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Pearl Jam — Yellow Ledbetter
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randyblew
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 12:13
 
Hahaha! Hilariously well put. I never could decipher the lyrics to this song, nor cared to. I love Pearl Jam, but this is my least favorite song of theirs. It's like Eddy's channeling early Michael Stipe.

hencini wrote:
Epic lyrics... 

"Brown the runway!!"
"Potato waaaaaaaaave......."
"Make me fries."
"Oh, I don't know why they suntan whales."

Love this song.   

 



fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 12:08
 
I do not profess to get PJ's music, though I really like this song. Two days in a row that I've posted positive PJ comments! Maybe I'm finally getting it...

hencini
Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 13:43
 
Epic lyrics... 

"Brown the runway!!"
"Potato waaaaaaaaave......."
"Make me fries."
"Oh, I don't know why they suntan whales."

Love this song.   

midigitguy
(Massachusetts)
Posted: Mar 24, 2013 - 15:30
 
What's he whining about? Ayyh his singing style drives me nuts..

paradisepig
(Inverness-Scotland)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 00:56
 
 dig wrote:
Solid 5. Derivative and wtf is Eddy mumbling about?
  Heeeehehehe you made me laugh{#Roflol}

PhoenixArtDj
(Star Idaho)
Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 11:10
 
This song is all about Mike McC and his wicked guitar skills. That's why a mumbling Ed is insignificant; it's sweet music. Check out the many live versions of this song on official bootlegs. Extra tags, singing crowds, and wicked solos. Worth the price of a PJ ticket just to hear this song live.

dig
Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 16:06
 
Solid 5. Derivative and wtf is Eddy mumbling about?

juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 15:55
 
this is a +10{#Cheers}

cosmiclint
(romeotuma's hotel room)
Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 18:10
 
 lemmoth wrote:


As Tonto said to the Lone Ranger, what do you mean "we" kimosabe(sp).

Check out Live @ Benaroya Hall or one of the many official live boots from Seattle venues to hear the love of the fans for their homeboys.
 
We saw PJ in Vancouver on the Backspacer tour and Eddie really ragged on Seattle fans. I was kind of surprised. They played Seattle a few nights later and by the accounts I read it was a great show with adoring fans doing their part. The show I saw was great too. They're full value, imo.

Maybe Ed's remarks were meant in jest, but it didn't come across that way.

Spiderwoman
(Lake Chelan, North Central Washington)
Posted: Feb 02, 2013 - 18:08
 
When all this grunge music came out I thought everyone was trying to channel Smells Like Teen Spirit. But when I heard Vedder's Into The Wild soundtrack, I realized he's a natural talent with so, so much depth.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 11:01
 
 BibKiller wrote:
hmmmm..... we still dont like pj here n seattle.....
what the heck is he saying??!!?? we cant get it either lol -mechanic2
 

As Tonto said to the Lone Ranger, what do you mean "we" kimosabe(sp).

Check out Live @ Benaroya Hall or one of the many official live boots from Seattle venues to hear the love of the fans for their homeboys.

skyguy
(CO)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 11:01
 
All the sudden I'm hungry for.........

skyguy
(CO)
Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 11:00
 
FRIES!

michaelgmitchell
(Stirling, ON)
Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 09:55
 
We get it, Eddie. You're good at yelling or ranting or scatting or improvising ... or just being annoying. Stop it.

tiim
Posted: Dec 29, 2012 - 19:06
 
On a wizard, on a whale.
:)

Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 13:08
 
 rosoten wrote:

jimi hendrix, angel?

 
...or "Little Wing".  I don't think Mike McCready has ever denied the influence Hendrix had on him.

haretic
(toward Abad, just south of Maitri)
Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 23:32
 
 greg4067 wrote:
This is interesting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Ledbetter
 
Thanks, that really is interesting.

le_colonel
Posted: Dec 02, 2012 - 01:08
 
3

chelsiaann
(Helena, Montucky)
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 10:10
 
^9

rosoten
Posted: Nov 19, 2012 - 04:25
 
 BigIslandBlues wrote:
Why does that intro sound so familiar, and/or like some other song? Terrific.
 
jimi hendrix, angel?


BibKiller
Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 14:27
 
hmmmm..... we still dont like pj here n seattle.....
what the heck is he saying??!!?? we cant get it either lol -mechanic2

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 16:32
 
 ScottishWillie wrote:

Its not some Satanist trick where he sings the lyrics backwards so the devil will get me is it?

 
Fo draeh reve ev'i tihs tsebmud eht s'taht.

ShirleyEva
Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 16:28
 
Best music!
 

