-Are you unhappy grrrl? in this confusing wrrrld?

Where everything u errrrn is getting left 2 brrrn

If it were up to me, the living would be free!

And I can give you that: and I can give you that.

They'll take your money to their greasy hands

Makes sense, could you imagine if we actually voted for presidents based on how famous they are? Wild.

@@purplelemondoesstuff3044 Yeah man... those would make for some strange times.

Get Funky Get Down it’s not like that’s what always happens

@@purplelemondoesstuff3044 yeah that'd be wild, thank god people are better than that _nervous chuckle_

why would they do such a thing

My favorite is Adrien Brody

@@Vitorio582 mine is ants

what about bill watterson?

TWO TRUCKS

@@Vitorio582 mines michael jackson

tried this out... ended in a two day long conversation

@@tarrae HAHAHAHASHAHHSAHAH I HAVE A FRIEND IN MISIRY

I got into a fight in someones comment section on tik tok because i said i like reaganomics 😭😭

Not as bad as saying you like the man in stripes and glasses. (I like the man in stripes and glasses)

​@@Iloverayman560Usually a bad idea to say to a lemon demon fan too

I don’t know man. I’m still untalented as fuck.

666 likes now

@@Sphere-Friend thats the point of the joke :P

It's true

@@jlewwis1995 which is why he made the joke

I think it's a reference to his Alzheimer's and his inability to tell what in his life was real and what was part of a movie in his later life

I've heard that this song is about socialist time traveler Ronald Reagan fighting in-universe Reagan, but I like to think it's a fun take-down of double-speak that can be applied more broadly. I'm also too dumb to put it to words well. Guess I should probably listen to this song a couple hundred more times. 🤷‍♀️

@@toddmcknight9989 He incorporated his acting career into politics even when he was all there, so I don’t think so.

Say, an Action Movie Hero Boy?

I see it as a part of the fiction of his politics. His promises, like the footage you see, are superficial and sexy but not real.

It’s also the same feeling seeing trump in movies too

@@MorkedUP1 But Trump only did cameos, and the cameos are designed for you to say "Hey, I know him", there's nothing strange at all. With Reagan it's different because you can't think of him participating seriously in a movie.

@@xhinted690 with trump i cant imagine him seriously participating in government - it averages out

real

@@pacotaco1246 yup

I wish more people could see this comment

Our love is a great work of satire Sorry it just came into my head

More like he probably couldn't understand the lyrics with how the video was produced

@@schwany6703 It’s pretty obvious what the words are, whether it’s irony or not could be missed however

@@tuser8 yeah, as someone who has to look up lyrics A Lot because i can’t understand them, this song was easy to understand to me

Socialist Reagan will fly kick the neolibs outta the country

I thought that until just this moment when I read this comment.

I did too

honestly wish I hadn't read this comment, that's the only way I heard it

Too bad we don't live in any of those.

Smeetheens Exactly

Neil is a leftist

@@AllofthisforBre Ronald Reagan was the greatest president since Lincoln and George Washington

@@tokobelllover5956 highly, highly debatable. I will say, he shares a lot of similarities with Trump. Take that for what you will.

I genuinely don't understand a lot of things; that critiques of former presidents who passed away before I turned 10 years old would be beyond my comprehension is among the least of my concerns. Anyway, it's a bop.

@@normanclatcher i understand where you're coming from- actually, ronald reagan died before i was even born. but even still, i wouldn't consider knowledge of ronald reagan "before our time" because, while the man himself may be dead, the social systems and politics he benifited from and contributed to are alive and well. also, it's generally a good idea to think at least a little critically about any piece of media you consume. just saying.

@@emerson3323 no thoughts -- head empty

@@normanclatcher We can tell.

People don't need to understand things to enjoy things, so leave them be

God, I love the episode where they revive Ronald Reagan

@help i was a little caught off guard when they immediately killed him again without hesitation or remorse

@@bassprogoth yeah I was really surprised when in the last episode Reagan somehow came back to life and brutally murdered Ferb with a shovel

@@bassprogoth it's like "Aren't you a little young to be so politicly informed that you revive Regan just so he knows what death feels like again

god why is this comments section so good

i thought reagan was thanos

Future man here; I can confirm. Ronald Reagan beats Thanos in Endgame

No, George Washing T on S acrifices himself with the snap

Negative Positive no he sacrificed himself for the soul stone

Fyi he stays dead in endgame, doesnt come back

He plays a mob boss.

tetrisclock What Irony.

