PJ keep churning out songs by the bucket load that touch us all on a deeply personal level that I could type a very long list here. The songs that immediately spring to mind though are: -
Thumbing My Way
Light Years
Indifference
I Am Mine
all of them really, but most prominently :
I Got Shit
Rearviewmirror
Hail, Hail
Love Boat Captain
Betterman
Soon Forget, sadly
Down
In Hiding
the man they call my enemy ive seen his eyes, he looks just like me, a mirror... the more you read weve been deceived, everyday it becomes clearer... clearer
That song could mean many things, but it is very powerful and very intense for me. I can seriously relate to that song on several levels. Sources say that the song is written about Neil Young, and that makes a lot of sense as it fits him to a tee. down deep I feel it fits me as well.
On a website i visit frequently, they say the song is about Ed himself. There's actually explanations of a lot of songs, and then there's a section for "interpretations", where fans put in their input.
I guess for me, It has been a fifferent song , as I grow up, and as new Pearl Jam has come out. So, when I was 13, It was oceans, and Jeremy, but then when Vs. came out, it was Rearvie Mirror, and Indifference, then tremor christ, and corduroy, and than in 1996, It was Off he goes, and In my tree, Then it was the whole Yield Vibe, and Binaural, I was all about Light years, and of the girl, and insignificance, Riot Act, LBC, GD, All or None, you name, it's like Pearl Jam is the soundtrac to life.
I know exactly what you mean! For me, by chance Riot Act came out around a time of my life when I was beginning to realise what was what, what kind of friend you're better off without, and half full struck a chord.
A restaurant with a smoking section is like a swimming pool with a pissing section
It was a massive coincidence, i finally worked out those lyrics and where eddie said them exactly in that part of the song, about a day before i found out my best friend had slept with my girlfriend/ex-girlfriend (things were a bit confused at the time)
I still get chills when i hear that part of the song and have to crank it up, the final minute or so of that song is absolutely awesome once you know those words and where they fit, suddenly the guitar sounds (to me anyway lol) like a protest against the injustice of whats been done, a scream of pain and liberation.
maybe thats just me
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Its your move now,
I thought you were my friend,
but i guess.....i guess i hate you
First of all, it´s hard to imagine other band that means a lot to me in lyrics than Pearl Jam.....the only other band it´s a Brazilian band( my country) that calls Los Hermanos...but this is another story.
In my humble opinion the music that´s says everything it´s Corduroy.....
I heard it for the first time when I was passing some kind of sentimental troubles......with some girl....and you know that....rock it´s all ´bout loves and stuff...of course you got all the political and phylosophical things...but love is love.
And when I heard " I don´t wanna take what you can give...I´d be rather starved than eat your bread....." it´s was like a hurricane........to me.
Well I guess tha´s it.
parting ways - we both knew it was over but neither of us wanted a divorce. love was there but that was it
release - my mom passed in a horrible way when i was 17 and i have not greived and want it to go away
yellow ledbetter - it keeps me in check with reality, people are gone, i'm not
present tense - it makes me realize that in order to be happy i have to stop looking at the past and go for whats happening now - quit dwelling on things that are done and over
given to fly - i wanna be that free inside...this is my goal
dirty frank - laughter is a great cure
drifting - i save the small things that are important
I'm a music lover of all kinds of stuff: Elvis Costello to Kate Bush to Talking Heads, to Rick James to Donna Summer--all over the place. I first heard Black, Alive, Jeremy, Small Town, Dissident way back when on the radio and bought 'em back then. Now, 14+ years later....I dusted off the tapes and actually looked up the lyrics and was blown away.
BLACK is the quintessential heartache song....
I was so in love with this guy (during college) way back in the late 80's and he strung me along for a year. He's the one who got away...You know....We all have one.... Long story...short....I used to sing BLACK at the top of my lungs in the car. It made me feel so much better......
I love....
I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can hear their laughter,
why do I sear
(now, as a mom with 3 kids and I really love this because it's so true...kids are so innocent and happy and in this song he's so miserable he can't get back that pure innocent happiness)
and of course
I hope someday you'll be a star
in somebody else's sky
but why can't it be in mine.
awesome....... when you're heartbroken that just about sums it up..
Well, for me it was Rearviewmirror... I can't say it applies right now, because my dad and I have definitely worked our relationship out, but when I was a little girl, he used to beat the shit out of me and especially my brother. Well, thanks God that's history
WHY GO?:because i associate it with my hometown where i grew up.when i go and stay down there it's like my life is perfect because i'm surrounded with people who i have a never-ending love and respect for and i feel that feeling is returned.
INDIFFERENCE:because i think it represents growing up and being different and not giving a shit.
W.M.A:it speaks the truth about some of american societys' downfalls.
ONCE:it represents moving on from a relationship.
Monty Got a Raw Deal
" makes much more sense to live in the present tense "
This song so applied to my life in my 20s. I was figuring out that my childhood although I grew up in a "Christian" home was crap--because my dad was an alcoholic and my mom enabled him.
