That line "I know that you'll live a beautiful life, I know that you'll be a star in somebody else's sky - but why not mine?" is soul crushing. Right in the feels, man...
This is possibly the chessiest thing you have ever heard. I broke up with my girlfriend right before I left to go to graduation beach trip. It was a year long relationship. It was that line that broke down my facade and I could not get to her fast enough. 1992
The irony of this song is they didn't want this song to go commercial because it was so personal. It's about love lost and you can feel the pain and suffering that life and love brings. The poetry is incredible and his voice is amazing. One of my fav all time pearl jam songs
@@TeensierPython because it ended up becoming so popular. There's a nice little doc on the song here on UA-cam. The record company wanted it to be the first single an they refused. It just blew up because of how great the song ended up being
Hard to describe how this song effected all the young men at the time. We suddenly became emotionally literate because the songs made it okay to express these feelings. It was a special time. A lot of people's cliques dissolved when these bands came out with music like this.
I bought this CD and heard this song and got instantly depressed. When my wife got home from work I had her listen to it with headphones. She became a crying mess and asked me why I did that to her. This song digs at anyone's emotions that pays attention to this song.
At the end like if you can't comprehend why this is happening and you can't accept the reality the last line :" we belong together!" Ends up destroying me all the time lol
literally makes me tear up. He encapsulates the feeling of breaking up or being broken up with the person that we thought was the one. Then sitting there after with them being a stranger to you and thinking.....why can't she be mine again.
Their album “Ten” is said to be one best rock albums of all time. One of the few albums you can listen to every song and say every one is a quality song.
Said to be? So your opinion is based on what others have said? I'm not being mean, just saying if you think it is one of the best, etc. speak your mind. It IS one of the best rock albums of all time. Definitely top 50, going back to the mid sixties.
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star. In somebody else's sky. But Why, Why, Why....... Can't it be, Oh can't it be mine" Probably the most heartbreaking lyrics ever written. Truly came from the soul.
Eddie Vedder, Layne Staley ,Chris Cornell,Scott weiland ,Kurt Cobain....all vocal god's .. unfortunately only Eddie vedder is the only one still alive :(
@@JuanRodriguez-sb1ml Yes Eddie & Pearl Jam are still "SO ALIVE" So many in that Genre didn't make it. These guys all had their moments but I think they got it out of their systems while they were young & got cleaned up. They said in the 90's Heroin was everywhere in Seattle. It was just the thing to do. They didn't take it to extreme or just had good luck. Mike Mccready struggled more than most of them.
You know, I know this but I never really thought about it in one list like you wrote. Seeing all those names in one sentence is an emotional hit. I try to retain my composure when it comes to my favorite artists but sometimes that just ain’t gonna happen. It’s life, it’s heavy sometimes.✌️ thanks Jut Wilton.
class of '94 here, we got lucky, that's for sure. Also this was a great reaction, she actually felt and listened to what was being expressed and not just bobbing along to the beat like some do. Pearl Jam always delivers.
I don't know if it's just your opinion. I think the 90's/2000's was the absolute best era of music ever! There are great hits from all years and genre's, and the 80's were the start of when we were able to start letting go and finally make the music people wanted to make and the messages they wanted to get out..... but the 90's and 2000's are when that feeling was fully realized and artists just absolutely let loose on the industry. Every generation will have 'their music', of course.
Grunge was the logical next step in music. The 70's and 80's were so decadent and outrageous. There was so much selfishness going on and kids felt neglected. It's really, an embodiment of the angst produced by the 80's. Kurt, Eddie, Layne and Chris. I'd even say it was the cultural equivalent of rap music in that it expressed our anger at the status quo. These bands sort of told us all we are all suffering here. You are not alone. They saved my damn life. Not even being hyperbolic. Music heals better than any pill.
very well said, I thought similar but didn't know how to put it. Comparing it to the anger in rap is especially cool, both categories of music were tired of the pretending that everything was just fine.
It’s the teenage/young angst expressed in the music. I’ve said the same. Rap took over as the mainstream most popular genre, so it only made sense for the subgeneres to emerge and the angst to be expressed in new music, with new people. Rock music has turned to garbage these days because they’re trying to cling to anything that will sell, meanwhile young rappers (the new wave of 2016-, (lil peep, lil uzi, juice wrld, xxxtentacion) all had rock infused songs, that gave them extra angst. They were literally the new rock stars, substance abuse and angst and fuck the system mentality and challenging their genre of origin. It’s extremely interesting stuff.
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, In somebody else's sky, But why, Why, Why can't it be, Oh can't it be mine" So much pain, great song and the MTV Unplugged is no doubt the best version or 'Campfire Version' as I now think of it. So much more Pearl Jam to hear but if you have time try 'Better man', 'Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town', State of Love and Trust', 'Even Flow' or 'Given to Fly' I'm sure you will love them all. Take care!
Eddie is one of the most emotional vocalists I've ever experience. One of the most emotional experiences I've ever had while listening to music is the first time I heard, "Come Back" from their Pearl Jam Album(also known as the Avocado Album). He just really puts his all into his performances, and it is always something to experience. "And these days, they linger on, And every night, what I'm waiting for... Is the real possibility I may meet you in my dreams." Goosebumps, everytime.
