Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten, in 1991. Ten stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13× platinum in the United States. Released in 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., sold over 950,000 copies in its first week of release, setting the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release at the time. Their third album, Vitalogy (1994), became the second-fastest-selling CD in history at the time, with more than 877,000 units sold in its first week.
One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam's members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or participating in interviews. The band also sued Ticketmaster, claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame."
Pearl Jam had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide by 2018, including nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked eighth in a readers' poll by Rolling Stone magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue. Throughout its career, the band has also promoted wider social and political issues, from pro-abortion rights sentiments to opposition to George W. Bush's presidency. Vedder acts as the band's spokesman on these issues.
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Studio albums
Ten (1991)
Vs. (1993)
Vitalogy (1994)
No Code (1996)
Yield (1998)
Binaural (2000)
Riot Act (2002)
Pearl Jam (2006)
Backspacer (2009)
Lightning Bolt (2013)
Gigaton (2020)
Can't Help Falling In Love Again
Pearl Jam Lyrics
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But I can't help falling in love with you.
Until I stay. Would it be a sin?
If I can't help falling in love with you.
Like a river flows surely to the sea.
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be.
Oh take my hand. Take my whole life too.
And I can't help falling in love with you.
The lyrics to Pearl Jam's cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love" essentially talk about the theme of falling in love even if it may seem foolish or like a sin to do so. The song starts off with the wise men saying that only foolish people rush into love and relationships, implying that they should take their time and think it through. However, the singer is helpless when it comes to falling in love with the person they are singing to. They question if staying in love with them would be wrong or a sin.
The next two lines liken the love to the movement of a river to the sea, indicating that some things are simply meant to be. Finally, the singer asks the person to take their hand and whole life too, as they can not help falling in love with them. The repetition of the chorus at the end emphasizes the overall theme that love is uncontrollable and inevitable, which in turn can be a beautiful thing.
Line by Line Meaning
Wise men say, "Only fools rush in."
According to popular belief, it is foolish to rush into romantic relationships without adequate consideration and caution.
But I can't help falling in love with you.
Despite this advice, the singer cannot resist the intense emotions that he feels for his beloved.
Until I stay. Would it be a sin?
The singer wonders if it would be morally wrong to pursue a romantic relationship with this person.
If I can't help falling in love with you.
The singer recognizes that his feelings are beyond his control, and that he is falling deeply and uncontrollably in love with this person.
Like a river flows surely to the sea.
Just as a river flows naturally and inevitably towards its end point, the singer's love for this person is a natural and irresistible force.
Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be.
The singer believes that there is a certain predetermined fate to his love for this person, and that they are meant to be together.
Oh take my hand. Take my whole life too.
The singer is making a declaration of love and commitment, offering his entire life to this person if they will choose to be with him.
Because I can't help falling in love with you.
The singer emphasizes that his love is not a voluntary decision, but rather a force beyond his control that he cannot deny.
And I can't help falling in love with you.
The singer repeats the refrain to drive home the intensity of his emotions and the fact that his love is true and unwavering.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Written by: HUDSON, ERIC / TOBY, RYAN /
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Claudia Lux
Dieser Mann hat eine Stimme,unglaublich kann keine Worte dafür finden.... Göttlich passt ❤
Liam Murphy Music
The vibrato in eddies voice is insane. He has a golden voice
Luciano Figueiredo
Voz baritono
Erin Burgstone
Aa
Josh Lewis
He's tremendous
Anna L. Vajda
Greatest voice in grunge.
nomadic
🐐🐐
Lamp Shade
Never heard this before, but my god, what a voice! Love how he gives it the Pearl Jam edge whilst simultaneously not taking it away from Elvis's original. Splendid.
Marcelo Di Peto
Vi a Pearl Jam en Buenos Aires. Epico.
Mia Maja
I'm convinced that Eddie Vedder can sing just about anything and make it his own. I love that man!