I'd say he got the lyrics pretty accurate considering the fact Eddie was answering a audience members question asking for what are the lyrics and he responded with "Wait? There's lyrics?"
this song made me cry at the end of 50/50 because 50/50 really was like my life because i had cancer a few years ago and my grandpa died of cancer last year and this movie made me think of him. this was the best movie i have ever seen.
Wow, you nailed it...but. It's the emotion, that's all of Vedder...there doesn't even to be lyrics...how he pours it out...it is the one thing I love about his versions...He relives this shit like he's there
If this song doesn't touch you...if it's "indecipherable" to you then you don't know good music, you don't get musical expression and you either are too stupid to comprehend Eddie's lyrics or you have no heart or soul!!
@ferhu791 Eddie Vedder admits that he changes the lyrics and meaning of the song when he performs it, but he wrote the song with one story in mind, which he told at a concert in Newark, New Jersey on August 7, 2008. He asked if anyone had any questions, and a fellow asked what the lyrics to "Yellow Ledbetter" were. Instead of going word for word, Eddie simply told the story of the song.
@ferhu791 The song is about a friend's brother, Tim Ledbetter. His brother was killed in the war, and takes the meaning from the "yellow letter" officially notifying of a soldier's death.
My dad doesn't know it, but this is the song me and him are going to dance to at my wedding :) He loves Pearl Jam and I grew up listening to them because of them and some of my fondest memories with my father all involve great music from the 90's <3
Uhm, Not trying to troll, but, Yellow ledbetter doesnt have a written lyrics, eddie vedder changes the words every time he sings it, other than some parts. But, read there book. It tells you all about it. It was a riff that mike started to play, and then eddie joined in, the the rest did....And they made it into a song later on...
@wyattsrules it is unsealed...meanin a letter thats un sealed, the sotry is about a yellow evelope mailed out to families when someone is killed in war, the symbology of yellow l"edb"etter is that is the same as recieving led as in like a bullet, or something that kills u.
the beautiful thing is ...to me...no matter what it says , and weather you hear his message or interpret your own.... an amazing work i have watched people dance sing along and not know one word but you could feel the connection to the piece ........
oooohhh! Its not ever "boxer"( its box OR) did'nt change the lyrics, official lyrics are the words he sings everytime. May be more f_uped then the last, but Its always been "in a BOX or in a BAG" There is no medafor. boxorinabag!!!!
On August 7, 2008, at a solo performance in Newark, New Jersey at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Vedder took a question from the audience requesting that he explain the meaning of "Yellow Ledbetter". He then explained the lyrics I suggested two years ago.
you guys are dumb this song aint about his friend brother or whatever ya'll think itz about his girlfriend leaving him cause he was all hooked up on hairoine so she left him a letter.....duhhhhh
I got kicked off the morning announcements in high school for askin if folks what they thought the lyrics were... My Vice principal thought the lyrics might be suggestive, because nobody truly knows what the hell Eddie's talking about... I do not agree with these ... boxer? nope... It's a Box or a bag.... just sayin'
this song is a very personal song for eddie i have heard it live and it is quit diff almost every time i hear it the thing about eddie v is he wants you to make this song about whatever you want to to over annalize this song ruins its true meaning ...how ever the over all meaning is about the loss of his friends brother
This is a song that the listener can't ever figure out the lyrics..which actually make no sense, so you are forced to appreciate and listen to the music..and make up your own words!!
Yellow ledbetter doesnt have a lirics, only Eddie knows it, it was just suppose to be a simple guitar riff, butt then Eddie started mumbling words, and it became one of there greatest, he changes the words everytime he sings it, read his book.
@mdoveification no theyre not. he changes them almost every concert he plays, these are the lyrics for the recorded version. this is the recorded version. see the connection?
