The way that he sings with so much emotion... He doesn't hold back, but he don't lose himself... It really inspires me. And in this day and age, I can't say that about much. (I know this doesn't come from this day and age, but you get it)
The first time I heard this song it became my favorite, and still is today. A friend played this for me for my surprise 21st Birthday, greatest surprise present ever... No song will ever be greater to me :)
I wouldn't care if not a soul on this earth liked this song..... I LOVE IT! When I hear this song it makes me feel so many different things, and all that I love feeling:)))
The things I love, and that are important to me I am very passionate about. Would do anything & everything for it/them. I am a dedicated friend, loyal girlfriend, and always put those people that are good to me FIRST! ;))). Good people are easy to find, Great people are hard to find.
Its supposed to be a song about a man who just received news of his brother who died overseas at war. I always figured that he sang the words the way he does because he cares more about the powerful emotions involved in the story rather that technical things like perfect pronunciation.Always very moving.
It means that it holds the power of time in it's music and that something significant happened to you uopn hearing this beautiful song for the first time.
I think Ed enjoys mushing the lyrics differently each time ;-) I sat on the shore of a lake contemplating my life back in 1997. This song brings me right back to that beautiful place and that frightening decision. "I don't wanna stay". I had definitely never been the boxer... I left and started again.
Wow! I thought I had most all Pearl Jam albums, but I just heard this for the first time the other day. I never buy those "Best of" albums. So that's how I missed it... A wonderful, beautiful song......
the guitar for this song is so inspiring and motivating, it open ups different dementions of playing for me just watching Mcready's many slight variations of the song.
One of my favorite versions of this song ever. The second of only two times they ever played it acoustically, to the best of my recollection(this is the '96 Bridge Benefit; the first was at Bridge '94).
my all time favorite song...... i dont think anyone really knows whatsits really about, i have heard alot of different therories but i just know i love the way it makes me feel when i hear it..... seems kinda like a sad song, this is the one i listen to when i know i need a good cry!!!! helps to cleanse the soul!!!!
It is hard to say this is one of the best songs written since the only consistent lyric in its performances is "I don't know whether I was the boxer or the bag", however, if there is a best song ever "not" written, this is certainly it. Love it so much.
It's a very personal song about a friend who died in war, and the message is not commercial. He doesn't want it recopied. This song would be an all-time commercial great if it was revamped; the fact that he does not let us know the true lyrics makes the song and the message all the more sincere.
The best way to describe him is an Artist Of Emotion, not Material. He does it out of love and is against the greed of record companies and other singers. Thats why they're band is never in the mass media. I wish their were more bands like this
How can i wrote songs on my guitar when pearl jam have wrote everything i love both lyrics and music there is just no need they make me feel full ...they are the best they express me at 100%
This seems to stay as one of my favourite songs. I think pj are so well loved because they write music you want to sing along to (in a group or alone) - songs that speak to you and through you. I guess their songs let you have a voice, and if thats one of their goals as artists they're nailing it. Thats why I like them anyway.
I've seen Pearl Jam in concert about 10 times and Eddie never sings the same words twice except "Make me cry". The song so much more about Mike's guitar than the words. Mike is amazing and the song is awesome no matter what words Eddie uses. "I don't whether it's a box or a bag !!!!!"
It's hard to decide which is the best song of a band like Pearl Jam. But I think, in this case, Yellow Ledbetter is probably their best song! Maybe I'll change my mind someday, but this song has so much feeling into it...and that makes it amazing.
Wow. This is the first i've seen and heard with the guitar on a really clean tone. On the other acoustic versions i heard before, the guitar still sounds like an overdriven strat. This one's much more intimate
was asked to play this song in a club. had herd it b4 but was jus a song rite? i lerned it went back to the club, the band broke into it and the crowd went nuts. now That is a powerful song. i have to say these are the kinds of songs that move mts. its a staple now. and eddie vedder is up thier with the great song writers of this age. bravo
Every time eddie performs this tune, he rewrites the lyrics to fit his mood/state of the world or economy/feelings that have come about. I love that he can be so versatile and write a new song for every time he plays it. It's pretty fucking cool.
