Pearl Jam

Released: August 27, 1991

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

Producer: Pearl Jam Rick Parashar

[Verse]
What the fuck is this world running to?
You didn't leave a message
At least I could have learned your voice one last time
Daily minefield, this could be my time by you
Would you hit me? Would you hit me?
Oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, aw

[Verse]
All the bills go by and initiatives are taken up
By the middle there ain't gonna be any middle anymore
And the cross I'm bearing home ain't indicative of my place
Left the porch, left the porch
Oh, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh
Hear my name, take a good look
This could be the day
Hold my hand, walk beside me
I just need to say

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh
Hear my name, take a good look
This could be the day
Hold my hand, lie beside me
I just need to say

[Outro]
I could not take, oh, just one day
I know when I would not ever
Touch you, hold you, feel you in my arms
Never again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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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