Talk:Goodbye Mr A

message: Obvious parody of Cap?  Are we sure it's not a reference to Ditko's Mr. A?  The lyrics strike me as seeming to match common critiques of the Objectivism that Mr A espoused.  But on the other hand the costume doesn't match and the vid is full of Marvel references like the Bugle. --86.153.76.128 17:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. But then I just saw that Jonathan Ross show about Ditko on BBC4 so I'm biased.--86.43.64.115 14:01, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's quite obvious that the lyrics are an argument against Objectivism, and the article on The Hoosiers already says so. I have a reference, and I will mention this in the talk page for The Hoosiers. Hatenames 00:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In an interview at stv.tv  they state that "Mr. A" is a man who "has all the answers", "who has figured life out" and how that's something to be detested.  Thus I'd suggest that the A stands for Answer, and that he has nothing to do with Ditko's character (or Objectivism); likewise, I suspect that the Captain America style costume was the video director's idea. Mrstonky 02:40, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What's the reference here?

message: Is how much it sounds like Mister Blue Sky Plkrtn 12:35, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have edited the "Song History" to reflect this (but remove the phrase "rip off"!) Davetibbs (talk) 13:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

text: *Stylistically, it clearly is a ripoff of that ELO song, but to add it to the article would be original research without a reliable source comparing the two.--h i s   s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 14:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The biggest reference in this song 

message: Is it me, or is the Trivia bit just read like someone misheard the lyrics? The Hoosiers are the clearest of singers and the actually say 'Goodbye Mr Aids'... 81.104.244.253 04:05, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He clearly does say that - I have uploaded a 3 second sample to prove this.  Check it out for yourself! Davetibbs (talk) 13:05, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right! I've just listened to it on YouTube and he quite clearly says "aids". Add it in. Thundermaster367 (talk) 13:37, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: Any reference for this - I've heard it discussed quite frequently, including Irwin Sparkes claiming on the radio (Radio 2, I believe it was, don't recall the date/time) that it was not about the teacher that it has been claimed to be. I have actually asked the teacher himself, and although he taught Sparkes, he does not claim the song was about him.
So, really, I don't think it's either true or relevant.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.147.120 (talk) 15:50, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While I do think a source is needed for the teacher story, I don't see how you could have asked him when the song was supposedly written in response to his death. 128.114.255.97 (talk) 07:52, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Waingels teacher? 

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