Pearl Jam Black Live June 14, 2008 Bonnaroo

[acolange9009]

Probably my favorite song of all time. Saw Pearl Jam in Columbus last year, and got a tear in my eye when I heard this song, so amazing.

[jtdiver]

Pearl Jam and Bonnaroo ... doesn't get much better than that.

[brennennn]

thank you, kid standing next to me that gave me a free bonnaroo shirt.........

what a great family..........

[dmastax1x]

i was pissed off that night because my girlfriend wouldn't let me drink much more... made it through jack johnson, but when PJ came on, they just put me in the best state of mind i think i've ever been in.

[gokayicen]

was there and fun fun fun!!!!

[stunadavid]

yah i fell asleep in the crowd woke up a 530 he had still not gone on yet

[thegroovemonkey]

Kanye was done at about 530. FUCK KANYE, Pearl Jam forever.

[Frannyvizm]

my god, AWESOME song...... =')

[Cornellforever]

Fuckin Beautiful!!!!!!!!! I would max out my credit card to see Eddie and the boys live up close................ God I hope i can see them soon

[yonderstring]

'you guys are being good'

'now we are gonna play are darkest song'

'you deserve it'

HAHAH I love broo and pJ

[vrstygolf1]

yeah because eddie doesnt give a shit either way, i was at bonnaroo and this was my first pearl jam experience and i wouldnt trade anything in hte world for it... pearl jam rocks live bottom live

[tommyboy1107]

Being there was probably one of the best moments of my life. Definitely worth the 18 hour drive and getting arrested by the Kingsport PD haha

[BuddyWillis]

wow thats shitty better luck next year

[sarahandcasey]

You are a sad, sad human being.

[BuddyWillis]

what, why do you say that?

[dfongeallaz]

ya man for sure i was there it was fuckin amazing i waited like 5 hours to see pearl....and i also got arrested in ohio haha

[skinny4real]

Bonnaroo was fuckin amazing... I am going to go every single year

[Magalicious89]

i was there! it was fucking amazing! this song is even more so deep and sad live. i cried during this performance! god! i want my fucking dvd now! lol.

[Hoa76]

just unglaublich!!!!!!

[thedebaser2007]

oh jeeze... to think i almost made it to this concert but in the end just couldnt get the money together for the flight. that was soo powerful amazing performance

[BuddyWillis]

I was there it was pretty fucking cool, I left after this song to see Sigur Ros

[pyschedelicpatti]

This is my favorite of their songs.. love the lyrics so much and Eddie's voice so powerful.. The guitars on this are unbelievable...this song makes me feel so sad.. it is better than chocolate ..i want to see them again.

I did hear the change from we belong to we didn't belong together. guess the songs need a little change after singing them so many times.Too he and his wife had split. Maybe he was referring to that?

Do do do do do do do do ..

Peace

[runphilrun]

orgasm for the ears

[Ilovewashers]

I realy want to meet Eddie vedder in person and go to a pearl jam concert. I've been to one but when my mom was pregnant with me. Pearl jam rules! Thumbs up Ed. Realy.

[Ilovewashers]

That was my sister who wrote this. before I was born Pearl jam did not form yet.

[BassBeast42]

You must be like 16, 17? nice to see I'm not the only young person who likes good music

[iTzSONJA86]

Just wanted to say THANKS for posting this video. Brings tears to my eyes. I liked how he changed it to "we didn't belong together"...makes it even more powerful imo.

[alexmengao]

Great video. I saw them here in Rio de Janeiro, dez 2005 and was fucking awesome.

Pearl Jam 4ever

[essaytii]

This was without a doubt the best oncert I've EVER been to. Being in the pit area, only 20 feet away from Eddie Vedder. I was talking with a huge Pearl Jam fan, he said out of the 15 or so PJ concerts he's been to, this was the best. Nice.

[Nak77]

Did anyone notice?: Eddie used to end this song saying "We belong together" in the past, but now he ended this video saying "We didn't belong together."

[Raiyell]

just like he said "I hope you'll be a sun" instead of "I know you'll be a sun." It's not big, but I kinda like when singers mix it up a bit.

[pofesen]

it's "hope you'll be a star" and so on

song is magic, orgasm for the ears, that's right

[Raiyell]

yup, you're right, it does say star. The studio version says "sun."

