CAN'T DENY ME!!!
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PureandEasy said:TripleB said:I can't open it on my laptop or my iPhone. Can anyone please give me any suggestions. Thank you.
Song is nothing to get excited about.London Ontario 2013, Buffalo New York 2013, Lincoln Nebraska 2014, Quebec City 20160 -
it's comatose and MYM if they had a babyI miss igotid880
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drakeheuer14 said:october22 said:Listened to it many times for the hell of it. I would never have given this song a second chance if it was by any other band.
I still think it sucks. It's not interesting musically or lyrically and Ed's vocal performance is actually irritating. Here is some conjecture; most of you who like this song wouldn't like it if it was by another band. Most of you who like this song only like it because it's "anti-Trump" (I guess) and that excites you.
As for CDM, I like it because I like it. Not my favorite PJ song, but not something I'd skip on the forthcoming album.
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I've heard it maybe 100 times this week. And I still like it.I miss igotid880
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love this song! didnt care for it at first, cant stop singing it to my dog, wife is over it!0
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DEGBTI said:love this song! didnt care for it at first, cant stop singing it to my dog, wife is over it!
I said, " you can't deny me!"
She said, "shut up!"Detroit 2000, Detroit 2003 1-2, Grand Rapids VFC 2004, Philly 2005, Grand Rapids 2006, Detroit 2006, Cleveland 2006, Lollapalooza 2007, Detroit Eddie Solo 2011, Detroit 2014, Chicago 2016 1-2, Chicago 2018 1-2, Ohana Encore 2021 1-2, Chicago Eddie/Earthlings 2022 1-2, Nashville 2022, St. Louis 2022
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Can't Deny Me headlines Friday New York Times review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/arts/music/playlist-pearl-jam-willie-nelson-meshell-ndegeocello.html
"For about 40 seconds at the beginning of “Can’t Deny Me,” the first original new Pearl Jam song in five years, the band is downright itchy — Eddie Vedder trades the messianic for the agitated, the guitars are a little arrogantly lazy, the drumming is filthy. It’s bracing, a nervy and grounded protest from a band that ordinarily prefers to soar. (Pearl Jam dedicated its live performance debut of this song to the students affected by the Parkland, Fla. school shooting.) But then something like a melody arrives, and the song begins to resolve itself into something clean, plaintive, not nervous at all. A shame. JON CARAMANICA"
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Since when is having melodic chorus a bad thing?I miss igotid880
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LastExitBJP said:I don't like saying negative things about their stuff cause I'm not their age and making music, but the studio version sounds like it wasn't produced well. Ever since Backspacer it feels like the soul is gone . . . Avocado was amazing as a record . . . what's changed since then? I can hear what they were going for with Can't Deny Me but it doesn't come through, which is why I agree that the live version sounds a million times better. However the version we got in our downloads sounds like the chorus and verses were copied and pasted together with garage band. I wish the guys would just not give a shit about trying to reach the mainstream because the new stuff just sounds . . . plastic? Bring back the No Code vibes. Hell I'd wait as long as I'd have to get some genuine PJ.
"Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:drakeheuer14 said:RoleModelsinBlood31 said:igotid88 said:RoleModelsinBlood31 said:So for fun yesterday I played the song a few times to our lunch crowd during mid day service to see what their reaction was. Most folks in town are mid 30’s in age so that’s the crowd. I played it three times in a row and then brought it up while I was walking the dining room. It was about 80% hated it and 20% thought it was ok. The ones that liked it said it sounded “heavy” or “punk,” so they liked it. Most people said they thought the singer was trying way too hard, others said it was just awful. Keep in mind it’s friday of sxsw here in town so there’s a lot of music fans around,
with that said the folks who are out and about in town this week and having lunch in my place are all music lovers, that’s why they’re here for sxsw. Sxsw is where jack White played on a curb, etc- not uncommon to see famous musicians just walking around. I wasn’t surprised they were mostly down on it, the song is super weak. I just wanted to hear what music fans thought of it. And no one was pissed I played it several times by the way, they dug the idea and actually asked me to pick more unknown songs to do it with after.1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park 2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2025: Raleigh0 -
Some love this song. Others hate it. One thing is for sure. Every time I hear it I have it stuck in my head for hours! It gets trapped in my head on repeat. Lol0
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bbiggs said:Some love this song. Others hate it. One thing is for sure. Every time I hear it I have it stuck in my head for hours! It gets trapped in my head on repeat. Lol
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I agree that it's catchy- I found it to be so right from the first listening-- but I found myself wanting to chase it out of my head just as quickly. I just find it irritatingly catchy.bootlegger10 said:RoleModelsinBlood31 said:So for fun yesterday I played the song a few times to our lunch crowd during mid day service to see what their reaction was. Most folks in town are mid 30’s in age so that’s the crowd. I played it three times in a row and then brought it up while I was walking the dining room. It was about 80% hated it and 20% thought it was ok. The ones that liked it said it sounded “heavy” or “punk,” so they liked it. Most people said they thought the singer was trying way too hard, others said it was just awful. Keep in mind it’s friday of sxsw here in town so there’s a lot of music fans around,
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
It’s a protest song, not a camp fire sing along. It’s a delivery that expresses his frustration and anger with the racist biggot clown who stole and lied his way into the White House. It’s a great cadence for how pissed off we all are.Post edited by THEBIBLEISTEN on0
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THEBIBLEISTEN said:It’s a protest song, not a camp fire sing along. It’s a delivery that expresses his frustration and anger with the racist biggot clown who stole and lied his way into the White House. It’s a great cadence for how pissed off we all are.
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