push me, pull me

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  • 395486pj10
    395486pj10 Posts: 95
    It's an awesome song. I've always just really loved it. It really is so overlooked and underrated.
  • greaticedtea
    greaticedtea Posts: 229
    PilatesBetterman wrote:
    Are you sure it's sun and not sOn, Like son of god, like jesus? Maybe Ed is the prophet, lol


    quite an interesting idea you propose haha
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  • MonsterOfTheMidway
    MonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    I wish they made more songs like the studio version of this. With all those crazy samples and shit. This is what Pearl Jam should be working toward.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i LOVE this song, i thought i was one of like 3 people lol
  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,322
    PilatesBetterman wrote:
    Are you sure it's sun and not sOn, Like son of god, like jesus? Maybe Ed is the prophet, lol

    LOL the line is "i'm like an opening band for the sun,..."
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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    100 Pacer wrote:
    LOL the line is "i'm like an opening band for the sun,..."

    It is that...however, it makes for an interesting side bar to take that line and insert "son" into the mix.

    A couple of smart folks debated this idea yesterday elsewhere and they came to the same conclusion...albeit through different routes.

    Very in tune with nature and evolution.

    However, you could make the point to take the "son" theory and run with it. I'd be interested in seeing how someone could make that work. It would be a stretch, but a good read.

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  • PilatesBetterman
    PilatesBetterman Posts: 306
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    It is that...however, it makes for an interesting side bar to take that line and insert "son" into the mix.

    A couple of smart folks debated this idea yesterday elsewhere and they came to the same conclusion...albeit through different routes.

    Very in tune with nature and evolution.

    However, you could make the point to take the "son" theory and run with it. I'd be interested in seeing how someone could make that work. It would be a stretch, but a good read.

    PBM
    Wouldn't be the only "religious" reference in a Pearl Jam song from Yield either. GTF could almost entirely be interpreted as a song about Jesus being "a human being given to fly".

    "First he was stripped then he was stabbed, by the faithless(faceless) men" etc. I dunno I'm not religious or anything but far too coincidental.
    "So forget the other boys because my love is real.
    Come off your battlefield."
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,320
    PilatesBetterman wrote:
    Wouldn't be the only "religious" reference in a Pearl Jam song from Yield either. GTF could almost entirely be interpreted as a song about Jesus being "a human being given to fly".

    "First he was stripped then he was stabbed, by the faithless(faceless) men" etc. I dunno I'm not religious or anything but far too coincidental.

    right, that is one that gets discussed a lot. the jesus interpretation would be a false interpretation IMHO, but it gets thrown around quite a bit. seems oftentimes people look for christian symbolism in songs that is not intended to be there, but each takes from a song what one is looking for i guess. marker in the sand or faithful both address religion quite specifically, as do a number of other tracks, but I don't see it in given to fly or push me pull me...the latter seems almost anti-religious to me, but then again, that is a personal interpretation. there are a number of ed interviews where he touches on the subject specifically, so gaging from those responses i doubt he is placing christian symbolism in songs, but i guess he would know best...:)
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  • PilatesBetterman
    PilatesBetterman Posts: 306
    NewJPage wrote:
    right, that is one that gets discussed a lot. the jesus interpretation would be a false interpretation IMHO, but it gets thrown around quite a bit. seems oftentimes people look for christian symbolism in songs that is not intended to be there, but each takes from a song what one is looking for i guess. marker in the sand or faithful both address religion quite specifically, as do a number of other tracks, but I don't see it in given to fly or push me pull me...the latter seems almost anti-religious to me, but then again, that is a personal interpretation. there are a number of ed interviews where he touches on the subject specifically, so gaging from those responses i doubt he is placing christian symbolism in songs, but i guess he would know best...:)
    I think they have always left that door open in their music. They never really take sides in the argument though, always seems to be a search thing as opposed to already found or given up. But again that's just me, and again not religious in ANY sense of the term just saying is all
    "So forget the other boys because my love is real.
    Come off your battlefield."

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