Man of the Hour

decides2dream

*bump*
i've had this tune in my head today...especially...."nature has it's own religion"......beautiful imagery.

Ms. Haiku

I become silent inside and out when I hear this song.

decides2dream

Ms. Haiku wrote:

I become silent inside and out when I hear this song.

what a GREAT way of wording it.
you're so right




this song has been in my mind a lot the past couple days.....




nature has it's own religion, gospel of the land......



i never, ever, ever tire of this song....musically or lyrically.......

3inputchick

Does it stir you more then Thumbing my way?

velogator

I'm 43, have a son of my own, this song gets to me everytime I hear it...just reading the lyrics, especially the last verse gives me the chills and tears. Beautiful song, this and Sleight of Hand always bring tears to the eyes.

MegaphoneWhisper

You are not alone my friend.
Lost my dad when he was 49.
Vedder could not have struck a more pertinent nerve than that one.
It's in my sig.

decides2dream

3inputchick wrote:

Does it stir you more then Thumbing my way?

for me personally, absolutely.
i also strongly identify with the lyrics, and the loss....having lost my own father 16 years ago.


and this:
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=210183
has all the more made it that much more special to me, and sure, made the milan boot a personal fave ....and the italian tour in general an amazing memory for me.


from the first time i heard the song i have strongly identified....and just the combination of music and lyrics goes right thru me. thumbing my way is a beautiful and gorgeous song, but it does not have the same affect on me as man of the hour.

jeffwmartin

3inputchick wrote:

Does it stir you more then Thumbing my way?

These two songs are almost guaranteed to bring me to tears. I lost my father when I was 3, so I never really knew him, but I knew the vacuum where he should have been. "Man of the Hour" reminds me of the man my mom described to me. And the lines...

"Father he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in May."

just tear me apart because he died in a car accident in May, 1975.

The lyrics to "Thumbing My Way" remind me of the things I went through after my mother committed suicide when I was 18, especially the opening line about not being home since she left.

E.V. is such an amazing lyricist. I was talking to my son the other day about lyrics and such and I told him that I couldn't think of a single E.V. song that didn't have at least 1 line or turn of phrase that made me think "damn, I wish I had written that!"

JaqRoy

this song is so good. its crazy

OCD4PJ

It is a really sad song...lol even the guitar chords make me cry...

ofthegirl75

Love, Love triple love this song.
Did not care for Big Fish.

dreamncolor

and this made it over as well, afterall!
hmmm.....even when using search, i apparently don't get it......haha.

PearlOfAGirl

I guess I'm not alone this song reminds me of my dad too...

Dissident67

I think it is amazing how great this song is both in the context of the film and how it also applies to so many peoples lives and the feelings that they feel when they happen to have tragedy strike them. Overall a very powerful and moving song.

stevehomeair

Deaderman wrote:

Seeing as how I was there when my dad died, the scene where he was there for his dad made me cry a lot and then the song came on and brought even more tears. I've chosen not to watch that movie again.

IAM JESUS CHRIST THE ONLY SON OF THE FATHER BEGOTTEN NOT MADE ONE BEING OF THE FATHJER IN HIS LIKENESS I CAME TO EARTH TO SAVE MANKIND FROM ALL THE EVIL DOERS ON THE EVE OF MASS DESTRUCTION> AMEN

Plankton

I remember seeing Big Fish with my brother when it came out and the reaction of us turning to each other when we heard Pearl Jam playing... Awesome... And it was so fitting, so so great.