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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Potato Wave!

Fans and non-fans alike (yeah, there are a few out there) have been misunderstanding lyrics to Pearl Jam songs for years. Though Eddie has the voice of an angel, it is not always crystal clear what he is saying, and as a result, people who want to sing along often make up their own words based on what they think they hear. Some of my favorites which people have admitted to mis-hearing are:
"Four or five virgins and a pelican", instead of "Glorified version of a pellet gun", from the song Glorified G

"Please please please, stomp the wombat!", instead of "Please please please don't go on me", from the song, Go.

And then there's the ever popular Yellow Ledbetter, the lyrics of which are painfully enigmatic, due mostly to the fact that Eddie never sings the song the same way twice! Even if you were to click on the song title on the official Pearl Jam website, where the lyrics to all the other songs appear, you will find a message that says "Not Available". Needless to say, this provides for the funniest and most diverse fodder for fan interpretation. Here is one such interpretation which includes an equally humorous visual aide a la YouTube:

Potato Wave!