@@IratePuffin I totally agree.... I know someday you'll have a beautiful life.. I know you'll be a star..... Its so positive and encouraging... Then he tears your heart by saying.... In someone else's sky.... Literally the most beautiful but heart wrenching thing I've ever heard
One of the best lines ever, " I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky, but why.... why .... why.... can it be mine!" The we belong together part should have made it to the album in my opinion.
My boy Jamel says that when a singer closes their eyes to sing they are going to the place that those lyrics resonate. Jesus, I feel that. When Eddie sings this song, I remember every relationship I fucked up, every unexplained breakup, and all of life’s whys that burn from the inside.
This is my all time favorite performance of my all time favorite song. This song contains what is, to me, the greatest line ever written in a rock song: "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky, but why can't it be mine?" Still brings me to tears nearly 30 years after I first saw this performance.
“He is not a happy man right now…” Honey, that completely sums up this performance!! As others have said in the other comments, Eddie Vedder (lead singer/songwriter) did not want this song to become a “Single”…and never was. However, the song being as powerful and as soul tapping as it is…it just drew people into it. It couldn’t be ignored. It took off without ever being “officially released”, so it became a staple at their concerts. So, imagine, if you will…having to perform this extremely personal, gut wrenching song night after night. Maybe doing so was cathartic for him? Who knows?
That's what music is supposed to do. It doesn't have to be released to the buying public as a single to draw people into it. A connection made is a connection made, and emotional honesty and integrity makes a much stronger connection than a beat and a hook. A beat can be replicated. The emotion is unique to the song, the writer.
“Now my bitter hands cradle broken glass of what was everything”….You’ll never hear a voice like Eddie’s. Grunge started to gain major traction when I was in high school. I love every bit of it. His performance on unplugged is so beautifully raw. Love it!
I loved it when you said “he’s going to ruin his voice” really made me smile. I imagine you’ve subsequently go on to know him, the band and the fact that Eddie Vedder still has his voice and can replicate the same vocals 31 years later. Hence how the band has been inducted into the hall of fame. Peace love and the best of goodwill to everyone.
From looking at your page, you are just starting out on a musical journey that some of us were fortunate enough to have taken in real time. Welcome aboard, it's going to be a great ride!
Now I'm going to cry again. eddie vedder had a cold singing this song. But being the professional he is he pulled it off. You should check out ""temple of the dog"" hunger strike"" with eddie vedder iand the late great Chris Cornell..DOUBLE AMAZING 2 of the greats singers of the 90s without a doubt.
LOL. I had this imaginary conversation pop into my head when I read that. "Eddie! Your voice was amazing tonight! How'd you do it?" "Too much snot in my nose."
I think i sound better when i sing with a cold, makes my voice a lil deeper and the flem in my throat almost makes me sound more emotional. i can also do a better batman impression with a cold lmao
Oh god here comes the internet rumor machine about some artist or bands most popular song but they were sick excuse that they didn't need. As if these ppl aren't worshiped enough some of you feel the need to give excuses just in case someone doesn't live them as much as you. These stupid comments appear under so many live videos it's borderline retarded. Like it's a race to post the excuse. Congrats, now let's see how many other morons posted this too!
Vedder is one of the greatest singers and lyrical geniuses ever. He just brings such an unbelievable grit and feels to everything he writes. It's absolutely beautiful.
when you want to introduce someone to Pearl Jam, this is the song and the video you show them. one of the 5 greatest unplugged performances ever put on tv nevermind MTV's unplugged series.
Sheets of empty canvas Untouched sheets of clay Were laid spread out before me As her body once did All five horizons Revolved around her soul As the earth to the sun Now the air I tasted and breathed Has taken a turn Oh and all I taught her was everything Oh I know she gave me all that she wore And now my bitter hands Chafe beneath the clouds Of what was everything Oh the pictures have All been washed in black Tattooed everything I take a walk outside I'm surrounded by Some kids at play I can feel their laughter So why do I sear Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin Round my head I'm spinning Oh, I'm spinning How quick the sun can, drop away And now my bitter hands Cradle broken glass Of what was everything All the pictures have All been washed in black Tattooed everything All the love gone bad Turned my world to black Tattooed all I see All that I am All that I'll be, yeah Uh huh, uh huh, oh I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky But why Why Why can't it be Oh can't it be mine
PJ are the real deal. Vedder's growling, gravelly voice is full of gravitas & unlike that of the typical rocker. Besides his wild mane, I dig that sedated mental patient act of his. It makes his vocal delivery all the more intense. Cool band. Cool reaction.
It's crazy how that MTV Unplugged series managed to take some of the greatest rock bands and capture some of their greatest performances in a crazy short amount of time. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains...and every single one of their sets is incredible. And when you read the stories of the behind the scenes in getting them all their and getting it all to work, it's amazing that they all turned out as good as they did. Wasn't no youtube back in the day either so seeing them in this kind of setting was basically impossible. Wish there was more band performances going back way further in time. Fortunate to be able to capture these at least.
"I know some day your have a beautiful life, I know you'll be the sun in some else's sky, but why cant it me mine' The original release was my fav version.
