Talk:Here Comes Your Man
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Even 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)
[edit] Bombing of Nagasaki reference is correct
The "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"
