{"id":7809,"date":"2018-06-01T19:11:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T01:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=7809"},"modified":"2023-01-04T18:33:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:33:37","slug":"greedy-greed-in-music-cartoons-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/greedy-greed-in-music-cartoons-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"greedy greed: 10 examples from music, cartoons, movies &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><b>greedy<\/b><\/i>, an adjective, means <i>full of selfish desire<\/i> or <i>always wanting more, often by taking it from other people. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mr-krabs-money.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7838\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mr-krabs-money-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;greedy&quot; mr. krabs on a big pile of money\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>sponge bob&#8217;s boss mr. krabs is <\/i><u><i>greedy<\/i><\/u><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><span class=\"wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">this is one of my favorite <strong>youtube<\/strong> videos. <strong>the electric company<\/strong> was a show that used comedy sketches and music to teach kids how to read in the 70s . in this sketch, greg puts <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/every-single-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">every single<\/a> grape on the table on his plate. for no particular reason. rather than confront greg over his greedy attitude with the grapes, the party guests create an <strong><em>impromptu<\/em><\/strong> (spontaneous) song and dance about greg&#8217;s action and leave him sitting alone at the table (one of the party guests is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/they-go-together-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>morgan freeman<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greedy Greg Grabbed the Green Grapes\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aiEW50pW-pU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in her song <i><b>greedy<\/b><\/i>, <b>ariana grande<\/b> says several times that she is <i>greedy<\/i> for love.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ariana Grande - Greedy (izo Lyrics)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-4LpGRcpk-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the first lyric of this song by l<b>iam gallagher<\/b>, formerly of <b>oasis<\/b>, says<\/p>\n<h4>i&#8217;m going <i>toe to toe<\/i> with a <i>greedy<\/i> soul<\/h4>\n<p> implies a fight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liam Gallagher - Greedy Soul (Live At Air Studios)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sfcJ_vhlRfs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the first line of this <b>dmx<\/b> rap is<\/p>\n<h4><i>y&#8217;all been eatin&#8217;<\/i> long enough now, stop bein&#8217; <i>greedy<\/i><br \/>\njust <em>keep it real<\/em>, partner, give to the <i>needy<\/i><\/h4>\n<p> is an informal but common contraction of<i> you all<\/i>. <b><i>been eatin&#8217;<\/i><\/b> is a of <i>have been eating<\/i>, which is <b><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect-continuous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">present perfect continuous<\/a><\/b>. <strong><em>keep it real<\/em><\/strong> is a popular expression that means <em>represent reality<\/em>, <em>don&#8217;t lie<\/em>.\u00a0<b><i>needy<\/i><\/b> means <i>poor<\/i>, <i>in need of charity<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DMX Stop Being Greedy (uncensored)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsvviop0Ax0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and at 2:16 and 3:32 in this video, <b>godsmack<\/b> call the villain <i>a <\/i><i><b>greedy<\/b><\/i><i> little baby<\/i>.\u00a0the song is called<b><i> greed<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Godsmack - Greed (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vgnj2NcMMDY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><i>greed<\/i><\/b> is the noun equivalent to <i>greedy<\/i>. it appears in this somewhat forgotten anti-imperial 80s hit by <b>world party<\/b> along with its synonym <b><i>avarice<\/i><\/b><b>. <\/b>at 1:55 the lyrics say<\/p>\n<h4><i>avarice<\/i> and <i>greed<\/i> are <i>gonna<\/i> drive you over the <i>endless<\/i> sea<br \/>\nthey will leave you <i>drifting<\/i> in the <i>shallows<\/i><br \/>\n<i>drowning<\/i> in the oceans of history<\/h4>\n<p><b><i>gonna<\/i><\/b> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of going to. \u00a0means <i>without end<\/i>, <i>infinite<\/i>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/british-opinion-on-american-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>drift<\/i><\/b><\/a> means <i>floating without direction<\/i>. <b><i>shallows<\/i><\/b> is <i>a part of the sea that is not deep<\/i>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/acid-tests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>drown<\/b><\/i><\/a> means <i>die from inhaling water<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wonder-woman-as-a-galley-slave.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7842\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wonder-woman-as-a-galley-slave-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"wonder woman as a galley slave\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wonder-woman-as-a-galley-slave-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wonder-woman-as-a-galley-slave-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wonder-woman-as-a-galley-slave.jpg 831w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>wonder woman as a <\/i><u><i>galley slave<\/i><\/u><\/h5>\n<p>later in the same verse, world party creates this image<\/p>\n<h4>using all the good people for your <i>galley slaves<\/i><br \/>\n<i>as<\/i> your little boat <i>struggles<\/i> through the the warning waves<br \/>\nbut u will pay, u will pay tomorrow<\/h4>\n<p><b><i>galley slaves<\/i><\/b><b> <\/b>are forced to row a ship against their will. <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/as-definition-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>as<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>while<\/em> means <i>have trouble, fight<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Party - Ship of Fools\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZHh0V7UjVXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the message of the video, as is usually the case with <em>greed<\/em>, is that <i>greed<\/i> is a negative characteristic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/greed-is-good.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7843 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/greed-is-good-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"a meme of michael douglas as gordon gekko. the text reads greed is good\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>, around the same time <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>ship of fools<\/i><\/span> was a hit in the 80s, the movie <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b><i>wall street<\/i><\/b><\/span> was released and <b>michael douglas<\/b>, playing the part of gordon gekko made this line famous<\/p>\n<h4><b><i>greed<\/i><\/b><b>, for <\/b><em><b>lack <\/b><\/em><b>of a better word, is good<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>lack<\/strong> <\/em>means <em>not have<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wall Street (4\/5) Movie CLIP - Greed Is Good (1987) HD\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVxYOQS6ggk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>greed <\/i>can also be used as an adjective, like in this song by l.a. rockers <b>la luz<\/b> about a <i><b>greed machine<\/b><\/i> that <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tom-bradys-super-bowl-jerseys-tracked-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tracks u down<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(looks for and finds u) even if u <i><b>give away <\/b><\/i>(let other people have) everything u .<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Luz - Greed Machine (Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fYSCVQvbi7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>do u agree with gordon gekko&#8217;s analysis that <i>greed<\/i> is good? or do u share world party&#8217;s view that we will pay tomorrow for today&#8217;s <i>greed<\/i>? what other images of <i>greed<\/i>\u00a0do u know of in movies, series, cartoons, songs, etc.?<\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.229\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>greedy, an adjective, means full of selfish desire or always wanting more, often by taking it from other people. sponge bob&#8217;s boss mr. krabs is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,123,30,88],"tags":[716,2112,3114,3116,3104,8,9,3115,4752,4753,4755,11,4751,10,3121,3120,3106,3113,3109,3107,3108,3110,873,5075,2775,3111,455,2627,2816,1024,3118,3117,3119,3112,1288,2564,2235,3488,733],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/mr-krabs-money.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7809"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13394,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7809\/revisions\/13394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}