Cry Baby Cry... by derangedmilk

GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

Cry Baby Cry...

POSTED BY: DERANGEDMILK
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 17:23
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 4289
PAGE 1 of 1

Monday, April 17, 2006 4:20 PM

I might be dumb for not having noticed this before but I suppose that they're are still plenty of Browncoats you didn't get this reference. On The Beatles White Album there is a song near the end titled "Cry baby Cry" and if that wasn't obvious enough for me to notice actually listening to the lyrics while not doing homework helped me to pick up on the refrain:

Cry Baby Cry
Make your mother sigh
Shes old enough to know better

Anyone else know this? Am I awesome for finding it or lame for just now realizing it?
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 4:46 PM

JOSSISAGOD

I haven't listened to any of The Beatles' music lately, so I didn't get it. Anyway, do you think Joss is a Beatles fan?

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 4:49 PM

DERANGEDMILK

Qouting them in his TV show might be a good sign that hes a fan, but chances are he just thought it was really funny to conceal a line from a beatles song in the pilot of his scifi western tv show.
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 5:14 PM

SAMEERTIA

Yes, the Beatles rock. Literally. :)
I think that 'the younger generations' just don't know the Beatles music. I mean, really, I was post-Beatles generation, but my parents and my older brothers were fans so I had exposure.

In another ten years he could have used a Guns N Roses or New Kids lyric and only us 'old fogies from the 80's' would get it.

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 5:42 PM

JUSTSHINY

I had the same epiphone in on a family road trip. My dad stuck in that CD full blast and that song came on right as I was falling asleep.

"Cry Baby CrY"

and my ears perked up.

I've also read somewhere that Joss said something like the Beatles songs etc will be popular in the future too.

Something like that...

"In the spaceship, the silver space ship, the lion takes control."
AIM:LuckieDragon7
Always up for talkin' to my fellow Browncoats!

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 5:44 PM

REGINAROADIE

Huh. Didn't realize this until now. But thanks for bringing it up.

For a while, I was thinking that my whole "River playing rock music" subplot that went through BLUE HAND BLUES and YCGHA were a bit out of character. But after that little nugget, I'm guessing it would be in character. Heck, Joss is always trying to bring music into everything he does, I'm sure River rocking out might have been something he'd do.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"There's only one "Return" ok, and it ain't "of the King", it's "of the Jedi."

"Maybe we should start calling your friend 'Padme' because he loves 'Mannequin Skywalker' so much, Right? (imitating robot) Danger...danger...my name is Anakin...my shitty acting is ruining saga."

Excerpt of internet teaser for CLERKS 2.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 6:03 PM

AERIN

There was a thread about this a while back. Some of the Browncoats from the Beatles generation said it never occured to them that someone wouldn't pick up the Beatles reference. I didn't get it, myself. I think it's just a generational thing. My parents just went to San Antonio and saw the Alamo. When I asked if they toured the basement they didn't get the joke, but my brother and all my friends did. It's nice to know that there's something in Firefly for everyone.

Jayne: I once hit a guy in the neck from 500 yards with a bent scope. Don't that count upstairs?
Book: Oh, it'll be taken into consideration.
Jayne: You made that sound kind of ominous.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 6:11 PM

DERANGEDMILK

Quote:
Originally posted by JustShiny:
I've also read somewhere that Joss said something like the Beatles songs etc will be popular in the future too.

Really? If we got cheated out of hearing the crew sing Yellow Submarine...
Just the thought makes me smile...but then I get mad at FOX all over again.

-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 7:33 PM

JUSTSHINY

HAHAHA!

OMG, you and I are seriously connected at the brain or something.

I was riding my bike home and listening to the song, cause it's funny...and in my head Serenity turned yellow and submarine like and grew 4 windows

...and some of the crew were bobbing their heads to the music (which you could see through the windows.)

Then I got ripped back into reality when I almost rode past my house...lala land is both a blessing and a curse...why can't I stop visiting?

And AERIN: I'm fairly certain that was probably me...

"In the spaceship, the silver space ship, the lion takes control."
AIM:LuckieDragon7
Always up for talkin' to my fellow Browncoats!

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 9:06 PM

MAGHAFFAR

I was listening to the Beatles when I was like, 11 or 12... Always was way out of sync with any of my peers. So, yeah, I got that ref as soon as I heard it. Made me kind of "twinge" out of the 'Verse -- while it would be cool for people to still be listening to music 500 years old, I found it kinda unbelieavble, and Wash's comment jarred me a bit. But I figured (maybe like Joss) that only us kids from the 60s and 70s would get the ref. I'm old enough to know better...

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 9:17 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

You know, the close caption even says "quoting lyrics" when they do those lines. Which is actually a little annoying, but still.
I bet the Beatles would be, you know, classical music for them 500 years in the future. Classical music combined with classical poetry that everyone studied in school or something and can reel off when it's appropriate. I mean, what better phrase to say "turn on the gorram crybaby signal and save us!" than a cool piece of classical music? I thought it worked wonderfully well. I admit it took my a moment to place the song, as it had been years since I'd heard it, but I knew it was a song.

*************************************************
One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 9:22 PM

SIMONF

A while back and this was a while back, I read that in 'Trash' orginally Mal and Saffron were supposed to steal a Beatles album (may have been Revolver). But the rights to show it on screen were too expensive so Joss and co went with stealing a laser gun.

I've never seen this confirmed by Joss and Tim but I would love to know if it was true.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Monday, April 17, 2006 11:05 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Yeah, thus Wash's reply to Mal...

' make your mamma sigh '

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:07 AM

DONCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by derangedmilk:
Anyone else know this? Am I awesome for finding it or lame for just now realizing it?

Yes, yes, and only kinda.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I don't disagree on any particular point.

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:34 AM

DERANGEDMILK

Quote:
Originally posted by DonCoat:
Quote:
Originally posted by derangedmilk:
Anyone else know this? Am I awesome for finding it or lame for just now realizing it?
Yes, yes, and only kinda.

Thanks, thanks, and HEY!!!

-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:36 AM

DERANGEDMILK

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonF:
A while back and this was a while back, I read that in 'Trash' orginally Mal and Saffron were supposed to steal a Beatles album (may have been Revolver). But the rights to show it on screen were too expensive so Joss and co went with stealing a laser gun.

I've never seen this confirmed by Joss and Tim but I would love to know if it was true.

Me too!!! That would have been way cooler than a laser gun that doesn't work. Yet another way the studio system screwed over the greatest scifi show ever.
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:43 AM

MEGMAC

I admit I didn't get the reference, but i'm gonna to go find that song.

Love the idea of the priceless Beatles album as an Earth-That-Was artefact, that would have been great and might even have enticed my dad to watch the show lol!

------------------------------------------------
Mal: Wheel never stops turning, Badger.
Badger: That only matters to the people on the rim.

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:49 AM

GOR

How many songs do we all know that were composed over 200 years ago? You'd be surprised. Little bits of classical music are still very well known today, even if we just know how the tune goes rather than the name of the symphony or who composed it.

I'm not going to compare The Beatles to Mozart or Beethoven, but I think its highly possible that a Beatles song could be known to lots of people that far into the future.

"These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:23 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by Megmac:
I admit I didn't get the reference, but i'm gonna to go find that song.

It's on the white album. One of the essential recordings of rock and roll.

David

"A lot of people are asking me, you know, what exactly is Firefly? It's a tv show you morons!" - Joss Whedon

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

YOUR OPTIONS

SHARE THREAD

NEW POSTS TODAY

USER	POST DATE

USER

POST DATE