Corduroy
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Great song, any ideas of its meainig?
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When he was six, he believed that the moon overhead followed him
By nine, he deciphered the illusion, trading magic for fact, no trade-backs
So this is what it's like to be an adult?
If he only knew now what he knew then
When he was six, he believed that the moon overhead followed him
By nine, he deciphered the illusion, trading magic for fact, no trade-backs
So this is what it's like to be an adult?
If he only knew now what he knew then
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I read a piece somewhere that said that 'Corduroy' refers to a jacket that someone fashioned after ed's beige corduroy jacket (look at some of the early 90's photos and you'll see it lots) and was selling in a department store. Grunge fashion a la vedder, so to speak.
"I don't want to hear from those who know.
They can buy but can't put on my clothes.
I don't want to wait for them to walk.
Never would have known of me before".
I think the most powerful line in Corduroy is
"Take my hand... not my picture"
I'm sure he'd still say the same today...
she lets go
And, embarrasssingly enough, I think i was the dog for a while. I think i was listenging to song, but not necessarily 'hearing' it. (Also in my defense, 12-94 was pre-internet for me and I had a lot of the words wrong in a lot of songs before I got online to see a collaboration of lyrics) Let me use, for example, the line 'I would rather starve than eat your bread'. For a long time I thought it was like he was making a willing sacrifice. Now it comes across, to me, as a much more spiteful line. I think the tone of the song turned for me when I was listening to it thru headphones and picked up the "I though you were a friend, but I guess I...I guess I hate you now" line towards the end.
When he was six, he believed that the moon overhead followed him
By nine, he deciphered the illusion, trading magic for fact, no trade-backs
So this is what it's like to be an adult?
If he only knew now what he knew then
rejecting his own success and others making money etc off pj success bladdy blah blah
"all the things that others want from me cant take what i want because its free"
vitalogy is quality
The waiting drove me mad...you’re finally here and I’m a mess
I take your entrance back...can’t let you roam inside my head
I don’t want to take what you can give...
I would rather starve than eat your bread...
I would rather run but I can’t walk...
Guess I’ll lie alone just like before...
I’ll take the firmest path...oh, and I must refuse your test
A-push me and I will resist...this behavior’s not unique
I don’t want to hear from those who know...
They can buy, but can’t put on my clothes...
I don’t want to limp for them to walk...
Never would have known of me before...
I don’t want to be held in your debt...
And I’ll pay it off in blood, let I be wed...
And I’m already cut up and half dead...
I’ll end up alone like I began...
Everything has changed, absolutely nothing’s changed
Take my hand, not my picture, spilled my tincture
I don’t want to take what you can give...
I would rather starve than eat your breast...
All the things that others want for me...
Can’t buy what I want because it’s free... (2x)
Can’t be what you want because i’m...
I ain’t s’posed to be just fun
Oh, to live and die, let it be done
I figure I’ll be damned, all alone like I began...
It’s your move now...
I thought you were a friend, but I guess i, I guess I hate you...
where i'm not ugly and your lookin' at me."
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n.
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2. An imparted color; a tint.
3. A quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes.
4. A trace or vestige: “a faint tincture of condescension” (Robert Craft).
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where i'm not ugly and your lookin' at me."
where i'm not ugly and your lookin' at me."
vitalogy was very much the album which had alot of messages to the fans in it....
corduroy and pry to.
and i agree with what MotorCityMike is saying, that it is a much more angry song than the music itself, very tongue in cheek in a way...with alot of the fans (who went and bought the EXPENSIVE top make corduroy jakets, and wanted to have his autograph more than caring about him as a person more...) thinking it is just a rockin song....but it actual fact he is talking about them! very clever....
now onto the debate.....
everything has chains...absolutly nothing's changed...
or, everything has changed, absolutly nothing changed.
im sure ive heard him sing both actually....but i personally find the first to make more sence to me, whether it is correct or not, i see it to mean that nothing has changed about the fact that everything has chains, and i think it fits perfectly with the song....and he feels everything is in chains....nothing is free....people just dont want the music, they want something more....they want a picture, an autograph.....and much more....ya know.
i was saying this once and someone said to me 'well you obviously dont get the song if you thought that!'
well...whatever, this is my interpretation, and i hope people get something out of it.
"I would rather run, but I can't walk."
Now it's clear.
You guys rock my f'n' world!
Corduroy --I love it!!
The waiting drove me mad
You're finally here and I'm a mess
I take your entrance back Can't let you roam inside my head
I don't want to take what you can give
I would rather starve than eat your bread
I would rather run but I cant walk
Guess I lie alone just like before
I'lle take the varmints path
Oh and I must refuse your test
A-push me and I will resist
This behaviour's not unique
I don't want to hear from those who know
They can buy but can't put on my clothes
I don't want to limp for them to walk
Never would have know of me before
I don't want to held in your debt
I'll pay it off in blood let I be wed
I'm already cut up and half dead
I'll end up alone like I began
Everything has chains absolutely nothing's changed
Take my hand not my picture spilled my teacher
I don't want to take what you can give
I would rather starve than eat your breast
All the things that others want for me
Can't buy what I want because it's free
Can't buy what I want because it's free
Can't be what you want because I
I ain't suposed to be just fun
Oh to live and die let it be done
I figure I'll be dammed all alone like I began
It's your move now I thought you were a friend but I guess I
I guess I hate you
http://www.theskyiscrape.com/index_alphabetical.html
Look through alphabetically and then theres a link in the top right for the interpritations. I would post an exact link but thats the best i can do.
Naomi
"The live shows? Well, that's church on Sundays"
This is like my 'filling up' the tank song. I never even knew what the last line was 'til recently...and you know what? It was such a relief that someone wrote those simple words down in a song, you know? Cos it's the kind of thing a little kid will say when they've been hurt - just straight. Whereas when you're an adult you think you're supposed to speak differently when someone cuts you. You're supposed to be logical or something
maybe not 'corduroy', but i'm positive 'last exit' was written from cobains point of view, and possibly 'not for you' as well.
the reason i say it is a signature tune is mainly because of attitude. this tune has tons of attitude. pearl jam have always been about attitude. they have extremely strong beleifs and always stand up for something if they beleive it to be right. attitude is punk. pearl jam are punk. the lyrics are punk and the accompanying music is punk.
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