You Are

LeilaMoonTurtle
LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
edited July 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
I don't understand why many love it. Clue me in please.








Hopefully we can have a discussion without yelling at eachother.
http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

Mihi cura futuri.

The elements they speak to me.

http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
so cute they are
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    I like it because it because it's very different from the rest of the catalogue and the guitar sounds amazing. Also, the vocals perfectly fit the instrumental music.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • dharma69
    dharma69 Posts: 1,275
    I've got some very specific reasons for digging this song:

    ~It's atypical. I always appreciate it when an artist steps outside of his/her box and goes somewhere unexpected.

    ~It's distinctly groovy. G-R-O-O-V-Y! Not a standard adjective given to a rock band or their music.

    ~It makes my hips move.

    ~The organ is just nasty.

    ~ I can see this song being taken to the dance floor.

    Like I said....some very specific reasons why I dig this song!
    "I'm here to see Pearl Jam."- Bono

    ...signed...the token black Pearl Jam fan.

    FaceSpace
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    good reasons

    I like some of the music but the lyrics are terrible
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
  • JPinks
    JPinks Posts: 60
    Because Pearl Jam wrote it and performed it.
    96 - Toledo
    98 - East Troy (x2), East Lansing, Auburn Hills, Cleveland
    00 - Noblesville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Auburn Hills, East Troy, Chicago
    03 - Cleveland, Columbus, Clarkston (x2)
    04 - Toledo, Grand Rapids
    06 - Auburn Hills, Camden (x2), DC
    08 - Camden (x2), MSG (x2), Ed in Newark
    09 - Ed in Philly (x2), The Spectrum (x4)
    10 - Cleveland
  • jammerfall
    jammerfall Posts: 908
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    good reasons

    I like some of the music but the lyrics are terrible


    This broken wheel is coming undone
    And the roads exploding
    But you're keeping me strong
    Rolling along with you,...

    Love is a tower
    And you're the key
    Leading me higher
    When you let me in

    Keeping us close,... so close
    On down the line

    Sometimes I burn like a dot on the sun
    With no one knowing
    But you're keeping me strong
    Rolling along with you

    You are a tower of
    Strength to me
    The darkening hour
    Sees light again

    Ooh wah, ooh wah, ooh wah, ooh wah, ooh wah
    Ooh wah, ooh wah, you are... you are

    Love is a tower
    Of strength to me
    I am the shoreline
    But you're the sea

    You are.

    The lyrics may be a bit on the simple side, but definately heart-felt and pretty far from "terrible."

    To each their own :)
    "Hello Oregonians. Hello Washingtonians. Hello Portland..where the fuck are we? We're in Ridgefield!"
  • JPS79
    JPS79 Posts: 148
    Love the guitar work as well, but the boots I have this song and why go just don't translate well on live recordings maybe it's just the shows I have. Anyways love the last lines " I am the shoreline, but you're the sea"
    Seems the more you make
    equals the loneliness you get
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    the effect on the guitar is something like a roto-... i forget. a rotovibe, rotogroove. i'm probably way off. a very amazing odd song for pj. when i heard Riot Act, this stuck out right away. in a good way.

    "i am the shoreline but you're the sea" i love it.
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    JPinks wrote:
    Because Pearl Jam wrote it and performed it.
    haha
    exactly why I gave it many chances but nope, still don't like it.
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
    JPS79 wrote:
    Love the guitar work as well, but the boots I have this song and why go just don't translate well on live recordings maybe it's just the shows I have. Anyways love the last lines " I am the shoreline, but you're the sea"
    because of lines like that I am not into the song it is very george michael/bon jovi
    http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk103/Moonturltemoon/PJ MSG 6-24-08/

    Mihi cura futuri.

    The elements they speak to me.

    http://espn.go.com/espnradiostations/NewYork1050/gallery/35218855.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3gQO1WxUk
    so cute they are
  • JPS79
    JPS79 Posts: 148
    LeilaMoonTurtle wrote:
    because of lines like that I am not into the song it is very george michael/bon jovi
    Funny that you say bon jovi because someone in a thread about come back said the same thing I just don't see it.
    Seems the more you make
    equals the loneliness you get
  • Omarama
    Omarama Posts: 267
    because it's a bloody awesome song.and while the lyrics are basic they get straight to the point
    Monty Got a Raw Deal

    " makes much more sense to live in the present tense "
  • Spencer
    Spencer Posts: 867
    JPS79 wrote:
    Love the guitar work as well, but the boots I have this song and why go just don't translate well on live recordings maybe it's just the shows I have. Anyways love the last lines " I am the shoreline, but you're the sea"

    Funny, I never like the song til I heard it live. I don't think the album version has the same groove as the live versions do.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    It's a love song. :)
    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&

Categories