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What songs got you through "it" ?

humanlighthumanlight Posts: 271
edited April 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
What ever your "it" was.....what PJ song was there for you.


I am trying to make a CD for a friend of mine that is depressed, and has some very troubling family issues, so I want the opion of the jamily.

For me:
Why go
Alive
Come Back
Smile
Better Man
Footsteps
"F**K you, I have laundry to do" -ed
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  • nocode23nocode23 Posts: 411
    Present Tense
    Love Boat Captain
    Indifference
    Faithfull
    There's a lot more I'm sure. These are just off the top of my head.
  • humanlighthumanlight Posts: 271
    Oh Release is a good one too!
    "F**K you, I have laundry to do" -ed
  • PJammer4lifePJammer4life Posts: 2,647
    Garden
    Black
    Rearviewmirror
    Indifference
    Courduroy
    Nothingman
    Off He Goes
    Wishlist
    Thumbing My Way
    Gone
    Bridge Benefit 1994, San Francisco 1995, San Diego 1995 1 & 2, Missoula 1998, Los Angeles 2000, San Diego 2000, Eddie Vedder/Beck 2/26/2002, Santa Barbara 2003, Irvine 2003, San Diego 2003, Vancouver 2005, Gorge 2005, San Diego 2006, Los Angeles 2006 1 & 2, Santa Barbara 2006, Eddie Vedder 4/10/08, Eddie Vedder 4/12/08, Eddie Vedder 4/15/08, 7/12/2008, SF 8/28/09, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/1/09, LA 10/06/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09, Eddie Vedder 7/6/2011, Eddie Vedder 7/8/2011, PJ20 9/3/2011, PJ20 9/4/2011, Vancouver 9/25/2011, San Diego 11/21/13, LA 11/24/13, Ohana 9/25/21, Ohana 9/26/21, Ohana 10/1/21, EV 2/17/22, LA Forum 5/6/22, LA Forum 5/7/22, EV 10/1/22, EV 9/30/23
  • jennievedderjennievedder Posts: 9
    Black for me.
    You're so beautiful, well, you could be a part time model.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Long Road (especially from San Diego this year with the story)
  • humanlighthumanlight Posts: 271
    Thanks guys, it is very interesting that everyone has a different group that means surviving life to them. This may not be as easy as I thought.
    "F**K you, I have laundry to do" -ed
  • deadnotedeadnote Posts: 1,678
    no song ever got me through it

    well maybe jesus loves me
    set your laughter free

    dreamer in my dream

    we got the guns

    i love you,but im..............callin out.........callin out
  • humanlighthumanlight Posts: 271
    deadnote wrote:
    no song ever got me through it

    well maybe jesus loves me


    You never had a song to help with what ever situation you were going through? My god, my entire life has been inspired by music and songs. Maybe I am just lame, but it seemed to take a little bit of the burn out.
    "F**K you, I have laundry to do" -ed
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    on my last break up in September/October, Otherside is the song that I listened to a hella of a lot

    So Otherside
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • BetterRadioBetterRadio Posts: 189
    Hard to Imagine. Fucking awesome.

    "Things were different then/Things are different now"
    "I tried to explain/Hope this works somehow"
    They're gonna tell you where to walk
    When to smile and just what to say
    They say have your own fun...

    Need vinyl, doggs.
  • PJ_ROCKSPJ_ROCKS Posts: 6,736
    Rearviewmirror
    Black
    Alive
    I Got Shit
    Life Wasted
    Save You

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    I remember Porch helping with some teenage "girl problems"
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • jennievedderjennievedder Posts: 9
    Lately, Hail, Hail and I Am Mine!!!
    and when i'm really mad- Porch
    fucking douchebags...
    You're so beautiful, well, you could be a part time model.
  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    present tense.

    dunno if you've listened to the studio version in a while, but if you haven't....

    you should.
  • Banana-RamaBanana-Rama Posts: 108
    Footsteps
    Given to Fly
    Corduroy

    These 3 helped me through cut-backs/job loss, witnessing my best friend's death and witnessing a horrible accident.
    "If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend" - STP

    "Frugality without creativity is deprivation." - Amy Dacyczyn

    Proud Supporter of the CAROLINA HURRICANES. GO CANES GO!!!
  • whispering handswhispering hands Posts: 13,527
    but formost and deepest felt have always been "footsteps" Ghost", "half full" and "O'f a Girl" well "Sleight of Hand" that's the song that just soothes the outside world induced rages.
    but if I had to pick an all time long standing "rock" ( as in to cling to) type song it would have to be "Indifference" hope that helps alittle. and I will be praying for your friend
  • poto101poto101 Posts: 406
    Won't let the light escape from meeee,
    WOn't let the darkness swalllow me...