BigIslandBlues
Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 19:54
 
Why does that intro sound so familiar, and/or like some other song? Terrific.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 06:02
 
I went to school with a guy named Ledbetter.  He wasn't yellow, though—more of a dark brown, actually.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 12, 2012 - 05:55
 
Make me fries.

greg4067
(backyard coffee)
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 16:23
 
This is interesting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Ledbetter

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 16:19
 
i must be mellowing.
i hate pearl jam.
but i love this song.
and a couple of vedder solo stuff.
i don't know who i am anymore. 

jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas)
Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 16:16
 
what

skyguy
(CO)
Posted: Sep 03, 2012 - 18:20
 
e nunc8 please!

Lichenia,
(uk)
Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:26
 
i like the way he goes slightly off key

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:25
 
 TJS wrote:
Definitely some Hendrix influence in that opening guitar riff.  Vedder is really mumbly in this track though, I have no idea what he is singing most of the time.
 
And he goes flat a couple of times. Except for McCready's guitar, what was the reason for releasing this version?

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 07:24
 
Definitely some Hendrix influence in that opening guitar riff.  Vedder is really mumbly in this track though, I have no idea what he is singing most of the time.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 08:35
 
 mikerobinson wrote:
They played this song at their concert I went to a couple of weeks ago {#Dancingbanana_2}
 

They close the vast majority of their concerts with this gem.  When it breaks down to just McCready on guitar it allows the other fellow to put down their instruments and chill out for a while before they take their final bow.

leathepea
(Hickory, NC)
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 08:33
 
 kcar wrote:
 
Permanently lodged high up on the All-time Crap Song list.
 
agreed.

MassivRuss
(Massachusetts)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 17:39
 
 erdenese wrote:
impossible!!!

i wished Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter play after The Derek Trucks Band — This Sky and RP did this :)

THANKS ALOT {#Bananapiano} 
 



Niiiice segue!

ScottishWillie
(The Scottish Lowlands)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 00:45
 

Its not some Satanist trick where he sings the lyrics backwards so the devil will get me is it?



erdenese
(Istanbul, Turkey)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 00:41
 
impossible!!!

i wished Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter play after The Derek Trucks Band — This Sky and RP did this :)

THANKS ALOT {#Bananapiano} 

kcar
Posted: May 31, 2012 - 23:36
 
 tulfan wrote:
Nope...still tired of it...
  
Permanently lodged high up on the All-time Crap Song list.


tulfan
(Still in SE MI)
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 05:39
 
Nope...still tired of it...

hencini
Posted: Mar 04, 2012 - 21:08
 
Great song.  I finally saw them live for the first time about two years ago.  And even though I've always believed that EV is a bit of a knob, I have to admit that they put on an amazing show.  And more than any other mega-band in recent history that I can think of, they are incredibly connected to their fans.  Very cool stuff.  
All that having been said, there's not much in the world funnier than this interpretation of the song:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU

"Make me fries..." "Potato waaaaAAAAAVE..." 

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Feb 26, 2012 - 19:53
 
Yellow Bedwetter?

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 20:25
 
Wish I could box the pleasure, fun, giggles, like, that I get off of this song.  {#Good-vibes}

kilroyjoe3
(Farmington, NM)
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 04:39
 
I always thought he had gotten a novocaine injection into his tongue before recording this track. But agreed, good song.

 johnjconn wrote:
The proof of this songs power lies in the fact no one knows what the hell he's saying.
Yet everyone agrees, great song

Mumble it Eddie, mumble!
 



mikerobinson
Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 16:17
 
They played this song at their concert I went to a couple of weeks ago {#Dancingbanana_2}

Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.)
Posted: Nov 23, 2011 - 15:38
 
 a2 wrote:
Check this guy out from a TV show in Chile.

Mi nombre es Eddie Vedder
 
I was waiting for the judges to vote him out, although I thought he was awesome. Much more articulate and understandable than Vedder himself.  SO - what happened to this poor soul? I'd have voted for him - LOTS of talent, and probably could have his own career, not imitating Eddie Vedder or anyone else...

Thanks for sharing this link, a2. I love Eddie Vedder's music, but that misheard lyrics YouTube always makes me laugh until I cry. 



johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 15:03
 
The proof of this songs power lies in the fact no one knows what the hell he's saying.
Yet everyone agrees, great song

Mumble it Eddie, mumble!

terrapin52
Posted: Oct 23, 2011 - 01:15
 
This song proves that the words don't matter. :P  I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag.

debobasu
(Toronto)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 08:13
 
Awesome seg coming out of Derek Trucks' This Sky

a2
(Michigan)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 08:13
 
Check this guy out from a TV show in Chile.

Mi nombre es Eddie Vedder