All Right!!! 200th person to hit the "Like" button. But WTF is up with the 1 "Dislike"? I mean, how the hell can you not love this song by Pearl Jam? Has Jimi Hendrix in it, don't you think?
thats the best thing about this song....its whatever you feel at the time you listen to it. It will fit any mood you're in and its a mirror image of how you feel. so enjoy it and let it speak to you what you want......or keep going back and forth about the lyrics..lol
wow!! you guys....so weird that boxer or the bag and box or the bag can be so similar, doesnt it mean the same to the living? Loss is profound...in all its entirety, it hurts.....dont we all wish we could give an anthem like this to those we have lost....
@ineedausernameplz if not for ur vid i would always think he was singing about two sides of a letter he recieved from his estranged daughter!!!!! ha ha
So sorry for your loss, I am sure your brother is at a better place right now my friend. Native Americans have a beautiful saying when a loved one passes away. I don't recall it word for word but it is about grieving, they say to grieve your loved one but then stop because then your loved one will not be able to move on in the other life as they will be concentrated on you grieving on their loss instead just hold on to the good memories...blessed be )0(
i havent heard this song sung the same way twice. The new Pearl Jam XM station plays live versions and every one I have heard so far the lyrics are similar but always different. Any of the lyrics I have seen written on Lyrics sites are all wrong too. I also believe in true Rock and Roll fashion he purposely sings it differently.
RIP Brett Kane. I found this song in your jeep in the cd player. You died five years ago today. I play this song on the anniversary of your death and on your birthday. I played this song when I spread your ashes. I played this song in your garage as I packed up your belongings. I played this song as I cried on the floor going thru all your things. I played this song to my son when he was born; a son you never got to meet but who bares your name. I miss you my brother, my friend
There is a lot of controversy about the lyrics to this song . I've found several different versions . I believe it's in keeping with tthr great tradition of rock n roll that it's always been difficult to make out the lyrics because it's more about the feel of the music and how it makes you feel .
I'm sorry but your lyrics are wrong, the song is about the lead singers best friend. His friend had a brother die in the first Iraq war in the 90's and the lead singer was with his friend when he got the tragic news. His friend broke down crying. This is why you can't understand the lyrics. Also the words are not Boxer or Bag it is about weather his brother is coming home in a box or a bag. After the friend learned of his brothers death he and the lead singer went for a walk and came
up to a house on the block that had a huge American Flag flying on the porch. The friend waved to the people standing on the porch and the people of the house did not wave back because of the friends grungey apperance...If you dont believe this is true look it up.
@MaktG11 sorry your wrong, in later years he would change the lyrics constantly live. and yes he did change the lyrics alot and pertaining them to the war and he did change the lyrics at time to say "i think about him when i go to bed, will he come back in a box or bag" but when the first recorded the song for "ten" vedder didnt have any lyrics, hence why vedder, ament and mcready all co wrote the song
@MaktG11 mcready quote: That was written around the time of the first record I think that was the second thing Ed and I wrote together. It came out of a jam in the studio and Ed didn't really have any lyrics. He came up with some ideas right there on the spot, and that's what we recorded. For some reason, it didn't make it on Ten. I was kind of bummed at the time. I really wanted it to be on our first record. But at the time, I was really young and just happy to be around this situation,
@MaktG11 there are no official lyrics to this song. he changes them many times. Vedder has mentioned the war theme about a friend of his as you say, but he has been heard singing "i dont know whether i was the boxer or the bag" During the 2nd Iraq war he sang it many times using the war theme "dont know whether he'll be comin home in a box OR a bag" but just know that the song has many different lyrics and different meanings.