+ojcorp Shh, spoilers.

Happy ending!

Reagan dying at the end is a blessing

Ought to get used to it. Elections are going to remain a beauty pageant until Americans move on from 'better man,' politics.

@@alexeistrife56 We didn't have a choice. We either put in a corrupt as fuck woman who runs an extremely shady foundation who's married to a former president who not only betrayed the fuck out of the country by leaking weapon shit to China, but also had an affair in office, OR an idiotic trust fund boomer who can actually be negotiated with. You don't get much of a choice. You're going to be salty about every pick. And it's starting to look like Obama's presidency was set up by the Republican party by intentionally putting forward a LITERAL OIL BARON as opposed to some black senator with no real past. Because RIGHT AFTER THAT they fucking put forward fucking Donald Trump to oppose Hillary. Fucking Donald Trump, he was the worst pick out of all of them as a representative and there were some evil fucking assholes on the podium before him. Worst pick because he's not exactly smart. It's inevitable because we DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE anymore when it comes to presidency. It's being set up and manipulated. We all voted to avoid disaster, not because we WANTED someone to get in. And if you DID want someone to get in because you worshipped their feet, you didn't research either and let your bias blind you. The Donald v Hillary election was the worst election in fucking decades. So much rigging from both sides and we saw it ALL.

Imagine thinking your vote matters

@@bloodyidit4506 name checks out

@@benbenpotato Yeah we're going to ignore the countless people who just happen to die in "accidents" when they're testifying against the Clinton foundation in regards to mishandling of funds. Dig deeper into who you vote for.

Terrible ideas? You're a moron.

@@vertyisprobablydead you late

turo champ it seriously do be like that, do we trust the government or not

@@sleepin-bugz6452 only if its a sexy rendition of reagan that neil creates with this song

a president crisis*

@@Watcher863 >Blaming all your problems in literally one person Why are humans like this.

@@JukaDominator its just tribalism, it got him in and it might take him out

What was the main thesis of it?

*Please send 7 page paper in Reagan now*

@@CometMothman *rundald raygay paper due next week*

Better have been a critique

@@rustinusti Plot twist: “Reaganomics: Why the wealth’s trickled down and how neoliberalism is good actually”

It's like putting business men in power why would you do that they only care about money

Neil saw that one joke from BTTF and made it into a song

And I'm Kanye West!

@@bepisthescienceman4202 since businesses serve themselves and governments are supposed to serve the people, it would be a terrible idea to conflate them, good thing that never happens!

@@arthropodqueen oh my god is that arthropod queen from r/196

this is the correct opinion

This opinion is correct. Just like capitalism.

this is not the correct opinion

@Liberosity what do you mean by that lol

Liberosity fcuk of to venuzla lolololo

Whatever side you're on politically, this is basically true. The other side is the problem your side is the solution to that problem, right?

@@user-is2zv4sc6y yes and no, but mostly no.

@@greenoftreeblackofblue6625 But also Yes!

400th like somehow again

Neil seems pretty nervous while doing them.

yeah the video of him giving a presentation at the XOXO festival makes me think he might have some serious stage fright

@@Hemaglox someone should buy him some perscription shades so that he can hide behind them like Roy Orbinson

Hemaglox well is he homeschooled and has managed to stay private despite being online for years

@@rattyeely he needs some spiffy shades so he can walk away from an explosion and look really cool

Man invents fictional scenario and then gets angry about it

@@AlexDragonfire96 I mean I don't know if this person was incarcerated or poor but that's what Regan did, along with a handful of coups and ignoring the aids crisis

Thanks to Reagan I can now afford to have HIV/AIDs and be dead

@@AlexDragonfire96 are you aware of the reagan era or you know literally reagen the real human person

@@AlexDragonfire96 man forgets real world events and gets mad

Idk man I dont think an actor would be a very good president

Exactly!! The first gender neutral bathroom!😄

And it was especially nice that his pal Margaret Thatcher followed suit :))

I love this mix idk what's happening to me rn but I am fucking love it and I'm dancing along as well

People are talking about the spirit phone version

This one has less blaring guitar than the album version and i kinda prefer that more?

i like this mix a lot better 🤒

True this is the better mix

Yeah I totally get what you mean, 80s songs had this bombastic energy that has really fallen out of style in modern songwriting, but Neil's songs really have that energy

that's vibe my friend

@Leo Coogan I'm glad too, it's way too common for people to be like "I like old music, therefore modern music sucks" and it gets old and pretentious really fast.