All the negative comments below are pointless! Eddie still puts on a GREAT show and I personally like his style. Regardless of the things y'all are saying he still has y'all listening to his music.
Thank you. I heard it but I wasn't totally sure. Little wing is in E-Minor and Yellow Ledbetter is in E-Major but the similarities are remarkable I finally really listened to the lyrics. This is a powerful anti-war song very personal. When there are wars people die and those letters telling you that someone is not coming home. I don't have the words to describe it but thank God Eddie Vedder does
I knew the sound of the Pearl Jam in 1994 - in a weekend in the region of the lakes, here in Rio De Janeiro - Brazil - in 1997 I donated to all mine cds, including of the Pearl Jam - for an option spiritual, I disconnect of some hobbyes. I came back to listen to my favourite bands of one 3 years toward here, and, did not lembrrava me to have listened to this song pretty, simply.
i know. the riff is soo sweet. i love it and im a metal guy myself. this song was playing while me and my girl were laying in her bed and shes fixin to go to college. this is a sad song for me..
The way that he sings with so much emotion... He doesn't hold back, but he don't lose himself... It really inspires me. And in this day and age, I can't say that about much. (I know this doesn't come from this day and age, but you get it)
So beautiful!!! I love him❤
Ich auch.❤
The first time I heard this song it became my favorite, and still is today. A friend played this for me for my surprise 21st Birthday, greatest surprise present ever... No song will ever be greater to me :)
I wouldn't care if not a soul on this earth liked this song..... I LOVE IT! When I hear this song it makes me feel so many different things, and all that I love feeling:)))
The things I love, and that are important to me I am very passionate about. Would do anything & everything for it/them. I am a dedicated friend, loyal girlfriend, and always put those people that are good to me FIRST! ;))). Good people are easy to find, Great people are hard to find.
I do not remember anything about toilets, but I am one to speak my mind at times lol...what was I talking about :)
I do remember that now how funny!
You have a good friend Debra :)....wait a minute,... Debra Morgan?...you're dead ! O.O
Uh, Pearl Jam forever!
This has been soul music for me, since I can remember and this song is just something special...
Love from Slovenia!
The lyrics change every time he sings it, it's great
just beautiful!! Simply stunning, simple, heart tugging, emotional music!! Anyone thats into music that doesnt enjoy this, isn`t into music!!
Eddie's best vocal performance right here!
I've seen Pearl Jam twice and only once did they play Yellow Ledbetter!!! Two of the best shows i've ever seen!!! I just Love Eddie!!!
I had front row to Pearl Jam in the early 90s when I was 16 years old. Mike McCready was amazing then, and even better now.
I'll never get tired of this man :D So much years and im never bored when hear this song
Its supposed to be a song about a man who just received news of his brother who died overseas at war. I always figured that he sang the words the way he does because he cares more about the powerful emotions involved in the story rather that technical things like perfect pronunciation.Always very moving.
This is rightly up there among the greatest solos.... for the feel..... and melody!!! what a masterpiece of a song!!
I also don't think that solo guitar performance gets enough props in terms of clarity, difficulty, and just amazingly beautiful notes
That guitar has a sound that comes directly from Heaven. Thanks PJ.
Good jam.
I love this song sooo much!! one of their best songs for sure.
Make me cry
It means that it holds the power of time in it's music and that something significant happened to you uopn hearing this beautiful song for the first time.
this song is the shit. I love listening to it on a daily basis. Its not just old school either, its for every generation.
What a great song....Don,t know how often i heard that one....still love it!
Beautiful!! Eddie's soul and passion are uncompromising!!
I think Ed enjoys mushing the lyrics differently each time ;-) I sat on the shore of a lake contemplating my life back in 1997. This song brings me right back to that beautiful place and that frightening decision. "I don't wanna stay". I had definitely never been the boxer... I left and started again.
