Talk:Here Comes Your Man
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editEven if Frank Black didn't mention it in the interview, I think the ironic allusion to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki made in this song is definitely worth noting under Meaning. If you don't know what I'm talking about, the plane that dropped "Fat Man" was named Bock's Car. There's a shake on the Bock's car as the bomb drops, shake on the ground as it detonates, it's a "big, big stone," the wait for it to hit seems to take very long, and so forth. --Stripes238 19:17, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Um, the song isn't talking about "Bock's Car" but rather boxcar as in a freight car on a train which hobos used to jump on to hitch a ride. I think connecting this song to the A-bomb is a stretch. Ttenchantr (talk) 05:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
Jesus, must every Pixies article mention Nirvana\Smells Like Teen Spirit?--88.153.182.81 14:42, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
Bombing of Nagasaki reference is correct
editThe "hobo and earthquake" explaination in the interview was strickly tongue and cheek, and a dog whistle to those who had been previously made aware what the song actually meant. The song is indeed a metophoric account of the bombing of Nagasaki, and should be mentioned in the lyrics and meaning section"
That's strange
editI was told it was about getting drugs; hooking up with your drug dealer. Which makes it much more subversive. ClintJCL (talk) 17:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
- Got a source? mheart (talk) 00:03, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
- You're probably thinking of the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting for My Man". WesleyDodds (talk) 11:32, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
Not the Hendrix chord
editThe chord at the beginning of this track is not the 'Hendrix chord', it's close to or may be a C7sus4......but it's not the dominant7#9 Hendrix chord. 98.151.187.61 (talk) 05:30, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
I give up
editApparently I'm not allowed to add to this page the true meaning of this song (the bombings of Japan). Every time I do, it gets undone by WesleyDodds.Rjk1991 (talk) 03:52, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
- What sources do you have for that claim, @Rjk1991:? --John (talk) 21:08, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
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Why does the article say "rarely" played? Pixies have performed it 469 times (their 8th most played song) and most recently 2 months ago. Whatever. http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/pixies-2bd6846a.html?song=Here+Comes+Your+Man — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.149.102.83 (talk) 20:51, 8 September 2016 (UTC)