Pearl Jam Black Unplugged

[@chrism6878]

Can you imagine being in the crowd for that recording? Peak lifetime moment.

[@Strawman333]

No doubt

[@jordanhawes8903]

You ain't lying

[@Tgolden069]

Not sure anyone realized then what we had when we had it… now, I’d have given most things up to have been there.

[@angelotoledo7849]

🤕🤕🤕dammmmm i felt that shit

[@marcroger8367]

​@Tgolden069 at the time, black wasn't one of their popular songs. This really pushed it over the top. And you sir are spot on. As with most things in life, we don't appreciate them until they are no more....

[@mikey_mutz]

“In somebody’s else’s sky” will always hit hard for me

[@digitalomen2013]

Same. I felt this song. Literally been my favourite band for years.

[@nixwestlake9196]

I immediately cry 😭

[@djgene5621]

The line that hits me, is only in this performance, "We belong together!"

[@alyssalozoya8882]

I had never looked up the lyrics and omg it hit me like a train with the last line. I cried so bad. You can just feel his passion and it's so beautiful.

[@VincentWhitley-w8c]

Devastating lyric...Apparently he was sick this night but damn if I can tell...

[@calizaggirl29]

I appreciate them so much more now. This song always kills me

[@kimmyfreak200]

same... i never knew he had this level of vocal ability 4:55

[@Steve-g4y]

How you3?​@kimmyfreak200

[@SlobaTravelAtl]

Giving me chills every time ❤ this song

[@JasonStobbe-p5f]

Hits hard doesn’t it?

[@amberbegley8662]

Best love song of all time.... so glad I was a teenager in the 90s and grew up listening to this gold

[@heathernapolitano6980]

Yes!! ❤

[@shriekingbushpigshrieking]

I can still smell this song after all these years.

[@carpermanluke876]

I'm jealous of you being A teen in the 90s

[@chattycoryn5064]

All of this!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Cello69.]

The most realistic true love song of all time. This is what happens boys and girls.

[@martaso643]

I love the way Eddie messes up the lyrics and how he reacts to that, and then he's like fuck it and he just goes on stronger and gives all he has.

[@Black_Caucus]

What part of the video?

[@ShelbyAndAustinWillhite]

He said “cradle broken glass” twice. First time was supposed to be “chafe beneath the clouds”

[@mstoads]

I SO agree.

[@Jpan4]

That's a good live performance

[@Paul_Davies77]

Also he sings "How Quick the Sun Can, Drop Away" the first time round instead of "I know She Gave Me All That She Wore"

[@bosnian1976]

This was my Led Zeppelin. I didn’t grow up in 70s and I miss all that but I still remember hearing this for the first time in high school. Many years later I’m still wearing that flannel with same nostalgia and smile on my face

[@LivLovePray-f5o]

Sweet.....nice memories. I looked them up as far as when they began in Seattle and it was 1990....wow. I wasn't listening to them then....too busy working, dating, etc. I first heard them I think sometime in the 2000's and loved them from the moment I heard the music. They are a modern day Zepp for sure. I watch both bands now with much love.

[@nixvallas]

Wow... He really loved that woman.

[@Jero-P]

I was like wtf..then I realized my first live messed me up BAD. Jesus

[@joec8244]

@@Jero-P I feel you, mine broke parts of me I'll never get back

[@User2007-uv4qg]

We all did

[@Wolfman32ftw]

Pain

[@jts12fan]

Definitely, she sent me in a downward spiral that could have been much worse.

[@samt9425]

Layne and Cornell always get the vocal accolades but dang Eddie can really hold his own live, he sounds great

[@bobot188]

Those 3 were the sound of a generation. There will never be a better generation of rock and roll. We were so lucky

[@mstoads]

​@@bobot188agree. Ugh, we didn't know how good we had it.

[@GonnaGetYa01]

And Eddie is the only one left. Long live EDDIE!

[@BIG_CHEESE_MAKE_ME]

@@bobot188don’t forget Kurt

[@lindaj3770]

Layne's vocals are far superior but yet...I freaking love pj best. And I love aic too

[@inuyasha_115]

This unlocked an emotion I long thought I forgot.

[@sarahfillingame8802]

Same!! Wish I had appreciated it more back in the day.

