This song, from Smithereens 11, is explained thus (again from the Second Joe Clark Tapes):
Joe: “William Wilson,” the same story: Would you please explain?
Pat: “William Wilson” started out as “Brian Wilson.” It was lyrically meant to be about a self-destructive person, and then I saw something on television, a news story, about a son and a father who were reunited after not having seen each other for 20 or 30 years, and then there was an Edgar Allan Poe story called “William Wilson” which, ironically, was also about someone who was self-destructive. So we combined all that lyrically. Then I found out that the guy who founded A.A. was named William Wilson.
aciem88 over 11 years ago
What is “William Wilson” about?
This song, from Smithereens 11, is explained thus (again from the Second Joe Clark Tapes):
Joe: “William Wilson,” the same story: Would you please explain?
Pat: “William Wilson” started out as “Brian Wilson.” It was lyrically meant to be about a self-destructive person, and then I saw something on television, a news story, about a son and a father who were reunited after not having seen each other for 20 or 30 years, and then there was an Edgar Allan Poe story called “William Wilson” which, ironically, was also about someone who was self-destructive. So we combined all that lyrically. Then I found out that the guy who founded A.A. was named William Wilson.
Dennis: Oh, yeah? [Snort]
Pat: You never knew that?
Dennis: I never knew that.
Joe: Synchronicity.
whtwilson Premium Member over 11 years ago
Never Heard that song before…. not bad. I guess the name could also mean a self destructive cartoonist too
whtwilson Premium Member over 11 years ago
oh and it looks like I posted this comic on the wrong date
Comic Minister Premium Member over 11 years ago
Bill’s going to get himself frozen if he stays longer.
Dr Lou Premium Member over 11 years ago
Just depends on how seriously you take your seafood, is all. And I understand.