Fitz and the Tantrums Frontman Michael Fitzpatrick Talks the
Song that Changed His Life in This Episode of Made Me  By Noisey
Staff   Imagine that you’re a relatively obscure musician—one
that has had some high-profile local gigs but isn’t anywhere
near "blowing up." Then, imagine that you’re driving around when
you get a call from a friend telling you that your song is
playing on KCRW, the local NPR station. How do you feel? This
was reality for Michael Fitzpatrick, aka Fitz from Fitz and the
Tantrums. The song is, of course, “MoneyGrabber,” his band’s
2011 buzz-worthy single, and it’s what made the band into one of
the bigger outfits in the Los Angeles scene.  The song itself is
a piano-driven Motown-esque jam that is instantly infectious.
Fitzpatrick’s vocals are made for superstardom, a yell-sing that
recalls classic rock singers of yore. The backing vocals are a
nice touch as well, but the biggest strength of “MoneyGrabber,”
and most likely the reason that it blew up, is that every
stylistic choice seems