Yeah, a star is something distant and cold and one of millions. The sun is warm and life supporting and all life revolves around it. Star doesn't make sense.
@@kylegarvin1451 hate to break it to you, but stars are actually suns. So basically it's interchangeable. Also, I feel like star is a bit more organic as it's describing something that is now so far out of reach it is like it's a distant star in the cosmos. Sun makes sense, though, too as a lyric. Just depends on how you see life and relationships, I suppose.
@@kylegarvin1451 the sun is a star. All those stars you're looking at in the night sky, those are basically suns in different periods of their life-cycle and their light shines all the way to Earth. And if someone was all the way out there looking at our sun, it would look like a tiny bright dot in the sky to them just like the stars you see.
This is Eddie at his most perfect and beautiful--voice, face, hair, manner, everything. The way the song builds to the climactic "We belong together" draws you in, and when it's over, you're emotionally spent. Eddie is such a talented songwriter; the songs are like poetry, and some lines are just so profound. (I think the drums were too loud, but maybe that's just me 🙂)
"I know some day you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky, but why, why, whyyyyyy can't it be mine?" Still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, even after almost 30 years.
Grunge had the coolest vocalists. Layne Staley of Alice in Chains is another one. All the Grunge singers were pretty amazing when they got into their gravel!
Watching you watch this is how I felt hearing it 30 years ago, and still feel it the same way as back then. The passion, depth, raw, real, haunting, soul forming music they created then AND throughout the past 3 decades has elevated my entire being and define everything I feel to such a high level that no one or no thing could even compare to achieving for me.
It always warm my grungy little 90s soul to see someone discover Eddie Vedder’s voice. There were many great grunge bands in the 90s, but few can touch Eddie. Layne and Chris come close, but Eddie is King! Ten, the album that most of the unplugged tracks originated from, is perfection. Start to finish, track for track utter brilliance! New subbie here! Greetings from Texas.
Pear jam's (Black) is one of my all time favorite songs his dedication always brings me to tears and the lyrics always remind me of a lost love emotion
This performance is one of Eddie Vedder's greatest and unfortunately you can just feel the pain come through. Not just in his voice but his body language. That moment at 2:17-2:38 as he gets deeper into his emotions he's first holding the mic with both hand, then one hand slips to his lap, then both to his lap cradling his stomach. Usually the body language of someone trying to protect themselves. Again at 4:45 his arm slowly creeps from his side to crossing over. If his voice didn't scream it enough those couple things show how real it is for him in this moment.
Agreed. At first, i preferred the studio version (mainly because he days the right lyrics and and when he does "the thing" towards the end the vocal effects get intense as his voice does). The live performance, love the sutle improvs like: 🎵As thee earth to the su-hun, yeah🎵 And that woowhoo thing during the "kids at play" part. 4:41 He puts his right hand on his left wrist as he's getting ready to say: 🎵All the pictures had, all been washed in black🎵 And that posture is the basis for portraits One of the only songs i can thing of that's made me cry. 2 weeks ago, i listened to this on repeat for a week straight. Just listened to it earlier got a lil blurry eyed
Eddie Vedder (singer) is the real deal. He also does a great job when he guested with Temple of the Dog and, the late-great Chris Cornell on ‘Hunger Strike’. Also check out Chris Cornell on ‘Nothing Compares 2U’ or in Audioslave’s ‘Like a Stone’. Emotional singing at its finest!
One of my top 5 favorite songs. The section at the end “I know someday you will have a beautiful life…” captures my heartbreak in words far better than I could’ve ever written it. Literally every time I listen to this song I think about that certain girl and I get ready eyed. That’s a mark of a great song for me personally.
You are a beautiful soul! I always feel like I’m watching this stuff again for the first time when I see folks hear this and have the same reactions to awesome 90’s grunge rock and alt.
Before I knew the name of it, I use to call this "The loneliest song in the world song". I still cannot listen to it without feeling completely and utterly alone. It's lovely and depressing at the same time.
He absolutely feels his music every time he sings. Check out a sound check they did before a concert and you'll see he puts everything into the songs every time he sings.
I love that you said that he was "in his feels". For those of us that lived at the time Eddie Vedder released this music, we saw probably heard the most intensity out of one singer than anyone has done. I know that was typical of grunge, but none better than Eddie Vedder. Such power in his lyrics and sound. Intense emotions!
This is a fantastic band, thanks for reacting! Love that part in the Pearl Jam song "Even Flow" where he sings "free zen, restless hen armadillo made a conch reef", it really speaks to me...😁
I've known and loved this song for almost 30 years and it gets me. every. single. time. Love and loss are universal themes in songwriting, but when I listen to this song, I don't just hear what he's saying, I feel it. I love that you could feel it too, because I've played Pearl Jam for people over the years and while I've converted some of them, some shrug it off and just don't "get it." I think it's awesome that you do.
Thank you for a wonderful reaction. I've always loved this song. Of course, the song is about a love lost, but 2 years ago, I lost my wife to an illness, and now the song hits me totally differently. It just slays me every time I hear it, especially the live versions. Bright blessings to you, and be well.
