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GreyIceWater Posted - 05/09/2004 : 07:02:01
Hiya all. I'm new around these parts clearly..

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into what 'Billy Radcliffe' from 'Pistolero' was about?

It's long been my favourite track from that album, and a little web searching tells me that William Radcliffe was involved in inventing some improvements to the power loom in the early 19th century. Now I have no idea how or if this relates to the text of the song.

Of course it could just be a random Frank Black thing, but what the hell - I thought it was worth asking.

Cheers :)
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Angry Elvis Posted - 05/11/2004 : 10:31:41
every time i hear that song it makes me think of a novel by robert heinlein called "waldo"
that i read quite a while ago

i also seem to recall there might have been a character of his named billy radcliffe , tho i am not positive at this moment

i went and dug the book out of my library - the rear cover blurb reads thusly :

...........desperate for an answer, they turned to Waldo, the crippled genius who lived in a zero-g home in orbit around Earth.

But Waldo had little reason to want to help the rest of humanity - until he learned that the solution to their problems also held the key to his own..........

i might read the story again later if i have the time

i'll let you know if it does pan out this way

*i'm just a hunka hunka burnin love*
apl4eris Posted - 05/11/2004 : 10:16:46
quote:
Originally posted by billgoodman

uhm there was a guy here about a month (maybe 2) ago that thought that it was about his late brother

frank should clear this up
I love the song, he should play it more often
it is one of my faves
(this is kinda like a song oracle thread)

I remember the guy you mentioned too, Jop -the thread is here (it was archived)
thread link
PsychicTwin Posted - 05/11/2004 : 06:03:43
I don't know what its about, but I love it all the same.

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rockmusic84 Posted - 05/09/2004 : 19:50:16
I always got the impression that he was the first boy born in space. A government experiment ("owned by the state from his very first breath") to see if a newborn could survive in space.

The lyrics seem pretty self explanatory.

(BTW, the B.B.C. John Peel session version of this song rocks!!!). :)

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GreyIceWater Posted - 05/09/2004 : 17:08:59
Thanks for all your thoughts on the matter
billgoodman Posted - 05/09/2004 : 14:25:41
uhm there was a guy here about a month (maybe 2) ago that thought that it was about his late brother

frank should clear this up
I love the song, he should play it more often
it is one of my faves
(this is kinda like a song oracle thread)



"I joined the Cult of Frank/Nobody wanted to join my Culf"
Lookin@Down Posted - 05/09/2004 : 09:18:06
I dont even know. I would like to though. It would give my screen name new meaning I bet.
chickenwithtwoheads Posted - 05/09/2004 : 08:36:33
Of course, everyone around here knows it's an anagram:

Fell if bad lyric


I'm bored with the valleys and bored by the peaks. So I bought a ticket to the freaks
Jason Posted - 05/09/2004 : 07:55:54
I remember someone on one of the FB forums over the years asked Frank about this song. This may go all the way back to the pre-frankblack.net mailing list. And I believe Frank said that Billy Radcliffe is a fictional character.
Adnan_le_Terrible Posted - 05/09/2004 : 07:21:04
Hello, GIW. It's a good question, I was asking myself the same.




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