Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter ( With Lyrics! )

[ferghammer]

To 123123ringo, what are they then Mr know it all.

[Throrine]

4:16 my fav.

[Throrine]

love whatever the hell he is saying.

[HyperionBorg]

That's the beauty of this song:regardless of what is being sung it conveys a mood and does it well. One of my favorites.

[MrStrongarms]

alot of songs are bad ass this is one of them

[Robinfeather65]

really it mean these two people are an unhappy couple but he doesn't know if it's the wife's fault or his

[kcossin]

This song is about not fitting in... Life, Love, Friends, Family... Black Sheep... forever

[poopybutt911420]

fucking best tune ever.period.

[ninocolato1987]

@123123ringo it sounds about right to me...

[ewill365]

The song title "Yellow Ledbetter" is derived from the actual name of an old friend of Vedder from Chicago, named Tim Ledbetter.[2] The lyrics of "Yellow Ledbetter" have proven indecipherable when heard live and even on the recorded version, as Vedder mumbles through much of the song with only certain parts being heard prominently, such as the famous line at the end of each verse "I said, I don’t know whether I was the boxer or the bag,"

[bolsklite]

Whatever the song is supposedly about, the fact of the matter is its a song (by song I mean Great Song.) It's meant to be interpreted not defined, it's what you make of it. For me this song is about loss, and the people that try to comfort you but cant relate. Sometimes all you have is a few words and a guitar...

[PatOldnavy]

one fucker



[Barryoldmate71]

Just goes to show the absolute emotional power of Eddies voice and that amazing guitar together. Somehow i dont think we will ever know the 'true' story behind Ledbetter, but that guitar sings to you! Let it get stuck in your head for a day and see how it affects you.. Amazing stuff!

[KurtyBraap]

SICK ASS SONG!!! MAY THE 90S ROCK ON!!!!!

[NWBushman]

thank you.

[DeathByPossession]

Best live, saw him sing this in 2002, priceless

[NirvanaKilled]

I heard this on an episode of Friends. :D I was like holy shit!

[SuperSomeonethere]

this song makes you stop and think when you hear it. it gives ya a filling of sum sort.

[MMusashi420]

When i heard the beginning of this song on 50/50 i was just like "FUCK YEAH!" such a fitting song for that movie.

[DBCization]

Lol stop worrying about the lyrics, he doesn't ever sing the same lyrics. If you listen to live performances of this song, they all seem to be slightly different.

[Barryoldmate71]

@DBCization so true.. ive seen them three times and each time they did play the song...and it was different. I heard a story that Eddie just made up the lyrics the first time Mike played the song and it seemed to work, so they stuck at it..

Really the song is all about the guitar.. emotional, Hendrix driven.. Brilliant



[DBCization]

@Barryoldmate71 exactly, it's all about that sweet sweet melody

[nicesatu]

Dunkey has a good taste in music.. fuck yeah..

[TheSuperEvilDevil]

horse out of five........ WHAT A PIECE!

[123123ringo]

NOT EVEN FUCKING CLOSE BABYYY

[Barryoldmate71]

@123123ringo please give us your interpretation ringo..

[hawthornroot]

50/50 brought me here!

[eddie65100]

@hawthornroot got to love thatl, i am a proud survivor and a huge pearl jam fan.

[vimfuego21]

Who said lyrics ever had to make any sense(look at most of Bowie's stuff)much better than all that 'ooh babe I love you' shite. Just enjoy it for what it is, a beautiful piece of music.

[rmccagle]

Is it just me or do those lyrics make no sense?

[Drew00621]

@rmccagle its not just you.the lyrics make no sense at all...

[unclejeffj]

@Drew00621: The lyrics make NO sense at all ~ which is the same as war... makes no sense at all; and it makes this song alluring and compelling -- even if the lyrics are usually inaccesible. It's still a deeply moving song, that means something a little different to each listener.

[rarebit1980]

beautiful x

[Drew00621]

wow...good shit on the lyrics..

[GooGooGellman]

1080 you def get a like from me!

[suaveburn]

best pearljam song ever..well

besides black