Every single time I listen to that I feel chills down my spine and feel like crying no matter how happy I am. I guess that's the emotion he puts into his singing
Eddie Vedder has one of those voices that is instantly recognisable. I'd be surprised if you didn't recognise his voice a little. Pearl Jam were one of the big names of the grunge movement in the 1990s, but they sustained their work and popularity well into the 2000s. Although their work rate has slowed down over the years, they are still working, and still popular. Their music and subject matter has always been quite evocative, with many songs about social or political matters, personal songs like this. Where Rage Against The Machine made you want to Rage. Pearl Jam made you think and empathise.
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That line "I know that you'll live a beautiful life, I know that you'll be a star in somebody else's sky - but why not mine?" is soul crushing. Right in the feels, man...
The story of my life.
Every time
This is possibly the chessiest thing you have ever heard. I broke up with my girlfriend right before I left to go to graduation beach trip. It was a year long relationship. It was that line that broke down my facade and I could not get to her fast enough. 1992
I doubt they had a beautiful life. They probably live in a studio apartment in a suburb of Seattle with 4 cats.
Right? It's my all time favorite lyric.
Eddie Vedder is one of the best voices of all time. All those singers from the Grunge era had powerful, emotional voices!
As a PJ fan club member I mourn them all as favorites but relieved Ed made it out alive. He managed to not manifest his demons as addiction.
Give me grunge singers against anyone in rock history except maybe Robert Plant Freddy Mercury John Lennon
Lane Staley from Alice and chains and Chris Cornell! All these guys were so good!
Amen brother!!!!
Can't forget about Dave Grohl either.
The irony of this song is they didn't want this song to go commercial because it was so personal. It's about love lost and you can feel the pain and suffering that life and love brings. The poetry is incredible and his voice is amazing. One of my fav all time pearl jam songs
Same….. my favorite
It’s such a fantastic song, but OMG, imagine having to sing it over and over for decades. It’s exhausting just to think about it. ❤️🩹
"didnt want it to go commercial" I don't understand. If they didnt want it out then why did they play it so much?
@@TeensierPython because it ended up becoming so popular. There's a nice little doc on the song here on UA-cam. The record company wanted it to be the first single an they refused. It just blew up because of how great the song ended up being
@@tonydorsett33 do you mean this one?
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Hard to describe how this song effected all the young men at the time. We suddenly became emotionally literate because the songs made it okay to express these feelings. It was a special time. A lot of people's cliques dissolved when these bands came out with music like this.
I bought this CD and heard this song and got instantly depressed. When my wife got home from work I had her listen to it with headphones. She became a crying mess and asked me why I did that to her. This song digs at anyone's emotions that pays attention to this song.
Man... never a more poignant and accurate statement 💔❤❤
I just turned 50. Spot on Drew! It hit me in the feels back then and now. I hope we see their likes again...Also great commentary!
Well said.
Agreed my friend.
Music in the 90s can't be replaced. It was an incredible time. Glad I lived through it.
Oh, I agree!
“Why can’t it be mine?!” That line hits me in the throat every single time!
It's one of the few lines in a song that tears me up every time I hear it. You can hear the pain and longing in his voice.
At the end like if you can't comprehend why this is happening and you can't accept the reality the last line :" we belong together!" Ends up destroying me all the time lol
It makes me piss tears
I know one day you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky, but WHY, WHY, WHY can't it be mine!?
literally makes me tear up. He encapsulates the feeling of breaking up or being broken up with the person that we thought was the one. Then sitting there after with them being a stranger to you and thinking.....why can't she be mine again.
Their album “Ten” is said to be one best rock albums of all time. One of the few albums you can listen to every song and say every one is a quality song.
It's said to be one of the best, because it is! :-)
I like Vs better 😁
Said to be? So your opinion is based on what others have said? I'm not being mean, just saying if you think it is one of the best, etc. speak your mind. It IS one of the best rock albums of all time. Definitely top 50, going back to the mid sixties.
Yes..definitely.
Ten is easily top 10. Maybe even top 5.
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star. In somebody else's sky. But Why, Why, Why....... Can't it be, Oh can't it be mine" Probably the most heartbreaking lyrics ever written. Truly came from the soul.
Absolutely!!
Absolutley...so much pain. Soooooo much feeling.
This song is a reason in itself to be proud of being part of GenX.
Mellineal, no?
Millennial from the 80's & 90's? No pal think about what millennium means
You definitely need to wrap around your head what millennial means lol
@@rockyquinn3374 you’re right. Gen X and baby boomers don’t understand the generational coding lol. Millennials started being born in 1984.
@@rockyquinn3374 1981*
You don't just hear his voice, you FEEL it.
That was beautifully put!! I agree.
You have to feel it, you can't understand him most of the time.
This performance is all about the feels.
@@jdsim9173that’s how I feel about most of the grunge singers. Even if you can’t understand them, the good ones make you feel it.
This is one of the most beautiful performances of any song in human history.
Absolutely agree.
Facts
Preach, brother, preach!!!
