In the famous song of 1960s lyricist and polemic,Tom Lehrer, the song is about a relationship based on masochism, which certainly seems to be relevant to the FED and the stock markets. The song stresses how pain is pleasure:
I ache for the touch of your lips dear,but much more for the touch of your whips dear,You can raise welts like nobody elseAs we dance to the masochism tangoBash in my brain,and make me scream with painThen kick me once againAnd say we’ll never partI know too well,I’m underneath your spellSo darling if you smell something burning it’s my heart … hic … excuse me …Take your cigarette from its holderAnd burn your initials in my shoulderFracture my spineAnd swear that you’re mineAs we dance to the Masochism Tango