Ben Bernanke
| Ben Bernanke | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Released | 2008 |
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | View-Monster, Almanac 2009 |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 4:29 |
| Tempo | 105 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Links: | Needlejuice Bandcamp Youtube Spotify |
Ben Bernanke is the 2nd bonus track on View-Monster. The song is a word for word recreation of a video created by Neil's friends. The video was later removed from YouTube, but re-uploaded in 2011 under the channel "kenfury23."
As told by Neil:
"One day my friend and fellow filmmaker Ryan Murphy showed up at my house with a MiniDV tape containing over half an hour of footage he had shot with another friend, Jake Quilty-Dunn. Ryan asked me if I could capture the footage to my hard drive so he could edit it and put it on YouTube. As I watched the footage, Ryan expressed some doubt that I would be amused– he assumed it was one of those things where you just had to be there. But he was wrong, and I found the footage hilarious. I told him I wanted to edit it myself. He was fine with that. The footage was of Jake, sitting in a chair, saying very strange things in a strange voice to “Spencer”, a silent man played by Ryan. Jake’s rantings are a mishmash of private jokes, improv, overheard dialog, and menacing homoeroticism. The real Ben Bernanke is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He has very little to do with how he’s portrayed by Jake. There have been no reports of him seeking ownership of anybody’s teeth."[1][2]
Lyrics
Hello there, Spencer I see you, you boy, boy I see you, Spencer With my eyes You're the architect of my dreams, Spencer You plan them, and build them on blue paper And hand them to me And then I dream them, Spencer That's what you do for me Thank you for that, Spencer You prick I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician Ohh-ooh-ooh Avada kedavra, Spencer, to you, Spencer Avada kedavra to you, Spencer You think you're something special, Spencer? You think you're something brand new? But you're old oats, Spencer You're old, dry, stale oats, Spencer I'm a magician, Spencer A furious magician Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh You're a tall glass of water, aren't you, Spencer? You boy, precious boy I'm Ben Bernanke, Spencer, and I want your teeth For the Federal Reserve I'm cutting interest rates in half, Spencer And I need your teeth I'll admit, Spencer, you're handsome But what have you done with it? You think you can mock me, Spencer? Do you? Do you think you can mock me, Spencer? Do you think you can capture my essence And throw it back at me with Humour and rhetorical devices? Well, you can't, Spencer You don't know what I'm capable of I need your teeth For my Lonely Hearts Club Band, Spencer I'm Ben Bernanke I'm a magician, Spencer A furious magician Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo Are you proud of your country? Are you proud of your country? I'll bet you are, pretty little boy Sitting up there in your high chair Demanding more applesauce Well you've already got enough applesauce, Spencer! There's plenty of applesauce on your plate I'm going to kiss you, Spencer, on the lips You sexy little rattlesnake, you naughty little baby boy You rambunctious little infant My mother tries to get me to go on dates, Spencer You know what that's like? You know how humiliating that is, Spencer? You boy, Spencer Spencer... (Spencer... ) (Spencer) (OH MY GOD!) You tall drink of water Spencer I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician Magician Magician... I love you, Spencer; I'm gonna spank you silly...
Original Video
Trivia
- A Ben Bernanke remix by Alora can be found here.