[drummingwild]

what are you talkin about!?theres no sun!!

|"i know someday you'll have a beautiful life..i know you'll be a star...in somebody else's sky..but why..whhy...whhhy....cant it be...cant it be mine"

[Raiyell]

lol Do a quick google search for "Pearl Jam Black lyrics." You will see that most sites listen to the same studio version I am listening to, and it clearly says "sun." This video, however, sounds like it says "star" instead of "sun," which is entirely possible.

[Raiyell]

oh, nevermind, at first I thought it was star, then I looked up lyrics and found sun, so I have gone with that ever since. I just checked their site though, and they have the lyrics for their music and it does say "star." I stand corrected... even though I would have agreed from the start if it weren't for incorrect sites.

[drummingwild]

yeh no worries...eddie is always swapping up the lyrics...yet i never heard him say sun..he never uses the same lyrics to yellow ledbetter ..kinda why no one can ever figure out what the hell is goin on in that song!;)

[Reesy666]

yeah man, what the hell are the lyrics?!? haha i love yellow ledbetter but i cant sing along xD

[JimiFloyd]

On their official site is says star.

[welshrockfan]

pearl jam = amazing,timeless band

kanye= just another fucking rapper singin about money and ho,s ..kanye doesent deserve 2 b mentioned alongside real talent like pearl jam

[hlocicero]

This makes me wish I was back there again!!! Best part of the whole weekend!

[slfootballplyr66]

i want to go to a pearl jam concert so damn bad!

they really need to come to pittsburgh or some where in ohio

and who cares about kanye, this all you need.

hip hop is killing real music

[atlantarock87]

awsome performance

FUCK KANYE

[zabiwazabi]

This had to be the best show out of bonnaroo. Oh man....good times.

ps: FUCK KANYE!!!!!!!

[zledhalen]

Mike McCready is one of the most underrated guitarist ever. So much emotion. One of my favorite guitarist of all time.

[hlocicero]

Yay! I was there (MUCH closer too!) and Pearl Jam was AMAZING!!!! They played an hour longer than scheduled and rocked everyone's world! Check out Eddie Vedder and Jack Johnson singing together--that was one of the most memorable moments of the whole festival for me! Long live Bonnarooooooooo! Thanks for posting the memories

[encierro75]

ya dem white boys fucked over my boy, Kanye. Fuck these freaks, Kanye is da future!!

[z6ch]

actually he's the past regurgitated, ever hear of Daft Punk?

But, if you like lyrics about how expensive your clothes are, Kanye's your man.

[pdiddy4444]

shut up negro...kanyes a cocky little bitch..Eddie Vedder has more talent in his pinky finger than that waste of oxygen kayne

[BlueEcho811]

these "freaks" changed music forever. Kanye is just an egotistical jackass

[migbee]

kanye fucked over dem white boys, actually. phil lesh was cut like an hour short because of that jerk-off.

[wanniator]

Kanye West has quickly worsened as an artist, after rapping about meaningful things, he has become a pampered rich boy with nothing to rap about except clothes, cars and women (drunk and hot girls!?), like every generic rapper of the day. Pearl Jam are timeless, unbelievable musicians with some of the best lyrics one could wish to hear. Legends.

[saravitoriasempre]

Amazing!!! Another funtastic interpretation by THE MAN..Eddie Vedder COME BACK TO PORTUGAL PLEASEEEE

[ImStillAlive01]

holy shit - awesome Black. Sorry i missed this

[Lovelygem28]

Pearl Jams performance blew me away that night and brought tears to my eyes....

[migbee]

oh my god, mine too! during no more war, i was bawling... couldn't contain myself

[pofesen]

awesome version, no question. i love this extended guitar solo. is ed using an echo effect at the end? never heared that in a version before. and since when are they using video walls? never seen that before, but i like it. great song, best pearl jam song ever, listened to it a countless time.

cheers

[sharpiegold]

eddie vedder = the man

[clistere2]

oh my god, this is awesome! i must see pearl jam live someday!

thx for the vid!

:D

[mooky9669]

Awesome!! I wished that I was there...I caught them on FUSE performing Better Man yesterday when they were showing highlights from this amazing festival!

