Olympic Platinum

epierce3
epierce3 Posts: 77
edited December 2007 in The Porch
I've never actually listened to this song past the first 10 seconds until tonight, Its hilarious! The guys must have been on something when they wrote this, there are a lot of "How High can I" verses haha
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  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    Nice work! It's great isn't it? A lot of people have just never listened to it through and lazily assume that "it sucks".

    It was written by Nick DiDia though not PJ.
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  • In My Dreams
    In My Dreams Posts: 299
    It is funny dammit. ;)
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,121
    Where is the "smile" live from? anyone know?
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  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    One of the best songs ever! Never knew that the band didn't write it.
  • dontgimmenolip
    dontgimmenolip Posts: 198
    When I heard the first few notes of Olympic Platinum back in the summer of 96, I knew that I would laugh my ass off by the end of the song. Favourite moment has got to be when Eddie goes "I'll sing like Whitnee-ee-ee-yee" and then it's followed by Stone's falsetto "sing like Whitney".

    Oh, and the "How long can I hold my breath and stay underwater and wave my legs around in perfect unison with my partner who doesn't really understand me and my Olympic dream, my Olympic dream". One of those rare glimpses of their sense of humor at a time when everyone thought Pearl Jam were a dour band.
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