Pearl Jam – Jeremy

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  General Comment:King Jeremy the wicked
  Ruled his world - seems like "ruined his world"
  
  have you noticed?

  Flagged sphinx1988on April 21, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:Jeremy seemed to come back to life in Connecticut in December 2012

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  General Comment:
  another instance of Mr. Vedder cashing in on angst.

  Flagged mickblockon December 01, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:This song is really meaningful, and you can really fell for the kids pain through the lyrics. In the first verse "At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops with him on top. Lemon yellow sun, arms raised in a V, dead lay in pools of maroon below" it shows that the kid, Jeremy, draws what he would like to feel in the drawing, like he conquered something in life and that people would actually respect him. In the next couple lines "Daddy didn't give him attention, Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care" you can really see that he was neglected all throughout his childhood, and that he didn't feel loved by anyone, or that he was even significant. The next two lines "King Jeremy the wicked, Oh, ruled his world" shows that he felt control for the first when shooting himself at the school, and that was the only way he could of ever felt any control. The chorus of the song "Jeremy spoke in class today", means that he finally spoke out for himself and showed everyone how he felt, but that was by committing suicide in front of the class. The next verse describes what Jeremy Wade Delle actually did and what lead him to commit suicide. The following verse, " He hit me with a surprise left, my jaw left hurting. Dropped wide open, Just like the I heard" basically says how his mouth dropped wide open when being hit, just as wide when he heard about the shooting. The one line in the verse before the chorus, "And the boy was something mommy wouldn't wear" just shows again how his mother would not love care for him or show him any attention. This song just show me how fortunate I am to have a family that cares for me and loves me. This song was written in 1991, and since then dozens of school shootings have cluttered the news. It is so tragic and its something that needs to be stopped.

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  General Comment:I really get this song. It's about a boy that killed himself in front of his English class. But I think that's already been pretty obviously stated. I think it's really sad that no one even paid attention to the fact that some kid spilled his guts all over the school walls, and all he gets is a single paragraph in the newspaper.
  
  The creepy thing is, I heard about this song and the story of Jeremy in my second hour English class.

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  General Comment:I think that this is an excellent song, and its meaning should still be thought of today. Although this song is based on an event that happened a couple decades ago it's still a reality today, and it's awesome that Pearl Jam was brave enough to write a song about such a horrific event. It get's the message across that these things happen, and we should notice things before it's too late. All in all it's an amazing song.

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    Reminds me of the young man who was beaten and tied to a fence to die because he was gay. Regardless of the victim of society's brutatlity, songs like this are very special and important.

    Flag 1little2little3littleIndianson January 26, 2012  
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  General Comment:When I was in Tallahassee,the album "10" came out. "Jeremy" was my brother seeking attention from both of my parents, especially my father. I was "Daughter"....even though it contributed to me having a nervous breakdown...It will ALWAYS be one of my favorite ALBUMS EVER!! Thank you PEARL JAM!! <3 (no wonder I majored in Psychology). Wanted to fix the dysfunction in my family. I am a HUGE ADVOCATE for children!

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  General Comment:The album 10 contributed to my first nervous break down..."Jeremy was my brother seeking attention from my father and I was Daughter.BRILLANT album.

  Flagged Karri1515on December 07, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:The re-worked acoustic version from Bridge School '92 is fucking incredible... it made me think of the Doors and Blind Melon but then it made me think of Pearl Jam ;D the studio of this song is amazing but it's one of those songs that really comes to life live. The version with the Rain tag from Pinkpop '92 and the MTV Unplugged versions are also great.

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  General Comment:I have a friend named Jeremy who is going into the army and for some reason I always think of him when this song plays... I like to think of him as a little kid who just wanted his dads attention but his dad was stern with him because his father was an army too and he just wanted affection and attention. He was a little runt and one day he showed what he had inside when he punched Eddie in the face.. but in my friend Jeremy's case when he goes into the army. If this makes any sense lol.

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