On the drive to Bradley Barbers for a cheap haircut last night, I was listening to Marketplace, when host Kai Ryssdal played a catchy, newly-released pop song about . . . Paul Krugman.

The song, written and sung by Jonathan Mann, laments that Krugman isn’t involved in helping the government fix the financial mess and that too much responsibility rests on the thin shoulders of Tim Geithner. (My favorite lines:
I mean, don’t you have some influence?/Why aren’t you secretary of the Treasury?/For godsakes, man, you won the Nobel Prize./Timothy Geithner uses TurboTax.)

It’s called “Hey, Paul Krugman.” And there’s even a video, which you can watch below.

2 Responses to “Rock out while you wonk out”

  1. Rodney Johnson says:
    March 25, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    This is really funny – or really stupid. I’m just not sure which…

  2. Ernie Wright says:
    March 26, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    Dan,

    The Washington Post had an article on Tuesday about the recession being reflected in pop music. (saved as a tinyurl)

    http://tinyurl.com/dxz8c3