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|title = Ben Bernanke | |title = Ben Bernanke | ||
|artist = Lemon Demon | |artist = Lemon Demon | ||
|year = 2008 | |year = May 13, 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080526102526/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfsb5HUFMQ0</ref> | ||
|albumart = Viewmonster.jpg | |albumart = Viewmonster.jpg | ||
|writer = Neil Cicierega | |writer = Neil Cicierega | ||
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Ben Bernanke is the 2nd bonus track on [[View-Monster]]. The song is a word for word recreation of a | ''See Also: [[Ben Bernanke (Short)]]'' | ||
Ben Bernanke is the 2nd bonus track on [[View-Monster]]. The song is a word-for-word recreation of a short film created by [[Ryan Murphy]]. The original short was later removed from YouTube. | |||
As told by Neil: | As told by Neil: | ||
<blockquote>"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."<ref>https://genius.com/Lemon-demon-ben-bernanke-lyrics | <blockquote>"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."<ref>https://genius.com/Lemon-demon-ben-bernanke-lyrics</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
Hello there, Spencer | |||
I see you, you boy, boy | I see you, you boy, boy | ||
I see you, Spencer | I see you, Spencer | ||
With my eyes | With my eyes | ||
You're the architect of my dreams, Spencer | You're the architect of my dreams, Spencer | ||
You plan them, and build them on blue paper | You plan them, and build them on blue paper | ||
And hand them to me | And hand them to me | ||
And then I dream them, Spencer | And then I dream them, Spencer | ||
That's what you do for me | That's what you do for me | ||
Thank you for that, Spencer | Thank you for that, Spencer | ||
You prick | You prick | ||
I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh | Ohh-ooh-ooh | ||
Avada kedavra, Spencer, to you, Spencer | Avada kedavra, Spencer, to you, Spencer | ||
Avada kedavra 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 think you're something special, Spencer? | You're old, dry, stale oats, Spencer | ||
You think you're something brand new? | |||
But you're old oats, Spencer | I'm a magician, Spencer | ||
You're old, dry, stale oats, Spencer | A furious magician | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh | |||
I'm a magician, Spencer | |||
A furious magician | You're a tall glass of water, aren't you, Spencer? | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh | You boy, precious boy | ||
I'm Ben Bernanke, Spencer, and I want your teeth | |||
You're a tall glass of water, aren't you, Spencer? | For the Federal Reserve | ||
You boy, precious boy | I'm cutting interest rates in half, Spencer | ||
I'm Ben Bernanke, Spencer, and I want your teeth | And I need your teeth | ||
For the Federal Reserve | |||
I'm cutting interest rates in half, Spencer | I'll admit, Spencer, you're handsome | ||
And I need your teeth | But what have you done with it? | ||
You think you can mock me, Spencer? | |||
I'll admit, Spencer, you're handsome | Do you? | ||
But what have you done with it? | |||
You think you can mock me, Spencer? | Do you think you can mock me, Spencer? | ||
Do you? | Do you think you can capture my essence | ||
And throw it back at me with | |||
Do you think you can mock me, Spencer? | Humour and rhetorical devices? | ||
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 | |||
Well, you can't, Spencer | For my Lonely Hearts Club Band, Spencer | ||
You don't know what I'm capable of | I'm Ben Bernanke | ||
I need your teeth | |||
For my Lonely Hearts Club Band, Spencer | I'm a magician, Spencer | ||
I'm Ben Bernanke | A furious magician | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo | |||
I'm a magician, Spencer | Are you proud of your country? | ||
A furious magician | Are you proud of your country? | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo | |||
Are you proud of your country? | I'll bet you are, pretty little boy | ||
Are you proud of your country? | Sitting up there in your high chair | ||
Demanding more applesauce | |||
I'll bet you are, pretty little boy | Well you've already got enough applesauce, Spencer! | ||
Sitting up there in your high chair | There's plenty of applesauce on your plate | ||
Demanding more applesauce | |||
Well you've already got enough applesauce, Spencer! | I'm going to kiss you, Spencer, on the lips | ||
There's plenty of applesauce on your plate | You sexy little rattlesnake, you naughty little baby boy | ||
You rambunctious little infant | |||
I'm going to kiss you, Spencer, on the lips | My mother tries to get me to go on dates, Spencer | ||
You sexy little rattlesnake, you naughty little baby boy | You know what that's like? | ||
You rambunctious little infant | You know how humiliating that is, Spencer? | ||
My mother tries to get me to go on dates, Spencer | |||
You know what that's like? | You boy, Spencer | ||
You know how humiliating that is, Spencer? | Spencer... (Spencer... ) (Spencer) | ||
(OH MY GOD!) | |||
You boy, Spencer | You tall drink of water | ||
Spencer... (Spencer... ) (Spencer) | Spencer | ||
(OH MY GOD!) | |||
You tall drink of water | I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | ||
Spencer | Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh | ||
I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | |||
I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | Magician | ||
Ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh | Magician... | ||
I'm a magician, Spencer, a furious magician | |||
Magician | I love you, Spencer; I'm gonna spank you silly... | ||
Magician... | |||
I love you, Spencer; I'm gonna spank you silly... | |||
== | == Music Video == | ||
{{Infobox_video | |||
|title = Lemon Demon - Ben Bernanke | |||
|video_Category = Music Video | |||
|creator = [[Neil Cicierega]] | |||
|cast = [[Jake Quilty-Dunn]], [[Ryan Murphy]] | |||
|crew = [[Neil Cicierega]] | |||
|year = May 13, 2008 | |||
|duration = 04:45 | |||
}} | |||
<youtube> | <youtube>Smlj3e4Q5uQ</youtube> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* A Ben Bernanke remix by Alora can be found [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/View-Monster/Alora%20-%20BenBernakeRemix.mp3 here]. | * A Ben Bernanke remix by Alora can be found [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/View-Monster/Alora%20-%20BenBernakeRemix.mp3 here]. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:40, 18 July 2025
| Ben Bernanke | |
| |
| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Released | May 13, 2008[1] |
| 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 |
See Also: Ben Bernanke (Short)
Ben Bernanke is the 2nd bonus track on View-Monster. The song is a word-for-word recreation of a short film created by Ryan Murphy. The original short was later removed from YouTube.
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."[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...
Music Video
| Lemon Demon - Ben Bernanke | |
| Music Video | |
| Creator | Neil Cicierega |
|---|---|
| Cast | Jake Quilty-Dunn, Ryan Murphy |
| Crew | Neil Cicierega |
| Released | May 13, 2008 |
| Duration | 04:45 |
Trivia
- A Ben Bernanke remix by Alora can be found here.