@domeslacker I'm a survivor of Gen X yet was never into the whole "Faux Grunge" thing (the melvins are still grunge & still in seattle) yet apropos of the song, i love this one, just read these lyrics & saw you mentioned a "war theme" - The "boxer or the bag" seems to me a relative relationship thing yet if there is a war theme i could see it with the letter metaphor here. What i love is the way he fits the words into the song, it's kind of the "off time/on time" scenereo
@bobethe when he says "boxer or the bag" it is perhaps a question he poses, is he the abuser or the abused?The theme of the song is then about a relationship, perhaps with himself or with someone else. BUT, when he changes the lyrics (as he often does) and sings "coming home in a box or a bag" he is clearly changing the theme of the song to that of a war theme/story. He changes the lyrics to make transform the theme to be current with whatever they feel appropriate...war, relationships, etc
@domeslacker Oh, i wasn't aware he changed it to the "coming home in a box or a bag" -- i appreciate your comment, he was a poet, and like a lot of poets, only they know what they mean
@MaktG11 it's been a year since your comment so you probably won't see this but the version of the song you're talking about was from the words he sang at a live concert. The original lyrics are what's on here.
sound s like he was mildly drunk but i like it anyway
demojay987 23 hours ago
what font is this? Its great choice for this song.
ecazac 1 day ago
And I called and I said, that I want what I said and I call out again.
:)
themuzicproducers 1 day ago
why did eddie sing this sound so slugged and sloppy?
slickcross 3 days ago
Oh my god. The outro. <3
sohood518 3 days ago
This song always relaxes me when I'm stressed out at work.
CowboyVictory 4 days ago in playlist 10-8
great song. your lyrics are woeful.
bipedalame 1 week ago
Man what a song Eddie, You make it sound so good! OOOOO those day's!!
michaeljasonrogers 1 week ago
I wike Bwitney Spears
kgmillerfpc 1 week ago
@kgmillerfpc Haha
cyborgjowls 1 week ago
shabadoooo shabadeee shabba shabba
zaprudermacphee 1 week ago
You can really hear a Jimi Hendrix influence on the slide with this one!!
Very Reminincient to Little Wing!!
delly659 2 weeks ago
That's how good Pearl Jam is. I can't understand the title of the song, or most of the lyrics. And yet, It is one of the best songs i've ever heard.
michael9184 2 weeks ago 5
Awesome song.. I love it
awesome12261 2 weeks ago
i love the papyrus font, too
MonoxideChild151 2 weeks ago
I'd say he got the lyrics pretty accurate considering the fact Eddie was answering a audience members question asking for what are the lyrics and he responded with "Wait? There's lyrics?"
ImXGrimReaper 3 weeks ago 3
Such a beautiful melody <3
diligaf14 1 month ago
Im pretty sure a lot of these lyrics are wrong. No offence like, I wouldnt like to try and figure them out :)
urbancoyote8 1 month ago
nothing quite like good old fashioned bubble gum music.
ArjenRobbenisGod 1 month ago
what is 50/50 i have no idea
paulinaz87 1 month ago
@paulinaz87 a movie lol
MegaDragonbutt 1 month ago
Just Watched 50/50 and this was the Perfect song to End the Movie With......PJ Rules.........
amcgillis4 1 month ago 4
Damn thats a great solo
Jwest720 1 month ago
That guitar solo rips my heart out. It's something Mr. Hendrix would have approved of.
flakyshakes 1 month ago 5
this is why i dont listen to rap.
Josebombs 1 month ago 4
make me fries
UltraBob619 1 month ago 2
this song made me cry at the end of 50/50 because 50/50 really was like my life because i had cancer a few years ago and my grandpa died of cancer last year and this movie made me think of him. this was the best movie i have ever seen.
levitdoghollowell 1 month ago 5
50/50 :)
TheCharitosA 1 month ago
Wow, you nailed it...but. It's the emotion, that's all of Vedder...there doesn't even to be lyrics...how he pours it out...it is the one thing I love about his versions...He relives this shit like he's there
dtmf4dan 1 month ago
papyrus ^^
donchuito5 1 month ago
If this song doesn't touch you...if it's "indecipherable" to you then you don't know good music, you don't get musical expression and you either are too stupid to comprehend Eddie's lyrics or you have no heart or soul!!