[awf36]

I was there as well, absolutely amazing show. Never had seen PJ before and they rocked my face off. SO glad the headlined Bonnaroo, they fit in perfectly, and I totally felt the love. Granted, i was rolling my balls off, but still, the show was amazing...

[IDJones23]

They played over from the 14th to the 15th... the 15th was my birthday and I swear Pearl Jam put it down like no other... I specifically remember EVERYONE around me being sooooooo messed up but the music connected us... I was leaking spinal fluid right to the brain but it was all worth it... 23 years old and a BDAY I will never forget... Thanks Eddie

[musicmoney21]

NICE!!!

[routte37]

Real Power, just watch

[LTG22]

You think this concert was good? see pinkdot festival 92..it blows this one away.

[Venom136]

your a moron

[LTG22]

Im a Moron? Because im a Pearljam fan? way to go man your intelligence is shining through.

[LTG22]

Oh, lol I see you werent even 9 when Pearljam was first touring. I should have looked at your age first. My bad now I know not to comment back, I take back what I said about you..its not even worth saying.

[mgkibbles]

i've loved pearl jam since i was 10 (18 now) but over the past year dave matthews band has kinda replaced them as my favorite band but i still love anything pearl jam does and this is the greatest version of black i have ever heard.

[BassBeast42]

No shame in that. I actually see a lot of similarities between them when you listen to pearl jam acoustic

[ComaDivine313]

its good to know that i wasnt the only one that started crying like a bitch towards the end of this song. the emotion that this song had that night at bonnaroo was unbelievable

[cmossel]

this was the best pearl jam concert ive been to but the crowd wasnt the greatest

KAYNE SUCKS

[petek81]

McCready's solo made me cry like a little bitch

[davod8999]

"we didnt belong togetherr...."

[steelersfantn]

Awesome Show, best pj show i've seen

[greendaykid10235]

goin to see pearl jam tomorrow

[linesinthesand]

I was tripping on acid during this performance and I have to say that it was absolutely moving.

[Nothingman54]

Fucking great! Mail me some please! Its dry.

[andylish]

who there WASNT

[nwaibe1]

i was zinging on some shoomys and this whole concert moved me...the way he interacted with the crowd, the epic renditions of their tunes...all of it was rediculously amazing...i wish they would play the roo every year..

[SpartenLegi0n]

See that little blue light at 7:06? I was right behind the lady holding that. That show was awesome. they did like three encores. Eddie was drunk the entire show and he was still inspiring and awesome! "We all have the right, as well as the responsibility too make changes." -Eddie Vetter.

Also, Fuck Kanye!

[Hypnosis2223]

Lil' Wayne should had been there over Kanye West. Weezy is the best rapper in the game right now.

[ameliainchains]

holy shit, eddie sounds fucking amazing! what i wouldnt give to have been there! rock on pearl jam!

[knoxnh]

Hes an alright rapper, ill agree. But his attitude sucks. Go watch the movie awards. Not making this racial, but you don't get up in front of a live crowd and say the "president" hates blacks. Just ignorant.

[p1candis]

This was the highlight of my weekend. Tears of joy streamed down my face.

Kayne should have never been able to attempt to follow something like this up.

If you were not there to witness this...then the disprespect of Kayne...then you just don't understand.

Much love~C

[nwaibe1]

totally agree...the balls on that guy...did he think he could top this?!?!

[knoxnh]

Oh yeah....

KANYE WEST SUCKS!

[americanidyut]

How stupid. My fiancee and I are both PJ fans, she really wanted to make it to Bonnaroo this year and we couldn't afford it. But Kanye is about the only decent rapper at this time. At least he actually has some intelligent material to rhyme about and not the lame, money, hoe-infested dumbass bs you hear 99% of the time. Word.

[Gabosuds]

Nah, don't talk about Kanye like he's "decent". Nobody who's decent keeps a crowd waiting for 2 hours without saying a word. Kanye West sucks dick.

[gjdaniel25]

if you thnk kanye is the only decent rapper, you need to check out the underground hip hop scene...living legends, lyrics born and such...

[americanidyut]

Imo rap reached its peak with the G-funk sound, like old school Snoop, Dre, Bone Thugs, yeah some peeps just don't dig any rap but at least all these groups just had a groove to their sound. The "hook" was actually cool, now most modern rap is the same recycled garbage.

