Original "Jeremy" video

Anon
Anon Posts: 11,175
edited July 2008 in The Porch
Didn't know this one existed. Look under directing to see the original Jeremy video: http://www.cuffarophoto.com/

Wikipedia states: "In July 1991, Vedder became acquainted with photographer Chris Cuffaro. They hit it off immediately, and Vedder suggested Cuffaro film a video for the band. On Vedder's insistence, Epic gave Cuffaro permission to use any song off Ten. He decided on "Jeremy", which was not intended to be released as a single at the time.[8] Epic refused to fund the clip, forcing Cuffaro to finance it himself.[9]

Cuffaro raised the money by taking out a loan and selling all of his furniture and half his guitar collection. He first shot several scenes of a young actor, Eric Schubert, playing the part of Jeremy. Cuffaro and his crew spent a day filming Schubert playing the part of Jeremy. The scenes with Pearl Jam were shot in a warehouse on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles on October 4, 1991. A revolving platform was rigged at the center of the set, and the members of the band climbed on it individually to give the illusion of the song being performed as a crew member spun the giant turntable by hand. Vedder appeared with black gaffer's tape around his biceps as a mourning band for the real Jeremy.

To save money, Cuffaro did all of the post-production himself. He finished the video after six months, but it was ultimately rejected by Epic. Cuffaro's version was never broadcast, and lived on only in bootlegs. It is currently available on his website."
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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    Yup. Great video. Much better than the "official" one, which looks quite dated these days.
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  • suns rival
    suns rival Posts: 15,926
    yup....this video has been in youtube for ages already. :)

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=oNO6pAJBCs4
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  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    WHAT?! YOU'VE NEVER KNEW THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL JEREMY?! youre pathetic! go back to creed- wait im pretty sure i had this conversation with someone else about this same thing.... sorry, the other person was waiting for a barrage of insults and since nothing was coming at her i decided to say that, so, there you go.
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    HAHAHA.......its all good.

    I just end up searching Pearl Jam on Wikipedia and its like peeling an onion.......keeps revealing more layers and layers......next thing you know its 2AM and I gotta go to work the next morning........DOH!
  • PearlJen401
    PearlJen401 Posts: 233
    I discovered it last week and felt like an idiot :)

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=295044&page=3
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  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    PearlJen401 wrote:
    I discovered it last week and felt like an idiot :)

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=295044&page=3
    you! youre the person i yelled at for not knowing the first time! shame on both of you!
    PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
    eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
    SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
  • PearlJen401
    PearlJen401 Posts: 233
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    you! youre the person i yelled at for not knowing the first time! shame on both of you!

    Yes it was me! I'm still hanging my head in shame :D
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  • 104 years and counting
    104 years and counting Posts: 554
    The Pellington version is much better.

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