TheKillerQueenfan 1 month ago
Make me cry, Mike.
MnMz4L1F3 2 months ago
This is one of the dumbest tunes in history. I rename it 'Indecipherable'.
krslmb75 2 months ago
@krslmb75 A closed mind is like a closed book. Fucking useless.
MnMz4L1F3 2 months ago 4
Yea this puts an end to making up what it sounds like for lyrics! That was 10 years of listening and never knowing lol
jojodilly4 2 months ago 2
THANK GOD THERE ARE LYRICS TO GO WITH THIS SONG!!!!! without them I would not be able to understand a word he said!!! Such a good song though :)
Irish33cream 2 months ago
@Irish33cream The music is what gets me.It is so meaningful and full of soul. It kicks ass!
w127smc 2 months ago
im already in love with joseph gordon levitt then they ended 50/50 with my favorite band? couldnt be better<3
tallblondie16 2 months ago
i will dont worry
TheDirtbike4576 2 months ago
love this song. i get all misty and stuff.
kalowahine 2 months ago
Yellow Ledbetter?
ferhu791 3 months ago
@ferhu791 Eddie Vedder admits that he changes the lyrics and meaning of the song when he performs it, but he wrote the song with one story in mind, which he told at a concert in Newark, New Jersey on August 7, 2008. He asked if anyone had any questions, and a fellow asked what the lyrics to "Yellow Ledbetter" were. Instead of going word for word, Eddie simply told the story of the song.
snottyxraygirl 3 months ago
@ferhu791 The song is about a friend's brother, Tim Ledbetter. His brother was killed in the war, and takes the meaning from the "yellow letter" officially notifying of a soldier's death.
snottyxraygirl 3 months ago
To yocorr.... that's really sweet. No joke.
juanitosjams 3 months ago 3
@juanitosjams Thanks :)
yocorrocontrajeras 3 months ago
My dad doesn't know it, but this is the song me and him are going to dance to at my wedding :) He loves Pearl Jam and I grew up listening to them because of them and some of my fondest memories with my father all involve great music from the 90's <3
yocorrocontrajeras 3 months ago 4
@yocorrocontrajeras SO CUTE!!!! CONGRATS!!!
MarionBugg17 3 months ago
@yocorrocontrajeras him* not them
yocorrocontrajeras 3 months ago
@yocorrocontrajeras When are you getting married?
Tigerballer122 3 months ago
@Tigerballer122 Spring next year
yocorrocontrajeras 3 months ago
@yocorrocontrajeras very ,very cool...your dad will be proud I'm sure
tribbleville 2 months ago 3
@tribbleville Thank you :)
yocorrocontrajeras 2 months ago 2
Uhm, Not trying to troll, but, Yellow ledbetter doesnt have a written lyrics, eddie vedder changes the words every time he sings it, other than some parts. But, read there book. It tells you all about it. It was a riff that mike started to play, and then eddie joined in, the the rest did....And they made it into a song later on...
wyattsrules 3 months ago
@wyattsrules Well at list for this version, this are the lyrics!!
MarionBugg17 3 months ago
@MarionBugg17 I beg to differ, at the beginning, its ON A CEILING not un-sealed..
wyattsrules 3 months ago
@wyattsrules it is unsealed...meanin a letter thats un sealed, the sotry is about a yellow evelope mailed out to families when someone is killed in war, the symbology of yellow l"edb"etter is that is the same as recieving led as in like a bullet, or something that kills u.
gstandifur 2 months ago
how can you hate this song
modernwarfare2008 3 months ago
Such a great guitar riff.
tisdue 3 months ago
:O
euclidera 3 months ago
ok dudes,it's like fuck it all,and like I do give a shit at the same time , just probably,don't have the balls to admit it.
3000profile 3 months ago
It was a great choice to end 50/50 with this song!!
juanitosjams 3 months ago 64
@juanitosjams What the fuck is 50/50?
