Song of the Moment: Swallowed Whole

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surfndestroy wrote:
Clint72 wrote:
stip wrote:On the way home from work ellie started singing along to swallowed whole. First time for a pearl jam song!
Nice, I always put it on for my 5 and 9 year olds in my car, they are showing it a tiny bit of love atm.
Is music so bland even toddlers and little kids like it a good thing? Is that what passes for good in the Pearl Jam world now?
My mum used to play a lot of the Beatles, ELO and Led Zeppelin when I was a toddler/kid and I loved that music at the time. I wouldn't describe those band's music as bland.

Does requiring a higher maturity level make music more interesting? I think not.
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Kids like pretty much anything.
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theplatypus wrote:Kids like pretty much anything.
Kids can hate pretty much anything too.
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IlluminEddie wrote:This song still sucks, and it's all because Ed can't pronounce words anymore. The chorus is horrid.
Anymore?
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LikeLukin wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:This song still sucks, and it's all because Ed can't pronounce words anymore. The chorus is horrid.
Anymore?
IlluminEddie, please go here: http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=44
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
LikeLukin wrote:
IlluminEddie wrote:This song still sucks, and it's all because Ed can't pronounce words anymore. The chorus is horrid.
Anymore?
IlluminEddie, please go here: http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=44

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LetMeSleep wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Kids like pretty much anything.
Kids can hate pretty much anything too.
hey guys, this is pete townsend; i have an internet bot that scans for topics I might be interested in and it saw "Swallowed Whole" and "Kids like pretty much anything" and now the cops are here and asking questions and this is totally research based and unfair

PS I don't think kids in the GA pit is bad, especially when Ed singles them out and makes sure that security safely sees the child back to a safe place, such as my seating area, or flat

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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
surfndestroy wrote:
Clint72 wrote:
stip wrote:On the way home from work ellie started singing along to swallowed whole. First time for a pearl jam song!
Nice, I always put it on for my 5 and 9 year olds in my car, they are showing it a tiny bit of love atm.
Is music so bland even toddlers and little kids like it a good thing? Is that what passes for good in the Pearl Jam world now?
My mum used to play a lot of the Beatles, ELO and Led Zeppelin when I was a toddler/kid and I loved that music at the time. I wouldn't describe those band's music as bland.

Does requiring a higher maturity level make music more interesting? I think not.
Everybody's taste in music is at the highest expert level between 14 and 19.
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My kids only want to hear Tom Waits and Bad Religion. :|

I think they just believe that it's Halloween and running music, though.
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This one takes some tunes that are reminiscent of Grievance. Just in the melody.
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theplatypus wrote:Kids like pretty much anything.
That's it, I'm never letting you endorse my children's books.
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I can feel the pound.
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EJ wrote:I can feel the pound.
:thumbsup:
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Man, this song is awesome.
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LetMeSleep wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Kids like pretty much anything.
Kids can hate pretty much anything too.

These things are both true. For what it's worth, my 3-year-old boy sings the "down down down" part of this song. He also loves Getaway and MYM.
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I had my two year old in the car with me yesterday, and was listening to PJ radio on Sirius, some random live show. Black was playing. I was at a stop light and I turned it off to turn around and say something to him. He pointed to the radio and said "song. on. Pearl Jam". I turned it back on, and he was happy.

I'm such a proud papa
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hlniv wrote:I had my two year old in the car with me yesterday, and was listening to PJ radio on Sirius, some random live show. Black was playing. I was at a stop light and I turned it off to turn around and say something to him. He pointed to the radio and said "song. on. Pearl Jam". I turned it back on, and he was happy.

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This is a great driving song
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Wish Ed re-did the vocals on this one.
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Got Some wrote:Wish Ed re-did the vocals on this one.
I love the vocals - I just wish he could do at least one live take where he gets the words right :(

This is 4-5 star PJ to me, loving it more with every listen.

I think it could be one of the few songs from LB that Ed could work into his solo shows and sound really great :thumbsup:
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