I agree. There is this one guy, Garret Williamson, who gives off some serious MJ vibes in his album Beat Demon. It’s pretty rad

IDKHow gives some pretty retro vibes. They’re definitely worth checking out too

At 1:26

oh and also the ultimate showdown

@@arpodyssey7913 implying he didn't

So on a nonstop loop for about an hour and a half?

At the very least.

Lellistair same for me.

It isn't that anti-reagan. It is whatever the viewer feels about it

@@crazando no it’s definitely anti-Reagan

@@breadslice9779 it isn't that anti-reagan.

@@crazando in the Spirit Phone commentary track (he re-did the song for spirit phone) he says it's anti-Reagan.

@@crazando Im pretty sure Neil is againts reagan and this song mocks him

6 tears ago-

Years* but also tears:(

Personally i like this one way more, but yeah sure both are good

@@bastoncito9643 Same.

oh hi hose

No, you no know what? Heck you, I believe that *the opposite of your highly subjective preferred version for music is a subjective art* is better and I am objectively correct and the fact you want to settle this issue is akin to saying "some of think world is flat, some think world bouncy ball - what problem?" (read quote in Russian accent) and I'm ready to fight till my corpse is bloody and broken over it!

@@cranknlesdesires is this a joke

Reagan is my boy, man. Thats my boy right there! You watch it okay.

Love*

Honestly I see it as kind of an attempt to understand the thought process behind the economic policy he was pushing for. He probably really believed that it would be good for everyone, no matter their class level, but he was so so wrong. I wonder if he regrets it or lives in a fantasy world like the people who somehow think it was magically successful despite the reality to the contrary.

@@user-is2zv4sc6y He doesn't live in a fantasy though because he is dead.

@@billstader8617 I legitimately thought he was one of the ones still alive. Too bad he passed away so shortly after his service, I think. I thought he always looked fairly young. Kinda surprised to see he was born in 1911.

thank you

*What even is “FuMP” sometimes I see Lemon Demon songs with thumbnails that have drawings that say “FuMP [number]”*

@@CometMothman It's a website that hosts comedic songs made by random internet people. They make volumes/albums once every year or so and put it on Spotify. Lemon Demon is one of the most recurring people there

Germit *Oh! Thanks internet person :)*

that is just not FUCKING true, the one of FuMP 56 is the exact fucking same as the spirit phone one

Fr, he honestly has the best editing skills on this platform tbh, wonder what editing software he uses

Fast foward to 2020

@@starrynight1165 AAAAAAAAA

@@ostolero >:)

Bro he’s talking about taxes

E-Excuse me?

it’s like they don’t even know who the fuck neil is

You'd think the "I'll take you for a ride" line would have been a pretty clear hint, but maybe not.

Yeah, you and me were the only ones smart enough to get it

I still don't get it. I wish someone could explain it.

@@jodgee2374 the song is a biting parody of raeganomics, or ronald raegan's belief in deregulation and lowered taxes, not a celebration. the song makes clear that these policies don't actually help the small worker like he wants you to believe. he gets the workers to agree by enticing them with the vision of a business they will someday own, while telling the rich business owners that he'll defeat the unionists ("they") who "want to take your money" and "hate freedom" (unionists were often accused of supporting the soviet union). that's just my take though, either way this track is meant as a slap to raegans face, not a kiss

What is it really about?

@@ethanjos give it 6 years to grow on you

@@ethanjos Ronald Reagan was a real president and shat on everything so some random Alternative Universe Reagan is stopping him or something. Yeah this song is so strange it’s funny.

wrong cheek matey

What unholy mind (lemon) demons did you use to get them to play Neil Cicierega

@@FishVirus none, he already had it planned with the lesson

@@TariProd.official holy crap EPIC teacher????

There was another demo of this song that can out in bloody 2011

I watched his televised funeral.

personally i hate the flute in i earn my life

holy shit a comment from 8 years ago?

@@calzoneyyy and they have subs!

9 years now

If you’re still there listen to Spirit Phone (it has this song in it)

woahhh they uploaded a video 4 hours ago!! Theyre still active

I am a conservative and I bop to this song because I dont take politics personally and I like to enjoy good art

@@dirtbound3358 mood

@@dirtbound3358 The important thing is that you recognize that for certain minority groups politics is life and death, and while it might be just fun for you, it has real world impact

@@gamerisrbija weird how many "don't bring politics into it!" types seem to miss this point almost like it's not a bug

@@alamba1165 ultamate showdown of Reagans.

