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== [[Music]] ==
* [[Kanye West]]'s "Gold Digger". [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].
* Also Proyecto Uno's song "
* The female protagonist of the Eagles song "Lyin' Eyes" is a gold digger; she's treated more sympathetically than most examples, however, being depicted as being lonely and trapped in a loveless and unhappy marriage with a cold and distant man. The song nevertheless points out that she did bring it on herself and that she is stringing along at least two guys as a result.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLd8bfeWtI "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"], famously sung by [[Marilyn Monroe]] in the film ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', and later a signature song for Carol Channing. The famous dance number in which Marilyn sings it was recreated by Madonna for her "Material Girl" video.
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{{quote|''Oh shit, she's a gold digger - Just thought you should know, [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|nigga]]''}}
** The entire song pretty much describes the girl as one of these; it's one of the reason the singer is a bit miffed with her.
** The music video dramatize the song with the girl (dubbed The Heartbreaker) repeatedly and cruelly rejecting him in a diner and going towards more affluent-looking boys; by the end, he drives pass the dinner in a luxurious car, sees the Heartbreaker working there as a waitress, and waves her goodbye.
* This is one of the methods of getting rich discussed in the [[ABBA]] song "Money Money Money".
* Garth Brooks' song "Digging For Gold" from ''In The Life Of Chris Gaines''. The subject of the song was only in the marriage until the millionaire lost his money in the stock market and she bailed out in the end, leaving him crying.
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