The Unofficial Yellow Ledbetter Appreciation Society

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Pearl Jam is my favorite band, of all time. When I was in Hollywood, CA, Pearl Jam was my soundtrack. Yellow Ledbetter is my all-time favorite song – period. I want this song played at my funeral – which hopefully won’t be anytime soon! I don’t even care which version is played, as long as a version is played. I say “version” because Eddie Vedder writes new verses on the fly for Yellow Ledbetter when they play it live, a lot. I’m not sure if they have ever played the song the same way twice. Anyone?

At any rate, the above video is a live version with new verses sung by Eddie, of course. The video below is the original, album version of the song. This song is perfect.

Here are the original lyrics: Unsealed / On a porch a letter sat / Then you said I wanna leave it again / Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand / And on the sand I wanna leave it again … yeah / On a weekend I wanna wish it all away yeah … / And they called and I said that I want what I said / And then I call out again / And the reason oughta leave her calm I know / I said I dont know whether / I’m the boxer or the bag

Can you see them / Out on the porch / But they dont wave / I see them round the front way yeah / And I know I dont want to stay …

Make me cry

Ooooh I see / I dont know why there’s something else / I wanna drum it all away / Oh I said I don’t, I dont know whether Im a boxer or the bag

Can you see them / Out on the porch / But they dont wave / I see them round the front way yeah / And I know I dont want to stay

I dont wanna stay (2x)

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