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marilormarilor St Etienne, France Posts: 618
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I often read (good) things about the very best of songs from PJ like Betterman, Elderly woman..., but, as far as i'm concerned, i love Force Of Nature.

I wonder why they don't play it during the shows. The melody is amazing, it gives me shivers
I love the words too.

"We were but stones, ...Your light made us stars"
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    jason_94jason_94 Toledo, OH Posts: 1,872
    Good song. I saw it in Cleveland 2010. It sounded good, although, PJ always sounds good live!
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    RedMosquito02RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    Fantastic song. One of the few gems on Backspacer.

    Wish they would play it more as well :-bd
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    Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,694
    Would happily have them drop Got Some or The Fixer to hear it live.
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    PJForceofNaturePJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    It's my favorite song. I would love to hear it live some day!
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    marilormarilor St Etienne, France Posts: 618
    Maybe they'll give a new chance to this song in the next years... PJ if you hear it, SING IT LOUD !!!
    "We were but stones, ...Your light made us stars"
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    sparky_frysparky_fry Posts: 760
    it's too hard for Ed to sing. No breaks, and a long song. Kinda the same reason why getaway wasn't played for a while (and doesn't really sound the best live now) But it is one of, if not my favorite, off backspacer
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    willbarclaywillbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    My fav on backspacer too. Killer
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    buck502000buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    edited April 2014
    Eddie was right........
    http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/17/john-mellencamp-victim-photos-sons-attack-speck-hud/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2KZqzkGO6I

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    Caught-A-Bolt-Of-LightningCaught-A-Bolt-Of-Lightning Posts: 1,332
    One of their best songs...period.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,543
    edited April 2014
    I don't think it's very good, but I still think it is probably the best song on Backspacer (which isn't saying much, coming from me - not a fan of that album.... ALL songs from BS are MUCH better live though. I am not disappointed to hear any of them live except for The Fixer and The End).
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    willbarclaywillbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    Boo urns
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    actonplpactonplp Maine Posts: 173
    I agree, Force of Nature is truly an awesome song. That one and Got Some are my favorites from Backspacer
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    Piper At The GatesPiper At The Gates Posts: 460
    I love that song. I think it's the best on Backspacer. It's like Unemployable, At least they play once in a while. Those are a couple of the best songs they have done in the past 10 years.
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    RedMosquito02 said:

    Fantastic song. One of the few gems on Backspacer.

    Wish they would play it more as well :-bd

    ^^Agreed, heard it once, shame they don't play it more. Fantastic song.
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