fif1435 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 So I read on here that Jeff said Bull Black Nova is about a guy who just killed his girlfriend, right? If that's what the song is supposed to be about, then who do you think he's calling at the end? Who is he trying to get to "Pick up! Pick up!"? The police? Doesn't seem like it since earlier he says "They're coming up the shoulders. What have they found? I wonder if they know". Seems like that's the police he's talking about. Maybe a friend or something, since he can't think and can't calm down? I guess my first thought was that he's calling the girlfriend hoping that she'll pick up and he'll come to his senses and find that the murder was just a nightmare or something. I dunno; what do you guys think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikol Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 He's obviously trying to call the 1-800 number to order a snuggie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco2332 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 So I read on here that Jeff said Bull Black Nova is about a guy who just killed his girlfriend, right? If that's what the song is supposed to be about, then who do you think he's calling at the end? Who is he trying to get to "Pick up! Pick up!"? The police? Doesn't seem like it since earlier he says "They're coming up the shoulders. What have they found? I wonder if they know". Seems like that's the police he's talking about. Maybe a friend or something, since he can't think and can't calm down? I guess my first thought was that he's calling the girlfriend hoping that she'll pick up and he'll come to his senses and find that the murder was just a nightmare or something. I dunno; what do you guys think?In my mind he's trying to call a friend to like try to come to his senses following what he's just done and what to do next, which I think is most likely. Just sheer desperation, the only other theory I've ever thought of which seems more far-fetched after reading what Jeff said it was about was like it was someone trying to call the police or someone because the murderer is on the loose and that person was next. Sort of a switch in perspective at the end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Sunshine Cleaners? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 It's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 It's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten. My favorite cable movie edit of all time is Winston Wolfe's altered: "let's not sucking each others popsicles yet." --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I've thought of it as the narrator slowly losing his mind over the course of the song to the point where he is so frazzled and horrified that he is calling his girlfriend, hoping beyond hope that she'll pick up and everything is actually okay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 He's calling his mom. Who else would you call after you just killed someone. (mama...'just killed a man..) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigWheeledWagon Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 So I read on here that Jeff said Bull Black Nova is about a guy who just killed his girlfriend, right? If that's what the song is supposed to be about, then who do you think he's calling at the end? Who is he trying to get to "Pick up! Pick up!"? The police? Doesn't seem like it since earlier he says "They're coming up the shoulders. What have they found? I wonder if they know". Seems like that's the police he's talking about. Maybe a friend or something, since he can't think and can't calm down? I guess my first thought was that he's calling the girlfriend hoping that she'll pick up and he'll come to his senses and find that the murder was just a nightmare or something. I dunno; what do you guys think? I've thought that perhaps the references to blood and other murderous things could be viewed metaphorically -- perhaps it's just representative of any guilty act that "can't be undone" (infidelity for instance). It strikes me that the song is about guilt and the panic of confronting it and thus the whole "body in the trunk" theme could be a way of examining that, and the phone call could be an attempt to assuage that guilt or confess to the underlying act . . . or it could just be a murder ballad psycho freak-out -- the bastard child of "Via Chicago" and "Spiders." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My favorite cable movie edit of all time is Winston Wolfe's altered: "let's not sucking each others popsicles yet." --Mike My favorite is from Snakes on a Plane. "I have had it with these Monkey Fighting Snakes on this Monday to Friday Plane." But that is not about Bull Black Nova, which is not about Pulp Fiction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalzunfield Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 So I read on here that Jeff said Bull Black Nova is about a guy who just killed his girlfriend, right? If that's what the song is supposed to be about, then who do you think he's calling at the end? Who is he trying to get to "Pick up! Pick up!"? The police? Doesn't seem like it since earlier he says "They're coming up the shoulders. What have they found? I wonder if they know". Seems like that's the police he's talking about. Maybe a friend or something, since he can't think and can't calm down? I guess my first thought was that he's calling the girlfriend hoping that she'll pick up and he'll come to his senses and find that the murder was just a nightmare or something. I dunno; what do you guys think? I'm betting he's calling Jay Farrar after he stole his girlfriend...then subsequently killed her. Maybe I need to listen again though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My favorite cable movie edit of all time is Winston Wolfe's altered: "let's not sucking each others popsicles yet." Yippee-ki-yay, melon farmer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robby Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Not to sound like a girly man, but I think they could write a whole episode (or at least a half) of True Blood around this song, So much of the lyrics could easily fit into a storyline of that show.On a different level, that is the one thing that strikes me the most about WTA - it's marketability. I can easily see songs from this album being picked by tv shows, movies, commercials, etc.I know Wilco sold rights to songs from SBS. I bet if they do that with this album, they could make a killing (assuming they have well written licensing contracts) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Francis X. Hummel Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Yippee-ki-yay, melon farmer! I've always heard Yippee-ki-yay, Mr. Falcon!. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Pardon my french, but Cameron is so tight, that if you stuck a lump of coal, in his fist!!, in two weeks you would have a diamond. -Ferris Bueller Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 "Melon farmer" was also used to great effect in broadcast airings of Repo Man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps, Larry! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dunnright00 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 My favorite cable movie edit of all time is Winston Wolfe's altered: "let's not sucking each others popsicles yet." --Mike Repo Man "I served 15 years as a prison guard in Attica, so don't you ever say 'flip you' to me!" "Flip you.." "Flip You!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dude Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps, Larry! That movie is so violated when it airs on Comedy Central, it practically needs a rape kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I tried to watch Scarface once on TV. The whole movie was: "Thank you! No, thank you!" Much more polite than I remembered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fif1435 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I tried to watch Scarface once on TV. The whole movie was: "Thank you! No, thank you!" Much more polite than I remembered. Wait...so its Al Pacino doing the calling in BBN? And he's screaming "Thank you" instead of "Pick up!"???Man, I was way off the mark.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I tried to watch Scarface once on TV. Good lord is that an awful movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gopokes Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 The best parody of cable censorship. It's sad how dead-on this is..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 The best parody of cable censorship. It's sad how dead-on this is..... Anthony "One Time" Branca... he was called because he said everything one time. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Mr. Show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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