TWICE

Wait, what?

@@lordofthegames6601 Reagan, then Trump (reality TV star but still)

TheSecretProvider He released stems for the whole album so someone made a super dynamic (literally twice the headroom) unmastered version

@@MinoTheShow where?

@@MinoTheShow you can't say that and not provide a link

I feel the exact opposite. I felt that the new release kind of lost the grittiness and raw energy that the demo had. It lost the bounce to it, became more softcore. But it did seam really well with the rest of the album, so it's fine I guess I can definitely appreciate the amount of effort that went into it, though

+Sharkalien I think the switch from synth to guitar made the album version a lot more powerful than this one. However, there's way more organ sound in this. I like to switch back and forth between the two.

no joke i read "but 4 years of polish made it even radder" as referring to the polish language and honestly idk how to feel about that

Squiggs McDolphin Read about when Reagan’s predecessor, Jimmy Carter, went to Poland.

Lol same I like this version better

Probably due to the lack of the synths here, I feel like Neil just added way to many instruments in the final version, so yea

No, they think you're Reagan too, they're just scared of your Kung-Fu skills.

ronald reagan kinnie ⬆️⬆️

Happened to me once. Got diagnosed with “Ronald Reagan syndrome”

agreed

I think personally he just tried to make it better... /too/ much. Sometimes you just gotta leave something alone, I see that kind of thing with writers who over-edit their work.

Honestly I had the same opinion of it at first, but the more I listen to the spirit phone version, he clearly has a much better sense of progression and cohesiveness to the entire track and it's tone. It's much more nuanced and not as in-your-face as this version (which i think is the only area in which the new one is not as good as this one), but he compliments the lyrical tone of the song a little better with the version on spirit phone (imo).

I agree to some extent. Like I like certain aspects of both. I think a lot of the songs original soul is in this version, but the version on Spirit Phone is a little more unified and less jarring.

Spirit Phone version sounds much more polished to me

It might be nice to see this vid with the new version playing on it

There was a joke in Back to the Future about that.

ronald reagan doesn't exist, he's just a guy Neil made up for this song.

@@ClFUR thank god, i cant imagine a world where a guy like him was ever president.

@@ironicdivinemandatestan4262 2 years late but there's also a joke in Wolfenstein: TNC where a senile Hitler is displeased with his audition and shoots him multiple times in the head.

Will Neill We've been waiting for too damn long. I just pray to Neil it will grace us soon.

Krotor Kreepy he mentioned in his needle drop interview a few days ago that its gonna be his next project

blindskywatcher I just watched that, yeah. I was the one guy in the comments who talked about following Neil wherever he goes as he is my god and I must.

+Will Neill The wait is over. Check the Lemon Demon Bandcamp. Spirit Phone drops February 29th. A month from when i'm typing this thing.

Adeolu Adebayo Thank you, Jaysus!

Because its neil

true

Cant believe neil invented fancams

LMAAOAOO

*metal pipe falling sound effect synced uo to the slap*

No, Ronald Reagan was great

Racism! :D Xeno-phobia! :D Dominoe theory! :D With our powers combined, we make the world hate us! ~Cre-ate the glo-bal-south-yeeeaaah!!!~

HEY GET OFF MY LAWN

I think he knew how to govern (although that’s a low bar now), it’s just that he did it in an incredibly laissez-faire/modern conservative way. I think it’s more poking fun at how over the top he was.

@@alexanderfooy723 yeah that makes more sense.

in 2012 these lyrics hit hard

*They hit harder than my dad when I say “frick”*

these lyrics hit hard.

BABY BABY BABY BABY YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

There's a lot of things hitting hard in 2020

love you too bro

how? shame on you, sir.

+Ryan Raygun I think the punchier sound of this version is a bit more enjoyable than the more relaxed version on Spirit Phone. I really wished that this alt mix was one of the extra tracks, but alas no.

Maybe he'll include it as a bonus track on the next album.

This one sounds more 80s

@@evodmasters I mean, he has confirmed that One Weird Tip, a song originally going to be on Spirit Phone will be a bonus track on the next album. So that could be a possibility.

That footage was made specifically for this video, Neill reached out to Ronald for a cameo and Reagan (being a huge lemon demon fan) accepted

Same

@@arpodyssey7913 (Aimkid is working on animating this)

Why not

Betchuwont

*ronald homosexualgan*