That lyrics website link has a trojan on it, nice job of spreading it :/ , good thing I have a decent anti virus.
4 anon June 8, 2005 at 7:19 am: This is a reggae song that’s been around for years. Gwen didn’t make it up. She borrowed it.
5 Ramit June 8, 2005 at 8:47 am: It has a trojan? My AV didn’t detect anything on that page…
6 Stephanie June 16, 2005 at 10:23 am: It may be commonly accepted, but it still bugs. As does “What if God were one of us?” (a song I would never think about without Joan of Arcadia). At least Tevye got it right.
7 Ben July 7, 2005 at 1:24 am: I think the origin of the song “concept” is from Fiddler on the Roof, which is likely where the reggae part got it from.

Disclaimer: I could be completely utterly wrong, and my words could hold absolutely no worth.
8 Rita October 4, 2005 at 10:16 am: This song is awesome.
9 celeste riquelme vasquez January 11, 2006 at 5:36 pm: me encanta gwen stephanie es una de las mejores cantantes que tenemos en estos momentos de la musica pop .. incluso destronando a britney spear madonna entre otros … todas sus canciones atraen algo inecplicable que dan ganas de escucharlas siempre
10 Ruth May 7, 2006 at 11:07 pm: Yeah, it was originally a Reggae song, which in turn was based on the song “If I Were a Rich Man” from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Of course, the original song is about Tevye wishing he had enough money to provide better for his family and be educated… not quite the same tune, if you know what I mean.
11 Jessica July 12, 2006 at 5:54 pm: Actually, this song isnt originally from Gwen, it was a popular reggae song back in the 90s. The melody and everything is completely sampled from the Louchie Lou song – “Rich Girl,” which I must say, is much better than Gwen’s version.
12 benedict April 6, 2007 at 1:43 pm: i hate this song
13 Brynn July 4, 2008 at 1:41 pm: STUPID SONG PLEASE SHUT UP WITH THE SONG.