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Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 4:09 am
by mikejasond
Curious if there are any. I know at some point he changed all his "Mommy's" and "Daddy's" to "Mother" and "Father" which makes singing along with his biggest hits kind of a tough job. I get why he did it...at least I assume it's because he did it in an ironic youth rage-y kind of way, and now he thinks it sounds stupid, but it sucks that the coolest part of Jeremy now makes me pause for a second as I scream "DADDDYYYYY" along with the live recording and then Vedder just says "Father"
But I'm also talking about legit lyric changes.
(Also I notice he starts with "Kneeling" a lot in Even Flow and I'm pretty sure the first line is Freezing...does he just not know the words or did he change the verse?)
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 5:12 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Alcohol abuse + old age + having to remember a buttload of songs = Eddie just makes it up as he goes along.

Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 5:13 am
by Norah
This thread is starting to piss Ruddo off.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 5:44 am
by Blenheim Augustine
There's the horrible insertion of "peace (man)" into Corduroy.
If we put these fifteen guys in a room you could solve all the problems in the world...

Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 7:31 am
by mikejasond
I realize that it's counter-productive to give examples of what I really wasn't looking for in my own topic (I was talking about actual changes to the lyrics of the song and not little improv's)
but whatever I feel the need to also mention that I've heard him say some weird stuff in Do the Evolution before. I heard a lot of times where he said "Admire Stone" instead of my clone which I thought was funny, and on some verses I dunno wtf he's saying.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 8:13 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
I guess there are some songs, like YL, that he rambles where be used to mumble.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 8:22 am
by Angus
Not For You is the most obvious answer, I think.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 8:31 am
by harmless
I'm not sure improvs can be separated from lyric changes, especially because Ed often changes things live. Every established lyric change was an improv once, until it stuck, and now it's just tradition.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 9:27 am
by CupidStunt
I'm annoyed he still sings "2010 watch it go to fire" in Evolution, even though that year has passed. He could change that.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 10:56 am
by E.H. Ruddock
cutuphalfdead wrote:This thread is starting to piss Ruddo off.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 11:01 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
E.H. Ruddock wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:This thread is starting to piss Ruddo off.

Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 11:06 am
by stupidmop
"Got all these questions, don't know who the fuck I'm ever gonna ask"
It doesn't fit Ed, stop it.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 11:17 am
by KurtLeon
He made into the river, smoked a joint in the tree.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 12:59 pm
by mikejasond
Thought of a legit one. In Wishlist on "I wish I was an alien" Ed always sings "I wish I was a living being at home behind the sun." I honestly don't get this one
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 1:03 pm
by Thejambi
Just hired a new girl named Beth at work today.
It's really hard to get her attention.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 1:07 pm
by harmless
mikejasond wrote:Thought of a legit one. In Wishlist on "I wish I was an alien" Ed always sings "I wish I was a living being at home behind the sun." I honestly don't get this one
When he wrote it originally, he was thinking of dead ones.
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 1:32 pm
by Dr. Van Nostrand
E.H. Ruddock wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:This thread is starting to piss Ruddo off.
im gonna open an anger management thread for you
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 1:34 pm
by EJ
formerly: "ohhh, Beth..."
currently: "ollllld man."
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 2:45 pm
by Noonie
"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
Re: Lyrics that Eddie Vedder has changed through the years?
Posted: Mon July 29, 2013 2:46 pm
by harmless
Noonie wrote:"I swallowed my words to keep from lying" (which is a pretty powerful line. he's saying he had to completely shut up because anything he'd say would be a lie) turned to "I swallowed the truth to keep from lying" (which just... doesn't mean shit, Ed)
Um, yeah it does.