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WHat does Ed sing at the beginning of 'Animal'?

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited June 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
1, 2, 3, 4 baaddijsad.... ba ba..... 1, 2, 3, 4 fdokefpekf..... ba ba'
'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

- the great Sir Leo Harrison
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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    1,2,3,4....5..5..5 against 1, i think.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    chris01 wrote:
    1,2,3,4....5..5..5 against 1, i think.

    Perhaps I've been enlightened. Anyone else?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • DeniDeni Posts: 233
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5 against 1. 5, 5, 5, 5 against 1. :D
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  • Riot_RainRiot_Rain Posts: 348
    I agree with Chris :) EDIT: and Deni :)

    1,2,3,4, 5 against 1, 5, 5, 5 against 1 i said 1,2,3,4, 5 against 1

    something like that :-)

    five against one is the 'other' name for the album isn't it. wasn't it on the inside of the cd case? (that's what having an ipod does to you, you forget what your albums look like, d'oh!)
    Like a cloud dropping rain
    I'm discarding all thought
    I'll dry up, leaving puddles on the ground
    I'm like an opening band for the sun
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Riot_Rain wrote:
    I agree with Chris :) EDIT: and Deni :)

    1,2,3,4, 5 against 1, 5, 5, 5 against 1 i said 1,2,3,4, 5 against 1

    something like that :-)

    five against one is the 'other' name for the album isn't it. wasn't it on the inside of the cd case? (that's what having an ipod does to you, you forget what your albums look like, d'oh!)

    That is very true. Yes indeedy. And NOW I am enlighted. Thanks, now I can scream my lungs out till it fills the room on that part of the song!
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    chris01 wrote:
    1,2,3,4....5..5..5 against 1, i think.


    This is what I heard.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • thefirmestpaththefirmestpath Posts: 21
    Riot_Rain wrote:
    I agree with Chris :) EDIT: and Deni :)

    1,2,3,4, 5 against 1, 5, 5, 5 against 1 i said 1,2,3,4, 5 against 1

    something like that :-)

    five against one is the 'other' name for the album isn't it. wasn't it on the inside of the cd case? (that's what having an ipod does to you, you forget what your albums look like, d'oh!)

    I have cassette tape that says "Five Against One" on it. Probably worth some dough?
  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    didn't you ever wonder why all the 10C members were counting off thier fingers during the start of this?
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  • pjamdude69pjamdude69 Posts: 174
    thefirmestpath wrote:
    I have cassette tape that says "Five Against One" on it. Probably worth some dough?

    I bought the tape the day it came out back in '93 and it had "Five Against One" on it. After I wore it out and had to go get a new one (before I decided to actually get a CD player), it just said "Vs." Shoulda maybe hung onto that original one though.. Who knew E-bay would take over the world?
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  • AbnerielAbneriel Posts: 109
    Although there's been a lot of interpretation on the meaning behind "five against one" (with the one that I've heard the most being the band vs. the world, this would also go along with the album title "vs"), my own interpretation of it is more common sense than analytical. "Five against one" is another way of saying "masturbation". He talks about being hurt and how he'd rather be with an animal (once again, this analogy is assuming he's talking about a woman he had a relationship with) than someone like that. You see where the five against one part is coming in now?

    Just giving you guys something else to think about! I'm sure it's not a correct interpretation by any means, but it's always made sense to me!
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  • belfast1belfast1 Posts: 788
    five against one means

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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    didn't you ever wonder why all the 10C members were counting off thier fingers during the start of this?

    You mean live? I've never seen Pearl Jam live, so no, I never wondered that ;)
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    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • sparky1231sparky1231 Posts: 19
    how does one commit to posting on a pearl jam message board so much, call themselves fans, and not know the lyrics to animal???? This is weird...You mean to tell me you've never looked up lyrics before??? I hope Im not sounding like an ass, but come on...animal is a great song and if you have ever seen a concert, or own a dvd, you know the crowd interaction spells the words out for you...come on people
  • UsmanIUsmanI Posts: 72
    the song is obviously from the point of someone being raped by five people.
  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,154
    I read a fan view on an extinct PJ site who stated they thought the song was about wanting to get rid of Dave A. as the drummer already. It was 5 (Eddie, Stone, Mike, Jeff, and Kelly, the band manager) against 1 (Dave A.). I don't really buy that, but thought it was interesting and thought I would share. Personally, I think it's about PJ vs. the world.
  • ScreamMyLungsOutScreamMyLungsOut Posts: 37
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You mean live? I've never seen Pearl Jam live, so no, I never wondered that ;)
    Good Lord! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN PEARL JAM LIVE?! What are you waiting for?! The only way to get the true Pearl Jam Experience is through the live show.