...empty gaze...but not if I feel...
When Ed screams--want you, want you in my rearview mirror--I feel my pain being lifted and feel that at that moment--he had been in my head because I would go driving to release the anger and tension I felt toward my dad.
The cool thing that happened in just the last year is my dad realized his mistakes and has been a loving and nice person since. We actually had a couple of civil conversations when I went to vist last May.
Present Tense (it's eerie says my friend)
Indifference
Man of the Hour
Light Years
Wishlist
Long Road
Rearview Mirror
Last Exit
Of the Girl
Sad
Black
Untitled
Thumbing My Way
A few years ago my girlfriend and I left everything behind to move to another country for work. It had been a tense few weeks before we left because our relationship was still comparitively new to what we each had with our own friends and family and we knew this would be the ultimate test of how well we could function together being in a strange place with no friends, family, or money. I was listening to "Ten" as the plane crossed the Caribbean Sea and "Oceans" began to play on my headphones as I felt her head on my shoulder. I looked from the window of the plane to her and realized that it was the first time in so long that she was actually at ease. Every time I hear "Oceans" I think of how I wouldn't have been able to survive without her. The complete lyrics deserve to be posted...
"Oceans"
hold on to the thread
the currents will shift
guide me towards you
know something's left
and we're all allowed to dream
of the next time we touch..........
you don't have to stray
two oceans away
waves roll in my thoughts
hold tight the ring...
the sea will rise...
please stand by the shore...
I will be...
I will be...
there once more.........
I've been away from my wife and daughters for the last almost 11 months, and so the songs that apply to me now, may change a couple of months after I'm home and re-adjusted, but for right NOW:
You Are--Even though I have my bad days, my wife keeps me strong, I may be the shoreline, but she is the sea!
Oceans--This is more my wife's song to me, this is our "coming home" song. I'll make sure she has it in the CD player when she picks me up to bring me home.
Present Tense-- Over here I have sat and thought on how I could have done things different, better, whatever, and Eddie just tells me don't look back, deal with TODAY.
I Am Mine-- tells me that no matter what is going around me, I have myself, nobody can take away my individuality, my thoughts, myself, I AM MINE
Long Road-- Anyone in the military that is over here, or soon to come over here, this song really hits.
Makes much more sense to live....in the present tense
I know I was born and I'll know that I'll die
The inbetween is mine, I am mine
Throughout My Short Yet Not Unusually Eventful Life, I Have Experienced Many Loves And Many Losses. Through It All, Only One Thing Has Always Remained Constant In My Life. That Constant Is The Belief In Love. Love Of Life, Love Of The Afterlife, Love Of Oneself, And Love Of Others. "loveboat Captain, Take The Reigns And Steer Us Towards The Clear." Metaphorically Beautiful...
Its Passionate, Its Real, Its Everything I Want To Believe In, Its Everything I Want To Be. Thank You Pj For Your Music.
Thumbing My Way Is My Way Of Dealing With Life Ands The Difficulties I Battle Each Day With Depression. I Lost My Cousin And Dear Friend To An Auto Accident. I Have Not Been The Same. I Have Been Greatly Humbled, Frightend, And Yet Greatful Looking Retrospectfully At The Incident. It Has Changed Me For The Better. I Know How Fragile Life Truly Is And How Special And Powerful Love Can Be.
i would say release. i dont have problems with my dad or anything but just the basic message of the song came at the right time for me. the stress and pressure of exams and tryin to live up to expectations got pent up in side of me but then this song came along begging for a release which was how i felt at the time.
incidentally and obviously not a PJ song, i first heard chloe dancer/crown of thorns when i started to really like this girl called chloe and it kinda got interlinked. nothing happened and im over that now but the song always reminds me of her. god i hope to hell she aint a pearl jam fan cos if she read this id die of embaressment
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
i would say release. i dont have problems with my dad or anything but just the basic message of the song came at the right time for me. the stress and pressure of exams and tryin to live up to expectations got pent up in side of me but then this song came along begging for a release which was how i felt at the time.
incidentally and obviously not a PJ song, i first heard chloe dancer/crown of thorns when i started to really like this girl called chloe and it kinda got interlinked. nothing happened and im over that now but the song always reminds me of her. god i hope to hell she aint a pearl jam fan cos if she read this id die of embaressment
Oh my God I never knew!
A restaurant with a smoking section is like a swimming pool with a pissing section
"I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
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Of course, there are many others (most of them!), but those three are significant.
Thumbing My Way
Light Years
Indifference
I Am Mine
I Got Shit
Rearviewmirror
Hail, Hail
Love Boat Captain
Betterman
Soon Forget, sadly
Down
In Hiding
On a website i visit frequently, they say the song is about Ed himself. There's actually explanations of a lot of songs, and then there's a section for "interpretations", where fans put in their input.
really what year cause I've heard similar versions of it but not the same? I heard this version years ago. It gives me chills. Thank you though.
