Little Green Bag

I never thought the title “green bag” was correct. It didn’t make any sense. It sounded like he was singing “greenback”, as in money. Not only does it sound like it, and make sense in the movie, it also makes sense in the song and the song’s rhyming scheme. (Back — Track — Bag? Really? Bag doesn’t rhyme with track or back. Close, but no cigar.) I did a quick search and found that I was correct, as dedahl pointed out. They are singing “greenback”. From the song’s wiki (not that wiki's are 100% correct) “The 7" single debut of the George Baker Selection was released by the label Negram, which misprinted the actual title of the song, which is "Little Green Back (greenback meaning money)and "greenback" is the lyric actually sung. This has caused the song to be misnamed ever since.” Now the song makes total sense in the movie. Lookin’ back by the track (tracks denoting danger) for a little greenback. (people do dangerous things for money). What are some of the most common themes about money and happiness? People think money will give them happiness and will do anything to get money. (turn into animals — even killing each other, which is what happens throughout this movie) Who wants to be around a person that is so inhumane, so predatory? That person may have money but ends up very lonely. (as long as I can remember, multimillionaires have had a higher suicide rate than almost any other demographic group, even the homeless) And what are the next lines of the song?: Lookin' for some happiness But there is only loneliness to find. (hey that sound familiar!) Out of sight in the night, out of sight in the day and Jump to the left, turn to the right (both about running away and hiding, as if you are being chased, like possibly into an abandoned warehouse!)

Lookin' upstairs, lookin' behind, yeah! (maybe you’re not being chased, maybe you’re paranoid, or maybe the guy next to you, who is greedy enough to help you steal, is actually greedier and will kill to take your share of greenbacks. Or maybe he's a cop!) I can see the line, “got to find just the kind or I’m losing my mind” to mean 3 or more different things, I haven’t decided which seems to make more sense. Anyway, that’s my analysis and if you don’t agree with me don’t be disheartened, just keep in mind I maybe under the influence of my own little green bag!

"C'mon, throw in a buck!"

"Uh-uh, I don't tip"

"You don't tip? "

"Nah, I don't believe in it."

"You don't believe in tipping?"

"You know what these chicks make? They make sh*t"

"Don't give me that. She don't make enough money that she can quit"

"I don't even know a f*cking Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight: you don't ever tip?"

"I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job"

"Hey, our girl was nice"

'She was okay. She wasn't anything special"

"What's special? Take you in the back and suck your d*ck?"

"I'd go over twelve percent for that"

About it's meaning, I've always thought it's about a bag of marihuana... think about it... a little green bag.

The guy is singing to a green bag to help him cope with his loneliness, in the search, looking back on a track, being jumpy (as if being followed, doing something illegal). Add the hippie era context and it makes perfect sense.

It's a great song, specially for its now unseparable relation to Reservoir Dogs, such a great yet simple movie.

But, on a couple of side notes, I have to add that here, in my country (Chile) this song was used for an advertising campaign for a realy mediocre TV soap opera, copying the whole Reservoir Dogs walking-titles begining... Machos (Studs) ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374415/#comment ), and 'till this day I'm still fighting my mind from jumping to that shocking memories whenever I hear it. I find myself repeating "Tarantino, Tarantino, Tarantino..."

And the other side note, an anecdote. The first time I heard this song I swear I thought it was a latin excuse for a singer ( Luis Miguel ) doing some english, actually good song... I was almost killed by my friend when I commented her that this guy was doing his first interesting tune. After that, we looked for some happines and went Pa pa pa pa pa pa ....

see the "Reservoir Dogs in 30 seconds reacted by bunnies" very funny.

I think this song fits in so well with Reservoir Dogs...

yeah damn straight, i love how well tarantino matches his music to his films. best song to dance to

lol i watched Reservoir Dogs for the 100th time lol (meaning its 1 of my fav movies) last night and now this song is stuck in my head lol. but quentin Tarantino is a genius and he can make anything good. and i believe that this song is about some1 who has lost a little green bag (lol duh).

"Torutre you, thats..that's a good idea, I like that"

"Are you gonna bark all day little bunny? Or are you gonna bite?"

I believe the line is "Are you gonna bark all day little doggy?" hence the use of "bark". I don't know what bunnies you have seen in your time.

I also think that's about a marihuana bag.