Pearl Jam

Released: May 5, 1998

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

[Verse 1]
Thought it was easy to fall in love but you, you, you
You're different this much I know yeah, you, you, you
It might be your guile. It could be your mind
It might be the way you take your time
Oh, you, you, you

[Chorus]
You, it's you. It's you, you, you
Oh, you. It's you. It's you, you, you

[Verse 2]
I never know how much to say with you, you, you
I like to go deep but is it safe with you, you, you
It might be your needs. It could be your eyes
It might be the way you don't sympathize
Oh, you, you, you

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
You break laws and pay no fines. You get yours and then get mine
I don't think it's easy to stay in love

[Chorus] [x3]

Founded in 1990 in Seattle, Pearl Jam is one of the most successful bands out of the grunge movement, if not of the whole alternative rock scene from the early 90s. The group started with Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass), veterans of the proto-grunge scene, recording a demo along with local guitarist Mike McCready. Once the tape passed along, it attracted a San Diego-based singer, Eddie Vedder. Along with drummer Dave Krusen, they signed with Epic Records and released Ten in 1991, which by the following year was becoming one of the most successful debut albums ever.

Growing uncomfortable with success, the following albums went for a more anguished and experimental sound, and the band’s notorious activism had its most prominent case once they boycotted Ticketmaster, accusing them of price-gouging fans. In the meantime, various drummers passed through the band, with percussion only settling once Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron joined them in the tour for 1998’s Yield.

With 10 studio albums and various live recordings (including “Official Bootlegs” of basically every concert the band performed since 2000), Pearl Jam has sold nearly 32 million records in the U.S. and an estimated 60 million worldwide.

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