In Popular Culture edit
Music: Who's Yellen Now? edit
Who's Yellen Now? is a song by Dessa, commissioned by Marketplace[1] following the suggestion by then President-elect Joe Biden for a Hamiltonesque play about Yellen as the first woman secretary of the treasury on December 1, 2020.[2][3]
With vocals and lyrics by Dessa and production by Lazerbeak and Andy Thompson Who's Yellen Now? was first released on the January 21, 2021, episode of Marketplace.[4] The 8:21 segment includes a Kai Ryssdal interview with Dessa in which she states "it was really exciting to become a fan of Janet Yellen."[5] The webpage for the segment also includes the complete lyrics of the song. The first verse of which concludes:
She’s qualified as ffff —
It only took a couple centuries
The first female secretary of the treasury
- ^ Scagell,Julie (23 January 2021). "Biden Wanted A 'Hamilton'-Style Song About Janet Yellen — And He Got It". Web Post. Scarymommy.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his economic team". President-elect's Press Briefing. Wilmington, Delaware. PBS Newshour. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ RAIHALA, ROSS (22 January 2021). "Taking a cue from Biden, Doomtree rapper Dessa pens ode to Janet Yellen". Article. St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Staff, Marketplace (21 January 2021). "Biden: Yellen needs a "Hamilton" musical. Dessa: Here you go". Radio Interview. Marketplace.org. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Wander, Dessa (21 January 2021). "Biden: Yellen needs a "Hamilton" musical. Dessa: Here you go" (Interview). Interviewed by Kai Ryssdal.
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