    And to the more seasoned fans: let's not be snarky with those who don't know every single lyric the band has ever written. I own every studio CD, at least 30 bootlegs, been to 7-soon-to-be-8 shows, and I still don't know half of what the f**k Ed is singing during "Yellow Ledbetter". Lighten up; we all live and learn.
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  • AbnerielAbneriel Posts: 109
    ScreamMyLungsOut wrote:
    And to the more seasoned fans: let's not be snarky with those who don't know every single lyric the band has ever written. I own every studio CD, at least 30 bootlegs, been to 7-soon-to-be-8 shows, and I still don't know half of what the f**k Ed is singing during "Yellow Ledbetter". Lighten up; we all live and learn.
    I know what you mean about YL, funny thing is, it's a lot easier to understand him in the live versions than the studio one!
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  • merlin401merlin401 Posts: 230
    ScreamMyLungsOut wrote:
    And to the more seasoned fans: let's not be snarky with those who don't know every single lyric the band has ever written. I own every studio CD, at least 30 bootlegs, been to 7-soon-to-be-8 shows, and I still don't know half of what the f**k Ed is singing during "Yellow Ledbetter". Lighten up; we all live and learn.
    So true about YL... I can "sing" along to it and sound almost perfect because I know what sounds should come out of my mouth. Just not sure what words they correspond to in Ed's mind lol
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    ScreamMyLungsOut wrote:
    Good Lord! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN PEARL JAM LIVE?! What are you waiting for?! The only way to get the true Pearl Jam Experience is through the live show.

    And to the more seasoned fans: let's not be snarky with those who don't know every single lyric the band has ever written. I own every studio CD, at least 30 bootlegs, been to 7-soon-to-be-8 shows, and I still don't know half of what the f**k Ed is singing during "Yellow Ledbetter". Lighten up; we all live and learn.


    I'm seeing Pearl Jam live at Reading festival in August!!! WOOO
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • gtbrown77gtbrown77 Posts: 141
    ScreamMyLungsOut wrote:
    Good Lord! YOU'VE NEVER SEEN PEARL JAM LIVE?! What are you waiting for?! The only way to get the true Pearl Jam Experience is through the live show.

    And to the more seasoned fans: let's not be snarky with those who don't know every single lyric the band has ever written. I own every studio CD, at least 30 bootlegs, been to 7-soon-to-be-8 shows, and I still don't know half of what the f**k Ed is singing during "Yellow Ledbetter". Lighten up; we all live and learn.
    Funny thing about that....Ed doesn't know what the f**k Ed is singing during Yellow Ledbetter half of the time. Don't feel bad.

    :D
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  • PJammin'PJammin' Posts: 1,902
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    1, 2, 3, 4 baaddijsad.... ba ba..... 1, 2, 3, 4 fdokefpekf..... ba ba'

    no, it's..."1, 2, 3, 4, f*** the harmless little f***...f***, f***, f*** the harmless little f***."

    i got a PM from someone who said his brother was friends with ed's brother and he got ahold of the lyrics to the song.
    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • elstongunnelstongunn Posts: 285
    UsmanI wrote:
    the song is obviously from the point of someone being raped by five people.


    tru dat tru dat

    torture from you to me
    abducted from the street



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  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    Abneriel wrote:
    I know what you mean about YL, funny thing is, it's a lot easier to understand him in the live versions than the studio one!

    truth be told it's not even YL it's a lot of things I find I know the words better now after hearing the boots then before
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Abneriel wrote:
    Although there's been a lot of interpretation on the meaning behind "five against one" (with the one that I've heard the most being the band vs. the world, this would also go along with the album title "vs"), my own interpretation of it is more common sense than analytical. "Five against one" is another way of saying "masturbation". He talks about being hurt and how he'd rather be with an animal (once again, this analogy is assuming he's talking about a woman he had a relationship with) than someone like that. You see where the five against one part is coming in now?

    Just giving you guys something else to think about! I'm sure it's not a correct interpretation by any means, but it's always made sense to me!

    i enver ehard the wanking theory. but from what i remember picking up in interviews, it's about rape. 5 guys abducting a girl and raping her. thus "id rather be with an animal"... rapists are lower than animals.

    as to yellow ledbetter... you cant know the lyrics cos there really arent any. thus why it's not on pearljam.com. thus why they're totally different every time you hear it live. etc etc. he just kinda wings it. even in the studio he kinda just improv'd them.
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