 Director Jeffrey Stoltzfus (qv) notes that one film influenced the  tone of "Victims Song" more than any other:  Martin Scorsese (qv)s _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv). It is for this  reason that Travis shares his first name with the main character in  "Taxi Driver" Travis Bickle. This is also the reason why Bucky makes  a reference to Scorsese in one scene.