Suits opens with its addicting theme song, here’s what it means. Four years after it ended its original run on USA Network, Suits finds new life when it arrived on Netflix. Since becoming available on the streaming platform, it has consistently topped charts, with numbers combined with data from Peacock. The legal drama follows the lives of the lawyers at Pearson, Hardman (and its subsequent iterations) as they operate in New York City.
The premise of Suits is quite simple. Pearson, Hardman’s top lawyer, Harvey Specter hires Mike Ross as his associate. Mike’s deep knowledge of the legal system and eidetic memory, not to mention swagger made him the perfect mentee for Harvey. However, there is one big problem: he never went to Harvard Law or any law school for that matter. Despite this, Harvey still hires Mike, starting their thrilling time working together while also trying hard to ensure that their secret never came out.
What Suits’ Theme Song “Greenback Boogie” Means
Running for nine seasons, Suits has a total of 134 episodes, all opened by its introductory scene with its theme song: “Greenback Boogie.” Performed by the American band, Ima Robot, the song was released in 2010 as the B-side to Another Man’s Treasure. “Greenback” is an American slang term for money, while “Boogie” refers to people’s efforts to earn a living. Together, it means the great lengths that people go to just to make money. The lyrics of the song talk about how earning money becomes addicting over time. Someone’s initial intention changes after they get a taste of what it’s like to have financial ability.
The Full Lyrics To “Greenback Boogie”
See the money wanna stay, for your meal
Get another piece of pie, for your wife
Everybody wanna know, how it feel
Everybody wanna see, what it’s like
Baby wanna be a queen, well alright
We all deserve the finer things, in this life
So working on a little job, in the night
It’s forty dollars an hour when I, see the light
The boss say you got a little time, and oh my
He’ll be working in a small box, till he die
Me, I gotta be free, all my life
I want a little cream cheese, in my pie
Alright…
Yeah! I’ll step back, while you go dance
The greenback boogie
Mother fing boogie
Now I’m putting on a big wig, walking hard
Hanging with them big pigs, all them dogs
Got me a couple ideas, straight from God
I want a bean pie
Order me a bean pie
I’ll even eat a bean pie, I don’t mind
Me and Missy is so very busy busy making money
Alright…
All step back, I’m ’bout to dance
The greenback boogie
The greenback boogie
Boogie now for me
Hey!
Say, it’s far better, when you give it away
It’s called the greenback boogie
What people don’t say, I say
It’s better, when you give it away
It’s called the greenback boogie
Don’t give it away now, I say
It’s better, when you give it away
It’s called the greenback boogie
Don’t give it away now, I say
See the money wanna stay, for your meal
I’ll say it’s gonna put some love, in your life
Don’t you really wanna know, how it feel?
Everybody wanna see, what it’s like
Babe you wanna be inside, it ain’t lies
We all know there’s better things in this life
Yes I’ll step out, on your expense
Doin’ the greenback boogie
Mother fing boogie
Boogie oogie oogie
Greenback Boogie
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to…
Come on back to…
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to paradise
Come on back to…
Come on back to…
It’s the greenback boogie
It’s the greenback boogie
Don’t give it away now
Don’t give it away now, I say
It’s better, when you greenback boogie
Well don’t give it away
Well don’t give it away, I say
It’s better…
It’s the greenback boogie
Don’t give it away…
How The “Greenback Boogie” Lyrics Connect To Suits
In the case of Suits, “Greenback Boogie” refers to the Pearson, Hardman lawyers’ work to secure their billables and keep the firm afloat amid a string of crises. On a smaller scale, it could be about Mike at the start of the show. He was desperate to get some money to ensure that his grandmother was fully taken care of. This forced him to partake in Trevor’s drug dealing scheme, which almost got him caught. When he met Harvey, he started to earn more as he presented himself as a legitimate lawyer.
Suits creator Aaron Korsh has actually revealed that he wasn’t the one who chose “Greenback Boogie.” Instead, the pilot’s director and producer for seasons 1 and 2, Kevin Bray, decided on it. Apparently, there was another song that they were considering, but he couldn’t remember what it was. In any case, the song worked well as Suits‘ theme song. Not only is it catchy, but it also has ties to the legal drama’s narrative.
