1/2 Full Lyrics

stocks767
stocks767 Posts: 19
edited January 2008 in The Porch
Love it when Ed sings:

"there ain't gonna be
no middle anymore
it's been said before.."

great Porch reference!
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  • robbyblaylock
    robbyblaylock Posts: 428
    yeah....or reference towards the dwindling economic status of middle-class america...one or the other. :)
  • vedderfan10
    vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    great reference to "there ain't gonna be any middle anymore" from "Porch"...

    that Vedder is a wily guy...very wily...(Into the Wily, anyone?)
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  • pouch15
    pouch15 Posts: 436
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    great reference to "there ain't gonna be any middle anymore" from "Porch"...

    that Vedder is a wily guy...very wily...(Into the Wily, anyone?)

    :(
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    best line ever. who else could get away with referencing their own song!?
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,012
    MrSmith wrote:
    best line ever. who else could get away with referencing their own song!?

    John Lennon has a few times. :)
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  • stocks767
    stocks767 Posts: 19
    robbyblaylock wrote:
    yeah....or reference towards the dwindling economic status of middle-class america...one or the other. :)

    Wow, you're very angry.
  • wash_
    wash_ Posts: 1,073
    Oh my god. I feel ashamed. :(

    I've been an obsessive fan for 4 years now, loved 1/2 full and NEVER realised about the lyrics. And that's why he made that look when singing that line in L@TG. Fucking hell!

    Damn. That's a wicked reference. Love the song even more. Love the band even more. :)
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  • Abner11
    Abner11 Posts: 67
    While I like that line, I think "Don't see some men as half empty/see them half-fill of shit" is the best line in the song.
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  • laurababy0105
    laurababy0105 Posts: 32
    Abner11 wrote:
    While I like that line, I think "Don't see some men as half empty/see them half-fill of shit" is the best line in the song.

    I would have to agree there, GREAT Line.
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  • stocks767
    stocks767 Posts: 19
    wash_ wrote:
    Oh my god. I feel ashamed. :(

    I've been an obsessive fan for 4 years now, loved 1/2 full and NEVER realised about the lyrics. And that's why he made that look when singing that line in L@TG. Fucking hell!

    Damn. That's a wicked reference. Love the song even more. Love the band even more. :)


    Glad I could help!
  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,183
    Don't see some men as half empty, See them half full of shit!




    ^ thats the gem in that song :D
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    stocks767 wrote:
    Wow, you're very angry.


    but he put a smiley face...


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  • wolfamongwolves
    wolfamongwolves Posts: 2,414
    Speaking of referencing other songs...

    You've also got the repetition of "the haves". They've "been having more yet still bored" in 1/2 Full, probably because they "have not a clue" in Bu$hleaguer.

    What about the fact that "it's been said before" has also been (sorta) said before on the same album, as in "it's already been sung, but it can't be said enough" before going on to say what the Beatles said before. Oh, the levels...

    And of course Love Boat Captain has "earthquakes making waves" like Tremor Christ has, in a more long-winded way.

    Are the links staring to get tenuous? Both Alive & Jeremy reference Daddy... Hmmmm....
    93: Slane
    96: Cork, Dublin
    00: Dublin
    06: London, Dublin
    07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    09: Manchester, London
    10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
    11: San José
    12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
  • UndyTaker
    UndyTaker Posts: 358
    If you want to talk about referencing, I always considered "Save You" to have at least one.

    "...don't go on me now." It may not be referencing "Go", but it seems along the same lines to me.
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  • wolfamongwolves
    wolfamongwolves Posts: 2,414
    UndieTaker wrote:
    If you want to talk about referencing, I always considered "Save You" to have at least one.

    "...don't go on me now." It may not be referencing "Go", but it seems along the same lines to me.


    Yes! Forgot about that one.
    93: Slane
    96: Cork, Dublin
    00: Dublin
    06: London, Dublin
    07: London, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    09: Manchester, London
    10: Dublin, Belfast, London & Berlin
    11: San José
    12: Isle of Wight, Copenhagen, Ed in Manchester & London x2
  • muppet
    muppet Posts: 980
    Another one

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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    damn this guy needs to increase his vocabulary. he's running out of words.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I love 1/2 full.... top 5 easy :D
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.

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