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Man of The Hour.

Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited August 2009 in The Porch
Seriously... is there a more depressing, yet beautiful song? I don't think so. I was watching Big Fish last night, and I didn't know when or where the song comes in, but it's so beautifully placed :| and at that exact moment it makes for an emotional moment. I didn't expect the movie to be so sad.

But the thing with Man of the Hour... it's hauntingly dark, and terribly sad... yet there are those glimpses of happiness... the song toys with your emotions. (well mine) and if you have lost someone in your life im sure when you listen it REALLY hits you. I know it does something to me... makes me feel two different emotions.

What a beautiful song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DfZhpTDNg
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    Seriously... is there a more depressing, yet beautiful song? I don't think so. I was watching Big Fish last night, and I didn't know when or where the song comes in, but it's so beautifully placed :| and at that exact moment it makes for an emotional moment. I didn't expect the movie to be so sad.

    But the thing with Man of the Hour... it's hauntingly dark, and terribly sad... yet there are those glimpses of happiness... the song toys with your emotions. (well mine) and if you have lost someone in your life im sure when you listen it REALLY hits you. I know it does something to me... makes me feel two different emotions.

    What a beautiful song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DfZhpTDNg

    Personally, I think the songs that Ed writes about death/dying/dealing with death - are some of the most beutiful and sad songs I have ever heard.
  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    Seriously... is there a more depressing, yet beautiful song? I don't think so. I was watching Big Fish last night, and I didn't know when or where the song comes in, but it's so beautifully placed :| and at that exact moment it makes for an emotional moment. I didn't expect the movie to be so sad.

    But the thing with Man of the Hour... it's hauntingly dark, and terribly sad... yet there are those glimpses of happiness... the song toys with your emotions. (well mine) and if you have lost someone in your life im sure when you listen it REALLY hits you. I know it does something to me... makes me feel two different emotions.

    What a beautiful song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DfZhpTDNg

    Personally, I think the songs that Ed writes about death/dying/dealing with death - are some of the most beutiful and sad songs I have ever heard.

    agreed. i still get goosebumps from Long Road, especially the version from the 9/11 benefit when Neil plays the organ.
  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    Seriously... is there a more depressing, yet beautiful song? I don't think so. I was watching Big Fish last night, and I didn't know when or where the song comes in, but it's so beautifully placed :| and at that exact moment it makes for an emotional moment. I didn't expect the movie to be so sad.

    But the thing with Man of the Hour... it's hauntingly dark, and terribly sad... yet there are those glimpses of happiness... the song toys with your emotions. (well mine) and if you have lost someone in your life im sure when you listen it REALLY hits you. I know it does something to me... makes me feel two different emotions.

    What a beautiful song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DfZhpTDNg

    Personally, I think the songs that Ed writes about death/dying/dealing with death - are some of the most beutiful and sad songs I have ever heard.
    Basically.

    those are the songs most people relate to, and connect with.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    great great song. better movie....wow.


    is the song in the actual movie or is played at the end during the credits>?
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Man of the Hour ends with a note of hopefulness though, doesn't it?

    "I feel that this is just goodbye for now."

    Meaning ... we'll meet again, in the afterlife or whatever comes next.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    restlesssoul wrote:
    great great song. better movie....wow.


    is the song in the actual movie or is played at the end during the credits>?
    end credits.
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    slightofjeff wrote:
    Man of the Hour ends with a note of hopefulness though, doesn't it?

    "I feel that this is just goodbye for now."

    Meaning ... we'll meet again, in the afterlife or whatever comes next.
    Yes, that's what I was saying. It sad, it's dark.. but there is that glimpse of happiness.
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  • RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,943
    I agree, this song and the movie (especially together) are beautiful pieces of art, I really dig it and it's a real live gem...so moving!
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  • cannotstaylongcannotstaylong Posts: 668
    Completely agree. It really is an emotional rollercoaster of a song, and that's why I love it so much. Because that's how life is, ups and downs all rolled into one. And as someone else said, it ends on an optimistic, if still depressing note: "I feel that this is just goodbye for now."

    Love it.

    Not as much a fan of the movie, though I still like it.
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  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    I remember seeing the movie in the theatre and at the time my dad was very sick and it just hit me like a hammer at the end of the movie and I just started crying and couldn't stop.

    He has since passed away and I always think of him when I hear that song.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    This is and will probably always remain the only song that moved me to tears.
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Devastating song. It makes "Come Back" look like the turd that it is.
  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    It is a beautifully written song. Another reason why Ed is my favorite song writer.
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Keep on Jammin wrote:
    I remember seeing the movie in the theatre and at the time my dad was very sick and it just hit me like a hammer at the end of the movie and I just started crying and couldn't stop.

    He has since passed away and I always think of him when I hear that song.
    I hear you. Sorry about your dad, I was gonna get "I feel that this is just goodbye for now" tatted on me for my dad.
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  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    man of the hour is one of pearl jam's finest moments

    ever
  • Keep on JamminKeep on Jammin Posts: 377
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Devastating song. It makes "Come Back" look like the turd that it is.

    I like Come Back.
  • PlanktonPlankton Posts: 692
    It's such a fantastic song in its own right, but a perfect match with the movie too. I remember going to see it with no idea PJ had done a song for it, it was great.
  • JH9598JH9598 Posts: 28
    I was supposed to see the movie with some friends but didn't arrive in time, so I watched a later showing by myself. I was so glad I did, because I totally lost it at the end. I didn't know anyone there, so I just let it flow. Having lost my father a few years before and my mother that year made me a emotional mess. Thought it was a beautiful movie and song, none the less. Still makes me cry too. :cry:
  • PJammer4lifePJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,657
    When I first saw the movie I cried a ton when all the characters show at the funeral..the stories were true.!!!
    I saw it again a few years later and cried again...
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