Post by b***@aol.comI just thought it was meant to show Paulie being
inappropriate and insensitive. When everyone
else was mourning Johnny Sac, all he could
think of was to quote some stupid song.
Two things, I thought:
- He called attention to himself after hearing of
the death of a boss, like the schmuck we all know
who says, "You should hear about my really bad
cold!" when someone mentions a recent bout of
pneumonia.
- He's commenting on the irony of fate -- that
it doesn't matter who does what or how you
live your life ... we're all going to be worm food.
I think this may have been a nod to the car scene
in the Departed when Damon explains how his
father and uncle both died at the same time though
one was a dissipated degenerate and the other an
honorable upright citizen. Not too much of a stretch,
since "Marty" is mentioned during the after-showing
Cleaver talk. Anyway, fatalistic self-justification is
a common pseudo-deep toss-off for Paulie and
half the other crew members.
Catch the "Whaddya gonna do?" from Tone?
How many times have we heard that after someone
bites the big one?