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immortality's original lyrics

mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,862
edited May 2013 in The Porch
Anybody else besides me think the original lyrics were much better than what ended up on vitalogy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AKLofHtO4U
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  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    Maybe not much better but certainly different in a good way.

    They should bring this version back on occasion (like what they do with Crown of Thorns and other "rare" songs) as well as the "Don't call me brother" version of Daughter from the NYE show.
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  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    http://troubledsoulsunite.wordpress.com ... e-orpheum/

    Enjoy!
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,862
    wow awesome little read. Thanks so much lostinohio. I just absolutely love this version of the song; I listen to it quite often. The ending to the song to me is the most powerful part. Wish I could have seen this show live!
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  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    this is one of my favorite live moments in pj history. the emotions are so raw here and i think that's what draws me to pj more than anything else.

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    I won’t fight this world
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  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    Yeah, I think I was about 11 or so when that show was played, so I don't think I could have seen it, even if I had known about it... I often think I was born about 10 years too late. I missed a lot of good stuff in the early 90s.

    Anyhoo, it's always interesting to see the relation between Immortality and Kurt...

    2.21 Is "Immortality" about Kurt Cobain?
    In an interview with the LA times in Nov. 1994, Eddie has said that "Immortality" was not about Kurt Cobain. The song did have different lyrics when Pearl Jam started playing it during the spring '94 tour than the final version on Vitalogy. And yes during the Atlanta April 03, 1994 show Eddie did mention that he hoped Kurt was ok. Eddie also dedicated "Go" to Kurt (this was the period after Kurt Cobain's overdose in Rome when he was missing). Sadly enough, Kurt Cobain died a few days after this broadcast.

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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    wow thats crazy.. so different. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea it used to be like that.
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    I was just thinking the other day that I wished they'd break this version out live.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    i agree!!
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    or release a studio version of it on the next fan club single.
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  • BobbakBobbak Posts: 87
    I like it just as much as the official release of the song. :ugeek:
  • eladdereladder Posts: 414
    First time ever played live was april 11th boston garden and it was my first show.
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  • eladdereladder Posts: 414
    http://youtu.be/RkrqIfBihW8
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,862
    That s one hell of a first show!!!! How did you manage to get tickets?
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