Pearl Jam

Released: August 18, 2013

[Verse 1]
Some folks are born made to wave that flag
Ooh, that red, white and blue
And when they play "Hail to the Chief"
Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son
Oh, it ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son

[Verse 2]
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves?
And when the taxman comes knocking on their door
Ooh, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah

[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no

[Verse 3]
Some folks are born, star spangled eyes
Oh, they send you off to war
And when you ask 'em "How much should we give?"
Oh, they only ask for more and more and more and more and

[Chorus]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no CIA's son, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no oil man's son, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

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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