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Footsteps

JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
edited March 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
Anyone else have an unexplainably great love for this one?

Maybe it's Ed's voice... maybe it's the complicated simpleness, maybe even just the harmonica...
I just can't say why I love it as much as I do.

Maybe you guys know :p
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  • StellaStella Posts: 283
    it's kinda sparse... i like sparse. maybe that helps lead to the overall mood of it.. I dont know, but i love it too. I heard it at my first ever pj concert and fell even more in love with it than i was .
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  • RyeGuyRyeGuy Posts: 215
    good song. I like the overall melody and mellowness.
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  • angryyoungmanangryyoungman Posts: 1,028
    was just listening to this song today, it had been awhile. wow what a great fucking song, loved it years ago and it holds up. great lyrics, actually got me a little emotional listening to them
    i have wished for so long, how i wish for you today
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  • ewester032687ewester032687 Posts: 149
    one of my favorite songs, and an example of what i think is a perfect studio recording.
    the "i got scratches all over my arms" line gives me chills
    ed's voice is so powerful
  • LuthienTinuvielLuthienTinuviel Posts: 125
    i love it...especially the voices in my head...oooh voices part;)


    there are not so many things that are better than listening to footsteps live while you can the the stars in the sky...
    "now i've got room to spread my wings and my messages of love...yeah love was my drug but that's not what i died of"

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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    ewester032687 wrote:
    one of my favorite songs, and an example of what i think is a perfect studio recording.
    the "i got scratches all over my arms" line gives me chills
    ed's voice is so powerful

    I always sing that part, with the 'one for each day, since i fell apart'.

    I know the song is about an execution, but it makes me smile, lol.
  • Androgynous MindAndrogynous Mind Posts: 520
    Jamal wrote:
    Anyone else have an unexplainably great love for this one?

    Maybe it's Ed's voice... maybe it's the complicated simpleness, maybe even just the harmonica...
    I just can't say why I love it as much as I do.

    Maybe you guys know :p

    It's the harmonica.
    Oh he fills it up with the love of a girl...
  • The Severed HandThe Severed Hand Posts: 214
    Jamal wrote:
    Anyone else have an unexplainably great love for this one?

    Maybe it's Ed's voice... maybe it's the complicated simpleness, maybe even just the harmonica...
    I just can't say why I love it as much as I do.

    Maybe you guys know :p



    When Ed belts "Footsteps" I can't help but sing along. I bought several bootlegs just to hear the concert version. Combine Hard to Imagine with Footsteps back to back (heard on Lost Dogs) and I am in my place. This song was an incredible interpretation of a Temple of the Dog song.
  • Rapunzel64Rapunzel64 Posts: 129
    chris01 wrote:

    I know the song is about an execution

    I love this song. Tell me more about the story behind it...
  • IlovveePJIlovveePJ Posts: 145
    This song is amazing. I got chills the first time I heard it.
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    I don't have the melody on the top of my head, unfortunately. I recognize that in order to understand many Pearl Jam songs I can't separate the lyrics from the melody. However, at least I was able to find the lyrics:

    Don't even think about reaching me. I won't be home.
    Don't even think about stopping by. Don't think of me at all.

    I did what I had to do. If there was a reason, it was you.

    Aaah, don't even think about getting inside. Voices in my head. Ooh, voices.
    I got scratches all over my arms. One for each day since I fell apart.

    Ooh, I did, oh, what I had to do. If there was a reason it was you.

    Footsteps in the hall... It was you, you.
    Ooh, pictures on my chest... It was you. It was you...

    Ooh, I did a what I had to do. Oh, and if there was a reason... Oh, there wasn't no reason. no.
    And if there's something you'd like to do. Oh, just let me continue to blame you.

    Footsteps in the hall... It was you, you.
    Ooh, pictures on my chest... It was you, you. Oh


    I could see how this protagonist turned into the Even Flow protagonist. Then it's on to Once, isn't it?
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  • Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    I could see how this protagonist turned into the Even Flow protagonist. Then it's on to Once, isn't it?

    It's Alive --> Once --> Footsteps
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  • prodacakeprodacake Posts: 319
    ewester032687 wrote:
    one of my favorite songs, and an example of what i think is a perfect studio recording.
    the "i got scratches all over my arms" line gives me chills
    ed's voice is so powerful

    that line gets me to "one for each day since i fell apart" great song i would love to see it live
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    I really do have have cscratches.. one for each day.. the weird part is.. they occured many years after the release of the song.. oh well that part of the song and the part in Ghost where he sings.. "It doesn't hurt when I bleed... "wow I only wish and pray that I am the only one who goes through that shit.. cause I wouldn't wish these pains on anyone.. but thanks to the band for the words that have made my days worth waking up to.. scratches blood and all.. I don't think I'll ever not love this band, they will retire before I ever quit loving them.. and even after their retirement I'll love them..anyhow Footsteps is sucha hauntingly beautiful.. song always have loved it.. I always will ( that sounded a bit like the old 7-up commercials huh? 7-Up; "Caffine.. never had it never will!!"
  • McShadeMcShade Posts: 156
    Jamal wrote:
    Anyone else have an unexplainably great love for this one?

    Maybe it's Ed's voice... maybe it's the complicated simpleness, maybe even just the harmonica...
    I just can't say why I love it as much as I do.

    Maybe you guys know :p


    It's the power in Ed's voice, the lyrics, the guitar (more than the harmonica, I think, but still, the harmonica is great!)...
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    McShade wrote:
    It's the power in Ed's voice, the lyrics, the guitar (more than the harmonica, I think, but still, the harmonica is great!)...
    Yes, it's the beauty of the harmonious combining of all of these elements

    divine..
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  • YieldedYielded Posts: 839
    I really, really like the version from Zurich 1992.
    "We get these pills to swallow... how they stick in your throat... Tastes like gold..."
  • prodacakeprodacake Posts: 319
    Yielded wrote:
    I really, really like the version from Zurich 1992.

    me to that is a great bootleg
  • Coathanger HalosCoathanger Halos Posts: 137
    That song made me completely break down and cry the first time I heard it.

    I read somewhere that it's about a man sitting in a prison cell, and while awaiting his execution, he reflects on the crime he committed.
    Honestly, it's up to interpretation.
    To me, it's about trying to comprehend the death of a friend.
    I'll cut you in.
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