Top 1
Totally agree. Just wish he hadn't screwed the lyrics so bad
Eddie Vedder, Layne Staley ,Chris Cornell,Scott weiland ,Kurt Cobain....all vocal god's .. unfortunately only Eddie vedder is the only one still alive :(
SHANNON HOON ANDREW WOOD BRADLEY NOWELL TOO ALL GREAT VOCALIST AND MORE ❤
Ironically there is a song by Pearl Jam called “Alive”. So in that case…OHHHHHHHHHH IM STILL ALIVE😂😂
@@JuanRodriguez-sb1ml Yes Eddie & Pearl Jam are still "SO ALIVE" So many in that Genre didn't make it.
These guys all had their moments but I think they got it out of their systems while they were young & got cleaned up.
They said in the 90's Heroin was everywhere in Seattle. It was just the thing to do. They didn't take it to extreme or just had good luck.
Mike Mccready struggled more than most of them.
@@michaelpal5807 yea the overdoses took Layne Staley and Scott Weiland from us
You know, I know this but I never really thought about it in one list like you wrote. Seeing all those names in one sentence is an emotional hit. I try to retain my composure when it comes to my favorite artists but sometimes that just ain’t gonna happen. It’s life, it’s heavy sometimes.✌️ thanks Jut Wilton.
I graduated in 91. I grew up with some of the best music. In my opinion of course 😌
class of '94 here, we got lucky, that's for sure. Also this was a great reaction, she actually felt and listened to what was being expressed and not just bobbing along to the beat like some do. Pearl Jam always delivers.
The best. In my opinion 90s music. Graduated 94 and I developed my musical taste then
Class of '93. That period was a high point for multiple genres.
Same 91. And damn straight we grew up with some of the best music.
I don't know if it's just your opinion. I think the 90's/2000's was the absolute best era of music ever! There are great hits from all years and genre's, and the 80's were the start of when we were able to start letting go and finally make the music people wanted to make and the messages they wanted to get out..... but the 90's and 2000's are when that feeling was fully realized and artists just absolutely let loose on the industry. Every generation will have 'their music', of course.
Grunge was the logical next step in music. The 70's and 80's were so decadent and outrageous. There was so much selfishness going on and kids felt neglected. It's really, an embodiment of the angst produced by the 80's. Kurt, Eddie, Layne and Chris. I'd even say it was the cultural equivalent of rap music in that it expressed our anger at the status quo. These bands sort of told us all we are all suffering here. You are not alone. They saved my damn life. Not even being hyperbolic. Music heals better than any pill.
very well said, I thought similar but didn't know how to put it. Comparing it to the anger in rap is especially cool, both categories of music were tired of the pretending that everything was just fine.
Right on!
It’s the teenage/young angst expressed in the music. I’ve said the same. Rap took over as the mainstream most popular genre, so it only made sense for the subgeneres to emerge and the angst to be expressed in new music, with new people. Rock music has turned to garbage these days because they’re trying to cling to anything that will sell, meanwhile young rappers (the new wave of 2016-, (lil peep, lil uzi, juice wrld, xxxtentacion) all had rock infused songs, that gave them extra angst. They were literally the new rock stars, substance abuse and angst and fuck the system mentality and challenging their genre of origin. It’s extremely interesting stuff.
PERFECTLY said 🙌🏻💕
💯. We were not ok. But the music made us feel more alive and less alone.
This is the best performance of this song ever. And next to being one of the best rock singers he is also a one of the best poets of his generation.
"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, In somebody else's sky, But why, Why, Why can't it be, Oh can't it be mine" So much pain, great song and the MTV Unplugged is no doubt the best version or 'Campfire Version' as I now think of it. So much more Pearl Jam to hear but if you have time try 'Better man', 'Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town', State of Love and Trust', 'Even Flow' or 'Given to Fly' I'm sure you will love them all. Take care!
One of the best bridges ever.
Eddie is one of the most emotional vocalists I've ever experience. One of the most emotional experiences I've ever had while listening to music is the first time I heard, "Come Back" from their Pearl Jam Album(also known as the Avocado Album).
He just really puts his all into his performances, and it is always something to experience.
"And these days, they linger on,
And every night, what I'm waiting for...
Is the real possibility I may meet you in my dreams."
Goosebumps, everytime.
Why can't it be me.
That’s by far my favorite line from a song ever.
@@IratePuffin I totally agree.... I know someday you'll have a beautiful life.. I know you'll be a star..... Its so positive and encouraging... Then he tears your heart by saying.... In someone else's sky.... Literally the most beautiful but heart wrenching thing I've ever heard
One of the best lines ever, " I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky, but why.... why .... why.... can it be mine!" The we belong together part should have made it to the album in my opinion.
Eddie performed this after Chris Cornell died, and it transforms the nature of the song, very emotional. He's actually crying by the end.
I can’t get through this song without crying honestly
Wait what isn't mtv unplugged in 92'
@@JesseltonGaming But he sang it again after Cornell died
@@jasongutierrez4232 Well Black is probably the most popular Pearl Jam song on the radio. So he'd be stupid not to keep singing it.
@@jasongutierrez4232 ohh dangg didn't know that :'(
Still to this day I believe this song lyrically is one of the best songs ever written.
I remember standing in my parents basement, face staring at the tv, mesmerized by this when it first aired. Decades later, I'm still mesmerized.
My boy Jamel says that when a singer closes their eyes to sing they are going to the place that those lyrics resonate.
