Bu$hleaguer lovers.....

VEDHEAD27 · September 2003

You out there?

Lemme just say I thought this song was "alright" the first time I heard it...then I saw it LIVE and it was OVER. Once again Stone...you and your catchy little riffs. VERY nice. A clever, witty, cathcy song. I love the Showbox version for a variety of reasons. I especially love Ed's little hand motions during the chorus.

My name is Lydia...and I loooooove the leaguer!!!

Thanks PJ!

and thanks for bringing that shit back on the tour. It wouldn't have been the same without it. Mask no mask, there's no difference...I'm just glad you kept on a playin it.

(p.s. the mask and jacket do RULE imo though)

>MT VIEW, prime place for it, and you delivered...THANK YOU<

music=art=expression

Those that don't love the leaguer, please post elsewhere.

$$ Bu$hleaguer $$

How does he do it? How do they do it? Uncanny and immutable.
This is such a happening tailpipe of a party.
Like sugar, the guests are so refined.

A confidence man but why so beleagued?
He's not a leader he's a Texas leaguer.
Swinging for the fence. Got lucky with a strike.
Drilling for fear makes the job simple.
Born on third. Thinks he got a triple.

Blackout weaves its way through the cities.
Blackout weaves its way through the cities.
Blackout weaves its way.

I remember when you sang that song about today.
Now it's tomorrow and everything has changed.

A think tank of aloof multiplication.
A nicotine wish and a columbus decanter.
Retrenchment and hoggishness.
The aristocrat choir sings, "What's the ruckus?"
The haves have not a clue.
The immenseness of suffering.
And the odd negotiation. A rarity.
With onionskin plausibility of life.
And a keyboard reaffirmation. (Ed points to BOOM)

Blackout weaves its way through the cities.
Blackout weaves its way through the cities.
Blackout weaves its way.

I remember when you sang that song about today.
Now it's tomorrow and everything has changed.

Karenthevedder · September 2003

i gotta say that i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this song too!!! i always thought it was great... and the lyrics are gold!!
soooo awesome!
i was sooooooooo happy they did it in Toronto .. LOL it was sooooooo funny!!! thousands of Canadians singing cheering and laughing along!!!!!!!
INCREDIBLE!

VEDHEAD27 · September 2003

YES....FINALLY!!! Another leaguer!!!

WOOOHOO!!!

Thanks Karenthevedder.

LOL! Oh yeah, from what I heard on the boot that Toronto version was incredible! That's how it was in Mt View too, just totally accepted. It makes the song that much more enjoyable when you have a crowd that can go along with it and appreciate it, ya know?

This song ROCKS!!

{[Pearl_Jam}] · September 2003

yeah... i have to say that im a lover of bushleaguer

eddie with the mask ... dancing .... great lol

Karenthevedder · September 2003

Originally posted by VEDHEAD27
YES....FINALLY!!! Another leaguer!!!

WOOOHOO!!!

Thanks Karenthevedder.

LOL! Oh yeah, from what I heard on the boot that Toronto version was incredible! That's how it was in Mt View too, just totally accepted. It makes the song that much more enjoyable when you have a crowd that can go along with it and appreciate it, ya know?

This song ROCKS!!

ABSOLUTELY!!!

LOL!! thats the way ALL PJ songs should be (accepted that is...) and i dont think that they had many (if any) people booing them that night over that one....

This song ALWAYS makes me want to get up and dance around the room (too bad i dont have the mask and/or jacket LOL!!!)

raptorsfan · September 2003

I love this song, did from the very first time I heard it. I had a few people tell me it was a novelty song of sorts, but no friggin way, it totally rocks, and seeing/hearing it in Toronto blew me away...like a giddy little school girl.

Something about the groove in the chorus...just love it.

thebetterman · September 2003

Lydia,

I hope your not surprised to see me pledge my support of the leaguer. Great song, awesome chorus, i didnt get to see it live, but i heard it, and its cool, real cool.

Alive Again · September 2003

This song came out when criticism of Bush was "unacceptable" and I thank PJ for having the courage to perform it even after it caused an uproar in Denver.

nfmessiah · September 2003

i love this song, its great when they play it live. very catchy.
"born on third, thought he hit a triple."
that's genius.

Being Enlightened · September 2003

I fuckin' flipped when they played it in T.O. This is a great tune!

even flow? · September 2003

Keep standing up for free speech boys!!!! I love leaguin'!!

thisismylastexit · September 2003

born on third thinks he got a triple...

woot woot for the leaguer!

dont_go_on_me · September 2003

i was so-so about this song before i saw it live. Once i saw it live, i loved it! It sounded great, especially when Stone played it acoustically...that surprised me a lot. I was really glad to have witnessed this "controversial" song.

VEDHEAD27 · September 2003

I couldn't agree more don't_go_on_me!!

fredlig verden · September 2003

Great song. I love that the Denver page in the Newsletter was a picture of Ed and the Bush mask

VEDHEAD27 · September 2003

haha! Hell yeah fredlig verden. Where you at the show? I traveled all the way from Cali via Greyhound for that show...first time I had seen the boys in 3 years. Oooh man what a show! And to think, I didn't even know about all the controversary behind the mask until I got back to the Bay Area and heard it about it through friends 2 days later. LOL!! Really, those 12 or so people walking out did not actually have the impact that the newspapers led people to believe. With all that anticipation, all the wild, grateful fans...all the love in the air....it was not even noticeable. Definitely NOT what the show should be remembered by. I was soooo into that show and that Bu$hleaguer performance and so was the majority of the crowd. It was awesome!! First show of the tour and I got it and just fell in love with it. Denver Bu$hleaguer, loved every second of it.