    Down is just such a great song, it has brought me up when im feelin down (no pun intended)
    It's all happening....

    East Troy 2003
    Chicago x2, Summerfest x2, 2006
    Chicago THE VIC, Lollapalooza, 2007
    bonnaROOOOOOO 2008
    Chicago x2 2009

    (EV chicago 2008 night 2)
  • taratara Posts: 293
    any of the early shit where ed was angry and upset, and didn't know his place yet, it comes through in the lyrics and the pain in his voice, skip the later, political stuff (which i love, it just doesn't fit). indifference is a good one, you can try and take the strength of it. then there's the other opinion, to give hopeful songs, rather than the depressed ones like release, and black, because that may get you further into the depression. wow, i'm the greatest help ever ;)
    No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.
    Albert Einstein
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    As far as PJ is concerned each of these songs has helped me through an "it".

    alive
    state of love and trust
    breath
    i am mine (This song is a key part of my graduate "letter of intent")
    sleight of hand
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • GabiGabi Posts: 6
    Given to Fly man !!! It´s all about gettin out of a really bad time !!
    Release is fantastic too
    Footsteps
  • deadmosquitodeadmosquito Posts: 729
    these have been mentioned, but

    present tense
    save you
    otherside

    and i don't think i saw these yet

    driftin
    tremor christ
  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Corduroy
    RVM
    Betterman
    I am mine
    Given to Fly
    Currently Release, yup definitely Release.:(
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    RVM
    Daughter (esp It's OK tag)
    Why Go
    Black
    Porch
    Rlease
    Indifference
    Not 4 you
    Betterman (Save it for Later Tag)
    In My Tree
    Light Years
    I am Mine
    LBC
    Sad
    Down
    Life Wasted

    They've all gotten me through in some form
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    comebackgirl wrote:
    They've all gotten me through in some form
    Same here

    Although some helped more than others ...
    -All or none
    -betterman
    -off he goes
    -light years
    -the untitled 'I'm still here'
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    Jamal wrote:
    Same here

    Although some helped more than others ...
    -All or none
    -betterman
    -off he goes
    -light years
    -the untitled 'I'm still here'


    Ahh yeah - can't believe I forgot All or none "to myself I surrender, to the one I'll never please"....and I'm still here of course!
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • ymerejymerej Posts: 70
    Given To Fly (just love the part "look at me now!!"...it makes me feel that I deserve better and that I am able to achieve everything what I really want)
    Yellow Ledbetter (every time I listen to it, Mike brings sunshine in my dark day)
    Black (cause I know that someone I care will be a star...someday...)
    Soon Forget (Eddie's voice in this song makes me feel calm)
    Inside Job (cause I won't lose my faith)
    In Hiding (that is where I am)
    Betterman (reminds me not to do the same mistakes)...
    ...Light Years, Nothing As It Seems, Sad....

    ...and when I'm really fucked up...I listen to Alive...
    Yeah, and I realize...go on...you're still Alive!!!
    it helps.
    I just want to scream...
    ...hello!!!
    My god its been six years...
    never dreamed...
    ...you'd return.
  • Gossard_Is_GodGossard_Is_God Posts: 1,031
    present tense
    black
    smile
    indifference
    footsteps
    no way
    all or none
    Pearl Jam - London Astoria 20/4/06....One hell of a night :)

    Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!

    Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing

    Wembley 2007 :D
  • Androgynous MindAndrogynous Mind Posts: 520
    Had a similar situation one time.

    When I was pissed off about it, I listened to Vitalogy, esp. Spin the Black Circle.

    When I felt down and alone, I listened to Riot Act. Thumbing My Way, LBC, and Save You alot.
    Oh he fills it up with the love of a girl...
  • ManooManoo Posts: 63
    nothing as it seems, nothingman, yellow ledbetter (giving up, sinking)

    not for you, rearviewmirror (especially school cases)

    Man of the hour

    given to fly, down (LOT of energy)

    and not pj but I also love Bridge over troubled water...I have great friends and this song makes me think how lucky I am...even if in the lyrics simon talks about his lover and not friend but I don't care about such little details:)
    Zagreb 09/06
    Katowice 06/07

    www.postnobills.hu
  • seagoat2seagoat2 Posts: 241
    These are a few:
    Black
    RVM
    Release
    Given to Fly
    Betterman
    Off He Goes
    Alive
    Corduroy
    State of Love & Trust

    Helped me vent my anger & frustration & also realize that someone out there feels the same things I do. Just knowing that was a great comfort & helped me sort out my thoughts.
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