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The Waiting Trophy Man
The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
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wondering if it was a hidden track and Vitalogy ended with Immortality, would you like that better?

I think it's a fantastic track. the child creeps me out, true. But I bet it would be a mesmerizing instrumental. Or what if pj performed it live and Ed did the spoken word? What did Ed say about this song once? Something like it was their most emotional song they ever recorded?
Another habit says it's in love with you
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
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  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    If listening to all of Vitalogy....you kind off need Foxy after Immortality to put it all in perspective.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    A www, almost 50 views with no replies. New personal best.

    Good answer though - I like that.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,991
    I've sought out the source of the mental patient interview for years....to no avail. I do think the voice is sped-up though; that the interviewee doesn't really sound like that. But who knows? I would have taken anything pertaining to this track over the three boring bonus tracks from the Vitalogy reissue. An alt-mix, instrumental, undoctored or complete patient interview, etc.

    My Stupid Mop threads usually fell on deaf ears too.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    I've actually always liked this song.
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,376
    I think I'm in the minority of liking Stupid Mop. I think it's a perfect ending to Vitalogy. I like the experimentation of this track. It fits where they were emotionally at the time also. And it's the first Jack track! Yes Ledbetterman an instrumental of this on the reissues would've been really cool to hear.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,459
    I really don't care for it. Being in the mental health field for the past 12 years I don't see the 'art' there.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,445
    I was just reading about this in the PJ20 book the other day. I didn't remember knowing it was the first Jack track, and it was just he and Ed free form jamming. In context, it's actually pretty cool. I wonder how many bands have one member on all tracks, fire that member, and add one more track with his replacement? how weird.

    I might like it better had it just been a straight instrumental without the creepy overdubbed talking.
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,590
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    wondering if it was a hidden track and Vitalogy ended with Immortality, would you like that better?

    I think it's a fantastic track. the child creeps me out, true. But I bet it would be a mesmerizing instrumental. Or what if pj performed it live and Ed did the spoken word? What did Ed say about this song once? Something like it was their most emotional song they ever recorded?

    I love it. I thought I read somewhere that it was an older woman and not a boy
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    There's an older sounding lady at the end who answers the question about suicide, but isn't there a young boy on those recordings?
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    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,590
    edited February 2015
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    There's an older sounding lady at the end who answers the question about suicide, but isn't there a young boy on those recordings?

    I think most of us thought it was a boy saying "my spanking", But I think someone said it was from a documentary from a mental hospital or something. And that it was an old lady. But I could be wrong
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,590
    edited February 2015
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkuzexyOpPA&feature=youtu.be
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  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    not sure if its ever been played
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,445
    danny said:

    not sure if its ever been played

    it has not.

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    paulonious said:

    danny said:

    not sure if its ever been played

    it has not.

    Wasn't it briefly tagged on Daughter a while back?
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,445
    Hobbes said:

    paulonious said:

    danny said:

    not sure if its ever been played

    it has not.

    Wasn't it briefly tagged on Daughter a while back?
    really? I didn't know that. but...how do you tag a free form jam with fucked up talking overdubbed into any song live? I'd love to hear it if they did!

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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    paulonious said:

    Hobbes said:

    paulonious said:

    danny said:

    not sure if its ever been played

    it has not.

    Wasn't it briefly tagged on Daughter a while back?
    really? I didn't know that. but...how do you tag a free form jam with fucked up talking overdubbed into any song live? I'd love to hear it if they did!

    Don't think it was a full tag. Just Ed saying Hey, foxymop or something like that. Back in the 90's so no boot. I could be way off, but I thought I read that somewhere. Anyone else remember something like this?
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,991
    Hobbes said:

    paulonious said:

    Hobbes said:

    paulonious said:

    danny said:

    not sure if its ever been played

    it has not.

    Wasn't it briefly tagged on Daughter a while back?
    really? I didn't know that. but...how do you tag a free form jam with fucked up talking overdubbed into any song live? I'd love to hear it if they did!

    Don't think it was a full tag. Just Ed saying Hey, foxymop or something like that. Back in the 90's so no boot. I could be way off, but I thought I read that somewhere. Anyone else remember something like this?
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,642
    I like it.
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