[@msaepj]

love this

[@xmascleanlove]

Great!!!

[@ajn8863]

October 2024 this song still cuts right through my GenX ♥️

[@miketill874]

November 2024

[@nixwestlake9196]

Dec 2024 ❤

[@o-gearmalaysia5594]

The last living king of grunge, ladies and gentlemen ♥️

[@danekobus]

So sad…but true. Remnants like the David Grohl’s, but he was certainly no king during grunges time. Post-grunge is the best I can do with the Foo or Bush’s out there. Eddie Vedder is the last of the king’s of the real grunge bands. I love seeing a resurgence of unplugged performances like Bon Iver, gives me hope, listen to him do Skinny Love sometime.

[@fatgerman62]

A king of grunge, yes, of course, but don't forget Jerry, the king of kings...

[@anitathompson9360]

And he's caring it up like wreckless,Eddie is the bomb❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💋❤

[@anitathompson9360]

The music has to grow and he's the one to take us there❤

[@davidtaylor9783]

Sold out to rock still legend though

[@Ristermogers]

I'm convinced this is the best live performance of all time.

[@richardrieck4503]

Amen

[@alfisher5935]

Idk Alice in Chains was pretty amazing

[@Ristermogers]

@alfisher5935 man I know.....tough one to call, AIC is probably my favorite group of all time but damn Eddie's raw emotion in this is fucking wild

[@mstoads]

Yeah, agree, I've said that before. Eddie's voice rips your heart and soul out of your body. And then you ask him to please do it again. Unreal.

[@krsmrdc]

U2 and The Boss live are up there

[@abrahamesparza5855]

Love this

[@jimm6626]

This may be the greatest live performance of any song in the last 40 years.

[@Madmaxx0829]

It honestly doesn’t get any better than this… this entire unplugged performance was BEYOND AMAZING…

[@_MetalPhantom]

AIC unplugged was pretty great too though.

[@jimm6626]

​@_MetalPhantom not a competition, each of the Seattle bands unplugged were amazing in their own way

[@Black_Caucus]

It doesn't get Eddie Vedder than this

[@L.R.KNIGHT]

Living this right now . Feeling every ounce of pain.

[@ronhyd]

This was back when MTV was great! Now it's not even a shadow of itself! Thankfully we were able to have videos like this to remember when music was greatness!

[@LivLovePray-f5o]

Agree. When it went south, I stopped watching it. I used to love MTV.

[@donttreadonme306]

Brings bk so many memories us 80s babies had it so good we didn't realize we were the last of a the older gen, no cell phones no internet it was killer a bag of pressed weed and a good time lol

[@EzraCubas]

A masterpiece of a performance. You don't see this kind of talent or creativity today.

[@mazzaterra6197]

perfeito ,,, não vemos mais isso não ... aqui no Brasil nem se fala .

[@Xpandableyouth]

You bet man

[@Lcurry27]

This song is heartbreak captured perfectly to me. Love the lyric “tattooed everything,” because in a relationship you feel you’re showing this person every part of you and hopefully receiving it. There’s permanence to that like a tattoo you’ll carry with you the rest of your life. Only 2 words repeated, but to me it says so much more

[@sabrinawilcox1294]

Sweetest voice. Soothing to my soul.

[@joseespinoza4780]

Christmas Eve 2024 love this classic.

[@cloudyfromtpotreal]

Christmas Day 2024 love this classic.

[@aeris7fairy]

Same. Same

[@FlyinggMushroom]

I often wonder why people date their comments, lol

[@alyssalozoya8882]

The passion this man has just radiates through the whole room in my opinion. The last lines if the song along with his passion made me cry so bad. 😢

[@LivLovePray-f5o]

He had something many people don't have now called "charisma" it's captivating really. The quality of true charisma makes Eddie Vedder truly charismatic and that draws many people in to the present times.

[@JuliahistoryLover]

His mmmhummmmm is amazing

[@lizbonanno492]

Soooo good!!!

[@flexxgxd2515]

the way he sings the ending with such emotions it's so powerfully moving

[@no-cy9eb]

this song will always made me cry

[@Tgolden069]

Always.