I'm here for Pearl Jam.
BCShimDaddy 2 months ago 4
@BCShimDaddy That movie with Seth Rogen.
malmalspur 2 months ago
@malmalspur Ok thanks.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!
SMOKE WEED!
BCShimDaddy 2 months ago
@Joseywade11 well said my friend :) Im glad someone u get it
thespaceman48 3 months ago
i hear Guns N Roses and Jimi Hendrix..oddly, two of Pearl Jam's biggest inspirations:P
love this song, regardless
unknownsilenceband 3 months ago
God I miss my friends...
colorinthemoon 3 months ago
I can fall asleep to this song :)
chronic4twen 3 months ago
5050!
tentseringc1 3 months ago 36
@clintwalkeruno I totally agree 100%
alabama4810 3 months ago
the beautiful thing is ...to me...no matter what it says , and weather you hear his message or interpret your own.... an amazing work i have watched people dance sing along and not know one word but you could feel the connection to the piece ........
clintwalkeruno 3 months ago 2
that is beautiful. thank you PJ.
tl46 3 months ago
oooohhh! Its not ever "boxer"( its box OR) did'nt change the lyrics, official lyrics are the words he sings everytime. May be more f_uped then the last, but Its always been "in a BOX or in a BAG" There is no medafor. boxorinabag!!!!
warrendevaul 3 months ago
Eddie Vetter rules the roost !
TBndr 3 months ago
This album will never grow old for me! I still get excited whenever I hear these songs!
42jnice 4 months ago
can you see me on the porch hitting my vain with the next hit off herion...whatwhat
MsSnm101 4 months ago
Great song!! Especially that episode in friends!(: I love being 14 and apriciating this music!
all4meandyou 4 months ago
This is like when I found out that ina gadda da vida was in the garden of eden. I had no idea these were the lyrics.
MegaMartyr1 4 months ago
It's funny how such mindlessly stupid lyrics sound so damn beautiful.
viper8red 4 months ago
anyone who dislikes this really doesnt understand music
DevilTheoryRS 4 months ago
turn up that intro......waaaaaay up....
bradleypark1 4 months ago
Its Pearl Jam damnit! It should have 50 million views!
danestrong99 4 months ago
this song is one of the greatest songs ever
CoToNcAnDyMaN 4 months ago 2
Another great one!!
redhairedcrazygirl84 4 months ago
Man Eddie must've been blazed off his tits when he wrote this.
AceInTheMaking 4 months ago
On August 7, 2008, at a solo performance in Newark, New Jersey at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Vedder took a question from the audience requesting that he explain the meaning of "Yellow Ledbetter". He then explained the lyrics I suggested two years ago.
MaktG11 4 months ago
you guys are dumb this song aint about his friend brother or whatever ya'll think itz about his girlfriend leaving him cause he was all hooked up on hairoine so she left him a letter.....duhhhhh
winsky602 4 months ago
sounds like hendrix, love it
TheSeabass87 4 months ago
@TheSeabass87 tell me about it, I just picture jim henrix playing alone with eddie vedor on the same stage. This is one all time favorite songs.
2006kmfdm 4 months ago
{Guitar Solo}
unclefishbits 4 months ago in playlist More videos from ineedausernameplz
heard it a hundred times...never fully understood the lyrics a hundred times. lol. thx for clarifying
ultrakool 4 months ago
love it herd it on cold case
Fattyxoxo11 5 months ago
@Fattyxoxo11 cold cse is a digrace to this song. they should never have used it.
bfudge85 5 months ago
@bfudge85 listen cold case was a good show and this song fitted perfectly with the episode
Fattyxoxo11 5 months ago
I like my lyrics better but thanks just the same.
skyehoyt1971 5 months ago
there is a guy from Chile who does a great imitation of this.
btwall60 5 months ago 2
So not what I thought. lol The lyrics I invented in my head were more interesting. Think I'll stick with them. Still love the song.
