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EV Invincible Lyrics

pharmagreenepharmagreene Posts: 14
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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 VeggerUkuleddie Vegger Posts: 509
    Check this out 

    https://www.pearljamonline.it/en/are-you-ready-for-a-bit-of-echo-victor-the-inside-story-of-eddie-vedder-earthling/
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    Yes we knew
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  • Go AnimalGo Animal Posts: 5,692
    igotid88 said:
    Yes we knew
    So? Let 'em post about it. It ain't hurtin' nobody, bro.
    PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 & 05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01 & 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18 & 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16 & 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29 & 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03 & 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27 & 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II

    EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival

    Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), 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, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08        ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    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 JarAmple 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
  • kmcmanuskmcmanus Posts: 738
    Wilco is a Chicago band, fits a couple ways
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,881
    Wilco means will comply  as in I heard your message and can confirm I will comply.
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
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    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • kmcmanuskmcmanus Posts: 738
    I know. It also means a beloved rock institution fronted by Jeff Tweedy. Things can mean 2 things.
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Posts: 15,074
    The 'echo victor' part of that tune makes me cringe everytime.......Its easily the best track for me on earthling too
  • URthekeyURthekey Posts: 1,765
    Mermaid Ave is a masterpiece imho.
  • kmcmanuskmcmanus Posts: 738
    URthekey said:
    Mermaid Ave is a masterpiece imho.
    So is Being There. And Summerteeth. And Foxtrot. And Ghost is Born.
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