Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
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"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
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Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
I can't tell if you're trying to rhyme to Black, or not.
My understanding is that Black was about Ed's girlfriend in early high school. This is what I was told from someone who went to his high school in SD at the same time (and dissected his frog for him in Biology)!
I remember reading that, too! I think it was that 96 cover story in Rolling Stone.
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You're right... i usually have a much more open interpretation but I think it's fair to say this one was written with one instance, lover, in mind.
This is just based off of the evolution of the song.. the shit Eddie says right before he sings it.... the changes to the tags at the end (IE: We didn't belong together"... interviews about how he said it was so personal....
but if some chick gave Eddie the cold shoulder in HS, she should sure as fuck be sorry now after finding out what a genius and an icon he is.
You're right... i usually have a much more open interpretation but I think it's fair to say this one was written with one instance, lover, in mind.
This is just based off of the evolution of the song.. the shit Eddie says right before he sings it.... the changes to the tags at the end (IE: We didn't belong together"... interviews about how he said it was so personal....
but if some chick gave Eddie the cold shoulder in HS, she should sure as fuck be sorry now after finding out what a genius and an icon he is.
Aint that some shit.
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Yes, it is about a girl...and possibly an abortion (written about by Ed in an article in 1993? in a magazine I can't remember)...check out 5horizons Articles link for that info...At any rate it is about some deeply profound loss in his life...and only recently he's dropped the "we belong together tag"...The depths of his despair in Black, only he knows...
But also, this song can have very deep and profound meaning on a personal level for anyone who hears it.
Scarf, as in woolly non-girly winter scarf, not like he went around with some silky thing tied around his head. I did way weirder things than that in high school!
This song hits me right now, there's this girl my best friend I have feelings for, and I know she will go on in life marry, and not be with me it hurts..
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I don't know. Maybe she's happy with her life, and is glad to see his success too. People break up in HS. I don't think we can conclude she's a cold witch. And it's been pretty heavily documented that being a rock star's girlfriend/wife can be a lonely, tough gig.
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
His name was Rico
he wore a diamond
he was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
and when she finished, he called her over
but Rico went a bit too far
Tony sailed across the bar
and then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
there was blood and a single gun shot
but just who shot who?
"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.
I read this article about eddie and pearl jam MANY years ago...probably something like 15 years ago and I THINK I read that Black was never about a girlfriend but a close friend who died. I recall something about how he was walking through a park or something and he ran into some kids who were singing something happily and it really hit him hard...hence the lyrics about the kids. BUT keep in mind this was a long time ago and I may be totally confabulating the memory.
holly shit... so was listening to a random show tonight... Vienna, Austria September 25, 2006... and I heard this bitchen tag to Black that sheds more light on this topic.
holly shit... so was listening to a random show tonight... Vienna, Austria September 25, 2006... and I heard this bitchen tag to Black that sheds more light on this topic.
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2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
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Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
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I can't tell if you're trying to rhyme to Black, or not.
His gf went away for a week or two so Eddie wore her scarf or something weird like that.
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I did way weirder things than that in high school!
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
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It may not be about a specific person.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Yeah, when I was 2 I dated Scarlet Johannsen... I dumped her thumbsucking ass... Who knew?
You're right... i usually have a much more open interpretation but I think it's fair to say this one was written with one instance, lover, in mind.
This is just based off of the evolution of the song.. the shit Eddie says right before he sings it.... the changes to the tags at the end (IE: We didn't belong together"... interviews about how he said it was so personal....
but if some chick gave Eddie the cold shoulder in HS, she should sure as fuck be sorry now after finding out what a genius and an icon he is.
2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
But also, this song can have very deep and profound meaning on a personal level for anyone who hears it.
Absolutely.
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
but who needs a scarf in san diego
10/30/09.10/31/09.5/17/10.9/7/11
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Sometimes you get very cold apres surf....
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ok taking me a bit to serious
but without the rejection, Eddie might not have had the angst needed to make something like Ten
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It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
His name was Rico
he wore a diamond
he was escorted to his chair, he saw Lola dancing there
and when she finished, he called her over
but Rico went a bit too far
Tony sailed across the bar
and then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two
there was blood and a single gun shot
but just who shot who?
http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
spotify:user:merkinball
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
Late at night I hear the trees, they're singing with the dead...overhead...”
Go to http://www.pearljamlive.com and listen to the version of Black... I think it's track 22.
tell us what it says.