Wow! I thought I had most all Pearl Jam albums, but I just heard this for the first time the other day. I never buy those "Best of" albums. So that's how I missed it... A wonderful, beautiful song......
My favorite group in the world!!! Missed the chance to go c them recently, think i'll regret that the rest of my life, LOL!!!!!
I love this song, it reminds me of me of a place where i went on vacation and i didnt want to leave, i really miss you guys, you know who you are.
What a beautiful song...It makes me reflect on the wonderful things in life
No words... It makes you feel pacefull, somehow happy.
For me, it's my last song before going home in my work's playlist :-)
the guitar for this song is so inspiring and motivating, it open ups different dementions of playing for me just watching Mcready's many slight variations of the song.
I hear you. I miss the music of the 90's. Long live the beautiful Kurt and Layne. RIP Beautiful angelic brothers......................
Few things in life sound as sweet as that guitar intro.. Classic.
Absolutely brillant!!! Pure magic for the soul.
I was at this show...best live set I've seen by PJ ever....
One of my favorite versions of this song ever. The second of only two times they ever played it acoustically, to the best of my recollection(this is the '96 Bridge Benefit; the first was at Bridge '94).
i love the way his voice sound!!! love this song
This never gets old. Never. GOAT.
my all time favorite song...... i dont think anyone really knows whatsits really about, i have heard alot of different therories but i just know i love the way it makes me feel when i hear it..... seems kinda like a sad song, this is the one i listen to when i know i need a good cry!!!! helps to cleanse the soul!!!!
this song always comes on after a long night out with friends on the drive home...the perfect ending to anything.
It is hard to say this is one of the best songs written since the only consistent lyric in its performances is "I don't know whether I was the boxer or the bag", however, if there is a best song ever "not" written, this is certainly it. Love it so much.
what a beautiful song..
one of my favourites
It's a very personal song about a friend who died in war, and the message is not commercial. He doesn't want it recopied. This song would be an all-time commercial great if it was revamped; the fact that he does not let us know the true lyrics makes the song and the message all the more sincere.
Pearl Jam is like the very best wine they only get better with age!
Best example of emotions matter more than lyrics of a song. I think Eddie can say anything and the song would rock. Love it!
The best way to describe him is an Artist Of Emotion, not Material. He does it out of love and is against the greed of record companies and other singers. Thats why they're band is never in the mass media. I wish their were more bands like this
Great guitar work in this song. I love this band!
i love this song too, thanks for sharing it. great to see it. Cheers hey!
que temaaaazzzzzoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sin duda una de mis bandas re favoritas!!!!!! todo la musica la convierten e magia
Could listen to this all day what asong great performance
How can i wrote songs on my guitar when pearl jam have wrote everything i love both lyrics and music there is just no need they make me feel full ...they are the best they express me at 100%
got to be one of the best pearl jam songs ever
i usually don't like live versions of songs but this is really good and its a wonderful song!
this style, this genuine, this is oldschool this is rock¡¡¡
Oh Ururotrash. How sad. I am sure his spirit touches you from another dimension every time you play this song. Thanks for sharing the song. I love it.
This seems to stay as one of my favourite songs. I think pj are so well loved because they write music you want to sing along to (in a group or alone) - songs that speak to you and through you. I guess their songs let you have a voice, and if thats one of their goals as artists they're nailing it. Thats why I like them anyway.
Goosebumps. Every. Damn. Time.
the only negative thing there is about this song is that it signals the end of yet another epic performance by Pearl Jam...love them and always will.
The best of best!
This song takes me back.......Good Times!
I never seem to get tired if this song, i just love it
probably one of the best songs ive ever heard
This song takes me back to like 92 or 93 when it first came out...man that was like half my life ago...actually more
awsome song, he inspires me.. We need more singers like this
this song is beautiful..first time I've listened to it.
They are phenomenal and i also loved this song......! ;).
