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  • Andy Dick
    Andy Dick Posts: 128
    edited April 2024
    Funny, I love it. Love the groove. I find myself dancing around the house the way that Ed does on stage with his heels off the ground. That classic PJ sway. 

    We all have a song or two that we use as an opprtunity to run to the toilet or get another drink! If you don't like it, view it as an opportunity to enjoy the rest of the show more!
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  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    edited April 2024
    It's not a terrible song for what it is...but im still scratching my head wondering how in the hell did everyone sign off on including this. It's very out of place and doesn't belong on a Pearl Jam album.

    I could appreciate it much more if Eddie put it on his next solo/earthlings album.

    Definitely not mad at it for being cheesy though. This track isn't even trying to be cool which is how it should be if you're going to write a song like this.
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  • opsopcopolis
    opsopcopolis Posts: 1,214
    also a dad here. Definitely do not like it lol. It's so hokey and the lyrics/phrasing feel so forced
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  • tino_11
    tino_11 Posts: 2,182
    mcgruff10 said:
    Father of five and just can’t get into this one.  For me, This and wreckage are the two clunkers on the new album.  
    I agree with this. As someone said, it’s very basic and the lyrics are to literal. The quality of this song compared the rest of the album is very stark. Should have been a b side.

    But I’m a dad of three young daughters and we had a lovely moment dancing around to this song last night so I’m grateful for that!
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,205
    It’s not terrible but definitely will
    be a skip for me. 
  • southernmanfan
    southernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,029
    One of the standout songs for me and I haven’t even looked at the lyrics….
    rustedsigns
  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 892
    If songs about Vedder family parent-child relationships “don’t belong on PJ albums” than y’all better turn in your copies of Ten.
  • BloodMeridian80
    BloodMeridian80 Seattle Posts: 715
    It’s not the topic, it’s the presentation. 
  • cmikehelton
    cmikehelton Posts: 238
    SonicDub said:
    Weakest song on the album IMO
    Might be the weakest song they've ever recorded. I do not like it at all.. the only PJ song I can say that about. 
    "And the young, they can lose hope
    'Cause they can't see beyond today
    The wisdom that the old can't give away, hey
    Constant recoil
    Sometimes life don't leave you alone."
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    kmcmanus said:
    If songs about Vedder family parent-child relationships “don’t belong on PJ albums” than y’all better turn in your copies of Ten.
    Thirty five years into this, people should have learned there's no such thing as "doesn't belong on a PJ album." They've specifically cultivated their careers to be able to make whatever the hell kind of music they want and it still be Pearl Jam.

    Damn guy was playing the accordion and ranting about insects on record at the height of the band's career, ferchrissakes
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,819
    slightofjeff said:
    kmcmanus said:
    If songs about Vedder family parent-child relationships “don’t belong on PJ albums” than y’all better turn in your copies of Ten.
    Thirty five years into this, people should have learned there's no such thing as "doesn't belong on a PJ album." They've specifically cultivated their careers to be able to make whatever the hell kind of music they want and it still be Pearl Jam.

    Damn guy was playing the accordion and ranting about insects on record at the height of the band's career, ferchrissakes
    Great point!! BUGS!!!

    And I was one of those who went batshit crazy when I got to see Bugs played live. 
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    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    I think Running flows so nice into Something Special.  The intro base and guitar reminds me of 90s tunes, it's so refreshing and then just grooves out.  It grooves so good I don't mind the cheesy lyrics at all.
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,558
    I don’t mind it. I’ll certainly keep listening and as a Dad to a girl (the only one I’ll have) I get it for sure. Maybe as the album wears thin at a much later date, yeah maybe I’d skip it, but I don’t dislike it or HATE it. It’s only art / music after all. 
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  • PJammin'
    PJammin' Posts: 1,913
    slightofjeff said:
    kmcmanus said:
    If songs about Vedder family parent-child relationships “don’t belong on PJ albums” than y’all better turn in your copies of Ten.
    Thirty five years into this, people should have learned there's no such thing as "doesn't belong on a PJ album." They've specifically cultivated their careers to be able to make whatever the hell kind of music they want and it still be Pearl Jam.

    Damn guy was playing the accordion and ranting about insects on record at the height of the band's career, ferchrissakes
    I’m glad you said it. I was thinking the same exact thing. 
    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    I had no idea the accordion was cool until I saw EV rock it.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,876
    Ok I admit it i cried walking round doing the food shopping with headphones on.  3 daughters and a son 3 are adults now and I totally get it. I think also seeing ed sing this to his daughter at the listening event probably sealed the deal . 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,057
    It’s the Bluey of the album, one for Mumsnet.
    Nature drunk and High
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,950
    It’s in the bottom two for me on the album.  Not because I don’t like it.  But because the rest of the album is so good.  It is over the top in sentimentality but it’s intentional and I think Ed is very aware of it.  I don’t think he wants to be vague or leave open to interpretation how he feels about his kids.  So he’s being really direct and embracing the idea of being a dad.  
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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    I’ve listened to the whole album only 5 times so far but as far as thematically speaking I feel it fits perfectly.  The themes I’m feeling… something ending (whether that’s a love relationship, friendships, career, nearing the last part of this life, aging, reflection) fit perfectly with wanting to make sure your kids know how much you love them, how hard you have and will continue to strive for them, sending them off and wanting them to protect and value themselves.  As far as musically it’s light and bouncy and provides a contrast to the mostly heavy rest of the album and I too agree that it rolls off of Running perfectly. 

    Usually completely literal lyrics really bother me (future days) but somehow this song just hits me right even though it is straight forward 
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,876
    I don't think it's a great song for the album but I fully feel the emotions 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -

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