"Lull" is a song by Chicago-based singer, violinist and professional whistler Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...

. It can be found on the Weather Systems

Weather Systems

Weather Systems, released in 2003, is Andrew Bird's second solo album and his first after disbanding the Bowl of Fire. Bird has said that the album was simply a side project during his four or five year recording of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs...

album, released 2003, as its 3rd track, 5min09s.

Jacques Cousteau

Bird mentions Jacques Cousteau on the second verse of the song.

"Being alone it can be quite romantic,

like Jacques Cousteau underneath the Atlantic"

Carly Simon/Nine Inch Nails

He makes a play by the end of the song with Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...

's "You're So Vain

You're So Vain

"You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in December 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover; Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The subject's identity has been the matter of speculation, fueled by...

", released December 1972. Or, more precisely, with the append made by NIN

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...

, when referencing Carly's song and naming it "Starfuckers, Inc.

Starfuckers, Inc.

"Starfuckers, Inc." is a song by Nine Inch Nails.The song is released as the fourth single from the double album, The Fragile...

", on the album The Fragile

The Fragile

In terms of narrative, virtually no references are made to the aspects depicted in The Downward Spiral. Like The Downward Spiral, The Fragile is a concept album, but, as a double album, is nearly twice the length of its predecessor. Reznor's vocals, for the most part, are much more melodic and...

, released 1999 by Trent Reznor's Nothing Records

Nothing Records

Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992...

.

The original song goes:

"You're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you,

Don't you, Don't you, Don't you?"

Note: this excerpt is changed in the video version of the song.

And Andrew Bird quotes,

"I'm so lame, I bet I think this song is about me,

Don't I, Don't I, Don't I"

Interpretations

This song has been interpreted as a reference to masturbation

Masturbation

Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...

, but it is also commonly found in fan forums

Internet forum

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...

 that it is about the artistical creation

Musical composition

Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...

 being a form of self indulgence practice.

External links

http://www.andrewbird.netwww.andrewbird.net, Andrew

Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...

's Web Page]

http://www.carlysimon.comwww.carlysimon.com, Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...

's Web Page]

http://www.nin.com/www.nin.com, Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...

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