I was referring to "Funeral for a Friend" by Elton John.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GYI6XJH9Ss
pnuw was my first unix login, as in pnuw@uhura.cc.rochester.edu. though I tend to pronounce it as pee en you dubya, an old friend of mine used to say, "p'noo" and it kind-of stuck.