EV Invincible Lyrics

pharmagreene
pharmagreene Posts: 14
in The Porch
So my 12 year old son (who has seen EV twice already and PJ twice) noticed something pretty cool in the Invincible  intro lyrics (below). This maybe widely known, but he says to me, the lyrics have NATO phonetic code in it. He tells me "Are you Oscar Kilo" is code for "Are you OK" and "are you ready for a bit of Echo Victor", which translates to "are you ready for a bit of EV".  How cool is that! 

Come in, come in, radio, what's your story?
Are you Oscar Kilo? Will you Wilco?
Are you ready for a bit of
A bit of echo, Victor?

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  • Ukuleddie Vegger
    Ukuleddie Vegger Posts: 524
    Check this out 

    https://www.pearljamonline.it/en/are-you-ready-for-a-bit-of-echo-victor-the-inside-story-of-eddie-vedder-earthling/
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,683
    Yes we knew
    I miss igotid88
  • Go Animal
    Go Animal Posts: 7,368
    igotid88 said:
    Yes we knew
    So? Let 'em post about it. It ain't hurtin' nobody, bro.
    35 years, 35 shows.

    Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08

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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,683
    Go Animal said:
    igotid88 said:
    Yes we knew
    So? Let 'em post about it. It ain't hurtin' nobody, bro.
    I was answering. I wasn't being mean about it
    I miss igotid88
  • Ample Jar
    Ample Jar Posts: 244
    Yes, and I think "Will you Wilco?" is a little bit of Ed's love of the Cubs coming out, as in "Will you W" (or fly the W after a win)
    9/22/96, 8/17/98, 8/18/00, 6/22/03, 9/1/05, 9/2/05, 7/16/06, 7/18/06
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 897
    Wilco is a Chicago band, fits a couple ways
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,962
    Wilco means will comply  as in I heard your message and can confirm I will comply.


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 897
    I know. It also means a beloved rock institution fronted by Jeff Tweedy. Things can mean 2 things.
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,234
    The 'echo victor' part of that tune makes me cringe everytime.......Its easily the best track for me on earthling too
  • URthekey
    URthekey Posts: 1,914
    Mermaid Ave is a masterpiece imho.
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 897
    URthekey said:
    Mermaid Ave is a masterpiece imho.
    So is Being There. And Summerteeth. And Foxtrot. And Ghost is Born.

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