[gjdaniel25]

yea, i hear ya man...i love snoop and bone thugs and pac and biggie...and cant stand 99% of the stuff that comes out these days...nevertheless, the underground hiphop scene is sick, they have fresh hooks and beatas and dont just rap about bitches and money and killing people

[americanidyut]

I will look into those groups you mentioned, thnx for hooking me up.

[knoxnh]

The best thing going for rock right now. Simply Pearl Jam.. no other band now has their magic they spread.

[fbmilk]

the girl sitting behind me wandered back stage and met eddie and his wife before the show, they gave her pringles and beer and i will forever remember the best pringle i ever ate in my life....i respected pearl jam before this show but the passion and the power they put in to it just blew me away, i have a new favorite band!!

[mollysw]

yeah this was awesome and metallica was the best show that I have ever seen. But pesonally I thought that most of the Bonnarooers were kinda lame. No one was rocking out that hard.. I was going fucking crazy man.

[whygodrums10]

what the hell!? is it just me or does eddies voice in the beginning sound like hes in his 20's again???

[2sdaysonthefon2me]

It's not just you, whygodrums10. I thought the same thing. This is amazing!!!

[BCmav]

Not pictured- Eddie with his 40 leaning nearly passed out against the speakers on the right of the stage. i was lucky enough to be on the fence on the outside of the pit. it was absolutely amazing. the best concert i've ever been to. Bonnaroo was AMAZING. If anyone has a video of Better man PLEASE post it.

[alm04h]

At the climax of this concert eddie gave us some inspirational words that will forever be etched in my mind. Best performance ever.

[nwaibe1]

i tried to record those words on my phone but something messed it up, and i was tripping so i had no idea what happened...totally sucked...wish i could have those words forever..

[BassBeast42]

they were? dont keep us hanging haha

[jamie25280]

simply stunning best band in the world 2day

[csubuilder]

Unbelievable. Best show I have ever seen along with Metallica the night before. "Career defining" BonnarooOOOOOOO!!

[colombo259]

oh man, i was cryin like a baby when they played this, it was so damn beautiful. everyone was so cool with each other there.

[Ceirthe]

COME TO EUROPE!!! NOW!!!

[PJRock75]

I love the we didn't belong together at the end....this will always beme and my ex-wife's song.

[zepjamhead]

I thought the same thing at the time!! I had never heard Eddie say we DIDN'T belong together, so it blew me away.

[thedebaser2007]

that was breathtaking... i think i would have been in tears if i was there

[mollysw]

I was in tears when Metallica came out..lol :)

[mike8610]

i was in the front pit...I cried like a baby. This was the best musical experience I have ever had...it was spiritual. PJ means the world to me...best setlist and performance EVER EVER EVER. Kids...this is music...this is art...this is beautiful.

[spikerogan]

Camden/Philly days away!!!!!

Can not wait!

[Crewdude1945]

This was great. Eddie you rock.

[iceman19822001]

This was an amazing show. After Friday night, I really didn't think anyone could do better than Metallica. Pearl Jam was by far the best show of the festival and this is the best Pearl Jam performance I have ever seen. Thanks Eddie...............

[bamfbengals]

While Eddie was talking, I turned to my friend and was like "i hope they play Black"...and then they did...I called it...and shed a tear....ok lots of tears...AMAZING SHOW!!

[amyandsteve2831]

My new friend from Spin Mag was standing beside us and got a phone call from back stage 10 mins prior to Pj coming out... He said "Hard to Imagine"... And 10 mins later... They opened with "Hard to Imagine"

[jude999]

My first Pearl Jam concert.

Thanks for giving it 110%, Eddie.

[amyandsteve2831]

Big Steve here... Front Row center!! Thanks to a great time from my front row friends!! We gave them hell!! Anyone have video of Eddie shaking mine and my brothers hands during Crazy Mary??

[mike8610]

you were an asshole. You thought you were security. Get a life you Hulk Hogan look alike.

[Bunnnnyvamp]

when i was there i didnt realize eddie was wearing a boy scout shirt lol

[stella522]

i thought the whole crowd was gonna fall down and die at a few points in their set

[xcman222]

jesus

[japheths]

unfreakinbelievable!!!!!! i was thereeeeeeeeeee!!!!