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	[[Neil]] created this song because he thought the word "reaganomics" sounded cool and could not find any other songs titled it. However, by the time of recording [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone's commentary track]], he found [https://youtu.be/jgcbXn-qomg?si=IkKb5ym3BGlpse2_ another song titled Reaganomics] which he jokingly said "is more to-the-point" than his. The song features cheesy synth passages with vapid political jargon vocals all centered around wanting to get you to vote for Ronald Reagan.		[[Neil]] created this song because he thought the word "reaganomics" sounded cool and could not find any other songs titled it. However, by the time of recording [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|Spirit Phone's commentary track]], he found [https://youtu.be/jgcbXn-qomg?si=IkKb5ym3BGlpse2_ another song titled Reaganomics] which he jokingly said "is more to-the-point" than his. The song features cheesy synth passages with vapid political jargon vocals all centered around wanting to get you to vote for Ronald Reagan.

	[[Neil]] spoke of the song in his commentary of [[Spirit Phone]], <blockquote> "I consider Reagan a pretty bad president, though I wasn’t conscious then. This was written before Trump, and I was fascinated that an actor became president, and that he was canonized and that everyone just takes it for granted now. Of course he did serve as a governor… and it doesn’t seem as crazy now but… I was looking at all these old pictures of Reagan dressed all slickly in his suits, and I felt that amping up the superficial charm to sell people on something that doesn’t really make sense works all too well in a pop song. You just have to say “baby” a lot, and make endless promises cause the song ends in 3 minutes. And it was astounding to me to realize how stepping into the role of a snake oil salesman bent on deceiving the listener- how easy that made it to write a passable pop song. And now anytime I hear a song when some guy is reaching out his hand and asking you to trust him in his heart I just wonder… What scam he’s running?"</blockquote>		[[Neil]] spoke of the song in his commentary of [[Spirit Phone]]: <blockquote> "I consider Reagan a pretty bad president, though I wasn’t conscious then. This was written before Trump, and I was fascinated that an actor became president, and that he was canonized and that everyone just takes it for granted now. Of course he did serve as a governor… and it doesn’t seem as crazy now but… I was looking at all these old pictures of Reagan dressed all slickly in his suits, and I felt that amping up the superficial charm to sell people on something that doesn’t really make sense works all too well in a pop song. You just have to say “baby” a lot, and make endless promises cause the song ends in 3 minutes. And it was astounding to me to realize how stepping into the role of a snake oil salesman bent on deceiving the listener- how easy that made it to write a passable pop song. And now anytime I hear a song when some guy is reaching out his hand and asking you to trust him in his heart I just wonder… What scam he’s running?"</blockquote>

	The quote that Reagan says within the song is not real, but rather a result of very light sentence mixing.<ref>Neil states in the commentary track, "I edited it to be more nonsensical, though it was pretty nonsensical to begin with."</ref> This quote comes from Reagan's 1981 inaugural address.		The quote that Reagan says within the song is not real, but rather a result of very light sentence mixing.<ref>Neil states in the commentary track, "I edited it to be more nonsensical, though it was pretty nonsensical to begin with."</ref> This quote comes from Reagan's 1981 inaugural address.

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	\|genre = Pop, Synth Pop		\|genre = Pop, Synth Pop
	\|language = English		\|language = English
	\|externalLinks = [https://youtu.be/VjCyVfBiwpE?si=4YxNBTUvsfsue4vE Video (uses [[Reaganomics 2012 Demo\|2012 demo]]]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/0BAPJxaC3d0UF73L091EyI?si=8a1bc61655fe4d0b Spotify]<br>[https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/reaganomics Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/S3kTUULBAt0?si=hB9Cp8yegavLK87k Youtube]]<br>[https://youtu.be/ayQ2DvrGgRE?si=82D3-uMDHs4hDalx 2011 Demo]<br>[https://youtu.be/yz6OvJOx0C8?si=aFkXWkCYbcb6xVSL 2012 Demo]		\|externalLinks = [https://youtu.be/VjCyVfBiwpE?si=4YxNBTUvsfsue4vE Video (uses [[Reaganomics 2012 Demo\|2012 demo]])]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/0BAPJxaC3d0UF73L091EyI?si=8a1bc61655fe4d0b Spotify]<br>[https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/reaganomics Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/S3kTUULBAt0?si=hB9Cp8yegavLK87k Youtube]]<br>[https://youtu.be/ayQ2DvrGgRE?si=82D3-uMDHs4hDalx 2011 Demo]<br>[https://youtu.be/yz6OvJOx0C8?si=aFkXWkCYbcb6xVSL 2012 Demo]
	\|BPM = 135		\|BPM = 135
	}}		}}

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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	RONALD REAGAN:		RONALD REAGAN:
	In this present crisis,		In this present crisis,
	Government is not the solution to our problem.		Government is not the solution to our problem.
	Government is the solution to our problem.		Government is the solution to our problem.

