How I Wrote ‘Elastic Man’by FALL

You did not hear it wrong -- the lyrics read "Plastic Man" while the song title says "Elastic Man". The late Mark E. Smith, lead singer of The Fall, explains that the song is about "Writers, which is why Dave McCullough didn't like it. It's about a guy who wrote a book called 'Elastic Man' and everybody gets on his back about it, he's a celebrity and it fucks up his art." annotatedfall.doomby.com