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when was rats last played?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited May 2006 in Given To Fly (live)
title says it all
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    sept 23 1998

    west palm beach florida

    They don't eat, don't sleep
    They don't feed, they don't seethe
    Bare their gums when they moan and squeak
    Lick the dirt off a larger one's feet
    They don't push, don't crowd
    Congregate until they're much too loud
    Fuck to procreate till they are dead
    Drink the blood of their so called best friend

    They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way
    Don't pack themselves together and run as one
    Don't shit where they're not supposed to
    Don't take what's not theirs, they don't compare

    They don't scam, don't fight
    Don't oppress an equals given rights
    Starve the poor so they can be well fed
    Line their holes with the dead ones bread

    They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way
    Don't pack themselves together and run as one
    Don't shit where they're not supposed to
    Don't take what's not theirs, they don't compare...

    They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way
    Don't pack themselves together and run as one
    Don't shit where they're not supposed to
    Don't take what's not theirs... they don't compare...
    Rats...they don't compare
    Rats...they don't compare

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    Ben, the two of us need look no more
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  • JD SalJD Sal Posts: 790
    just an fyi, but pearljam.com has that info

    http://www.pearljam.com/songs/song.php?song=Rats
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  • bones0138bones0138 Posts: 52
    title says it all : D
  • Cameron124Cameron124 Posts: 139
    I think by Ben he means Harper
  • Purex37Purex37 Posts: 168
    Cameron124 wrote:
    I think by Ben he means Harper

    No, there is an old horror movie about rats called Ben. I think there are other ties between the name and rodent (the movie willard?). Besides Harper's 1st album came out just before vs.
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  • PineappleAnaPineappleAna Posts: 255
    Purex37 wrote:
    No, there is an old horror movie about rats called Ben. I think there are other ties between the name and rodent (the movie willard?). Besides Harper's 1st album came out just before vs.


    no, micheal jackson had a rat named ben and he wrote a song called "ben"
  • Cameron124Cameron124 Posts: 139
    I forgot the Movie and Michael Jackson
  • PineappleAnaPineappleAna Posts: 255
    the song used to make jeff cry
  • NumberTenOxNumberTenOx Posts: 93
    Ben, the movie, title track by Wacko Jacko.

    Further study here.

    Crap, that link seems to not work for some reason. Here is the info from that page:
    - Written for the 1972 movie of the same name. It was the sequel to a movie called Willard, which was remade in 2003 starring Crispin Glover.
    - Ben is a pet rat. In the movie, a young boy befriends the rat, but the rat turns evil and recruits other rats to attack humans. In the remake of Willard, Ben becomes an enormous super-rat.
    - Despite being about a rat, the lyrics are touching and sentimental, and make no reference to rodents. A lot of people were very moved by the song.
    - Michael Jackson's first #1 hit as a solo artist. Motown recorded him as a solo artist when The Jackson 5 stopped selling well.
    - Pearl Jam has a song called "Rats," which is a reference to this.
    - At Michael Jackson's 2001 tribute special, young Country singer Billy Gilman performed this with Marc Anthony.
    - This is one of Jackson's favorites.
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