kimb68 5 months ago
Soo that's what he's saying! haha
Osminiscool 5 months ago
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I got kicked off the morning announcements in high school for askin if folks what they thought the lyrics were... My Vice principal thought the lyrics might be suggestive, because nobody truly knows what the hell Eddie's talking about... I do not agree with these ... boxer? nope... It's a Box or a bag.... just sayin'
ScarletBegoniasmmm1 5 months ago in playlist More videos from ineedausernameplz
this song makes me so profoundly sad
cbeyer23 5 months ago
this song is a very personal song for eddie i have heard it live and it is quit diff almost every time i hear it the thing about eddie v is he wants you to make this song about whatever you want to to over annalize this song ruins its true meaning ...how ever the over all meaning is about the loss of his friends brother
desolategrey 6 months ago
the whole songs about him sitting on his porch
keepreppindemcrips 6 months ago
This is a song that the listener can't ever figure out the lyrics..which actually make no sense, so you are forced to appreciate and listen to the music..and make up your own words!!
beejacksonxx 6 months ago
the thing is, there's no way of knowing if these are the right words because eddie's not quite speaking english
JbOaKdS 7 months ago 2
Yellow ledbetter doesnt have a lirics, only Eddie knows it, it was just suppose to be a simple guitar riff, butt then Eddie started mumbling words, and it became one of there greatest, he changes the words everytime he sings it, read his book.
wyattsrules 7 months ago
Thanks never knew what he was saying...
jomojudy 7 months ago
Yeah these lyrics are wrong for sure.
mdoveification 7 months ago
@mdoveification no theyre not. he changes them almost every concert he plays, these are the lyrics for the recorded version. this is the recorded version. see the connection?
DevilTheoryRS 7 months ago
i found out about this song my hippie teacher would play this during class
thanx burtch
jaborygoonk23 8 months ago
Dude i've been trying to find this song forever.
GuitaristForHire1 8 months ago
the guitar at the end and the beginning reminds me of hendrix
TheGamerNet 8 months ago
There,, now i have something to listen to at school :)
michaelmumau1 8 months ago
Cool vid, but the Oooowwwwwwwwww is kind of unnecessary
azhomepurchase 9 months ago
I love this song but i don't understand it?
s3dooooooooooooooon 9 months ago
All Right!!! 200th person to hit the "Like" button. But WTF is up with the 1 "Dislike"? I mean, how the hell can you not love this song by Pearl Jam? Has Jimi Hendrix in it, don't you think?
1962drob 10 months ago
thats the best thing about this song....its whatever you feel at the time you listen to it. It will fit any mood you're in and its a mirror image of how you feel. so enjoy it and let it speak to you what you want......or keep going back and forth about the lyrics..lol
GhOAsTs 10 months ago 2
@GhOAsTs AMEN!!
zdrumdude 10 months ago
@blackwater20 No, he doesn't.
IXconnorXI 10 months ago
@IXconnorXI 1:19
ineedausernameplz 10 months ago
@ineedausernameplz I've listened countless times and he just extends "Or"
IXconnorXI 10 months ago
1 dislike = 1 moron -.- ♥Perl Jam♥ Eddie♥
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ibanezhalen 11 months ago
I mustve listened to this song 7 or 8 times today. Wow. Felt like I was 15 again.
babylonkid 11 months ago 2
this songs is so beautiful and a lot of meanings. Thanks for everything.
wanttoseemy69 11 months ago
Good song......!!! Yehaa.....
Rockker69 1 year ago
what tard makes up random lyrics lol
TheZimmy84 1 year ago
wow!! you guys....so weird that boxer or the bag and box or the bag can be so similar, doesnt it mean the same to the living? Loss is profound...in all its entirety, it hurts.....dont we all wish we could give an anthem like this to those we have lost....
