Lyric discussion by Gooch72 

Cover art for Blackie's Dead lyrics by Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

Pete Yorn told a talk show host in an interview that hair bands, heavy metal and the Smiths inspired him as a young musician. I can only guess that Blackie is a reference to Blackie Lawless from WASP who was mistakenly pronounced dead by the media when actually Blackie's younger brother had died.

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