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  • was any else waiting on the girl from the ring to pop up at the beginning?

  • One thing I really learned from this song is how PJ fans are utter douchebags.

  • Guy/girl grow up together in a small town. Guy goes off, makes a success of himself. Girl is a clerk behind a counter somewhere, stays in small town. One day guy comes back to small town, shows up where girl is working. He doesn't recognize her; she eventually recognizes him but is too embarrassed to say anything. The cool thing is that the song is from her POV, but is sung by Vedder. Genius.

  • Excelente cover. Como todo lo original es dificil de igualar, pero debo decir que este cover se merece un thumbs up. No es cuestión de contar sólo una historia, se trata de sentir la música y de reconocer lo que es bueno!! Excelente...

  • I have to say this is a pretty powerful and moving video - not crazy about the tempo but VERY, VERY well done.

  • Mind-blowing interpretation of this classic, phenomenal song. Too bad so many people don't understand what the real story is.

  • @pellky54 ...what is the real story behind this amazing song?

  • Excellent production!

    Cudos

  • Overly dramatic with a bit of a posh pronunciation. Made me cringe.

  • This is an epic video. 6 fucking stars.

    My favorite video on youtube to this date.

    Peace

  • Stupid fuckin covers

  • stole my breath

  • Well I give this one a thumbs up.. I DO like the ultra sound at the beginning.. Love the original best of course. This in not bad at all.. 

  • HOLY SHIT.........WAW

  • Out of preference I don't like the tempo. It's a great cover nonetheless though.

  • I was a big pj fan back in the day. have not kept up with anything in the past few years. i LOVE this cover, and i love the video.

    as far as people saying not to do covers or get fame off of a cover…that’s funny. pj put last kiss on their greatest hits! it was their highest chart topper lol

    incidentally, my favorite cover that she’s done is “judas” by depeche mode. im sure dm fans have an opinion lol.

  • Pearl Jam!!!!

  • This is actually a very good cover of the song. She took it and added a unique twist to it. Good vocals. I usually hate covers, especially of great bands.. But I "feel" this one. Good job.

  • A well done cover..... A beautiful Pearl Jam song, that you made beautiful in a different way. Brilliant.

  • whoops thought this was pearl jam

  • "sheeps"? lol

  • This is one of my favorite songs by Pearl jam. Amazing vocals and a great cover.

  • ur a bunch of sheeps and PJ is the sheperd. I like that comment, but I don't like this cover, nothing personal, I just dont like it when people try to cover songs like this one and harmonize the vocals too much. I understand that its a cover and they made it in their own image but I Just Cant connect with the way this song is being sung, again, nothing personal. Peace.

  • What a waste of almost 4 minutes of my life! Beautiful song, but she totally ruined it. Some songs should never be covered. You can't copy perfection. This is one of them.

  • Good try but let pearl jam song it and don't make their song seem like shit

  • Who did this song originally....oh that's right it was Pearl Jam. Let them do it. This sucks.

  • What is this bullshit?

  • Really pretty rendition of this song.  Beautiful voice my dear.

  • I like it...it smoothes out the hard edges vedder putson it, me like!

  • If you honestly think of how it's been re-contextualized, it's an amazing cover and meaningful video. The climax towards the end is what sold it for me. I hated it the first time I listened until then.

  • Oh, BLECKKKKKK! This version is HORRIBLE! It loses all feeling from the original. This is like a skit from Saturday Night Live! Is this really some joke? Ugh!

  • i can't stand pearl jam, but i like this cover.

  • Nice cover! It takes some courage to cover a song originally sung by one of the greatest voices in Rock and Roll. She did great, her version is so filled with emotion.

    I bet Pearl Jam would like it.

  • pearl jam is my all time fav band and this is one of my favorite songs and this cover is pretty good. its an old song with a new spin put onto it and it still sounds powerful. still a great piece of music

  • This video is atrocious--but the cover and the music is OUTSTANDING! I have to minimize the window though so I don't have to watch the awfulness of the video, although I don't blame the talented Ms. Martin for this.

  • What's up with all the negative comments? I hate that every cover on YouTube gets ripped apart. It's a beautiful cover and I hope Charlotte sings it live in LA this month. The piano is especially beautiful.

  • 1988ballbag@ this has to be shit cuz this woman has no talent of her own it's only a voice and nothing else. How dare these kind of people think that they steal from the real artists.