This song has always moved me but I never thought it could happen to me, well it did, but I've left my man
I know exactly what you mean! For me, by chance Riot Act came out around a time of my life when I was beginning to realise what was what, what kind of friend you're better off without, and half full struck a chord.
It was a massive coincidence, i finally worked out those lyrics and where eddie said them exactly in that part of the song, about a day before i found out my best friend had slept with my girlfriend/ex-girlfriend (things were a bit confused at the time)
I still get chills when i hear that part of the song and have to crank it up, the final minute or so of that song is absolutely awesome once you know those words and where they fit, suddenly the guitar sounds (to me anyway lol) like a protest against the injustice of whats been done, a scream of pain and liberation.
maybe thats just me
Its your move now,
I thought you were my friend,
but i guess.....i guess i hate you
10/3 Philly
In my humble opinion the music that´s says everything it´s Corduroy.....
I heard it for the first time when I was passing some kind of sentimental troubles......with some girl....and you know that....rock it´s all ´bout loves and stuff...of course you got all the political and phylosophical things...but love is love.
And when I heard " I don´t wanna take what you can give...I´d be rather starved than eat your bread....." it´s was like a hurricane........to me.
Well I guess tha´s it.
Oh, dear dad, can you see me now
I am myself, like you somehow -- for my dad who died when I was 3.
DAUGHTER:
She holds the hand that holds her down -- clinging to people, things, substances and overcoming
OFF HE GOES:
the whole song -- at one time in my life it was like me singing it to my best freind, then later, the roles were reversed
release - my mom passed in a horrible way when i was 17 and i have not greived and want it to go away
yellow ledbetter - it keeps me in check with reality, people are gone, i'm not
present tense - it makes me realize that in order to be happy i have to stop looking at the past and go for whats happening now - quit dwelling on things that are done and over
given to fly - i wanna be that free inside...this is my goal
dirty frank - laughter is a great cure
drifting - i save the small things that are important
smile -
BLACK is the quintessential heartache song....
I was so in love with this guy (during college) way back in the late 80's and he strung me along for a year. He's the one who got away...You know....We all have one.... Long story...short....I used to sing BLACK at the top of my lungs in the car. It made me feel so much better......
I love....
I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can hear their laughter,
why do I sear
(now, as a mom with 3 kids and I really love this because it's so true...kids are so innocent and happy and in this song he's so miserable he can't get back that pure innocent happiness)
and of course
I hope someday you'll be a star
in somebody else's sky
but why can't it be in mine.
awesome....... when you're heartbroken that just about sums it up..
Life goes on...Thank God.
INDIFFERENCE:because i think it represents growing up and being different and not giving a shit.
W.M.A:it speaks the truth about some of american societys' downfalls.
ONCE:it represents moving on from a relationship.
" makes much more sense to live in the present tense "
Corduroy: me and the world..
Daugther; it makes me cry
Ror0cks
I only own my mind. I am mine
...empty gaze...but not if I feel...
When Ed screams--want you, want you in my rearview mirror--I feel my pain being lifted and feel that at that moment--he had been in my head because I would go driving to release the anger and tension I felt toward my dad.
The cool thing that happened in just the last year is my dad realized his mistakes and has been a loving and nice person since. We actually had a couple of civil conversations when I went to vist last May.
things we're different then, all is different now, its kinda hard to explain
definately
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Present Tense (it's eerie says my friend)
Indifference
Man of the Hour
Light Years
Wishlist
Long Road
Rearview Mirror
Last Exit
Of the Girl
Sad
Black
Untitled
Thumbing My Way
.. lots.
my spaceship
great, man.
You Are--Even though I have my bad days, my wife keeps me strong, I may be the shoreline, but she is the sea!
Oceans--This is more my wife's song to me, this is our "coming home" song. I'll make sure she has it in the CD player when she picks me up to bring me home.
Present Tense-- Over here I have sat and thought on how I could have done things different, better, whatever, and Eddie just tells me don't look back, deal with TODAY.
I Am Mine-- tells me that no matter what is going around me, I have myself, nobody can take away my individuality, my thoughts, myself, I AM MINE
Long Road-- Anyone in the military that is over here, or soon to come over here, this song really hits.
I know I was born and I'll know that I'll die
The inbetween is mine, I am mine
Why go home??
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Its Passionate, Its Real, Its Everything I Want To Believe In, Its Everything I Want To Be. Thank You Pj For Your Music.
Thumbing My Way Is My Way Of Dealing With Life Ands The Difficulties I Battle Each Day With Depression. I Lost My Cousin And Dear Friend To An Auto Accident. I Have Not Been The Same. I Have Been Greatly Humbled, Frightend, And Yet Greatful Looking Retrospectfully At The Incident. It Has Changed Me For The Better. I Know How Fragile Life Truly Is And How Special And Powerful Love Can Be.
incidentally and obviously not a PJ song, i first heard chloe dancer/crown of thorns when i started to really like this girl called chloe and it kinda got interlinked. nothing happened and im over that now but the song always reminds me of her. god i hope to hell she aint a pearl jam fan cos if she read this id die of embaressment
Oh my God I never knew!