Jesus, I feel that. When Eddie sings this song, I remember every relationship I fucked up, every unexplained breakup, and all of life’s whys that burn from the inside.
Here too.
My father used to play this on his huge stereo system with 4 ft tall speakers....man. It gets inside you and rearranges things.
Exactly what art was meant for. Well said!!
Having heard this song thousands of times, I still get chills and tears well up….dang!!
I love hearing it live
Blows my mind and my ears
Love this song
Same
Same. Everytime.
If you never ever shed a tear over Eddie Vedder's black, are you even human?
Over 25 years later, and you can still watch young women fall in love with Eddie Vedder. 😅
This is my all time favorite performance of my all time favorite song. This song contains what is, to me, the greatest line ever written in a rock song: "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky, but why can't it be mine?" Still brings me to tears nearly 30 years after I first saw this performance.
All these years later and it still gives me the chills.
“He is not a happy man right now…”
Honey, that completely sums up this performance!! As others have said in the other comments, Eddie Vedder (lead singer/songwriter) did not want this song to become a “Single”…and never was. However, the song being as powerful and as soul tapping as it is…it just drew people into it. It couldn’t be ignored. It took off without ever being “officially released”, so it became a staple at their concerts.
So, imagine, if you will…having to perform this extremely personal, gut wrenching song night after night. Maybe doing so was cathartic for him? Who knows?
WE DON'T NEED NO EDUCATION
TEACHER!!!!! LEAVE THOSE KIDS ALONE
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Sorry. Fixed it.
That's what music is supposed to do. It doesn't have to be released to the buying public as a single to draw people into it. A connection made is a connection made, and emotional honesty and integrity makes a much stronger connection than a beat and a hook. A beat can be replicated. The emotion is unique to the song, the writer.
That’s what happened with Radiohead’s Creep, Thom Yorke end up hating it.
“Now my bitter hands cradle broken glass of what was everything”….You’ll never hear a voice like Eddie’s. Grunge started to gain major traction when I was in high school. I love every bit of it. His performance on unplugged is so beautifully raw. Love it!
Im balling 😥😢😭😭
I loved it when you said “he’s going to ruin his voice” really made me smile. I imagine you’ve subsequently go on to know him, the band and the fact that Eddie Vedder still has his voice and can replicate the same vocals 31 years later. Hence how the band has been inducted into the hall of fame. Peace love and the best of goodwill to everyone.
From looking at your page, you are just starting out on a musical journey that some of us were fortunate enough to have taken in real time. Welcome aboard, it's going to be a great ride!
“I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life I know you’ll be a star in someone else’s sky”. That line gets me every single time I hear this song.
His voice, his hair, his face,,, all so beautiful.
Eddie got so many of us through the 90s. The story behind the song is also beautiful
He put his heart and soul into this performance. Epic.
This woman has a beautiful smile. Hard to concentrate on anything else.
I totally agree, she was the star!!❤
Her eyes got me.
i came here to say the same thing
No make up. I would gladly present her to my anti-RaceMixing parents.
She is beautiful
Now I'm going to cry again. eddie vedder had a cold singing this song. But being the professional he is he pulled it off. You should check out ""temple of the dog"" hunger strike"" with eddie vedder iand the late great Chris Cornell..DOUBLE AMAZING 2 of the greats singers of the 90s without a doubt.
LOL. I had this imaginary conversation pop into my head when I read that. "Eddie! Your voice was amazing tonight! How'd you do it?" "Too much snot in my nose."
I think i sound better when i sing with a cold, makes my voice a lil deeper and the flem in my throat almost makes me sound more emotional. i can also do a better batman impression with a cold lmao
@@vondoodle4325 lol..
Oh god here comes the internet rumor machine about some artist or bands most popular song but they were sick excuse that they didn't need. As if these ppl aren't worshiped enough some of you feel the need to give excuses just in case someone doesn't live them as much as you.
These stupid comments appear under so many live videos it's borderline retarded. Like it's a race to post the excuse. Congrats, now let's see how many other morons posted this too!
It was just a rumor he had a cold he later said it wasn't true. Either way who would give a shit if he had a cold or not?
THis lady's light, energy and smile are infectious!
Vedder is one of the greatest singers and lyrical geniuses ever. He just brings such an unbelievable grit and feels to everything he writes. It's absolutely beautiful.
It is inevitable that your eyes will be teary when you listen to "Black"..
when you want to introduce someone to Pearl Jam, this is the song and the video you show them. one of the 5 greatest unplugged performances ever put on tv nevermind MTV's unplugged series.
Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me
As her body once did
All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn
Oh and all I taught her was everything
Oh I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands
Chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything
Oh the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by
Some kids at play
I can feel their laughter
So why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin
Round my head
I'm spinning
Oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands
Cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
All the love gone bad
Turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see
All that I am
All that I'll be, yeah
Uh huh, uh huh, oh
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky
But why
Why
Why can't it be
Oh can't it be mine
I think we all have had that one person in our lives that we felt like that. I’m 63 and can still relate 😓
Last part...
WE...WE
BELONG...
TOGETHER, TOGETHER!!
WE...WE
BELONG...
