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rhcpjam1029rhcpjam1029 Posts: 1,975
edited January 2008 in The Porch
I'm sorry but I finally have got to admit it. I HATE this song. Absolutely despise it. When it first came out I was like oh okay, this is okay but then I just started hearing it way too often and was just like this song has to stop. I can't even stand that beginning noise too. Uch!

I'd rather drop ecstacy while listening to Pry, To backwards 146 times than listening to this song.

Anyone agree/disagree?
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  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    edited July 2012
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  • stateoflove79stateoflove79 Posts: 2,845
    Not a fave, but I don't hate it, and if I am listening to a boot...I don't skip it.
    Is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
  • zootownzootown Posts: 666
    Didnt like WWS when it first came out, and still dont like the studio version, however, the live version has grown on me some...
    I hold the pain, release me!
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,991
    I love it.
    I miss igotid88
  • ii44ii44 Posts: 430
    I really like it, especially live.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,334
    "In theform of a morning paper
    laid out for me to see
    saw his face in a corner picture
    I recognised the name
    could not stop staring at the
    face I'll never see again"

    And

    "medals on a wooden mantle
    next to a handsome face
    that the president took for granted
    writing checks that other's pay"

    The lyrics are great, how can you not like them? It is so emotive, and pulls on the heart strings.
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  • possomistspossomists Posts: 427
    i disagree ace
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    I love this song! It did and still does carry an important message while being simple and accessible.

    I love the passion and anger behind it.

    I can see the reason's why the music snob wouldn't like it though. IE: It's way too poppy...it's way too accessible.

    Get over it! Not every song PJ does has to be intricate and hard to digest.

    They have earned the right to just simply rock out a pop song once in a while...haven't they?

    While not in my favorite Pearl Jam song...I think they show you can write a simple song whilst still hammering home a heavy message.
    "Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse...of my innocense, got back my inner sence, baby got it...still got it"
  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    CitizenRick wrote:
    I love this song! It did and still does carry an important message while being simple and accessible.

    I love the passion and anger behind it.

    I can see the reason's why the music snob wouldn't like it though. IE: It's way too poppy...it's way too accessible.

    Get over it! Not every song PJ does has to be intricate and hard to digest.

    They have earned the right to just simply rock out a pop song once in a while...haven't they?

    While not in my favorite Pearl Jam song...I think they show you can write a simple song whilst still hammering home a heavy message.

    I agree completely. Lyrically it's a really good song too. "Tell you to pray, while the devil's on their shoulder." Is one amazing line. Although I will say that I would rather listen to the album version than any of the live versions.
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  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    It's a good song. It's so simple though that it feels kinda boring now, but it's by no means a bad song at all.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • phillyfanphillyfan Posts: 831
    its a good one
    If you hate something dont you do it too
    world fucking champs!!!
  • Chris1401Chris1401 Posts: 354
    I almost like the message rather than the song as a whole...if that makes sense.

    Lyrically, it's pretty damn good, better than a lot of half assed anti-war songs coming out right now.
  • jessejesse Posts: 170
    its a great song, go drop some more pills mate
  • hopethatuchokehopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    I like the song but can see why some would hate it. I remember when a 20 second or so clip of it was released before the single hit and people here were creaming their pants. They were making assumptions about the album and how "Pearl Jam is back to their roots!" and "This record is gonna sell 2 million copies!" based on a 20 second clip of that song. I swear 20% of this board is special olympians.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I LOVE this song! I love the beat. It's one of those songs I could put on repeat. One of the few Pearl Jam songs you can actually dance to.

    My only gripe.. I think it sucks live.
  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    I swear 20% of this board is special olympians.

    LOL...that was funny.

    I was never a huge fan of WWS. I think I tolerate it just because its Pearl Jam, but I never really enjoyed it. It just seems like a generic easy song for Pearl Jam. Insert generic rock riff, insert generic political lyrics, insert weak chorus. Its beneath them.
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,600
    Im a huge fan and it was the live version that did it for me. Its a fitting song to their fast playing and Eddie performs it withm a passion I haven't seen in a while!
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  • StinkfootStinkfoot Posts: 546
    well my four year old daughter loves it.....and she has great taste.
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  • No WayNo Way Posts: 39
    I love this line:

    "Looking in the eyes of the fallen . . .
    You've got to know there's another, another, another, another, another . . .
    way"

    Great double meaning there. That kind of songwriting is rare and Ed is very good at it.
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Igottago wrote:
    LOL...that was funny.

    I was never a huge fan of WWS. I think I tolerate it just because its Pearl Jam, but I never really enjoyed it. It just seems like a generic easy song for Pearl Jam. Insert generic rock riff, insert generic political lyrics, insert weak chorus. Its beneath them.

    That's how I feel about many of the songs on Avocado. Life Wasted might be the most generic rocker they've ever done. Severed Hand has a stupid riff and the middle 8 is horrible. Come Back is the cheesiest song ever written. WWS actually isn't half as bad as those stinkbombs.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    my favorite song on the album
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  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,672
    pjfan31 wrote:
    "In theform of a morning paper
    laid out for me to see
    saw his face in a corner picture
    I recognised the name
    could not stop staring at the
    face I'll never see again"

    And

    "medals on a wooden mantle
    next to a handsome face
    that the president took for granted
    writing checks that other's pay"

    The lyrics are great, how can you not like them? It is so emotive, and pulls on the heart strings.

    Is it laid out for him to see, or layed-out?

    And if he's seen the face before, then of course he would recognize the name?
  • gibbitsgibbits Posts: 508
    one of the better songs on the album IMO. I would rather do without Army Reserve.
  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    JWBusher wrote:
    That's how I feel about many of the songs on Avocado. Life Wasted might be the most generic rocker they've ever done. Severed Hand has a stupid riff and the middle 8 is horrible. Come Back is the cheesiest song ever written. WWS actually isn't half as bad as those stinkbombs.

    Well I agree with you on the album as a whole, it feels pretty generic. However, I do think Life Wasted is a fantastic song, in the classic Pearl Jam way...great energy. The rest of the album is fairly forgettable.
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    rhcpjam6306 wrote:
    I'm sorry but I finally have got to admit it. I HATE this song. Absolutely despise it. When it first came out I was like oh okay, this is okay but then I just started hearing it way too often and was just like this song has to stop. I can't even stand that beginning noise too. Uch!

    I'd rather drop ecstacy while listening to Pry, To backwards 146 times than listening to this song.

    Anyone agree/disagree?
    I like it.
    I like how Eddie screams suiciiiide!!!!!!!!!!
    I have to listen to that album soon.. I shelfed it a while back.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • NC_IrieNC_Irie Posts: 270
    love it! all of it!
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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    gibbits wrote:
    one of the better songs on the album IMO. I would rather do without Army Reserve.

    agree with that.

    And having known a kid that was killed there, it just hits home so much..............
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • TrixieCatTrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Lizard wrote:
    agree with that.

    And having known a kid that was killed there, it just hits home so much..............
    Aw...that sucks...I am sorry to hear that. It is so heartbreaking...especially when you know someone. My little cousin was over there for a while and it was terrifying.
    Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
    And I don't feel right when you're gone away
  • halvhalv Posts: 701
    Love WWS!! Whenever I play it my wife and I always end up bouncing around the room.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,334
    tish wrote:
    Is it laid out for him to see, or layed-out?

    And if he's seen the face before, then of course he would recognize the name?


    Picky pick picky, but i am glad to say you a wrong on both accounts. It is "laid out" And you don't necessarily know everyones name.

    I know the face's of heaps of people, doesn't mean I know there name.
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