Strangely, this left-field cover wound up the biggest hit of Pearl Jam’s career. But that recording spread like wildfire and eventually peaked at No. Pearl Jam recorded a version during soundcheck before a Maryland gig, releasing it for Ten Club members. The song is so breezy and catchy, many fans are still oblivious to the sad lyrics, which chronicle a car accident that kills the narrator’s girlfriend (“Oh where, oh where can my baby be? / The Lord took her away from me”). Then the band debuted their take on “Last Kiss,” the Wayne Cochran ballad popularized by J. During a Seattle show that May, Eddie Vedder told the crowd that he found an old single for $.99 the previous day and stayed up listening to it all night. Sure, “Given to Fly” was a hit and Yield ended up one of their best albums, but the mainstream was mostly in the rearview mirror until this throwaway cover. set the controls firmly to mid-tempo, as placid frontwoman Anna Waronker serenades an unknown subject who might as well murmur every verse and chorus right back at her: “I’m gonna see you in the morning / I’m gonna see you when you’re uptight / I’m gonna see you when you’re boring / I’m gonna see you every night.” – Raymond Cummingsīy 1998, Pearl Jam had left radio behind. Sunny, glossy and droll, “I’m Gonna See You” fairly tingles the spine there’s an underlying optimism about marriage and domestic life here that’s leavened by level-headedness and firm realism. You settle in for the longest haul, one that’s meant to end whenever one partner or the other passes away. You’ll also find nods to drug addiction and car crashes. Throughout this list, you’ll find lines about blooming romance and marital bliss. Many of those songs fall under the admittedly broad umbrella of “alt-rock.” So to mark Valentine’s Day, we decided to gather 50 of our favorite “love songs” in the genre - both conventional and otherwise. Rock Hall of Fame 2021 Nominations: The Snubs, Surprises, and Long Shotsĭave Grohl Defends Phoebe Bridgers’ SNL Guitar Smash For every “My Girl” or “Your Song,” there’s at least one track with a nuanced take on the darker, more complicated sides of love - the drama of a long-term relationship, the fear of losing a partner, the void left in love’s wake.Įx-Nirvana Members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear Still Jam Together It all depends on your definition of the term.
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