Pearl Jam - Jeremy
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Lyrics
At home
Drawing pictures
Of mountain tops
With him on top
Lemon yellow sun
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About this track
“Jeremy” is a song by the American band Pearl Jam. Written by bassist Jeff Ament and vocalist Eddie Vedder, the song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about a kid who killed himself in front of his classmates. “Jeremy” was released as the third single from Pearl Jam’s debut album, Ten, (1991) in 1992. The song reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts. “Jeremy” was included on Pearl Jam’s greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003).
The song especially gained notoriety by way of its music video (directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992), which was put into heavy rotation by MTV and became a hit. In 1993, the “Jeremy” video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.
The song is in the key of A, and intertwines the parallel modes of major and minor frequently. It features prominent usage of Ament’s 12-string Hamer bass guitar, which is pivotal to the sound of the introduction and end of the recording. The song starts off with the bassline and quiet harmonic notes also on the 12-string bass, and continues in a sedate vein until after the second chorus, when densely layered guitars and vocals gradually enter. At the end the instruments gradually fade out until all that is audible is a clean guitar and the 12-string bass, like the intro. Both instruments play a descending minor key melody, fading out with one single note.
The song especially gained notoriety by way of its music video (directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992), which was put into heavy rotation by MTV and became a hit. In 1993, the “Jeremy” video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.
The song is in the key of A, and intertwines the parallel modes of major and minor frequently. It features prominent usage of Ament’s 12-string Hamer bass guitar, which is pivotal to the sound of the introduction and end of the recording. The song starts off with the bassline and quiet harmonic notes also on the 12-string bass, and continues in a sedate vein until after the second chorus, when densely layered guitars and vocals gradually enter. At the end the instruments gradually fade out until all that is audible is a clean guitar and the 12-string bass, like the intro. Both instruments play a descending minor key melody, fading out with one single note.
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Shouts
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JazzyGirl93 wrote:
Great, great song with a semi-disturbing music video.
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ferjanis wrote:
gosto tanto... do clip,da voz de Eddie,de tudo! ;D
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jonorbach wrote:
Fantastic song by my favorite grunge band. Terrific lyrically and musically.
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pgorosit wrote:
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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Jwinter25 wrote:
Great Song..still way powerful
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pckrfn1968 wrote:
great track, this is the best Pearl Jam album too.
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orionarc wrote:
terrible temaaaa
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Caro_lingia wrote:
Pollito en el colegio...
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Anne9 wrote:
Still a GREAT sound....nothing sounds like this today....powerful!
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Nani1982 wrote:
"Try to forget this...try to forget this... Try to erase this...try to erase this... from the blackboard"...
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JND666 wrote:
king jeremy the wicked, joer menudo vozarron tiene el tio!!!! se me pone la piel de gallina
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rutheq wrote:
uoohhhhhhhhh!
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IDiana wrote:
Pearl. Jam.
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nicoinstock wrote:
still so good! will like them always...
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monkey-ronin wrote:
feel like i'm back in 92...so long ago now...memories...although very cloudy...so much jack...
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ferjanis wrote:
amo pearl jam alll!!! wonderful band!!
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hariomdeep wrote:
We were young and fast by motorbikes in asia
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fru-shaw-nte wrote:
17 years old and still every bit as powerful as the day it debuted (likewise the video)... the mark of a true classic (true of the entire album)
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Venom912 wrote:
something special
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Nani1982 wrote:
One of Pearl Jam´s best songs...and the videoclip is AMAZING!!!!
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