TOGETHER, TOGETHER!!
that hurts. 😣😣😣😣
As many times as I've heard this song, seeing it written really adds to the power of the song. You can literally see what he's feeling.
PJ are the real deal. Vedder's growling, gravelly voice is full of gravitas & unlike that of the typical rocker. Besides his wild mane, I dig that sedated mental patient act of his. It makes his vocal delivery all the more intense. Cool band. Cool reaction.
This was just one of those "once in a lifetime" performances.....all that got to see it are better for it. Simply amazing!
It's crazy how that MTV Unplugged series managed to take some of the greatest rock bands and capture some of their greatest performances in a crazy short amount of time. Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains...and every single one of their sets is incredible. And when you read the stories of the behind the scenes in getting them all their and getting it all to work, it's amazing that they all turned out as good as they did. Wasn't no youtube back in the day either so seeing them in this kind of setting was basically impossible. Wish there was more band performances going back way further in time. Fortunate to be able to capture these at least.
As a lifelong PJ fan, watching someone unfamiliar watching for the first time is SUCH A TREAT. Eddie Vedder is my hero💙
His voice is unforgettably unique. You've heard him before.
This makes me cry every time. He was singing to someone
We all have that someone
"I know some day your have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be the sun in some else's sky,
but why cant it me mine'
The original release was my fav version.
Yeah, a star is something distant and cold and one of millions. The sun is warm and life supporting and all life revolves around it. Star doesn't make sense.
@@kylegarvin1451 hate to break it to you, but stars are actually suns. So basically it's interchangeable. Also, I feel like star is a bit more organic as it's describing something that is now so far out of reach it is like it's a distant star in the cosmos. Sun makes sense, though, too as a lyric. Just depends on how you see life and relationships, I suppose.
@@kylegarvin1451 the sun is a star. All those stars you're looking at in the night sky, those are basically suns in different periods of their life-cycle and their light shines all the way to Earth. And if someone was all the way out there looking at our sun, it would look like a tiny bright dot in the sky to them just like the stars you see.
Absolutely one of the most uniquely beautiful singers of all time!
Eddy and his sexy self here. The emotion this beautiful man can emote is just captivating to the eyes & ears. One of his best performances here.
The raw emotion of this performance always gives me chills
One of the few acoustic songs that are better than the studio version, so emotional and so good
Heard it a thousand times and it still takes breath away and brings me to tears - pure emotions in his voice! What a gift
One of the great voices of the 90's always a pleasure to hear him sing
This is Eddie at his most perfect and beautiful--voice, face, hair, manner, everything. The way the song builds to the climactic "We belong together" draws you in, and when it's over, you're emotionally spent. Eddie is such a talented songwriter; the songs are like poetry, and some lines are just so profound. (I think the drums were too loud, but maybe that's just me 🙂)
He was really sick during this performance. Still killed it!
"I know some day you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky, but why, why, whyyyyyy can't it be mine?" Still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, even after almost 30 years.
Man Eddie can tell a story with his words and facial expressions like nobody else.
Vedder my guru, my muse and the voice that has steered me through all the emotional ups and downs life can throw at you.. Gorg
This song gives me the shivers. It's impossible not to feel this song.
Great to meet you Rogue. You're beautiful and refreshing.
Yes, him and Chris Cornell’s voices are amazing.
Grunge had the coolest vocalists. Layne Staley of Alice in Chains is another one. All the Grunge singers were pretty amazing when they got into their gravel!
Chris and Eddie's voices are amazing but no one will ever top Layne.
Scott weiland 🖤✌🤙👍🤘
We were blessed with 4 not just two layne and Kurt.
Eddie ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯
Jeremy by these guys is life-changing the official video is a must .....bring tissues be prepared for the un expected
This 100%
Agreed
Watching you watch this is how I felt hearing it 30 years ago, and still feel it the same way as back then. The passion, depth, raw, real, haunting, soul forming music they created then AND throughout the past 3 decades has elevated my entire being and define everything I feel to such a high level that no one or no thing could even compare to achieving for me.
It always warm my grungy little 90s soul to see someone discover Eddie Vedder’s voice. There were many great grunge bands in the 90s, but few can touch Eddie. Layne and Chris come close, but Eddie is King! Ten, the album that most of the unplugged tracks originated from, is perfection. Start to finish, track for track utter brilliance! New subbie here! Greetings from Texas.
By far my favorite Pearl Jam song. There is no pain greater, a wound that never heals completely......
Eddie was a wild man in their concerts. pull up Pearl Jam pink pop 1992 to see him.
One of the most powerful voices ever!
Another good one is “Nutshell” by Alice In Chains, unplugged
Im new here, did she do
Alice In Chains - Would? yet?
No, not at all. The studio version is really good.
I would say do the live "Rooster" performance from Nothing Safe
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Eddie is superb. This song gives me so much goosebumps. He is indescribable at what he does.
