This was loosely based on a newspaper article Eddie Vedder read about a boy who shot himself in front of his English class. As you go deeper into the Pearl Jam rabbit hole, you’ll find Eddie’s lyrics often touch on what’s happening in society. I would suggest that next you look at their other great video, the animated “Do The Evolution”. It’s absolutely brilliant - more social commentary.
A close friend of mine went to school with Jeremy Delle but was in a different class, she didn't see the incident but the aftermath of it. To this day she can't watch this video. Rest in Peace Jeremy Delle 🌹
I'm 44, and as a angst ridden teen in the 90's, this song really hit me hard, the video captures that. Even Flow was the 1st pearl jam song I loved, Jeremy solidified the band for me.
The original salute to the Pledge of Allegiance, The Bellamy salute, was the arm straight out with the palm up, very similar to the one you are referring to. (Those two and the Italian one were based on Roman salutes.) It was changed to hand over heart after Pearl Harbor.
Loved this reaction! You really understood what was going on and gave great analysis. It's such a moving song and video. This was seriously controversial when it came out but PJ and Eddie really wanted to speak up and be heard. I hope you continue to explore more of PJ. And check out Temple of the Dog, too! Chris Cornell started that band as a tribute to his dear friend. Eddie does a song with him on that album called Hunger Strike, and does backup for a couple more songs. More PJ bandmates are in there, too. Read up on the whole story, it's a pretty great band.
I really liked your reaction! I'm new to Pearl Jam but Eddie has such an amazing voice.. I like the music videos to see what the concept was in their mind when they created it, but the Unplugged performances have blown me away so far too.
This Song Hits Hard. I almost went Jeremys route. I attempted with pills in jr High Im now 46 married to a great guy. But when i came out as Gay in 7th grade 1990, I was the only Openly Gay boy in my school although not the last to come out. After i was bullied Verbally and Physically it got to a point where i saw no escape from the torment so I attempted. I got help for the depression and joined an LGBTQ+ Youth Center and group so we could talk over our feelings and happiness. Thank goodness they got me to the hospital in time i was found by my friend who would become my first boyfriend he saved me and ill never forget him he got cancer and passed away our 11th grade year 😢 Hes my Guardian Angel. Still love you Declan.
I remember first time saw this on MTV. Eddie’s reaction to school shootings, bullying. Deep, emotional, compelling. Saw them once live in Cleveland. Love his recent solo work also. I’m a 65 year old grandmother who still loves Pearl Jam. Have you reacted to Evanescence / Amy Lee? Those are my 2 favorite bands.
This is the most insightful review I've ever seen for this song. You could watch this video a hundred times and still see something new. Wouldn't be a bad idea to listen to the studio version to appreciate the music now that you've seen the video. I second the commenter that suggested "Do the Evolution" video.
Please follow up with the Unplugged performance of this song. Just as good if not better than the studio, and Eddie's performance is emotional and immaculate
"Jeremy" is based on two different true stories. It was sometimes erroneously known as "Jeremy Spoken" due to the most pronounced lyrics emphasizing those two words. The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas, who shot himself in front of his teacher and his second-period English class of 30 students on the morning of January 8, 1991.[3][9] In a 2009 interview, Vedder said that he felt "the need to take that small article and make something of it-to give that action, to give it reaction, to give it more importance."[10] Delle was described by schoolmates as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad".[3] After coming into class late that morning, Delle was ordered to report to the headmaster's office to go fill out a tardy slip. He left the classroom, and returned with a .357 Magnum revolver. Delle walked to the front of the classroom, announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react.[3] Lisa Moore, a schoolmate, knew Jeremy from the in-school suspension program: "He and I would pass notes back and forth and he would talk about life and stuff," she said. "He signed all of his notes, 'Write back.' But on Monday he wrote, 'Later days.' I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen."[3] When asked about the song, Vedder explained: It came from a small paragraph in a paper which means you kill yourself and you make a big old sacrifice and try to get your revenge. That all you're gonna end up with is a paragraph in a newspaper. Sixty-four degrees and cloudy in a suburban neighborhood. That's the beginning of the video and that's the same thing in the end; it does nothing ... nothing changes. The world goes on and you're gone. The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. Be stronger than those people. And then you can come back.[11] The second story the song is based on, involved a student that Vedder knew from his junior high school in San Diego, California, who committed a school shooting. He elaborated further in a 1991 interview: I actually knew somebody in junior high school, in San Diego, California, that did the same thing, just about, didn't take his life but ended up shooting up an oceanography room. I remember being in the halls and hearing it and I had actually had altercations with this kid in the past. I was kind of a rebellious fifth-grader and I think we got in fights and stuff. So it's a bit about this kid named Jeremy and it's also a bit about a kid named Brian that I knew and I don't know ... the song, I think it says a lot. I think it goes somewhere ... and a lot of people interpret it different ways and it's just been recently that I've been talking about the true meaning behind it and I hope no one's offended and believe me, I think of Jeremy when I sing it.[12] from wiki
Your mind knew something horrible was going to happen, just not exactly what. Sad to say, schools do not pay enough attention to students mental health or what’s happening at home. Absolute travesty 😔 Fantastic, insightful reaction. Well done👏🏻👏🏻
Unfortunately the schools don’t have the staffing or resources to get more involved in students lives. This video feels like foreshadowing, things have gotten so much more dire since it came out.