  • I have flagged it cuz this woman is a thief, how dare she steals from the greatest rock band of all time. She should be ashamed of herself.

  • no way man this is a shit version :( pearl jam all the way !

  • wtf is this?

  • No offense, but this sucks.

  • No. She's missed the point of the song and it's sung too slowly. To be honest, it's a little painful to listen to.

  • It's heartfelt but I feel this song needs to be sung with power. This version doesn't have any.  Just my opinion.

  • This sucks i mean other people might enjoy this but i dont its better by pearl jam

  • nice voice but the song is lacking music imo

  • Great cover. It takes some guts to cover a song by Eddie Vedder, one of the greatest voices in RockandRoll. But I think she pulled it off nicely.

  • Love this cover, its the best pj cover ive heard. she does one of my fav pj songs justice. love ths.

  • I am one of the biggest Pearl Jam's fans(and all grunge music actually), but let me tell you, this is a really good cover..... I like it!!! 

  • When she said "and here I am," I think my balls dropped again.

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  • wtf?

  • @poofy917 Another Pearl Jam retard having to give an "opinion". Just fuck off already!

  • New singers need to write and SING....new songs, instead of copying (and ruining) songs by REAL SONG WRITING singers, like Eddie Vedder.

    Who else agrees.........don't we get enough of this kind of crap on American Idol? 

  • @Surwin Charlotte Martin is an extremely accomplished singer-songwriter/pianist with many albums already released. But you could have easily googled it first, douce-bag. But NO, you had to STEP in the shit. Now I've fucking PWNED your ass.

  • @manco82 SUrwin is right singers need to wirte there own damn songs

  • @poofy917 Ok fucking retard. You just want me to PWN your pathetic ass again! Just to Charlotte Martin's wiki page and look how many songs of HER own she's recorded. Idiot.

  • @Surwin Pearl Jam does dozens of covers, are you suggesting that Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam aren't REAL SON WRITING singers?

    "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"--Eddie Vedder

  • This style of singing is more suitable for Broadway. Not that it's not beautiful. In this context however, it seems out of place.

  • I think this is a great cover. No doubt quite ifferent than PJ, but version is nice and the feeling it was sing is kinda contagious. I enjoyed it.

  • not doing it for me. Bad cover. :/

  • She has a beautiful voice but the whole tone of the song sounds morbid. Too slow and I don't know...something else just 'off' about it. Piano work is fantastic though! (This is my 'Simon' comment lol)

  • It is beautiful... But the song is sacred. You should be ashamed of yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I love Pearl Jam's original version. I ususally have a very strong aversion to re-makes...This one is different. She brings a whole new feeling to the song. I like it, I like it a lot. ;o)

  • not bad, hard to cover pearl jam and do the song justice. i prefer the original obviously.

  • for some reason that dark lake reminds me of something familar it's in a place I don't remember going to or something.

  • gran cancion pero esta version es horrible

  • Pero... esto que mierda es? Prefiero a eddie

  • did not like it when it started

    read some of your comments and thought l would give it a full listen

    l have to say that l was correct with my first thought not a good cover especially at the end cheers for the effort it has nothing to do with being sheep either this lady just doesnt have it on this one

  • I just wanna scream HELLOOOO

    pupe

    LA JOYA

  • Love this... minus the ultrasound and the lion attacking the zebra.

  • @sweetmelissa9978

    heaven forbid she show any images that make people feel uncomfortable...

  • @manco82

    It wasn't uncomfortable... but everyone I sent it to agreed that it didn't fit the rest of the video... seemed misplaced. Explain it's relevance and enlighten me...instead of being snarky. And... It was also my opinion ....which I am allowed to have. Heaven forbid someone have an opinion on a YOUTUBE VIDEO!

  • @sweetmelissa9978 This track is from an album called "Reproductions" that Charlotte released following the miscarriage of what would have been her first child. The themes in the video are all related to that.

    In the Zebra scene, they are running from the lioness, and the mother puts herself between the lion and the baby zebra to save her child, but the baby zebra falls and is caught by the lion anyway.

  • @rwmusic Incredibly meaningful and moving video. Charlotte's videos always seem a cut above the rest.

  • zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  • you have a beautiful voice and i love the video. different take on a great song

  • 2 of 2 - all we know is what we know and when we let go what we know becomes all to show. The elderly see the life they led presented, become a memory, a fingerprint, relayed back... THeir legacy is honsest, virtuos and pure..... History is our captain. I love this work. Shows you that collaberation on audio and visual fronts can be an extreme on thoughts. Thank you!

  • 1 of 2 - Being a child of 90's music I fought and fought with my friends on the depth of pearl jam.. yet in all my time I never thought anything could ever colusivly portray this song in a video format. I'm so stunned and broken and happy and renewed. It's so real, it leaves moments out but that is from restraint, no purpose... the purpose is there....

  • AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!

  • not a bad cover but eddie has a gutteral earthy tonality to his voice that this version looses....sorry but kudos for doin your thing!!!! u would do a great tori amos

  • This was an amazing cover. I felt as much emotion when I heard this song for the first time as I did when I heard the original by Pearl Jam over a decade ago. I loved it. The ultrasound at the beginning was kinda cheesy. But overall I was very moved. Wow!!!!

  • Its nice to see other bands covering pearl jam songs since they cover a million songs. But cmon this is just awful and the video is dumb

  • it's a bloody shame to see this kind of stupidity. You should better destroy the song trying to change it to disco or sampling it.

  • Rubbish...

  • i love PJ and i'm sorry but this cover sucks. it ruins song in my opinion!!!

  • THIS FUCKING SUCKS!!! I TRIED TO GET PEARL JAM COVER

    WASTE OF TIME

    terrible......

  • Love Pearl Jam. And Love this Song. Has got so much power. Nice Cover.

  • I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan. I can't be the only one that thinks this is a great re-imagination of the song, can I? The building piano and vocals culminate so strongly at the end. Very well done.

  • PJ is my favourite band, and i have to say that this cover is very good. seems like most people think it sucks, because they don't believe the band would like it. ur a bunch of sheeps and PJ is the sheperd. i honestly believe they would love to hear this song..

  • @Offgo90 PJ Harvey?

  • @mmjolkk No. Pearl Jam =)

  • wtf

  • that just ruined my day hahaha

  • I'm very open to interesting interpretations and covers, but this just isn't good. I'm sure she's a very talented woman, but this song doesn't work for her.

  • Wow...very powerful, both the musicianship and the imagery. If i ever have to say good bye i hope it can be as elegant and poignat.

  • fuck this shit

    peal jam ftw

  • 'Reproductions' was made after Charlotte suffered a miscarriage. Maybe this song had some kind of special meaning to her during that time, and that is why she covered it. Her press release stated that this video "much like the album, is an emotional journey in dealing with the loss of a child."

  • i bet if you ask eddie he would probably tell you he likes this version. if she had simply just copied pearl jams version it would have pissed eddie off. like it or not, this girl at least made the version her own. its not my fav cover of it, but it certainly not the worst.

  • Wait........That's not Vedder!!!

  • this hurts my feelings! Who is theis lady? this is pretty week! and the music video makes no sense!!!! Pearl Jam rocks!!!!

  • Nice vid, but you so ruined this song ....

  • how could you ruin such a great song.

  • really bad

  • wrong

  • good video shit song!! love this pear jam song... but wtf!!

  • i have seen pearl jam about 15 times ,huge fan seen them since91 religiously.and i think this aint to bad

  • I actually liked her version of the song, the video however seemed... out of place...

  • I don't understand why ppl hate her covers so much? I like it. How is it so bad?

  • Very beautiful. Great way to make a song your own. Some people don't realise, making it yours takes talent. Even a parrot can repeat what its heard. LOL

  • it's not the same voice of eddie vedder..... i dont like so much this version... and piano is the only instrument to play a good melody, the bass is absolutely wrong (or better i dont like! XD)!

  • This is probably one of the best video montages to a song I have ever seen. I have 4 daughters so I am sure I am biased, but I have to say, this made me beg God to forgive me for all of the time I have wasted. Wonderful!

  • Pearl Jam OWNS this sissy crap! But deec i guess

  • everybody's gotta stop ragging on her, i love this version. i like her emotion and her voice and the instrumentals. i also love pearl jam's for the same reason. it's just a different interpretation and if you don't like it then you don't have to listen to it.

  • I completely agree!

  • Queer.

  • beautiful song but this version just dont fit the lyrics.......pj rules

  • not bad but the Pearl Jam version kicks ass

  • this is emotional pron - no good!

