Better Days

Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited May 2013 in The Porch
My God does this song touch the soul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dxqolWJarg

I thank you for being there Mr. Vedder. Your words, your passion, your soul...put into every word sung.

I can't help but get choked up listening to the sounds of this perfect song.

It's 2:56 am right now and for some reason..it's really hitting me.
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  • big mickbig mick Hull UK Posts: 773
    Completely agree!!! Its perfect!
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  • PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,122
    Nice soundtrack to a nice movie! :thumbup:
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  • RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,201
    Such an awesome song, possibly my favorite Ed solo song.
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,392
    I love the uplifting mood of this song AND the way Ed's voice sounds so full and vibrant.
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  • oceaninmyeyesoceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    I love it too. I like to play it really loud in the car and sing along - and always feel a little more hopeful after having done so. "Our future's paved with better days." It's gotta be true. Ed said so. :D
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,392
    I love it too. I like to play it really loud in the car and sing along - and always feel a little more hopeful after having done so. "Our future's paved with better days." It's gotta be true. Ed said so. :D

    Yes. It's definitely a sing-along-song!
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,377
    Great song, wish I see this live. Have checked Youtube for live rendition w/no luck.
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,739
    Love this song! Good call op
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Disappointed to not hear this at any of the EV shows I attended.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • dannydanny Posts: 2,269
    the bouncing souls do a real good cover as well
    danny d
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,377
    has PJ played this live or just EV? EV probably has done this 3-4 times live so far.

    I will be quite happy if this makes it to an encore this tour in the fall.
  • PJstylePJstyle Posts: 82
    Thank you for sharing. How have I missed this song? Where are the origins? I have the Into the Wild Soundtrack...

    Any info welcomed.
    Oh tonight began with anything
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,377
    PJstyle wrote:
    Thank you for sharing. How have I missed this song? Where are the origins? I have the Into the Wild Soundtrack...

    Any info welcomed.


    on the soundtrack Eat Pray Love. There's another vid out there w/clips of the movie.
  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,339
    I love this song. I always have to listen to it twice cause it gets so overwhelming that I don't want it to end :oops: :mrgreen:
  • PJstylePJstyle Posts: 82
    PJstyle wrote:
    Thank you for sharing. How have I missed this song? Where are the origins? I have the Into the Wild Soundtrack...

    Any info welcomed.


    on the soundtrack Eat Pray Love. There's another vid out there w/clips of the movie.


    Ahhh, no wonder I missed it! Thank you!
    Oh tonight began with anything
    Thunder Bay, 2005
    St. Paul, 2006
    Las Vegas, 2006
    Lollapalooza, 2007
    PJ20, 2011
    Baltimore, 2013
  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,377
    I'll be playing this if I hit the Powerball this weekend! :mrgreen:
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,090
    Great song! Induces tears on an emotional day for sure..
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  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,765
    I love this song. I always have to listen to it twice cause it gets so overwhelming that I don't want it to end :oops: :mrgreen:


    I have the same experience with this one. It gets so intense that I have to hear it again right away. I don't think I've ever heard it without hitting repeat. Beautiful
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  • YourDirtisMyfoodYourDirtisMyfood Boston Posts: 4,377
    I love this song. I always have to listen to it twice cause it gets so overwhelming that I don't want it to end :oops: :mrgreen:


    I have the same experience with this one. It gets so intense that I have to hear it again right away. I don't think I've ever heard it without hitting repeat. Beautiful
    yep this.
  • Jerome230Jerome230 Posts: 903
    This song got me through a rough patch in my life, a couple of years back. That crescendo of emotion starting at 2:17, that doesn't fuckin' let up 'til the end of the song, gets me every single time. Did he ever play it live?
    Ed...buddy...pal...stay true to your word and play Boise again.

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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    UGHHHHHHHH THE WAY HE SAYS

    I'm soaring and, darling,
    You'll be the one that I can need
    Still be free

    At the 3:35 mark..
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  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    I wonder where he got the inspiration for the song title? hmmmm

    Better Days Pearl Jam Amsterdam 26-06-12
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2DMedvSFE

    and Bruce Springsteen also has a song called Better Days, in fact there are a whole bunch of songs named Better Days, so it would of been easy to miss a song by the same title as a song they covered, but having said that I do like the song
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I thought it was a cover??? I've been wrong.. Correct me if I am.,
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    I thought it was a cover??? I've been wrong.. Correct me if I am.,
    Not a cover.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • whispering handswhispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    I thought it was a cover??? I've been wrong.. Correct me if I am.,
    Not a cover.
    Ah... Ok
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,473
    PJstyle wrote:
    Thank you for sharing. How have I missed this song? Where are the origins? I have the Into the Wild Soundtrack...

    Any info welcomed.


    on the soundtrack Eat Pray Love. There's another vid out there w/clips of the movie.
    Yeah, I think many people have missed this song because Eat, Pray, Love is a bad movie (as well as kind of a chick flick), but it is a pretty good song. :)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,765
    I wonder where he got the inspiration for the song title? hmmmm

    Better Days Pearl Jam Amsterdam 26-06-12
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf2DMedvSFE

    and Bruce Springsteen also has a song called Better Days, in fact there are a whole bunch of songs named Better Days, so it would of been easy to miss a song by the same title as a song they covered, but having said that I do like the song


    Hey Whispering Hands...

    You are right this is a cover. But OP was actually talking about EV solo song Better Days on Eat, Pray, Love soundtrack. Check the link in the original post. :wink:
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    11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
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    10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
    9/26/15 New York City
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  • PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,122

    That's not Eddie Vedder's Better Days! It's a Pearl Jam cover of The Kink's Better Things!
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  • Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    Pap wrote:

    That's not Eddie Vedder's Better Days! It's a Pearl Jam cover of The Kink's Better Things!

    yeah I know that, but since Pearl Jam had already covered a song with the exact same name, that is why many of us missed it, and if you go back and read the whole post instead of picking one line out, it is obvious that is what I meant
  • ShawshankShawshank Posts: 1,018
    The song...or at least some variation of it...originates before the Eat Pray Love soundtrack. It was an outtake during the Riot Act sessions. I would imagine this is similar to what Ed has done in the past...has a song idea and doesn't quite get it done...shelves it...and then picks it up and finishes at a later time. To me the ending of this song is one of EV's best when it comes to his solo work.
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