Jeremy Wade Dell was a young boy who shot himself in front of his classmates in Richardson Texas. So sad story. He was a great artist. Too bad he couldn't deal with things
Love your reaction on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy". Fresh perception on one of mine favorite bands. Anyway, i strongly recommend Pearl Jam's latest "Dark Matter". For me, Pearl Jam is all about storytelling.
I still feel.sad for that kid. We still dont get it enough to change bullying. Most important song. The kids had blood on their hands except the black child. Very telling.
Btw, I just subscribed because you are BEGGING for subscribers! 😂 My PJ suggestions atm are “State of Love and Trust” from the Unplugged show, and “Release” (Live from Holland ‘92). 😊
This happened 8 years before Columbine. It’s an iconic and important song and video. I suggest you watch the Unplugged version in your spare time. Ed sings it more passionately in the acoustic setting, imho.
I like the articulate and well-spoken reaction commentary but also disappointed that I too couldn't enjoy the song along with you no matter how much I cranked the volume up. Not sure how broadly this applies, but for me, I like to rock-out to the song along with the reactor. Can't do that when the song is muted so heavily.
Vedder using the actual name of the boy who blew his brains out in front of his classmates and demonized his parents ruined lives. There's your artistic license. There is a short documentary on it. His mother now helps other parents of suicidal children. Vedder should be ashamed for fictionalizing this boy and his family's lives.
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It’s a very unsettling song that your whole body feels. And that means it did it’s job.
This was loosely based on a newspaper article Eddie Vedder read about a boy who shot himself in front of his English class. As you go deeper into the Pearl Jam rabbit hole, you’ll find Eddie’s lyrics often touch on what’s happening in society. I would suggest that next you look at their other great video, the animated “Do The Evolution”. It’s absolutely brilliant - more social commentary.
Came out in 91 off the Ten album!
You can tell Eddie was really singing while they were recording.
33 years ago (1991)
A close friend of mine went to school with Jeremy Delle but was in a different class, she didn't see the incident but the aftermath of it. To this day she can't watch this video. Rest in Peace Jeremy Delle 🌹
I'm 44, and as a angst ridden teen in the 90's, this song really hit me hard, the video captures that. Even Flow was the 1st pearl jam song I loved, Jeremy solidified the band for me.
The original salute to the Pledge of Allegiance, The Bellamy salute, was the arm straight out with the palm up, very similar to the one you are referring to. (Those two and the Italian one were based on Roman salutes.) It was changed to hand over heart after Pearl Harbor.
Wow, I didn’t know that
Loved this reaction! You really understood what was going on and gave great analysis. It's such a moving song and video. This was seriously controversial when it came out but PJ and Eddie really wanted to speak up and be heard. I hope you continue to explore more of PJ. And check out Temple of the Dog, too! Chris Cornell started that band as a tribute to his dear friend. Eddie does a song with him on that album called Hunger Strike, and does backup for a couple more songs. More PJ bandmates are in there, too. Read up on the whole story, it's a pretty great band.
I really liked your reaction! I'm new to Pearl Jam but Eddie has such an amazing voice.. I like the music videos to see what the concept was in their mind when they created it, but the Unplugged performances have blown me away so far too.
Thanks so much Nikki! Eddie's voice is enviable and his vocal stylings are mindblowing to me. It reallllly shows in the unplugged performances
This Song Hits Hard. I almost went Jeremys route. I attempted with pills in jr High Im now 46 married to a great guy. But when i came out as Gay in 7th grade 1990, I was the only Openly Gay boy in my school although not the last to come out. After i was bullied Verbally and Physically it got to a point where i saw no escape from the torment so I attempted. I got help for the depression and joined an LGBTQ+ Youth Center and group so we could talk over our feelings and happiness. Thank goodness they got me to the hospital in time i was found by my friend who would become my first boyfriend he saved me and ill never forget him he got cancer and passed away our 11th grade year 😢 Hes my Guardian Angel. Still love you Declan.
I remember first time saw this on MTV. Eddie’s reaction to school shootings, bullying. Deep, emotional, compelling. Saw them once live in Cleveland. Love his recent solo work also. I’m a 65 year old grandmother who still loves Pearl Jam. Have you reacted to Evanescence / Amy Lee? Those are my 2 favorite bands.
That’s when the video was uploaded to UA-cam, the song and video came out in 1991 when I was in 1st grade
You had chills through foreshadowing...
Great choice!!!
Sad, but true story...
Patiently waiting for your next Pearl Jam reaction! 🫶🏼
And...the unplugged version of Jeremy is definitely worth the watch! So much emotion!!!
It’s coming 😚
Based on a true story
You've got to react to the live version MTV Unplugged Jeremy ...dope!
