"Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House)" is a novelty song by the English comedian Harry Enfield. It was released as a single on 25 April 1988 by Mercury Records, peaking at No. 4 on the UK singles chart, with Enfield performing in character as 'Loadsamoney', an oafish, arrogant plasterer who habitually boasts of his earning capacity.A. Biressi, H. Nunn, Class and Contemporary British Culture, 2013, 1137314133 "The 1988 musical parody 'Loadsamoney: Doin' Up The House' became a hit single and featured in a successful live tour. In the video Loadsamoney is seen mocking the hapless poor, middle-class people in suits, operagoers, politicians and the oldstyle, outmoded 'pay packet' flatcap working class (who were represented in black and white film to signal their ..." The song contains a brief sample of ABBA's 1976 song "Money, Money, Money", as well as the song "Money, Money" from the film Cabaret (1972), performed by Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey, and a short sample of the Flying Lizards' 1979 recording "Money (That's What I Want)". There are also two brief references to the song "Big Spender".
The song was written by Enfield, comedians Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse, and electronic musician and record producer William Orbit.
Background The Loadsamoney character was created in reaction to the policies of the Thatcher government of the day. The song also spawned a sold-out live tour. In May 1988, Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock used the term loadsamoney to criticise the policies of the Conservative government and journalists began to refer to the "loadsamoney mentality" and the "loadsamoney economy".The Cambridge Encyclopedia of The English Language. Ed. David Crystal. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. p. 133.
Track listing 7" vinyl Mercury — DOSH 1
12" vinyl Mercury — DOSH 112
Charts Chart (1988) Peakposition
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalogue no. 11 January 1988 Mercury 12" DOSH 112 25 April 1988 7" DOSH 1
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