Shania Twain, Ka-Ching (song)

Shania Twain, Ka-Ching Lyrics

We live in a greedy little world

That teaches every little boy and girl

To earn as much as they can possibly

Then turn around and

Spend it foolishly

We've created us a credit card mess

We spend the money we don't possess

Our religion is to go and blow it all

So it's shoppin' every Sunday at the mall

All we ever want is more

A lot more than we had before

So take me to the nearest store

Can you hear it ring

It makes you wanna sing

It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!

Lots of diamond rings

The happiness it brings

You'll live like a king

With lots of money and things

When you're broke go and get a loan

Take out another mortgage on your home

Consolidate so you can afford

To go and spend some more when you get bored

All we ever want is more

A lot more than we had before

So take me to the nearest store

Can you hear it ring

It makes you wanna sing

It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!

Lots of diamond rings

The happiness it brings

You'll live like a king

With lots of money and things

Let's swing

Dig deeper in your pocket

Oh, yeah, ha

Come on I know you've got it

Dig deeper in your wallet

Oh

All we ever want is more

A lot more than we had before

So take me to the nearest store

Can you hear it ring

It makes you wanna sing

It's such a beautiful thing--Ka-ching!

Lots of diamond rings

The happiness it brings

You'll live like a king

With lots of money and things

Can you hear it ring

It makes you wanna sing

You'll live like a king

With lots of money and things

Ka-ching!

1. What are the consequences of spending too much money on ourselves and those around us. The excessive spending of money that we don't have, is addictive and shows a bad example to younger generations, because excessive spending causes us to believe we need to "live like kings," in order to be happy.

2. The message in Shania Twain's Ka-Ching is focused on mothers and fathers. She begins the song by mentioning the effects one's spending habits have on children. While Shania Twain wants everyone to listen to music, she specifically states the importance of her message for those with children--mothers and fathers.

3. Shania Twain addresses the greed in our world today. She wants the hearer to understand the problem with spending too much money. Throughout the song, she gives examples of how over-spending has become an addictive obsession. She doesn't give any solution to how we can be more thrifty spenders. Her objective is, primarily, to make her audience aware of this issue that has gone unnoticed.

4. This song plays on emotion. For everyone on this earth, there is a limit to how much money we can spend. We have all felt the feeling of wanting something that we can't afford. Shania Twain uses emotions such as greed, dissatisfaction, and ambition to show the extreme spending habits we have when we want something. Sarcastically, the song talks about the happiness that comes by spending money in order to "live like a king." Even though Ms. Twain is being sarcastic, many truly feel that the only way to be happy is by buying everything they want. This song is relevant to us today. With the recent economical downfall, the argument Shania Twain made with this song (from her 2002 album, "Up") has real significance to people now, more than ever.

5. This song is effective in relating its concern regarding consumer spending. Did this song inspire people to be more conscience of spending habits? I don't know, but if people would have given more heed to issues raised in this song, we would not find ourselves in the economic crisis that we find ourselves in now.