	NEIL:		NEIL:
	Are you unhappy, girl?		Are you unhappy, girl?
	In this confusing world,		In this confusing world,
	Where everything you earn		Where everything you earn
	Is getting left to burn,		Is getting left to burn,
	If it were up to me,		If it were up to me,
	Then living would be free.		Then living would be free.
	And I can give you that,		And I can give you that,
	And I can give you that!		And I can give you that!

	They'll take		They'll take
	Your money		Your money
	Into		Into
	Their greasy hands.		Their greasy hands.
	And spend (They do this to)		And spend (They do this to)
	Your money (Disrespect you)		Your money (Disrespect you)
	And take (I know Kung Fu)		And take (I know Kung Fu)
	Away your land. (I will save you)		Away your land. (I will save you)

	'Cause you're worth saving baby!		'Cause you're worth saving baby!
	Deregulating, baby!		Deregulating, baby!
	I'm Ronald Reagan baby!		I'm Ronald Reagan baby!
	I'm Ronald Reagan, yeah!		I'm Ronald Reagan, yeah!

	I'll save		I'll save
	You honey,		You honey,
	You'll never		You'll never
	Be alone.		Be alone.
	I'll save (If you love me)		I'll save (If you love me)
	The business (Say you love me)		The business (Say you love me)
	That you (They hate freedom)		That you (They hate freedom)
	Will someday own. (I'll defeat them)		Will someday own. (I'll defeat them)

	Not like in comics baby,		Not like in comics baby,
	With economics baby!		With economics baby!
	With reaganomics baby!		With reaganomics baby!
	Atomic bombing, yeah!		Atomic bombing, yeah!

	REAGAN & (NEIL):		REAGAN & (NEIL):
	Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)		Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)
	Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh!)		Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh!)
	Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)		Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)
	Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-oooh!)		Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-oooh!)

	NEIL:		NEIL:
	Are you unhappy, girl?		Are you unhappy, girl?
	In this confusing world,		In this confusing world,
	Where everything you earn		Where everything you earn
	Is getting left to burn.		Is getting left to burn.
	If it were up to me		If it were up to me
	Then money would be free!		Then money would be free!
	And I can give you that,		And I can give you that,
	And I can give you that!		And I can give you that!

	If you just hold my hand, (If you just hold my hand)		If you just hold my hand, (If you just hold my hand)
	If you just close your eyes, (If you just close your eyes)		If you just close your eyes, (If you just close your eyes)
	If you get in my car, (If you get in my car)		If you get in my car, (If you get in my car)
	I'll take you for a ride! (I'll take you for a ride)		I'll take you for a ride! (I'll take you for a ride)

	With reaganomics, baby		With reaganomics, baby
	With reaganomics, baby!		With reaganomics, baby!
	With reaganomics, baby,		With reaganomics, baby,
	Baby, baby, baby,		Baby, baby, baby,
	Yeah!!		Yeah!!

	(With reaganomics)		(With reaganomics)
	(With reaganomics)		(With reaganomics)
	(With reaganomics)		(With reaganomics)
	</nowiki>		</nowiki>

	== Music Video ==		== Music Video ==

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REAGANOMICS, baby, baby, baby, baby YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

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'''Reaganomics''' is the twelfth song on the 2016 [[Lemon Demon]] album [[Spirit Phone]].
{{Infobox_song
|title = Reaganomics
|artist = Lemon Demon
|albumart = Spirit Phone.jpg
|writer = Neil Cicierega
|singer =[[Neil Cicierega]]
|album = [[Spirit Phone]]
|duration = 3:31
|genre = Pop, Synth Pop
|language = English
|externalLinks = [https://youtu.be/VjCyVfBiwpE?si=4YxNBTUvsfsue4vE Video (uses [[Reaganomics 2012 Demo|2012 demo]]] [https://open.spotify.com/track/0BAPJxaC3d0UF73L091EyI?si=8a1bc61655fe4d0b Spotify] [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/reaganomics Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/S3kTUULBAt0?si=hB9Cp8yegavLK87k Youtube]] [https://youtu.be/ayQ2DvrGgRE?si=82D3-uMDHs4hDalx 2011 Demo] [https://youtu.be/yz6OvJOx0C8?si=aFkXWkCYbcb6xVSL 2012 Demo]
|BPM = 135
}}
==Description==
[[Neil]] created this song because he thought the word "reaganomics" sounded cool and could not find any other songs titled it. However, by the time of recording [[Spirit Phone: Commentary|Spirit Phone's commentary track]], he found [https://youtu.be/jgcbXn-qomg?si=IkKb5ym3BGlpse2_ another song titled Reaganomics] which he jokingly said "is more to-the-point" than his. The song features cheesy synth passages with vapid political jargon vocals all centered around wanting to get you to vote for Ronald Reagan.