MrDooner78 1 year ago
Thanks for helping me break 50k views guys!
ineedausernameplz 1 year ago 21
@ineedausernameplz if not for ur vid i would always think he was singing about two sides of a letter he recieved from his estranged daughter!!!!! ha ha
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@ineedausernameplz OVER 100,000 , Thanks every one, who doesn't love PEARL JAM???
Budweiser519 4 months ago
So sorry for your loss, I am sure your brother is at a better place right now my friend. Native Americans have a beautiful saying when a loved one passes away. I don't recall it word for word but it is about grieving, they say to grieve your loved one but then stop because then your loved one will not be able to move on in the other life as they will be concentrated on you grieving on their loss instead just hold on to the good memories...blessed be )0(
cascadingriver 1 year ago 3
ha! 1 person dislikes this??? well we dislike you too. Pearl Jam!!! \m/
dufflebagchick 1 year ago 3
Is that Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar?
edctgbujm123 1 year ago
@edctgbujm123 its Mike McCready
CuterbotPVPVids 1 year ago
@edctgbujm123 - You must be joking? Stevie died YEARS ago & as much as I like Mike McCready, he's no Stevie Ray!
ingid78 1 year ago
@edctgbujm123 why yes of course with the fabulous Mr. Freddie fucking Mercury on vocals
richoandlisa 1 year ago 2
..one dislike.
..one lonely little hater.
dukeandjuke 1 year ago
i havent heard this song sung the same way twice. The new Pearl Jam XM station plays live versions and every one I have heard so far the lyrics are similar but always different. Any of the lyrics I have seen written on Lyrics sites are all wrong too. I also believe in true Rock and Roll fashion he purposely sings it differently.
youbjtube 1 year ago 5
grats on 40k views man
CuterbotPVPVids 1 year ago 7
RIP Brett Kane. I found this song in your jeep in the cd player. You died five years ago today. I play this song on the anniversary of your death and on your birthday. I played this song when I spread your ashes. I played this song in your garage as I packed up your belongings. I played this song as I cried on the floor going thru all your things. I played this song to my son when he was born; a son you never got to meet but who bares your name. I miss you my brother, my friend
URUROTRASH 1 year ago 213
@URUROTRASH
:'( I'm so sorry!!!
gatorsbabe1303 1 year ago
@URUROTRASH Sorry for your loss bro... Fucking amazing song
theshit1209 7 months ago
@URUROTRASH really? dam eh sorry :(
gyfyasdugcuxjftsdvfb 6 months ago
@URUROTRASH Right on man. True brother ( I say this with a tear in my eye) Only because I had this brother too
Eels88ya 5 months ago
@URUROTRASH im sorry for your loss and best wishes. hang in there bro
goobertay 5 months ago
@URUROTRASH x
rarebit1980 4 months ago
@URUROTRASH God Bless You.
abpsu13 4 months ago
Awesome Guitar Solo gives me chills
SuperAJewel 1 year ago 9
FUCKING DEEP MAN.,,.,,.,.
Reseliance 1 year ago
YOU ALL KNOW, THAT WHAT HE SAID, NOBODY, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS... CAN YOU SEE IT? OHHH, NO YOU CAAAN...
artkatmb 1 year ago
U the boxer
nummthreefan 1 year ago
by far my favourite song
love Pearl Jam
patyjam 1 year ago
your lyrics are not accurate, but it is a badass jam
mellomex85 1 year ago
badass!
mellomex85 1 year ago
Eddie Vedder Asshole, at least you got the songs back story right
JakobMyhrstad 1 year ago
Ah yeah, can you see them out on the porch? Yeah, but they don't wave.
But I see them round the front way. Yeah.
And I know, and I know. I don't want to stay.
Make me cry...
melvianna 2 years ago 3
@melvianna what does that really mean?
sowright100 1 year ago
Unsealed on a porch a letter sat.
Then you said, "I wanna leave it again."
Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand. And on the sand I wanna leave it again. Yeah.
