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Clara was humming along, her hips swaying as she closed the register. "Listen to that," she laughed. "Easy for them to say, isn't it? They've got all the money in the world now."

Arthur finally pulled out the velvet box. It wasn't a diamond, and it didn't cost a fortune, but as Clara slipped it on, it shone brighter than anything money could ever touch.

Arthur was a jazz man in a rock-and-roll world. He played the upright bass at The Blue Note, a basement club where the floor was always sticky and the applause was polite but thin. Across the street, the cavernous clubs were packed with kids screaming for four lads with mop-tops. can t buy me love song

Arthur’s girlfriend, Clara, worked at the record shop. She was saving every penny for a silk dress she’d seen in a boutique window—the kind of dress that belonged on a woman who didn't spend her days dusting vinyl.

The night he planned to give it to her, the radio in the shop was blaring the new hit: “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Paul McCartney’s voice soared over the frantic beat, shouting about how diamond rings didn't mean a thing if they weren't backed by the real deal. Clara was humming along, her hips swaying as

He walked up to the counter, took her hand, and didn't pull out the ring. Instead, he pulled her into a clumsy, swinging dance right there between the bins of jazz and pop. "Artie, what are you doing?" she giggled, breathless.

Arthur felt the weight of the small box in his pocket. He looked at the sapphire—beautiful, but objectively "cheap" compared to the world Clara dreamed of. He realized then that he couldn't buy her the life she wanted. He couldn't buy her the silk, the pearls, or the status. They've got all the money in the world now

"The song is right, Clara," he whispered into her hair. "I may not have a lot to give, but I've got a lot to give to you. I can’t buy you that dress tonight. But I can promise you a life where you're never bored and always loved."