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Hard Sun Lyrics

Curly JoeCurly Joe Posts: 66
edited January 2008 in The Porch
Look at this video of the original "Hard Sun".

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kb5KXozi_HM&feature=related

In the second verse, it says "when I stay to pillage her, she just throws it back at me". In the Into the Wild version, Eddie says something different. It sounds to me like "when I see her bitter charms". Anyone know why he changed it, or if it was even on purpose?

Other comments on this song:
Eddie stayed pretty faithful to the original, but he is a much better singer than this guy. Also, I don't particularly enjoy the gospel-like background singer that comes in near the end of this song. Eddie was right not to include that in his version.
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  • comfortably numbcomfortably numb Posts: 188
    both versions are really good. i like eddie's more though.

    and as for the lyrics.. the lyrics are written differently but they sound the same to me when sung
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  • vedderfan10vedderfan10 Posts: 2,497
    The "gospel" singer is rumoured to be Joni Mitchell...

    It's also "BURNED down and threw away the hours..." And Ed sings "BOUND down and threw away the hours..." which is cool...cool that he made this wonderful song his own...

    This has been my fave song since 1989...
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,334
    I'm surprised how similar they are. naturally i like Mr Vedder's better
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  • Curly JoeCurly Joe Posts: 66
    Vedderfan10 wrote:
    The "gospel" singer is rumoured to be Joni Mitchell...

    It's also "BURNED down and threw away the hours..." And Ed sings "BOUND down and threw away the hours..." which is cool...cool that he made this wonderful song his own...

    This has been my fave song since 1989...

    Somebody said in the youtube comments that it's Brenda Russel, although Joni Mitchell also performed on this song.

    Maybe Ed changed the lyrics just enough, so he doesn't have to pay royalties to Gordon Peterson.
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