Part three of the Gravity Falls Banana Man analysis
Again, the posts are long that's why the whole thing is behind a read more. All posts of this variety are tagged with #abananafalls
thanks again to @ra5pberry-jam for prompting this series!
Forget all your troubles and go with the flow Bill's proposal to Ford to join him, as well as Bill's outward vibe during the events.
Forget about whatever you may never know Mabel stuck in the bubble, and escaping with the resolve to leave behind her wish to sort of stagnate in time.
Like whether whatever you are doing is whatever you should Ford changing his attitude towards Stan
And whether anything you do is ever any good Stan's view of himself, finally seeing himself as being 'good for something' when his memory is wiped.
And then forget about banana when it stick in your throat The strategy of the memory gun: forget about everything, including Bill, (banana) when he enters Stan's mind (is stuck)
And when it make you wanna bellow, but you stuck in a choke Bill's realization, and reaching out to attack Stan (trying to 'bellow') but still not being able to leave.
And forget about the yellow from the beckoning man this and the lyric below: Bills death by the memory gun (he would be the yellow beckoning man). Stan and Ford effectively made a mock of his plan.
Who make you take another one and make a mock of your plan
Bungalay, bungalow
Make up your mind and tell me no Stanley regains his memory, (making up his mind) when pushing away Waddles (telling him no)
(Shh)
Musical break, the tune slows down with calm whistling in the background.
Well, it's nine o'clock, and it's getting dark
And the sun is falling from the sky
I've never left so early, and you may wonder why this whole section would be the twins leaving, falling asleep on the bus ride out (as shown in the Book of Bill)
Tomorrow morning on the plane
No banana make you go insane
Floating back to busy town
No banana make you want to frown This whole section would be Bill in the theraprism, going insane without Ford anyone to deify him, and Ford moving on without him (floating back)
Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana)
Peel it down and go, mm-mm-mm-mm
Do you want a banana?
This banana for… you
Cooking up a series of posts! Inspired by @ra5pberry-jam s request for elaboration on my Gravity Falls Banana Man post. Because this will be a series (because it'll be very long and annoying otherwise) I will use the tag #abananafalls for these posts.
In terms of the formatting, each post will contain lyrics from the song Banana Man by Tally Hall. The thoughts I have on each lyric will be in green and small. Each post will be behind a read more because each post will be long. And posts will be scheduled with one per day. Please be patient if I don't update it on a particular day. This is post 1/?
Do you see banana man In this part of the song, banana man would be Bill
Hopping over on the white-hot sand This would be Bill approaching via dreams, or 'hopping over.'
Here he come with some for me this, and the lyric below, would be how Ford thought Bill was being earnest in trying to help him, that his advice was genuinely 'for me', and custom for him (fresh)
Freshly taken from banana tree (one, two, three, four)
Banana man, me want a ton this, and the lyric below, would be Bill and Ford making a deal
Gimme double and a bonus one
Gimme more for all me friends The “friends” would be Fiddleford, with this whole lyric being Fiddleford being brought into the project, as Bill's advice was now 'for' both of them.
This banana flow will never end This would represent how self assured and excited Ford was in the initial days of the project, as demonstrated by his writings in Journal 3]
Do you want a banana?
Peel it down and go, mm-mm-mm-mm
Do you want a banana?
This banana for you
I reinterpret the chorus multiple times based on its place in the story/song, here I think it represents the deal bill and ford made, and how Bill phrased it as 'Do you want my help? I'm reaching out to you specifically.'
Tonight we dance around the flame Here and in the lyric below, the song's sudden switch to talking about religious practices is an indicator of how deep in the deal Ford was at this point in the story (before Fiddleford's accident) with him practically deifying Bill.
Then we get to play spirit game
Spirit names we shout out loud I know this means worshiping spirits in the original context (ignoring the metaphor) but I've reinterpretated it as Fiddleford opening Ford's eyes by (indirectly) mentioning Bill's name right after his incident.
Shake the thunder from the spirit cloud Under the previous reinterpretation, shaking out the thunder would actually mean taking away Bill's thunder (Ford), as in his tangible way of interacting with Ford's dimension. Bill would be the cloud here.
All the songbirds in the tree
Chant a tune to let the spirits free this and the above lyric are Bill's actual plan, being let out by his faithful songbird (Ford). This is when Ford actually realizes the plan, and that he wasn't the first songbird.
Then we see them in the night
Spirits jumpin' by the fire light This and the above lyric are when Ford shuts down the portal and Bill makes his life hell. Hence seeing him in the night.
That's all for now! But I shall continue to cook up the next part.
Part two of the Banana Man x Gravity Falls Analysis
also got part 3 scheduled! If you havent read part one, the lyrical analysis is behind the read more because its long
the tag you requested: @ra5pberry-jam
Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana?) this is a REAL stretch but: I think the echoing background vocal and the instructions in the lyric below mean this is Ford instructing Stanley on what to do with the journals.
Peel it down and go mm-mm-mm-mm
Do you want a banana? (Do you want a banana?)
This banana for you Ultimate stretch: this is Stan's response to Ford, which was being upset that his brother didn't really want to see him, even though Stan came here for him. ('This is for you.')
There is a musical break here with maniacal laughter, followed by a switch in the background music to a more upbeat tune. I think this is the switch between Stan and Ford, with the laughter being Bill's amusement at Ford being pushed into the portal.
Look you, you too uptight, you know
You could laugh and kick it back and go (wee!) This and the lyric above would be how Stan took over Ford's serious and studious identity.
But without a rhythm or a rhyme
You do not banana all the time (without the last journals (reason or rhyme) he can’t finish his work. (Banana)
Fly away from city on the run Dipper and Mabel being sent away by their parents, but also Stan running from his past.
Try to make a little fun Dipper and Mabel's various adventures, but also Stan trying to fix his life.
(Another musical break with chaotic laughter and noises, I think this is just the twins various adventures, with the exception of the episode before weirdmaggedeon starts, which would be the lyrics below.)
Look you, come to the bungalow
African't you tell me told you so This and the lyric above are Ford offering Dipper an apprenticeship (the bungalow being the alien ship), and Ford seeing Dipper as very much like him ('told you so')
Don't you love the bumping of the drum?
Make you shake until the bum go numb This and the lyric above are Mabel in the same episode trying to invite people to their 13th birthday party. It's posed as more of a question than Ford's invitation, and with more negative language (numb) because she was having an opposite experience to Dipper; being presented with worse hopes for the future.
Let de bongo play you 'til you drop Bill appearing to offer Mabel eternal summer (till you drop)
This banana never stop (never stop, never stop) Mabel agrees.
The song gets fast paced here which reflects weirdmaggedeon starting, which will also be the last post in the series!
