given to fly(eddie cried?)

pao_d · October 2003

what do you guys think of this song?

a jammer told me that eddie vedder cried singing this song during a concert? is this true? are there any other songs where eddie cried?

Echoes · October 2003

looks like it during the MTV unplugged version of Black

Cjam6903 · October 2003

I read on 5 Horizons that Eddie got emotional during 'Black' on 8/30/00 in Boston...

SoLATisA · October 2003

who cares if he cried? maybe he ate sushi with that hot green stuff on it before the song. and his eyes were tearing.

grooveamatic · October 2003

Originally posted by Cjam6903
I read on 5 Horizons that Eddie got emotional during 'Black' on 8/30/00 in Boston...

I was at that show...I wasn't close enough to see Eddies' face or anything, but he did sort of trail off at the end, and the band did cut the end of the song a bit short. And I read on 5h the next day, same as you did, that Eddie got choked up.

pariah · October 2003

Hated GTF when I heard it for the first time (pretty rare for a PJ song) but now I absolutely love it. And about the crying thing, I go for the

Originally posted by SoLATisA
hot green stuff

theory. That stuff is made out of green paint and gasoline. It is absolutely the most disgusting, synthetic substance I have eaten in my entire life.

SoLATisA · October 2003

i like it!

pariah · October 2003

You really mean the green half-liquid stuff that tastes like the inside of a car smells x1000, and comes in those tiny paper thingies?

pao_d · October 2003

wasabi!! thats what you guys are talking about!

katellis · October 2003

Originally posted by pao_d
what do you guys think of this song?

a jammer told me that eddie vedder cried singing this song during a concert? is this true? are there any other songs where eddie cried?

i'm pretty sure you're thinking of 9/16/98 boston

poorgirl23 · October 2003

Originally posted by katellis
i'm pretty sure you're thinking of 9/16/98 boston

yep, Ed had met someone before the show who had just lost their brother who would've been at the show. You can hear him crying on the bootleg while he sings given to fly. Also during Last Kiss (which I believe was the first time it was played).. he changed "her" to "him" and "baby" to "brother" in the last chorus.

Monyc' · November 2003

for me: best song ever!!!!! it's a big song! musically and lyrically!!

pao_d · November 2003

yup monyc thats right, given to gly rocks!

YouMakeMeSmileEddie · November 2003

i love it when a man is it scared to show hes emotion..and for a song thats even better

TUBBY · December 2003

don't know about the story you speak of but really in alot of PJ's, songs when you hear them in the frame of mind they are about, the emotions just flow, i'm not talking about fully crying, but they are much more visable... so then what then happens when you have to sing about this stuff, especially if you can serriously relate to the song?

JesterTGame · December 2003

Surely ed crying shows how much feeling and emotion he has for his music . if anything this gives me more(if possible) respect for him and the music.

And the feelings get left behind.

Angus · December 2003

I love it when he sang once (it's on one of those bootlegs, I don't remember which one):

well fuckers, WE still stand

gives me such a chill

and for the rest: yes, definitely my favourite song

hellrazor · December 2003

Unfortunately I have never been to a Pearl Jam show before, but every once in a while I come across these fanviews saying how emotional a concert can become, especially for Ed. I read a review of Charlotte 08/04/00, which says that Ed got so emotional during Black that he couldn't sing the closing bits and resorted to the crowd instead.

The reason why I wrote this post is that I have just listened to the Indianapolis 08/18/00 show and at the end of Black, when Ed says "Thanks a lot once again, Mike on guitar", you can actually hear his voice trembling with emotion. He has difficulty finishing the sentence.

Martoman · December 2003

i think he was very emotional (almost crying) on the msg dvd.
did anyone else notice this?

eddies grrl · December 2003

Originally posted by pariah
Hated GTF when I heard it for the first time (pretty rare for a PJ song) but now I absolutely love it. And about the crying thing, I go for the

theory. That stuff is made out of green paint and gasoline. It is absolutely the most disgusting, synthetic substance I have eaten in my entire life.

It's not synthetic. It's wasabi paste- a type of mustard. Sushi ain't sushi without it!

eddies grrl · December 2003

Originally posted by pao_d
what do you guys think of this song?

a jammer told me that eddie vedder cried singing this song during a concert? is this true? are there any other songs where eddie cried?

Eddie cried one time when he sang Smile to me. Poor boo boo really misses me sometimes.

little_wish · December 2003

Originally posted by Martoman
i think he was very emotional (almost crying) on the msg dvd.
did anyone else notice this?

Def noticed this. He puts his arms over his face and has trouble singing the words... I was almost in tears at this point. No other song moves me like Black does. It's so true to me and each line is more emotional than the previous one.

*All five horizons revolve around her soul*

*How quick the sun can drop away*

The words stand alone as awesome lyrics but with the music they are incredible. The emotion, passion and love in Ed's voice is awesome. The words are sung from his heart, he means every one of them.

Thankyou so much for this song and for the meaning that comes with it.

Each person can interpret it in their own way but it still defines a man losing a woman... the possible love of his life. She was everything to him and his life is nothing without her.

given to fly(eddie cried?)

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