[[Neil]] spoke of the song in his commentary of [[Spirit Phone]], <blockquote> "I consider Reagan a pretty bad president, though I wasn’t conscious then. This was written before Trump, and I was fascinated that an actor became president, and that he was canonized and that everyone just takes it for granted now. Of course he did serve as a governor… and it doesn’t seem as crazy now but… I was looking at all these old pictures of Reagan dressed all slickly in his suits, and I felt that amping up the superficial charm to sell people on something that doesn’t really make sense works all too well in a pop song. You just have to say “baby” a lot, and make endless promises cause the song ends in 3 minutes. And it was astounding to me to realize how stepping into the role of a snake oil salesman bent on deceiving the listener- how easy that made it to write a passable pop song. And now anytime I hear a song when some guy is reaching out his hand and asking you to trust him in his heart I just wonder… What scam he’s running?"</blockquote>

The quote that Reagan says within the song is not real, but rather a result of very light sentence mixing.<ref>Neil states in the commentary track, "I edited it to be more nonsensical, though it was pretty nonsensical to begin with."</ref> This quote comes from Reagan's 1981 inaugural address.

==History==
A [[Reaganomics 2012 Demo|demo of this song]] was released to the public, as [[Neil]] thought that he was taking too long on the album's release. The song was changed drastically between the 2012 and 2016 versions, with entirely re-recorded instrumentals and vocals. Many of the Illemonati did not like the new version, as we were used to the old one, but most of us like them both equally now. There is also another demo version for this song, with an even rougher mix and toned-back vocal delivery.

==Lyrics==
<nowiki>
RONALD REAGAN:
In this present crisis,
Government is not the solution to our problem.
Government is the solution to our problem.

NEIL:
Are you unhappy, girl?
In this confusing world,
Where everything you earn
Is getting left to burn,
If it were up to me,
Then living would be free.
And I can give you that,
And I can give you that!

They'll take
Your money
Into
Their greasy hands.
And spend (They do this to)
Your money (Disrespect you)
And take (I know Kung Fu)
Away your land. (I will save you)

'Cause you're worth saving baby!
Deregulating, baby!
I'm Ronald Reagan baby!
I'm Ronald Reagan, yeah!

I'll save
You honey,
You'll never
Be alone.
I'll save (If you love me)
The business (Say you love me)
That you (They hate freedom)
Will someday own. (I'll defeat them)

Not like in comics baby,
With economics baby!
With reaganomics baby!
Atomic bombing, yeah!

REAGAN & (NEIL):
Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)
Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh!)
Government is not the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh)
Government is the solution to our problem. (ooooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-oooh!)

NEIL:
Are you unhappy, girl?
In this confusing world,
Where everything you earn
Is getting left to burn.
If it were up to me
Then money would be free!
And I can give you that,
And I can give you that!

If you just hold my hand, (If you just hold my hand)
If you just close your eyes, (If you just close your eyes)
If you get in my car, (If you get in my car)
I'll take you for a ride! (I'll take you for a ride)

With reaganomics, baby
With reaganomics, baby!
With reaganomics, baby,
Baby, baby, baby,
Yeah!!

(With reaganomics)
(With reaganomics)
(With reaganomics)
</nowiki>

== Music Video ==
{{Infobox_video
|title = Lemon Demon - "Reaganomics"
|video_Category = Music Video
|creator = [[Neil Cicierega]]
|cast = Ronald Reagan, various others
|crew = [[Neil Cicierega]]
|year = April 28, 2012
|duration = 03:27
}}

<youtube>VjCyVfBiwpE</youtube>

==Alternate Versions==
*[[Reaganomics 2011 Demo]]
*[[Reaganomics 2012 Demo]]

==Trivia==
*This song is largely in 6/4 time, noted in the album's commentary track. Multiple other songs on this album, such as [[Ancient Aliens]], feature this time signature.
*The clips seen in the music video for this song are from the 1964 film ''The Killers'', Reagan's final flick before getting into politics in California.
*In his 2016 review of [[Spirit Phone]] the self-proclaimed "internet's busiest music nerd" Anthony Fantano said this song was "a little oppressive to listen to," funny considering the song's theme and context.