GChevy410
(Seattle, WA) | | Posted: Apr 28, 2006 - 17:20 | |
I wish this song would end
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orpheus
(east coast) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2006 - 07:40 | |
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Jacksonstat
(Columbus OH) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2006 - 14:04 | |
hippiechick wrote:I wish this song would go away! It's one PJ song (the other is Daughter) that I really can't stand.
Interesting, this is actually one of the few PJ songs I can stomach. To each her own  |
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Imkirok
(Minneapolis, MN) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2006 - 13:57 | |
Bocephus wrote:yuck....
I wish this song was never wrote
i really think it sucks...
i wish me could write gooder
and knew how to make those big letters |
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rascal420
(Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise) | | Posted: Apr 07, 2006 - 13:55 | |
bmo wrote: I wish I was the full moon shining off your camaro's hood.
that's a funny line. but it's not supposed to be, I suppose. pretty drab fare.
I just heard that. That is really funny. |
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hippiechick
| | Posted: Apr 07, 2006 - 13:53 | |
I wish this song would go away! It's one PJ song (the other is Daughter) that I really can't stand.
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jakeinprogress
| | Posted: Mar 30, 2006 - 13:22 | |
wondertoofar wrote:
I feel your comparison of the Beatles in my life with this is absurd. Somehow I don't think explaining why would do any good though but let me give it a shot. What would you rather have memory or a postcard? Get off the psuedo intellectual soapbox.
Print out the lyrics to each. It is not self-evident that the lyrics to In My Life are any deeper than those to Wishlist. I'm sorry your worldview is so threatened by that observation. In My Life is a more general song. It expresses sentiments that are applicable to many different situations (which is also why it's a rather popular theme song for many high school proms). Wishlist is particular, each "item" on the wishlist is limited in its applicability (e.g. wanting to be like a neutron bomb, pedal brake, etc.). Each can be quite evocative. Your assumption that Wishlist is fit soley for a postcard IS your argument, not support for it. Sorry we disagree. I love both songs unapologetically, and I simultaneously understand why others would view either or both as saccharine. Sorry if that strikes you as pseudo-intellectual (don't forget the hyphen). |
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wondertoofar
(There and back again) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2006 - 12:09 | |
jakeinprogress wrote:There are plenty of reasons for disliking this song I suppose. Myself, I really enjoy it. However, if your reason for disliking it is that the lyrics are hokey, well, let me ask you the following:
Do you think it is a coincidence that immediately after noting that RP might not do much as far as a Valentine's Day theme goes Bill played the following songs?
9:12 am - Blind Melon - No Rain
9:09 am - Beatles - In My Life
9:06 am - Pearl Jam - Wishlist
Again, it's fine if you don't like Eddie Vedder's voice or if you aren't fond of the instrumentation, etc. However, if you're only objection is that the lyrics are too simple, I hope you're willing to say the same about In My Life. Otherwise, it's just a raw statement of what you find authentic and what you find maudlin. I don't think there's an objective criteria by which you can say the words to In My Life are more worthy than those of Wishlist (or No Rain). As for me, I love them all.
I feel your comparison of the Beatles in my life with this is absurd. Somehow I don't think explaining why would do any good though but let me give it a shot. What would you rather have memory or a postcard? Get off the psuedo intellectual soapbox. |
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wade44
(2900 Km East of Paradise, CA) | | Posted: Mar 30, 2006 - 12:06 | |
mfassett wrote:I have trouble getting past the eddie vedder billygoat vibrato on his voice.
I like PJ, but I found you comment funny--and somewhat accurate!
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jeffersonpump
| | Posted: Mar 30, 2006 - 12:04 | |
monotone, repetitive and boring. I wish this song would end....
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betsy
(New York) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2006 - 11:38 | |
Is anyone else hearing some Social Distortion in this? No? Rats.
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jakeinprogress
| | Posted: Feb 14, 2006 - 12:23 | |
There are plenty of reasons for disliking this song I suppose. Myself, I really enjoy it. However, if your reason for disliking it is that the lyrics are hokey, well, let me ask you the following:
Do you think it is a coincidence that immediately after noting that RP might not do much as far as a Valentine's Day theme goes Bill played the following songs?