This is the most insightful review I've ever seen for this song. You could watch this video a hundred times and still see something new. Wouldn't be a bad idea to listen to the studio version to appreciate the music now that you've seen the video. I second the commenter that suggested "Do the Evolution" video.
Please follow up with the Unplugged performance of this song. Just as good if not better than the studio, and Eddie's performance is emotional and immaculate
"Jeremy" is based on two different true stories. It was sometimes erroneously known as "Jeremy Spoken" due to the most pronounced lyrics emphasizing those two words. The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas, who shot himself in front of his teacher and his second-period English class of 30 students on the morning of January 8, 1991.[3][9] In a 2009 interview, Vedder said that he felt "the need to take that small article and make something of it-to give that action, to give it reaction, to give it more importance."[10]
Delle was described by schoolmates as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad".[3] After coming into class late that morning, Delle was ordered to report to the headmaster's office to go fill out a tardy slip. He left the classroom, and returned with a .357 Magnum revolver. Delle walked to the front of the classroom, announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react.[3] Lisa Moore, a schoolmate, knew Jeremy from the in-school suspension program: "He and I would pass notes back and forth and he would talk about life and stuff," she said. "He signed all of his notes, 'Write back.' But on Monday he wrote, 'Later days.' I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen."[3]
When asked about the song, Vedder explained:
It came from a small paragraph in a paper which means you kill yourself and you make a big old sacrifice and try to get your revenge. That all you're gonna end up with is a paragraph in a newspaper. Sixty-four degrees and cloudy in a suburban neighborhood. That's the beginning of the video and that's the same thing in the end; it does nothing ... nothing changes. The world goes on and you're gone. The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. Be stronger than those people. And then you can come back.[11]
The second story the song is based on, involved a student that Vedder knew from his junior high school in San Diego, California, who committed a school shooting. He elaborated further in a 1991 interview:
I actually knew somebody in junior high school, in San Diego, California, that did the same thing, just about, didn't take his life but ended up shooting up an oceanography room. I remember being in the halls and hearing it and I had actually had altercations with this kid in the past. I was kind of a rebellious fifth-grader and I think we got in fights and stuff. So it's a bit about this kid named Jeremy and it's also a bit about a kid named Brian that I knew and I don't know ... the song, I think it says a lot. I think it goes somewhere ... and a lot of people interpret it different ways and it's just been recently that I've been talking about the true meaning behind it and I hope no one's offended and believe me, I think of Jeremy when I sing it.[12] from wiki
Your mind knew something horrible was going to happen, just not exactly what. Sad to say, schools do not pay enough attention to students mental health or what’s happening at home. Absolute travesty 😔 Fantastic, insightful reaction. Well done👏🏻👏🏻
Unfortunately the schools don’t have the staffing or resources to get more involved in students lives.
This video feels like foreshadowing, things have gotten so much more dire since it came out.
Jeremy Wade Dell was a young boy who shot himself in front of his classmates in Richardson Texas. So sad story. He was a great artist. Too bad he couldn't deal with things
Cause and effect
Do Pearl Jam “Release live holland 1992” sooooooo damn good
React to Pearl Jam do the evolution official video
Love your reaction on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy". Fresh perception on one of mine favorite bands. Anyway, i strongly recommend Pearl Jam's latest "Dark Matter". For me, Pearl Jam is all about storytelling.
Better Man live at Madison square garden is awesome. Hope you will react.
A real story ❤
That was when the video was uploaded. This is from the 90's
I see the mother version at 5 minutos ❤
3:10 I love how everyone goes
(Seemed a harmless little f) Oh 😮
(But we unleashead a lion) Oh 😟
(Bit the recess lady breast) What? 🤨
Going through every emotion hahah
I still feel.sad for that kid. We still dont get it enough to change bullying. Most important song. The kids had blood on their hands except the black child. Very telling.
Btw, I just subscribed because you are BEGGING for subscribers! 😂 My PJ suggestions atm are “State of Love and Trust” from the Unplugged show, and “Release” (Live from Holland ‘92). 😊
This happened 8 years before Columbine. It’s an iconic and important song and video. I suggest you watch the Unplugged version in your spare time. Ed sings it more passionately in the acoustic setting, imho.
Based on a true story out of texas
The salute has nothing to do with Hitler btw, I used to think the same until someone corrected me.
I like the articulate and well-spoken reaction commentary but also disappointed that I too couldn't enjoy the song along with you no matter how much I cranked the volume up. Not sure how broadly this applies, but for me, I like to rock-out to the song along with the reactor. Can't do that when the song is muted so heavily.
You all have his blood on your hands…
what do you mean
The music video came out in. 1991 so you're wrong...
Vedder using the actual name of the boy who blew his brains out in front of his classmates and demonized his parents ruined lives. There's your artistic license. There is a short documentary on it. His mother now helps other parents of suicidal children. Vedder should be ashamed for fictionalizing this boy and his family's lives.
Jeremy I'm sorry your family and society failed you ❤
Jeremy's real Parents were good people there's a news story about them look it up 😎
We will never know what really happened with Jeremy.