"Happy" Pearl Jam Songs

M Rizzo

I like
Undone
Down
Given to Fly
Hail, Hail
to me these songs are uplifting & Happy in a Pearl Jam sort of way

Still In Hiding

backspacer. as long as you stop after "force of nature"

joshmass

Haha few of my mates think all PJ sing are sad songs...to them I present them a list:

Given To Fly
Spin The Black Circle
Oceans
The Fixer
Amongst The Waves
Just Breathe
Unthought Known
Supersonic
In My Tree

Seems to be quite a few "Happy" songs in Backspacer
anyways I'm sure I've missed a few...

long time fan...recent member...first post

myra

ed243421 wrote:

last exit
spin the black circle
sometimes
i'm open
around the bend
faithful
all those yesterdays
soon forget
can't keep
save you
love boat captain
parachutes
big wave
gone

Errr, Gone ? Although quite liberating, pretty sad to me in fact .... Same with parachutes, last exit and save you, they don't sound too happy to me ...
I would go for Faithfull and Big Wave though.

Mikeack

I take them as I find them and I find a band that write to impress themselves first. Happy songs come and go, but its the songs that touch your soul that stay a lifetime (same with all artists I think).
Pearl Jam have grow as I have grow older, thus I can relate to their lyrics easily.

I have always liked Tom Waits for ironic humour in songs, but this is PJ here!

halszka123

Unthought known
Just breathe
In hiding

Recently Better days

Mayny of those You had written here,e.g. In my tree, Soon forget are songs that makes me think about life, many are very, very emotional - Rearviewmirror, Given to fly. But they are not happy to me.

Ohh, I forgot -Dirty Frank is really funny song:) Makes me smile

ed243421

myra wrote:

ed243421 wrote:

last exit
spin the black circle
sometimes
i'm open
around the bend
faithful
all those yesterdays
soon forget
can't keep
save you
love boat captain
parachutes
big wave
gone

Errr, Gone ? Although quite liberating, pretty sad to me in fact .... Same with parachutes, last exit and save you, they don't sound too happy to me ...
I would go for Faithfull and Big Wave though.

sad? how?
to me this is about a guy who wants to change everything in his life for the better
positive thought
happy doesn't have to mean "love shack"
google it if you are under 35
the last verse is in reference to what meher baba taught pete townshend
and that makes me happy

as far as parachutes
this is a song about love saving someone's life

last exit
to me is the acceptance of death
and i think we would all be happier if we understood the true meaning of this

and save you
come on, what your not happy cause he says fuck to much?
it's a song about saving a friend from something terrible

i would love to hear what these songs mean to you and why they do not make you happy

Mikeack

ed243421 wrote:

myra wrote:

ed243421 wrote:

last exit
spin the black circle
sometimes
i'm open
around the bend
faithful
all those yesterdays
soon forget
can't keep
save you
love boat captain
parachutes
big wave
gone

Errr, Gone ? Although quite liberating, pretty sad to me in fact .... Same with parachutes, last exit and save you, they don't sound too happy to me ...
I would go for Faithfull and Big Wave though.

sad? how?
to me this is about a guy who wants to change everything in his life for the better
positive thought
happy doesn't have to mean "love shack"
google it if you are under 35
the last verse is in reference to what meher baba taught pete townshend
and that makes me happy

as far as parachutes
this is a song about love saving someone's life

last exit
to me is the acceptance of death
and i think we would all be happier if we understood the true meaning of this

and save you
come on, what your not happy cause he says fuck to much?
it's a song about saving a friend from something terrible

i would love to hear what these songs mean to you and why they do not make you happy

Amen !

myra

ed243421 wrote:

sad? how?
to me this is about a guy who wants to change everything in his life for the better
positive thought
happy doesn't have to mean "love shack"
google it if you are under 35
the last verse is in reference to what meher baba taught pete townshend
and that makes me happy

as far as parachutes
this is a song about love saving someone's life

last exit
to me is the acceptance of death
and i think we would all be happier if we understood the true meaning of this

and save you
come on, what your not happy cause he says fuck to much?
it's a song about saving a friend from something terrible

i would love to hear what these songs mean to you and why they do not make you happy

Seems that I have been a bit blunt in my disagreeing, hence your irritated tone. Sorry 'bout that :oops:
Since you cared explaining your choice, it's only fair I told you what those mean to me. So here's my take :

Gone :
To me, a song about someone who feels he doesn't fit in his life anymore. Somehow, he had wanted to believe that by earning money and consuming, his life'd be better. Now he realizes that it's not the case and it all doesn't make sense anymore. So he feels he might just leave it all behind and leave. But to where ?
It's a retreat, he doesn't feel the strength to fight anymore, everything now seems pointless.
He feels nobody can understand / care for him and by leaving the City lights behind, he's leaving everybody behind him as well.
On the spur of the moment, I guess everybody has experienced this feeling that once you've got rid of everything, you'd have it all, hence the "liberating" tone of the song. Down the line, it's only fleeing when no other option seems to be left, and that's quite sad to me actually.

Parachutes :
actually a "love gone bad" song IMO. He used to feel so much love that he "would have fallen from the sky till" her, YET "parachutes have opened now", and he doesn't feel this way anymore. He wishes they could only still have this love they shared and feel the way they felt.

Save you :
I sure don't mind the fucks :-)
IMO it's actually a song about the terrible feeling of trying to save someone you love or deeply care for against their will, when you're witnessing them destroying themself one way or another, and feel powerless because they won't let you and can only resort to begging them to let you help.

Last Exit :
I always thought it went like : I'll die now and on my own because life's not worth living, and death only may deliver me. That sure was a bit short and there must be more to it !
I must admit I like your insight into this one

Shall we discuss what SOLAT means now ?

ed243421

i did not try to be harsh at all
just wanted your opinion
and i respect it fully

myra

ed243421 wrote:

i did not try to be harsh at all
just wanted your opinion
and i respect it fully

I'm sure you do.
I guess it's a good thing that you (along with Better-Man obviously) saw happiness in those songs when I couldn't ....

wolfamongwolves

Drifting


"I rid myself of worries, and my worries were gone". OK it's a tautology, but a happy one.

Natashapearljamfan

Bump, just found this thread and everyone can do with more happiness in their life.
What's your favourite PJ happy song?

Mine is Smile

hedonist

Hands down - or uplifted, it's U, U, U.

Sarah

"Big Wave"

rollings

Severed Hand
Spin the Black Circle
Blood
Rearview Mirror
Habit
Comatose
Red Mosquito
1/2 Full
Grievance
Last Exit


These are a few of my very fucking happy pearl jam songs

Sarah

"Getaway" is the song of a proud and happy atheist.

hedonist

This - a cover but so be it. Such a pretty version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkRNz0tR7tc

Pap

This is an uplifting song called Down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEB5GzoP5vA

Sarah

Pap said:

This is an uplifting song called Down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEB5GzoP5vA

I once tried to make the case to my mother that "Down" is a very uplifting song, and she disagreed, saying "You're still referring to yourself as 'dirt'!" :-)