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Which would you choose to hear live: Something Special or Last Kiss:

EnjoyBeingEnjoyBeing Posts: 127
edited May 9 in The Porch
Easy call for me: Something Special. 

Which would you choose to hear live: Something Special or Last Kiss: 146 votes

Something Special
76% 112 votes
Last Kiss
23% 34 votes
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  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,668
    Wouldn't be surprised to see Something Special with the clean sweep.  It's a better song, and I think most would agree.  It's on the incredible new Dark Matter album.  It's an original Pearl Jam song and Last Kiss is a cover.  I say let's officially replace Last Kiss with Something Special on all setlists going forward.  This is the way.
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  • EnjoyBeingEnjoyBeing Posts: 127
    MikeDigs said:
    Wouldn't be surprised to see Something Special with the clean Isweep.  It's a better song, and I think most would agree.  It's on the incredible new Dark Matter album.  It's an original Pearl Jam song and Last Kiss is a cover.  I say let's officially replace Last Kiss with Something Special on all setlists going forward.  This is the way.
    Agreed it’s a better (and more meaningful) song. I’m biased in that I’m good with never hearing Last Kiss by anyone again. I’ll admit, Something Special has taken sometime to connect with, but I like it more and more. 

    Thought it might be a nice poll for conversation.  


  • gotthebottlegotthebottle San Diego Posts: 2,917
    Don't like Something... can tolerate Last Kiss
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,632
    "Something Special" is so much more interesting musically and lyrically, and it has only ever been played once. This is a no-brainer.
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,296
    edited May 10
    Something Special 100%. No choice here. I don’t ever need to hear Last Kiss again in any setting. 
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,566
    Ask me again after the tour and I hear Something Special at all 9 of my shows. 
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,632
    PJNB said:
    Ask me again after the tour and I hear Something Special at all 9 of my shows. 
    When he introduced it Saturday, Ed specifically said they won't be playing it every night, but he had to play it that night because one of his daughters had come up from Seattle for the show.
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  • TA243471TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,243
    Probably rather hear 3 minutes of fart noises than either one of those.
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  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,608
    TA243471 said:
    Probably rather hear 3 minutes of fart noises than either one of those.
    😅
     
    There is a version of Last Kiss from one of the Japan Shows in 2003. Eddie does it solo, and I find that version quite nice. 
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  • RobbertRobbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 975
    Last Kiss
  • kramerica4kramerica4 Posts: 284
    Although Something Special is damn good, I love Last Kiss.
    Such a great song for Pearl Jam to play.
  • yosiyosi NYC Posts: 3,066
    Not interested in either, but I think Last Kiss is a better song. 
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  • KN219077KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,148
    Last Kiss, superior song in every wy
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,577
    Last Kiss. Would love to hear it.
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  • mpedonempedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    I've seen Last Kiss twice. That's plenty for me. Zero would be plenty for me, but I can't change that. 
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  • Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,943
    Like both but have heard Last Kiss already
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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,165
    Something Special once to help me complete Dark Matter on my stats - but then Last Kiss for the rest of these shows. 
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,380
    Recency bias, I’ll choose Something Special.
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  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,030
    Last Kiss is a great tune.  There is a reason it blew up on the radio
  • SpagsSpags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,049
    I don't usually want to hear cover songs over PJ originals, but in this instance I'll make an exception.
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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,951
    edited May 10
    Something Special… it’s my least favorite of Dark Matter, and I still Like the song

    like Last Kiss too.. prob seen it a dozen or more times
  • mace1229mace1229 Posts: 9,486
    I really liked Last Kiss when it first came out (PJ's version). It was different, the story behind the recording and refusing to release it as a single, being only available on the 45 for a while. Made it a fun song. But it's just been over played live, should have been a rare thing to hear, like Bee Girl. Bee Girl is not a great song, but if youve never heard it before, it would be fun to hear once. 
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,617
    last kiss by a country mile.
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  • PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,805
    anyone that says last kiss should go see a musical psychiatrist immediately.
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  • iOnlyownMymindiOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,848
    mace1229 said:
    I really liked Last Kiss when it first came out (PJ's version). It was different, the story behind the recording and refusing to release it as a single, being only available on the 45 for a while. Made it a fun song. But it's just been over played live, should have been a rare thing to hear, like Bee Girl. Bee Girl is not a great song, but if youve never heard it before, it would be fun to hear once. 
    3 times I’ve gotten Bee Girl and I haven’t been to that many shows lol. I hope I’m done with that one. 
  • LukinAtULukinAtU Posts: 796
    this one could be in the rotation for the folks behind the stage...
  • potnikpotnik Posts: 461
    Typically, I'll always go with a Pearl Jam original over a cover and I'm looking forward to hearing Something Special at some of the shows I am attending. Though pulling for Last Kiss at one of the 4 shows my family will be at. It's been my daughters bed time song for some time now and Ed has a much better voice than I do. 
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,668
    edited May 10
    I'm confused about the Something Special hate.  Is it the lyrics and subject matter??  Because the instrumental is smooth, and much more refined than Last Kiss.  Something Special, instrumentally, is a 90s throwback sound and is much closer in style to Pearl Jam than Last Kiss "by a country mile".  So it's hard to believe that Pearl Jam fans don't like the instrumental to Something Special.

    Which then suggests that you have a problem with the lyrics being "too corny", which then fuels your hatred so much to overshadow the awesome instrumental?  To me, that logic is cringe.  "Oh no, don't have love and praise for your children".  The general hatred for the song is strange.
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  • LukinAtULukinAtU Posts: 796
    MikeDigs said:
    I'm confused about the Something Special hate.  Is it the lyrics and subject matter??  Because the instrumental is smooth, and much more refined than Last Kiss.  Something Special, instrumentally, is a 90s throwback sound and is much closer in style to Pearl Jam than Last Kiss "by a country mile".  So it's hard to believe that Pearl Jam fans don't like the instrumental to Something Special.

    Which then suggests that you have a problem with the lyrics being "too corny", which then fuels your hatred so much to overshadow the awesome instrumental?  To me, that logic is cringe.  "Oh no, don't have love and praise for your children".  The general hatred for the song is strange.
    seems like they've been dropping at least one of these "soft" song on the albums since Backspacer. Maybe better on an Ed solo LP...just a thought
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,668
    edited May 10
    LukinAtU said:
    MikeDigs said:
    I'm confused about the Something Special hate.  Is it the lyrics and subject matter??  Because the instrumental is smooth, and much more refined than Last Kiss.  Something Special, instrumentally, is a 90s throwback sound and is much closer in style to Pearl Jam than Last Kiss "by a country mile".  So it's hard to believe that Pearl Jam fans don't like the instrumental to Something Special.

    Which then suggests that you have a problem with the lyrics being "too corny", which then fuels your hatred so much to overshadow the awesome instrumental?  To me, that logic is cringe.  "Oh no, don't have love and praise for your children".  The general hatred for the song is strange.
    seems like they've been dropping at least one of these "soft" song on the albums since Backspacer. Maybe better on an Ed solo LP...just a thought
    Elderly Woman, Around the Bend, Wishlist...  <--- Are these also better on an Ed solo LP?  Not understanding the "thought".

    Also, it fits perfectly on Dark Matter.  With all the "Dark" things in this world, in this life, people still are raising children in this.  "We've done all we can do".

    Every dark story has some light to it, and every light story has some darkness to it.  Saying Something Special doesn't fit within the Dark Matter album (story) is really an odd thing to say, considering the artist intended it to be there.
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