Song of the Moment: Given to Fly

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Rate Given To Fly

5 Stars: One of the best
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4 Stars: Really good
9
25%
3 Stars: Average
1
3%
2 Stars: Meh
2
6%
1 Star: Terrible
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Re: Song of the Moment: Given to Fly

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This came on the Sirius XM station in the car (we have a free trial) and it weirded my wife out that I could date it to '98 solely by the way Ed sang "he just gives it away." She had that vaguely concerned "how many hours of your life have you wasted listening to this band?" tone in her voice.
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Kevin Davis wrote:This came on the Sirius XM station in the car (we have a free trial) and it weirded my wife out that I could date it to '98 solely by the way Ed sang "he just gives it away." She had that vaguely concerned "how many hours of your life have you wasted listening to this band?" tone in her voice.
I got that same look the other day when Crazy Mary came and after the first few lines I said "oh this is from the Atlanta show I was at".
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:This came on the Sirius XM station in the car (we have a free trial) and it weirded my wife out that I could date it to '98 solely by the way Ed sang "he just gives it away." She had that vaguely concerned "how many hours of your life have you wasted listening to this band?" tone in her voice.
I got that same look the other day when Crazy Mary came and after the first few lines I said "oh this is from the Atlanta show I was at".
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My fav ties with Black and Corduroy in the number one slot.
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That lady Kimberly who signed given to fly the one on the tb2000 dvd, has passed away.

Just thought we could remember her. That was a beautiful moment and she made it.

RIP
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That was a beautiful moment. RIP
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pearl jam sucks now
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Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Oh damn. How did she die? That’s sad. Such an awesome moment
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the crescendo in this song is full-on bananas
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I could've sworn she died like 10 years ago. Weird...
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touring band 2000 might be the best live Given to Fly b/c of that lady. RIP. i've seen tb2000 probably close to a thousand times, i actually think about this lady whenever i see people signing at concerts b/c this is the first time i ever saw it.

as far as the song, this is as good as pearl jam gets. its better live b/c its played faster.
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this song needs a 2024 update called Given to Fry Scream
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dimejinky99 wrote:That lady Kimberly who signed given to fly the one on the tb2000 dvd, has passed away.

Just thought we could remember her. That was a beautiful moment and she made it.

RIP
That's sad to hear. That was my first PJ show. A lovely moment for sure.
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emanon wrote:I could've sworn she died like 10 years ago. Weird...
You're right, if you follow the Reddit link it dates her passing to 2015 -- yesterday was the anniversary.
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Kevin Davis wrote:
emanon wrote:I could've sworn she died like 10 years ago. Weird...
You're right, if you follow the Reddit link it dates her passing to 2015 -- yesterday was the anniversary.

Well wtf

It was news to me and I’m sure many more
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
emanon wrote:I could've sworn she died like 10 years ago. Weird...
You're right, if you follow the Reddit link it dates her passing to 2015 -- yesterday was the anniversary.

Well wtf

It was news to me and I’m sure many more
It was news to me too! Thanks for sharing it.
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maybe it’s an unpopular opinion, but I’ve never been a big fan of GTF
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I used to really dig it. Now, I can’t stand to hear it.
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