Which would you choose to hear live: Something Special or Last Kiss:

EnjoyBeing
EnjoyBeing Posts: 145
edited May 2024 in The Porch
Easy call for me: Something Special. 

Which would you choose to hear live: Something Special or Last Kiss: 146 votes

Something Special
76% 112 votes
Last Kiss
23% 34 votes
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Wouldn't be surprised to see Something Special with the clean sweep.  It's a better song, and I think most would agree.  It's on the incredible new Dark Matter album.  It's an original Pearl Jam song and Last Kiss is a cover.  I say let's officially replace Last Kiss with Something Special on all setlists going forward.  This is the way.
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  • EnjoyBeing
    EnjoyBeing Posts: 145
    MikeDigs said:
    Wouldn't be surprised to see Something Special with the clean Isweep.  It's a better song, and I think most would agree.  It's on the incredible new Dark Matter album.  It's an original Pearl Jam song and Last Kiss is a cover.  I say let's officially replace Last Kiss with Something Special on all setlists going forward.  This is the way.
    Agreed it’s a better (and more meaningful) song. I’m biased in that I’m good with never hearing Last Kiss by anyone again. I’ll admit, Something Special has taken sometime to connect with, but I like it more and more. 

    Thought it might be a nice poll for conversation.  


  • gotthebottle
    gotthebottle San Diego Posts: 3,897
    Don't like Something... can tolerate Last Kiss
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,957
    "Something Special" is so much more interesting musically and lyrically, and it has only ever been played once. This is a no-brainer.
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,397
    edited May 2024
    Something Special 100%. No choice here. I don’t ever need to hear Last Kiss again in any setting. 
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Ask me again after the tour and I hear Something Special at all 9 of my shows. 
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,957
    PJNB said:
    Ask me again after the tour and I hear Something Special at all 9 of my shows. 
    When he introduced it Saturday, Ed specifically said they won't be playing it every night, but he had to play it that night because one of his daughters had come up from Seattle for the show.
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  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    Probably rather hear 3 minutes of fart noises than either one of those.
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  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    TA243471 said:
    Probably rather hear 3 minutes of fart noises than either one of those.
    😅
     
    There is a version of Last Kiss from one of the Japan Shows in 2003. Eddie does it solo, and I find that version quite nice. 
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  • Robbert
    Robbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 1,096
    Last Kiss
  • kramerica4
    kramerica4 Posts: 284
    Although Something Special is damn good, I love Last Kiss.
    Such a great song for Pearl Jam to play.
  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,210
    Not interested in either, but I think Last Kiss is a better song. 
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  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,204
    Last Kiss, superior song in every wy
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,715
    Last Kiss. Would love to hear it.
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  • mpedone
    mpedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    I've seen Last Kiss twice. That's plenty for me. Zero would be plenty for me, but I can't change that. 
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  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,094
    Like both but have heard Last Kiss already
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,387
    Something Special once to help me complete Dark Matter on my stats - but then Last Kiss for the rest of these shows. 
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,564
    Recency bias, I’ll choose Something Special.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,306
    Last Kiss is a great tune.  There is a reason it blew up on the radio
  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,062
    I don't usually want to hear cover songs over PJ originals, but in this instance I'll make an exception.
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