On a weekend I wanna wish it all away, yeah.
And they called and I said that "I want what I said" and then I call out again.
And the reason oughta' leave her calm, I know.
I said "I know what I wear not the boxer or the bag."
melvianna 2 years ago
Wicked 5/5 (Check My Pearl Jam Accapella Out :P)
justinheath905 2 years ago
There is a lot of controversy about the lyrics to this song . I've found several different versions . I believe it's in keeping with tthr great tradition of rock n roll that it's always been difficult to make out the lyrics because it's more about the feel of the music and how it makes you feel .
losteroni 2 years ago
@losteroni Couldn't have said it better, my friend.
MsNONSTOPDISCO 1 year ago
I'm sorry but your lyrics are wrong, the song is about the lead singers best friend. His friend had a brother die in the first Iraq war in the 90's and the lead singer was with his friend when he got the tragic news. His friend broke down crying. This is why you can't understand the lyrics. Also the words are not Boxer or Bag it is about weather his brother is coming home in a box or a bag. After the friend learned of his brothers death he and the lead singer went for a walk and came
MaktG11 2 years ago 54
up to a house on the block that had a huge American Flag flying on the porch. The friend waved to the people standing on the porch and the people of the house did not wave back because of the friends grungey apperance...If you dont believe this is true look it up.
MaktG11 2 years ago 3
@MaktG11 sorry your wrong, in later years he would change the lyrics constantly live. and yes he did change the lyrics alot and pertaining them to the war and he did change the lyrics at time to say "i think about him when i go to bed, will he come back in a box or bag" but when the first recorded the song for "ten" vedder didnt have any lyrics, hence why vedder, ament and mcready all co wrote the song
joeblow238 1 year ago 4
@MaktG11 mcready quote: That was written around the time of the first record I think that was the second thing Ed and I wrote together. It came out of a jam in the studio and Ed didn't really have any lyrics. He came up with some ideas right there on the spot, and that's what we recorded. For some reason, it didn't make it on Ten. I was kind of bummed at the time. I really wanted it to be on our first record. But at the time, I was really young and just happy to be around this situation,
joeblow238 1 year ago 3
@MaktG11 there are no official lyrics to this song. he changes them many times. Vedder has mentioned the war theme about a friend of his as you say, but he has been heard singing "i dont know whether i was the boxer or the bag" During the 2nd Iraq war he sang it many times using the war theme "dont know whether he'll be comin home in a box OR a bag" but just know that the song has many different lyrics and different meanings.
domeslacker 10 months ago 13
@domeslacker I'm a survivor of Gen X yet was never into the whole "Faux Grunge" thing (the melvins are still grunge & still in seattle) yet apropos of the song, i love this one, just read these lyrics & saw you mentioned a "war theme" - The "boxer or the bag" seems to me a relative relationship thing yet if there is a war theme i could see it with the letter metaphor here. What i love is the way he fits the words into the song, it's kind of the "off time/on time" scenereo
bobethe 3 months ago
@bobethe when he says "boxer or the bag" it is perhaps a question he poses, is he the abuser or the abused?The theme of the song is then about a relationship, perhaps with himself or with someone else. BUT, when he changes the lyrics (as he often does) and sings "coming home in a box or a bag" he is clearly changing the theme of the song to that of a war theme/story. He changes the lyrics to make transform the theme to be current with whatever they feel appropriate...war, relationships, etc
domeslacker 3 months ago
@domeslacker Oh, i wasn't aware he changed it to the "coming home in a box or a bag" -- i appreciate your comment, he was a poet, and like a lot of poets, only they know what they mean
bobethe 3 months ago
@MaktG11 the lyrics boxer or bag are correct, the whole box or a bag is from a live version
bdassvids 8 months ago
@MaktG11 it's been a year since your comment so you probably won't see this but the version of the song you're talking about was from the words he sang at a live concert. The original lyrics are what's on here.
xgvh 8 months ago