  • i think it's great and I'm a big Pearl Jam fan! This version will reach and touch a whole different group of people and it's great that Eddie's song can do that. I find the video very inspiring and her voice is pure and beautiful

  • This severely lacks the emotion that Eddie carries across in his music. She has a great voice, but I'm sorry, she utterly removes the meaning of the song without the heart Eddie puts into it.

  • She has a great voice and this is a great song, but sometimes two good things put together just aren't right.

  • ok i didn´t wanna say nothing negative i even listen to the whole song and i did it with and open mind and an open heart and all that stuff maybe wishing to be surprised by a new version of That wonderful song ....

    but COME ON THIS IS SHIT

    and ..no there is no "and" this is pure and stinky crap go kill your self so you can burn in hell with all the idiots who like your version

  • this video gets me each time i watch. so powerful.

  • My god the pearl Jam idiot fans are infesting this comment section down-dinging anyone posting positive comments!

  • Maybe you should listen to the pearl jam version and see why everyone is so disappointed in this.

  • original version is the best...

  • Charlotte Martin's voice makes everything better.

  • i really liked this actually-better than i expected. good job!

  • I threw up a lil bit in my mouth...

  • booooooooo

  • pearl jam featuring kate bush!who'd o' thought?

  • please do not shit on any other pearl jam songs. thanks.

  • to late this kind of shit is Epical

    i mean, i am a pacifist and i trust artistic expresions, but this is pretentious and so shitty.... it hurts

  • i would

    hit that

  • i bet she wouldnt let u go anywhere near her.

    you say u would hit that as if it was a service or gift to women... i bet its safe to say your a burden

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  • Beautiful job. I didn't think the kitten or the zebra shots really made sense in the video but the all the other shots were brilliant. =) Two thumbs up!

  • She leaves a little something to be desired on the "not my former" part but rocks the shit out of the "here I am" part.

  • Great vocals. Video is awesome too... I think you did a great job.

  • Nice remake. The vocalist has a pretty voice.

  • this is ok...but the original version by pearl jam is much much better.

    for me, this is nothing ,comparred to pearl jam.

    the vid is ok.

    in every way, this song is great!

  • cool video, but the original song is much much better.

  • Don't like this version at all.

    PJ ftw.

  • ummm..really? This was produced by professionals? wtf

  • a great cover but ot as good as the original but still a good cover

  • 'sokay but the video is amazing. whoever directed the video is very talented.

  • wow!cool....

  • nice twist on a PJ tune.

  • this song always lended itself to a torch version - i would love carly simon to cover it

  • Jess you suck

  • This little girl looks strange.

  • absolutely beautiful

  • niceee

  • shes amazing singing anything, even a pearl jam song.

  • I prefer the origional, but she's talented and she does put her own style to it, she does a good job.

  • stop flaming talented musicians, you dumbass

  • k we can all agree that this is amazing... but... its not better than the original in my opinion

  • Eddie starts to cry when he hears this

  • you should call it Elderly woman performed by Charlotte Martin or something cause i was looking for the pearl jam version lol just a thought

  • a little too corny for me. prefer the original

  • generalising youtube twerp

  • not very good IMO - like other posters have mentioned, vedder brings raw emotion to his vocals. she basically turns the song into a snoozefest. she has a nice voice, but it's boring.

  • Boring? You obviously didn't listen to the same song. His guitar playing was as snoozefest compared to Charlotte's piano playing!

  • For all the meanies on here...I don't think Charlotte is trying to be Eddie. She's trying to be Char. The brilliant thing about her doing cover songs is that she doesn't TRY to be the original artist; she tries to give it her own voice, her own soul, her own flavor. She wasn't trying to be Eddie; she was trying to give the song a new twist. Nothing wrong with that. Charlotte is immensely talented, and if you don't agree that's fine but don't be rude.

  • A mí me puso la carne de gallina. Realmente me emocionó. El piano la complementa POCAMADRE. Tienes que olvidarte de Pearl Jam y escucharla como si fuera una cancion nueva para apreciarla.

  • Brave attempt but impossible for a female voice to do the song justice. Just so hard to match the intensity in Eddie Vedders voice. Also whereas the original slowly but surely builds i find this version stutters a bit almost as if she's struggling to get the words out.

  • whiney and pitiful. sounds like 100 other modern vocalist.

  • Not true at all. Just your opinion.

  • Charlotte rules!