"Who's Yellen Now?" lyrics
"Who's Yellen Now?"
Oooo, who's Yellen now?
Who's Yellen, who's Yellen now?
Doves on the left
Hawks on the right
Crosstalk in the flock tryna fight mid-flight
But here comes Yellen with that inside voice
Never mind the mild manner, policies make noise
She's five foot nothing, but hand to god
She can pop a collar, she can rock a power bob
Bay Ridge represent!
Brooklyn's in the cabinet!
Damn, Janet, go and get it
Fifth in line for president!
She knows the kinda stimulus it takes to pass a buck
I heard she called the housing crisis
She's qualified as ffff—
It only took a couple centuries
The first female secretary of the treasury
Don't want no tax evasion
Forgers faking
In her treasury
Trying for higher wages
For the nation
Less disparity
Watch your step, there's busted glass
Janet broke another ceiling
You can bet your brass
That the Lego guy is leaving
Last check to cash
—'Scuse me, Janet has a briefing and a flight to catch
And Janet
She's the first that's led
The Council of Economic Advisors, Tresh, and the Fed
She needs a three-sided coin that always comes up heads
To put the triple crown down when she goes to bed
Call the decorators
New boss in the office
Spenders and the savers
Watch the confirmation process
We got to meet her
Now let's let her settle in
And lift up your mojitos—
Cause she manages the mint
Oooo, who's Yellen now?
Who's Yellen, who's Yellen now?
Oooo, who's Yellen now?
Who's Yellen, who's Yellen now?
Dessa wrote "Who's Yellen Now?" at the request of National Public Radio show "Marketplace" to create a song about the new Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen. President Joe Biden said while announcing Yellen's nomination in December 2020,
"We might have to ask Lin-Manuel Miranda—who wrote the musical about the first Secretary of the Treasury, 'Hamilton',—to write another musical for the first woman Secretary of the Treasury." The song debuted on air on the 21st of January 2021.
Lazerbeak and Andy Thompson helped write this song. Dessa told "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal, "The three of us who worked on this song … I don't think we've ever had so much fun. It was like, how do we get out of this normal rap game and into this (cabinet) appointment niche because it was so much fun to write." She also added, "I read a lot about her to make sure that she was somebody who I'd like to send up. And it was really exciting to become a fan of Janet Yellen."
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