red mosquito

angelfire317
angelfire317 Posts: 224
edited July 2008 in Words and Music...Communication
such a good song

watched from the window, with a red mosquito
i was not allowed to leave the room
i saw the sun go down, and now it's coming up
somewhere in the time between
i was bitten, must have been the devil
he was just paying me...
a little visit, reminding me of his presence
letting me know, he's a-waiting... oh
red man's your neighbor, call it behavior
while you're climbing up slippery hills
two steps ahead of him, punctures in your neck
hovering just above your bed
hovering just above your bed
i was bitten, must have been the devil
he was just paying me...
a little visit, reminding me of his presence
and letting me know, he's a'waiting, he's a'waiting...
up there... yeah
if i had known then what i know now...
if i had known then what i know now...
if i had known then what i know now...
if i had known then what i know now...
"I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks."
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  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    YES YES YES! This song gets me going! I was soooo happy to finally get it at MSG 2. :)

    *if i had known then what i know now.*

    That shit always sticks with me!
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • PhillyPJ
    PhillyPJ Posts: 1,268
    great song
  • MeddleDeal
    MeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Originally posted by angelfire317

    if i had known then what i know now...
    if i had known then what i know now...
    if i had known then what i know now...
    if i had known then what i know now...

    I agree..that is a great song!:D

    That line is what gets me through the rough times, and everytime I hear that song, I sing that line b/c man, I know I have made bad choices in my life.

    I was hoping they would play it in Little Rock, but didn't, but man, that was a shocker when they played it at MSG 2...talk about NO CODE love that night;)

    Just giving my 2 cents.:)
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • angelfire317
    angelfire317 Posts: 224
    I loved hearing this live
    its such a great song
    I thought I would never hear it
    i was surprised to hear it at the garden
    "I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks."
  • MeddleDeal
    MeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Yeah I know. I was just as surprised as everyone else around me. I remember the guy next to me telling his friend, that it was Red Mosquito, and I was OMG state of shock.

    I called my sis, Jaya from there, b/c, well NO CODE love baby!

    That, I have to say, is one of my favorite songs off of that album.
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • PearlJammanmh
    PearlJammanmh Posts: 4
    great song
    We all walk the long road.........
    I got memories i got shit
  • pears
    pears Posts: 36
    my first show in 98... i remember that they played this and i was soooooo excited. i love this song!
  • {[Pearl_Jam}]
    {[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    i love it...

    and i'm a red mosquito now
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • MeddleDeal
    MeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    same here:D

    fitting isn't it?:)
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    So, was Eddie actually hospitalized for food poisoning?
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • Androgynous Mind
    Androgynous Mind Posts: 520
    Red Mosquito is one of those songs that always seemed so random to me ever since I first heard it. But that is why I love it. It is amazing. Of all songs, this is the song that I got my younger cousin hooked on that has made him a huge PJ fan as well Saw it live in Albany this year and it was probably the best version I have ever heard. I though my cousin was going to jump through the roof of Pepsi Arena when he hear those first few notes.
    Oh he fills it up with the love of a girl...
  • Mookie1976
    Mookie1976 Posts: 51
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    So, was Eddie actually hospitalized for food poisoning?

    Thats what I heard also... It was a show in SF where he had to go off stage because he had a food poisoning. Neil Young jumped in to get the band through it. I think its written in 5 against 1.

    Ed had to stay in the hospital room for at least 12 hours (sun go down... and now its coming up). A red mosquito was in there as well and buged him all the time...
    So plenty of time to get to thinking...

    Please correct me if I'm wrong.

    Much love

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  • Leo86
    Leo86 Posts: 165
    Awesome song....quite possibly my favourite. :cool:

    Man, I would love to hear it live.
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  • brock05
    brock05 Posts: 11
    couldn't believe my luck when they started red mosquito at newcastle, one of the last must see live songs on my list, i just love this song.
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  • ShE.dREAmS.in.CoLOr
    ShE.dREAmS.in.CoLOr Posts: 341
    MeddleDeal wrote:
    That, I have to say, is one of my favorite songs off of that album.

    i totally agree with you! oh man, the song itself has great lyrics, but the chorus always gets me, a very clever way to put into words a feeling i'm sure most of us have had at some point in our lives!

    "I was bitten, must have been the devil
    He was just paying me...
    A little visit, reminding me of his presence
    Letting me know, he's a-waiting.."

    love this song!!! :)
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  • jordn6971
    jordn6971 Posts: 675
    This has been my favorite song since i first heard it and i haven't gotten it in the 16 shows i've been to.
    "There was a band playing in my head, and I felt like getting high"
  • glasshouse
    glasshouse Posts: 1,762
    one of their most "original sounding" rockers. awesome fucking song with lyrics to boot

    i don't know what it is, but something in the music reminds of of another old time favorite of mine - Satan's Bed.
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    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • IGotShit76
    IGotShit76 Posts: 768
    There's a funny story about Red Mosquito. Ed is talking about it during SF3 '06 (I think it's this one).
    Mike McCready used a zippo lighter belonging to Ed during the recording of this track. In fact, this was a gift from Ed's grandfather.
    Mike asked if he could have it and Ed answered ... No !!!
    Then he goes like "you should probably have it though" or something like this.
    Anyway great tune to hear live !
  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    yeh i love it too. its great
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  • Pearler
    Pearler Posts: 191
    great song, on an album full of great songs.

    Except Lukin.




    That sucks donkeys.

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