Red Mosquito

What do you guys think this is all about?

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=222466

Comatose & Got Some always had a similiar sound to me but yeah, now that you mention it I can hear them in MYM too.

stupidmop wrote:What do you guys think this is all about?

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=222466

I was gonna ask the same thing. I just assumed he was saying "she's my rock n' roll" but the vinyl notes say "she's my rko" and now I can hear it pretty clear. What the hell does it mean though?

bluestate wrote:

stupidmop wrote:What do you guys think this is all about?

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=222466

I was gonna ask the same thing. I just assumed he was saying "she's my rock n' roll" but the vinyl notes say "she's my rko" and now I can hear it pretty clear. What the hell does it mean though?

The CD liner notes say "She's your rock and roll." I think they're playing around with writing certain words differently than they're said, i.e. the word in MFS is "surely", not "Shirley", but for fun it's written down as "Shirley". There are a couple of other examples. PJ haven't done this for a long time but they used to.

Edit: scrap that, that section isn't even in the liner notes. I thought it was as I'd seen the lyrics before somewhere.

It's Illuminati code.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=RKO

I think "Really Kinky Orgasm" is the most plausible interpretation.

If RKO stands for "really kinky orgasm," does that mean the part about her "weeds" being "obesely overgrown" is a reference to pubic hair?

It's a real possibility!

McParadigm wrote:

Yup.

Birds in Hell wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

Yup.

It looks like the lighthouse in the Sirens artwork

Are RKO pictures known for anything in particular they would be referencing then, or is it just a random reference?

Well, their logo, for one.

stupidmop wrote:Are RKO pictures known for anything in particular they would be referencing then, or is it just a random reference?

She's your radio picture!

theplatypus wrote:Well, their logo, for one.

Just a thing with a lightning bolt then real deep ed

stupidmop wrote:Just a thing with a lightning bolt then real deep ed

Tbf, I think it's probably deeper than "a thing with a lightning bolt", considering the rest of the lyrics.

he probably says "rock n roll", its just written different in the liner notes bc they stole the symbol. doesnt it say "you are a furry thing" in the yield liner notes?

warehouse wrote:he probably says "rock n roll", its just written different in the liner notes bc they stole the symbol. doesnt it say "you are a furry thing" in the yield liner notes?

Yup.

harmless wrote:

stupidmop wrote:Just a thing with a lightning bolt then real deep ed

Tbf, I think it's probably deeper than "a thing with a lightning bolt", considering the rest of the lyrics.

I think these and the FD lyrics are the ones i like the least on the whole album.

Maybe the entire albums subliminal advertising, for the lightning bolt surf company and now old rko movies