"Rich Girl" is a rewrite of "If I Were A Rich Man" from the musical Fiddler On The Roof. There are some stark lyrical differences: in "Rich Man," the main character Tevye wants food on the table and chickens in the yard - that's his idea of "rich." Stefani's rich girl has more expensive tastes: she wants to buy a Hollywood mansion and clean out the Vivienne Westwood store.
Stefani is joined by the rapper Eve on this track. They first teamed up in 2001 for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," included on Eve's album Scorpion. Both songs were produced by Dr. Dre.
The pop arrangement of the song was originally performed by British musicians Louchie Lou and Michie One in 1993 on their song called "Rich Girl," although Stefani added and modified the lyrics considerably.
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