And literary references. Did I mention literary references?
Why yes, he did.
Lot of people here confusing the song with the stupid movie, which had almost nothing to do with the true meaning of the song. Also, speculating on some kind of hidden meaning is to further misunderstand the song. Bobbi told us what it was about: the self-centeredness of people even when it comes to carelessly gossiping about the death of another human being.