Hearing this in 1991 for the first time was magical, who knew it would my life now in my mid 40s
I was a teenager in the Grunge era and im glad this music was there for me.
Amazing song, hope they play it when they visit New Zealand in November. The version from Live on Two Legs is better, recorded 6 years after this one and Eddie’s voice is even more haunting. Worth a listen.
The words you used to describe this is exactly how I feel I’ll never have his kind of love again he saved me and I couldn’t save him even though I refused to give up cpr for 45 minutes waiting for emts but he died of an undiagnosed heart condition and I have a diagnosed condition and I felt like if he was going to die that I wanted to be exactly right behind him he was made for me and me for him I lost my future twice in two years
Ive been divorced 14 years of marriage, and beautifullittlegirl, then had a girlfriend for 5 years and she cheated, i felt blackness and still do, but everytime i hear this song it makes me cry then i feel better, thanks for all you do, there’s great men thats been hurt and we aren’t all bad
My husband of 24 years committed in April of 2021 and the angel of a man who came to save me from that pain and damage died in our bed at age 35 the following year on August 9th 2022 the pain of bo😢losses still bends me in half most days
Eddie is the goat. Carry on.
There are literally 5 bands that completely stole eddies sound and they are all popular. Thats how much we loved his voice. Even the knock offs sounded good to us.
You should do like suicide by soundgarden next
The depth of a love lost on that level is not something you truly ever “get over”. I had that love, and I still mourn it to this day even though I have moved past it and I’m happily married. Once you have loved to that level you never allow yourself to completely love in the same capacity again.
Music suggestion have you ever listened to the idles?
Brilliant idea and I’m here 100%
Ten was iconic, but I gotta say VS. is my favorite PJ album. Rear View Mirror, Animal, Go… Not to mention the ballads. A++ material.
every time I watch this video I always end up crying. even when I’m at a good point in life, it’s just too relatable for me not to get emotional. this video perfectly encapsulates the depths of heartbreak
You said he looks like who??? Eddie came 1st!!! He existed way before you were born. He definitely tattooed everything!
Let me just cut out the old cliches that we’ve all heard many say when it comes to music… This really happened when I was a kid in high school… I was so close to ending my life.
It was planned. It was right at that time where it was going to happen and I was ok with it. My last song was PJ Black. I cried so hard, screamed so loud, that by the end my emotions and pain had been exalted… But my pain had been purged. It all came out and the release of it all made me feel so euphoric. I knew that I had passed through a darkness and I no longer had that unbearable pain that would not stop.
Now I’m approaching my 50’s and my eyes still water when I hear Black. and though as an adult it almost sounds silly but it saved me.
Eddie is incredible !..
After I helped her heal and i wasn’t the person she “needed” anymore she left to find the person she wanted. The hard part was that was 1 year after my mother passed and 2 weeks after my father passed, 3 days before my birthday… it took me looking back to realize it wasn’t her I loved as much as it was us I loved. Hate that I still love her 2 years later.
My God. I loved Eddie in HighSchool. (Gen X) I still love him today. We were told to suck it up. Stfu if we cried. I could never have written a song that was enveloped in so much tormented pain… then sing it for the entire world to hear with all that raw emotion. How vulnerable he allowed himself to be. How brave he was. I don’t know how Eddie did that? But I thank God he did. While I still couldn’t show any emotion in front of people.… Eddie -Pearl Jam allowed me to cry unapologetically for countless hours in my car., Listening to his heart break made it ok for mine to be broken as well. Love you Eddie. You u may have saved my life.
I’ve been around since PJ10 came out & since then I’ve felt like E Vedder is one of the best lyricists who ever lived. He’s literally in the same category as Sting.