Me too, just watched it, very good! Had to hear this song again.
I've seen Pearl Jam in concert about 10 times and Eddie never sings the same words twice except "Make me cry". The song so much more about Mike's guitar than the words. Mike is amazing and the song is awesome no matter what words Eddie uses. "I don't whether it's a box or a bag !!!!!"
It's hard to decide which is the best song of a band like Pearl Jam. But I think, in this case, Yellow Ledbetter is probably their best song! Maybe I'll change my mind someday, but this song has so much feeling into it...and that makes it amazing.
love the close-up on McCready's guitar work. beautiful song.
I might have had to look up the lyrics for this song, but I know them by heart now!! What a great song!
really the best group.. vedder = 1 of the best singers in the world. produces gold without efford!
He is a god damn genius...Love you Ed! Named my cat after you 11 years ago and he is still rocking! :)
one the best songs of the history :)
muy hermoso este tema me encanta!!!!!
haha that was so beautiful. Great song great band. So Peaceful
Wow.
This is the first i've seen and heard with the guitar on a really clean tone. On the other acoustic versions i heard before, the guitar still sounds like an overdriven strat.
This one's much more intimate
was asked to play this song in a club. had herd it b4 but was jus a song rite?
i lerned it went back to the club, the band broke into it and the crowd went nuts. now That is a powerful song. i have to say these are the kinds of songs that move mts. its a staple now. and eddie vedder is up thier with the great song writers of this age. bravo
My favorite version of this wonderful song ever. For those that don't understand what it means...it means whatever you want it to.
This was the first dance song to my wedding. Love this song!
damn... there are no words how awesome this song is...
i agree 100000000 % the film blew me away and this song was the perfect ending
one of the best songs ever written
God, I love this verision
How is it that I have listened to this song for 20 years, essentially my whole life, and it still hits home almost every time. Ridiculous, man!
If I don't get to listen to this twice a day then it's a bad day...
saw them in Noblesville(Indy) last night. Ended with this Great show!!! weather delay and all
one of the greatest achivments in human history,trust me
Every time eddie performs this tune, he rewrites the lyrics to fit his mood/state of the world or economy/feelings that have come about. I love that he can be so versatile and write a new song for every time he plays it. It's pretty fucking cool.
never tired of it
I am in love with the Acoustic!!
they're just amazing... and i'm watching them live in in a few hours :)
Can't wait to see Pearl Jam this summer
All the negative comments below are pointless! Eddie still puts on a GREAT show and I personally like his style. Regardless of the things y'all are saying he still has y'all listening to his music.
faciante !! grande !!!! pearl jam !! este tema es mi favorito !!
Can you see theeem! Out on a porch yeaahhh! Love this song so much
Thank you. I heard it but I wasn't totally sure. Little wing is in E-Minor and Yellow Ledbetter is in E-Major but the similarities are remarkable I finally really listened to the lyrics. This is a powerful anti-war song very personal. When there are wars people die and those letters telling you that someone is not coming home. I don't have the words to describe it but thank God Eddie Vedder does
One of the greatest bands ever. Music and life wouldn't be the same if they never existed. At least not too me.
I remember driving I-85 at 120 mph @ 2 am with the top down, 10 years later, still my favorite crusin' tune.
The best part of this song Starts at 1:40.. Breaks me up listening to the notes... Love it!
I knew the sound of the Pearl Jam in 1994 - in a weekend in the region of the lakes, here in Rio De Janeiro - Brazil - in 1997 I donated to all mine cds, including of the Pearl Jam - for an option spiritual, I disconnect of some hobbyes. I came back to listen to my favourite bands of one 3 years toward here, and, did not lembrrava me to have listened to this song pretty, simply.
This song gets better everytime i listen to it
Love these old vids-very good post
i know. the riff is soo sweet. i love it and im a metal guy myself. this song was playing while me and my girl were laying in her bed and shes fixin to go to college. this is a sad song for me..