Pear jam's (Black) is one of my all time favorite songs his dedication always brings me to tears and the lyrics always remind me of a lost love emotion
Ditto
This performance is one of Eddie Vedder's greatest and unfortunately you can just feel the pain come through. Not just in his voice but his body language. That moment at 2:17-2:38 as he gets deeper into his emotions he's first holding the mic with both hand, then one hand slips to his lap, then both to his lap cradling his stomach. Usually the body language of someone trying to protect themselves. Again at 4:45 his arm slowly creeps from his side to crossing over. If his voice didn't scream it enough those couple things show how real it is for him in this moment.
Agreed.
At first, i preferred the studio version (mainly because he days the right lyrics and and when he does "the thing" towards the end the vocal effects get intense as his voice does).
The live performance, love the sutle improvs like:
🎵As thee earth to the su-hun, yeah🎵
And that woowhoo thing during the "kids at play" part.
4:41
He puts his right hand on his left wrist as he's getting ready to say:
🎵All the pictures had, all been washed in black🎵
And that posture is the basis for portraits
One of the only songs i can thing of that's made me cry.
2 weeks ago, i listened to this on repeat for a week straight.
Just listened to it earlier got a lil blurry eyed
They are great. I love their "do the evolution"
Todd McFarlane did such an amazing job with the video too!
Eddie Vedder (singer) is the real deal. He also does a great job when he guested with Temple of the Dog and, the late-great Chris Cornell on ‘Hunger Strike’. Also check out Chris Cornell on ‘Nothing Compares 2U’ or in Audioslave’s ‘Like a Stone’. Emotional singing at its finest!
I’m 12 hours late. Couldn’t agree more with every word. ✌️🤘
Like a stone is awesome. Like a pagan I would pray.
I'm SO thankful we still have Eddie Vedder..❤!!! The work (generally collaborations) is still as beautiful and important as this song in this setting.
At always amazes at someone listening to a song I've heard at least a quarter of a million times for the first time
The entire unplugged show Is flawless. 💚LE G E N D S💚
One of my top 5 favorite songs. The section at the end “I know someday you will have a beautiful life…” captures my heartbreak in words far better than I could’ve ever written it. Literally every time I listen to this song I think about that certain girl and I get ready eyed. That’s a mark of a great song for me personally.
You are a beautiful soul! I always feel like I’m watching this stuff again for the first time when I see folks hear this and have the same reactions to awesome 90’s grunge rock and alt.
The calm and mild bars sung at one moment and then an explosive chorus the next. That's what these grunge bands were known for!
Before I knew the name of it, I use to call this "The loneliest song in the world song". I still cannot listen to it without feeling completely and utterly alone. It's lovely and depressing at the same time.
He absolutely feels his music every time he sings. Check out a sound check they did before a concert and you'll see he puts everything into the songs every time he sings.
I love that you said that he was "in his feels". For those of us that lived at the time Eddie Vedder released this music, we saw probably heard the most intensity out of one singer than anyone has done. I know that was typical of grunge, but none better than Eddie Vedder. Such power in his lyrics and sound. Intense emotions!
This is a fantastic band, thanks for reacting!
Love that part in the Pearl Jam song "Even Flow" where he sings "free zen, restless hen armadillo made a conch reef", it really speaks to me...😁
Thanks for the love. Yeah, you got to do that one next please.
Portishead had amazing mtv unplugged session :D
What's great about singer's like him is that their voices are like finger prints no one sound like him just one of a kind
I've known and loved this song for almost 30 years and it gets me. every. single. time. Love and loss are universal themes in songwriting, but when I listen to this song, I don't just hear what he's saying, I feel it.
I love that you could feel it too, because I've played Pearl Jam for people over the years and while I've converted some of them, some shrug it off and just don't "get it." I think it's awesome that you do.
Every single song on their "Ten" album is a solid winner!
1990’s band? Current band. Eddie still sings from his toes… every show ❤️
The most intense and emotional vocal performance I know. Love it! ❤️
Eddie Vedder is great in ANY era. All he needs is a microphone, instruments, and that's it. No gimmicks, no light shows, no autotune, just passion.
One of the greatest live performances ever. Facts
Thank you for a wonderful reaction. I've always loved this song. Of course, the song is about a love lost, but 2 years ago, I lost my wife to an illness, and now the song hits me totally differently. It just slays me every time I hear it, especially the live versions. Bright blessings to you, and be well.
Everything from this unplugged show was AMAZING!! dig into it
Every single time I listen to that I feel chills down my spine and feel like crying no matter how happy I am. I guess that's the emotion he puts into his singing
" Mournfully beautiful " .... I've never heard a better description of this song !!
Eddie Vedder has one of those voices that is instantly recognisable. I'd be surprised if you didn't recognise his voice a little. Pearl Jam were one of the big names of the grunge movement in the 1990s, but they sustained their work and popularity well into the 2000s. Although their work rate has slowed down over the years, they are still working, and still popular.
Their music and subject matter has always been quite evocative, with many songs about social or political matters, personal songs like this. Where Rage Against The Machine made you want to Rage. Pearl Jam made you think and empathise.
The album Ten is a wonderful album from beginning to end. Their talent is cemented in that very start.
They do a lot of charity work as well.
This song always gives me goosebumps. Love Pearl Jam 🤘🤘
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star, in somebody else's sky. That hits hard
I can never hear this song without tearing up or crying. The pain and beauty in his voice is impossible not to feel in your soul.