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im an earim an ear Posts: 245
edited December 2007 in The Porch
Fuckin' awesome!!! It's also the first Christmas song Eddie has written since "Let Me Sleep" in '91.
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  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Very REM-esque.
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    whats it like whats it like!!??!?

    and can someone post mp3! i dont have a record player for when i get my vinyl!
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    whats it like whats it like!!??!?

    and can someone post mp3! i dont have a record player for when i get my vinyl!
    check here: http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=267349
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  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i'm digging it :)

    and it makes me crave more new PJ lol
  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    totally agree!

    EDIT: Ownage version of 'Jingle Bells' as well Mike goes all Chuck Berry on Christmas.. Nice single this year :D
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,500
    i'm_an_ear wrote:
    Fuckin' awesome!!!

    Fuckin' eh!
  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    Lyrics:
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    I couldn't tell what Eddie was singing at one point, anyone able to understand? lol
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    now and then i remember when
    us adults were little kids
    and our only worry was
    what we get from santa claus

    when santa claus was god
    when santa claus was god
    when santa was... santa claus was..
    when santa claus was god

    now we're grown and so complex
    in a world that can't relax
    even though he was a lie
    we all were satisfied when

    santa claus was god
    when santa claus was god
    when santa was..
    when santa claus was..
    when santa claus was god

    how i learned from right and wrong
    had to be good for santa claus
    he made me, stop misbehaving

    and once a year if i did my job
    i'd be given my favorite toys
    ????????? 1:52-1:58 ????????? (from santa? life was simple?)

    when santa was...
    when santa claus was..
    santa claus was god

    sleep tight all (oh?) little ones x4
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  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    At first I didn't know. But now...I really enjoy it! Great tune!
  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    Santa God is fucking awesome. Best holiday single since Strangest Tribe.
  • ADogNamedPilateADogNamedPilate Posts: 291
    This sounds like an instant classic Christmas song to me.
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I absolutely love it. Makes me smile and laugh and it's all so true. :)
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  • quiet riot actquiet riot act Posts: 55
    kinda creepy now ..

    i imagine damian echols whispering " sleep tight oh little ones" before clutching the last breathe of air out of those three little boys

    ruined
  • EvilRabbitEvilRabbit Posts: 286
    Yep. Instant classic.
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  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    so far could take it or leave it...
    I'm just flying around the other side of the world to say I love you

    Sha la la la i'm in love with a jersey girl

    I love you forever and forever :)

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  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    wolfbear wrote:
    I absolutely love it. Makes me smile and laugh and it's all so true. :)
    Haha, totally :D
    I'm gonna play this for my kiddies in daycare next week :) Weeeee.
    This song is so cute.
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  • brainofmebrainofme Posts: 231
    the line "santa claus was god" actually made me think.

    in austria - where i come from - most children still believe that the so-called "Christkind" brings the presents on the evening of 24th dec.
    of course, american influence doesn't stop at our borders, so santa is getting more and more fans. but what i wanted to say, is that the "Christkind" is actually either jesus ("the child christ") or an angel-like figure that brings presents to the new born jesus. so in our christian tradition our "santa", the "Christkind" is actually god...
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  • DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
    Ledbetterus wrote:
    Lyrics:
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    I couldn't tell what Eddie was singing at one point, anyone able to understand? lol
    .
    .
    .
    .
    now and then i remember when
    us adults were little kids
    and our only worry was
    what we get from santa claus

    when santa claus was god
    when santa claus was god
    when santa was... santa claus was..
    when santa claus was god

    now we're grown and so complex
    in a world that can't relax
    even though he was a lie
    we all were satisfied when

    santa claus was god
    when santa claus was god
    when santa was..
    when santa claus was..
    when santa claus was god

    how i learned from right and wrong
    had to be good for santa claus
    he made me, stop misbehaving

    and once a year if i did my job
    i'd be given my favorite toys
    so simple, the principles

    when santa was...
    when santa claus was..
    santa claus was god

    sleep tight all (oh?) little ones x4


    maybe

    ds
    And no one sings me lullabyes
    And no one makes me close my eyes
    So I throw the windows wide
    And call to you across the sky....
  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    I love the song. I listened to it 3 times now and it's very good...
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  • whichwaysignwhichwaysign Posts: 229
    kind of reminds me of Far Behind
    'I'm like an opening band for the sun'
  • KatzenjammerKatzenjammer Posts: 57
    Incredibly corny. I deleted it from my iTunes out of shame and fear that someone would encounter it on shuffle. I personally enjoyed it but it's not a song I would brag to my friends about.
  • oktacomaoktacoma Posts: 335
    Katzenjammer wrote:
    Incredibly corny. I deleted it from my iTunes out of shame and fear that someone would encounter it on shuffle. I personally enjoyed it but it's not a song I would brag to my friends about.
    It's awesome that you care so much about what others think about your musical tastes. Rock on, individuals!! ;)
  • oktacomaoktacoma Posts: 335
    I'm hearing quite a bit of distortion in Santa God. Is that meant to be there, or is it a result of the transfer from vinyl to mp3?
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Katzenjammer wrote:
    Incredibly corny. I deleted it from my iTunes out of shame and fear that someone would encounter it on shuffle. I personally enjoyed it but it's not a song I would brag to my friends about.

    So you enjoyed it, but deleted it from your iTunes in case someone else wouldn't? :confused:
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  • SarahCanadaSarahCanada Posts: 196
    catchy.. good tune
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  • I Am GoneI Am Gone Posts: 831
    Good to see they are still churning out rockers, I was concerned after Avocado they would go a bit soft and gooey, but this bodes well for a new album.
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  • Lennon_CobainLennon_Cobain Posts: 704
    oktacoma wrote:
    I'm hearing quite a bit of distortion in Santa God. Is that meant to be there, or is it a result of the transfer from vinyl to mp3?
    I think it's the result of the rip only. I'm sure as other members start receiving their copies of the single that we'll have addition rips available that are of better quality and in a lossless format.
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  • The Severed HandThe Severed Hand Posts: 214
    Thank You everyone for posting about the holiday single. I have not received mine yet and the anticipation is now growing to an obscene amount. This may be my favorite gift this Christmas and in a way I am getting it for myself by being a 10c member. Hmm, this will also be my first of many PJ vinyls.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    I'm Gone wrote:
    Good to see they are still churning out rockers, I was concerned after Avocado they would go a bit soft and gooey, but this bodes well for a new album.

    It's not very heavy though, is it? It's good, but still not that heavy.
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    I can't have my child listen to it... Santa a lie? :(
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • I Am GoneI Am Gone Posts: 831
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    It's not very heavy though, is it? It's good, but still not that heavy.

    Not saying its heavy, just that it is a rocker as opposed to a ballad.
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