Musically this song is great and the lyrics are really well-written, but......I don't like this song. And it's for the reason that I don't like quite a few PJ songs, mostly on Backspacer - I find it too preachy
I think a big reason why Bob Dylan is so popular is because he ploughed deep into his own mind in his songs but he used what he dug out with his mental shovel to inspire others to pick up theirs. In this song though it's like Eddie's trying to push his own treasure on to others and, well... not everyone values everything the same
This song just doesn't really challenge or inspire me, even if the sentiment is quite noble. I think you have to be someone who already identifies strongly with Eddie's frame of mind to embrace the lyrics
Having listened to almost every Pearl Jam song there is, I definitely identify very strongly with Eddie's frame of mind. Like you said, as Dylan inspires others, not me so much although I love his music, Eddie too inspires people. This is such an uplifting song! It makes me feel like things will always be okay if you are strong minded enough to pull yourself through it. And, IMO, thats what the greatest songs do, they make you feel better.
Having listened to almost every Pearl Jam song there is, I definitely identify very strongly with Eddie's frame of mind. Like you said, as Dylan inspires others, not me so much although I love his music, Eddie too inspires people. This is such an uplifting song! It makes me feel like things will always be okay if you are strong minded enough to pull yourself through it. And, IMO, thats what the greatest songs do, they make you feel better.
Musically this song is great and the lyrics are really well-written, but......I don't like this song. And it's for the reason that I don't like quite a few PJ songs, mostly on Backspacer - I find it too preachy
I think a big reason why Bob Dylan is so popular is because he ploughed deep into his own mind in his songs but he used what he dug out with his mental shovel to inspire others to pick up theirs. In this song though it's like Eddie's trying to push his own treasure on to others and, well... not everyone values everything the same
This song just doesn't really challenge or inspire me, even if the sentiment is quite noble. I think you have to be someone who already identifies strongly with Eddie's frame of mind to embrace the lyrics
Still though, the music's f'n brilliant!
Having listened to almost every Pearl Jam song there is, I definitely identify very strongly with Eddie's frame of mind. Like you said, as Dylan inspires others, not me so much although I love his music, Eddie too inspires people. This is such an uplifting song! It makes me feel like things will always be okay if you are strong minded enough to pull yourself through it. And, IMO, thats what the greatest songs do, they make you feel better.
Having listened to almost every Pearl Jam song there is, I definitely identify very strongly with Eddie's frame of mind. Like you said, as Dylan inspires others, not me so much although I love his music, Eddie too inspires people. This is such an uplifting song! It makes me feel like things will always be okay if you are strong minded enough to pull yourself through it. And, IMO, thats what the greatest songs do, they make you feel better.