9:12 am - Blind Melon - No Rain
9:09 am - Beatles - In My Life
9:06 am - Pearl Jam - Wishlist
Again, it's fine if you don't like Eddie Vedder's voice or if you aren't fond of the instrumentation, etc. However, if you're only objection is that the lyrics are too simple, I hope you're willing to say the same about In My Life. Otherwise, it's just a raw statement of what you find authentic and what you find maudlin. I don't think there's an objective criteria by which you can say the words to In My Life are more worthy than those of Wishlist (or No Rain). As for me, I love them all.
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HEC
(Venezuela) | | Posted: Feb 14, 2006 - 09:12 | |
const
Pearl Jam:= 'La creme de la creme';
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rascal420
(Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise) | | Posted: Jan 30, 2006 - 15:55 | |
Sometimes I think he'd feel better if he just took a really huge dump.
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mfassett
(Redwood City, CA) | | Posted: Jan 01, 2006 - 12:21 | |
Wow, this seems to move many people. I have trouble getting past the eddie vedder billygoat vibrato on his voice. I must be missing the pearl jam gene.
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rosedraws
(never close enough) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2005 - 12:44 | |
I think his voice is so sexy.
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flast
(between my headphones) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2005 - 05:50 | |
Sounds like Pearl Jam has finally grown up. Nice.
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bmo
(Canada) | | Posted: Nov 12, 2005 - 05:50 | |
I wish I was the full moon shining off your camaro's hood.
that's a funny line. but it's not supposed to be, I suppose. pretty drab fare.
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Bocephus
(Boulder, CO) | | Posted: Oct 28, 2005 - 15:52 | |
yuck....
I wish this song was never wrote
i really think it sucks...
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brighteyedblasphemer
(Cadillac, MI) | | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 - 01:54 | |
Everytime I hear this song, I cannot help but close my eyes, and relive the many emotions and memories that are forever connected to it for me. This is one of my favourite songs (not just by Pearl Jam, but in general) and most definitely is in my top 5 of...dare I say...love songs. A simple song of incredible beauty.
"I wish I was the verb 'to trust' and never let you down."
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Gryn
(Oregon) | | Posted: Sep 21, 2005 - 03:09 | |
Yay for Pearl Jam.
Although, they do sound a lot like Bad Company. Maybe that's why I like them.
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DisplacedNorthrnr
(Btwn the Golden Armpit and the butthole of Ontario) | | Posted: Jun 24, 2005 - 07:36 | |
I love this tune - it just makes me smile. Simple.
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flandersdog
(the sunny Pac NW) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2005 - 14:37 | |
jerseygirl wrote:... eddie vedder's voice is from another universe!!!!!!!
well-said! when he sings I feel it in my toes... |
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Jacksonstat
(Columbus OH) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2005 - 14:37 | |
One of the few PJ songs I can tolerate. He's got that kind of voice you either love or hate!
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jerseygirl
| | Posted: Jun 09, 2005 - 14:35 | |
i was around when the music of the 60's and 70's was being made and it cost $20.00 for a concert tix. but these guys fucking ROCK. they are some of the better bands to come out of the 80's that can not only write music but lyrics AND having staying power. eddie vedder's voice is from another universe!!!!!!!
majortom505 wrote:I wish I'd never hear this song again.
I wish RP Would can Pearl Jam. |
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junkee_bizness
| | Posted: May 25, 2005 - 22:23 | |
Let me say again, "Pearl Jam is better than french fries." - Quoted
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majortom505
| | Posted: May 11, 2005 - 07:11 | |
I wish I'd never hear this song again.
I wish RP Would can Pearl Jam.
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dragonfish
| | Posted: Apr 26, 2005 - 16:05 | |
red5_bc wrote:"I wish I was the full moon shining off your camaro's hood"
it was in fact a 70's camaro - it was a gesture to his then wife beth, who drives/drove an old camaro
the mirror ball they used last tour was fantastic - not your typical square mirrored tiles, but rather all different shapes of mosaic mirror glass
*sigh*
for anyone out there who cares, they just announced 2005 canadian tour dates |
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psycholynx
(Corona, CA (outside L.A.)) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2005 - 15:57 | |
lovetractor24 wrote:I wish that I could relive my first PJ concert...what a blast!
Me too. I almost got whiplash from all the hotties in attendence. |
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Sobient
| | Posted: Apr 12, 2005 - 00:43 | |
If this was candy alot of RP-listeners would have holes in their teeth right now. :> Excellent tune.
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