[@aexinq5736]

Me too brother

[@spankedmonkey4666]

Same here . Still does at 46. My sons trip out and let me be when I play this. Usually I’m drunk 😂

[@Jorge-hl6wd]

man... what a performance. I've never heard anything like it, I watch this a few times a month and it always hits the same spot about the same girl. Today marks 3 years since I discovered this song and the band as well. I wish I would have been alive to watch them but grateful that they've become my favorite band oat.

[@JBayerBB6]

well luckily they are still touring today

[@fshalor738]

@@JBayerBB6 Played in Fenway park, near Boston, like 1 week ago! A contact went to the concert with his son. The next day, all he could do was talk about the concert. The energy was infectious.

[@landminehopscotch3617]

Your comment is probably one of the best. It’s a pretty amazing performance.

[@WowBoynCraig]

I watch this a couple times a year, unbelievable

[@Ristermogers]

@@WowBoynCraig same!

[@FlyinggMushroom]

Just a couple?

[@Juanrlazaro-fx8ew]

Every year passes by and every year I’ll be here listening to this song. I’ll listen to this song till my dying breath.

[@meatandpotatoman]

I could watch the ending of this song over and over again and it would still be as emotionally powerful as the first time i watched it. It rips at my soul every time.

[@darrenpearson8451]

Yes.

[@danishmodern55]

It’s beyond a song or performance - it’s a prayer

[@jefferyskeenan]

Imagine being so good you can mess up your own song and make it sound like it was as intended (even making a face when he did it) and then finish we just raw emotion and pain. Best version of this song.

[@karenwhinesmore9347]

2024 and still one of the best songs ever written & performed!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@steffenfetzer1810]

so true

[@Schafhausen8]

Whew, Eddie was so hot here! And you can just feel the pure anguish in his voice. He truly loved that girl.

[@Matty4053]

Just saw Pearl Jam live on the Gold Coast. That voice is all still there, the rest of the band are as good or better. It took me home to a time where the world was simpler and infinitely more complex.

[@pickledskater4039]

Oh my. My son is learning this marvellous song, so I am watching this performance again after a long time. Goosebumps. There are so many emotions. Breathtaking show

[@Taboo.Topics]

I miss music like this! Pure greatness!

[@goldiem2102]

Wonderful song… I always loved it ❤️

[@kristophergoad2135]

Greatest song that captures heartbreak you'll ever find. Ever written. Ever sung. Eddie couldn't do it with this much conviction had he not had his heart absolutely ripped out of his chest at some point. Pure brilliance.

[@jts12fan]

He’s not just singing this song, he’s living it.

[@Oribital]

Fr❤

[@idrive444]

he feels every bit of it no one does it like him

[@sheepco]

"I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky.... but why cant it be mine" fucking hits. Ive heard this song for years, but it doesnt hit as much as when you lose someone to anothers sky

[@frankdimaggio5156]

Absolute perfection What a ballad

[@ShannonFord1977]

The energy in that room. You can still feel it watching this. ❤

[@shellypruss3900]

The bridge of the song hits HARD!

[@Артур-б7п4т]

this song make me cry every time,when I heard it,so beautiful and same sad song 😢

[@emmagrace9912]

Wow incredible😢❤

[@PutterJack]

Goodness he's beautiful ❤

[@karentaylor211]

Yes!

[@DantoBossFace]

crazy how bare the instrumental is, drums chewing up audio, and his voice just carries it

[@TRAYANOVA]

LYRICS: Hey-hey, oh Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay Laid spread out before me, as her body once did, mmm All five horizons revolved around her soul, as the earth to the sun, yeah Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn Mmh, and all I taught her was everything Mmh, how quick the sun can drop away And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass Of what was everything All the pictures had all been washed in black Tattooed everything I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play, ooh I can feel their laughter, oh, so why do I sear? Mmh, and twistin' thoughts that spin 'round my head I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh, I'm spinning How quick the sun can, drop away And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass Of what was everything All the pictures had all been washed in black Tattooed everything All the love gone bad, turned my world to black Tattooed all I see, all that I am All I'll be, yeah Uh-huh Uh-huh, no I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky But why, why, why can't it be Oh, can't it be mine? Hm-hm, no yeah, yeah no We, we belong, we belong together, together We, we belong, we belong together, yeah

[@msmemsscattergoods4470]

He was so young and beautiful 😍

[@jansallmen3765]

I’m sure this has been pointed out a million times, but I still think it’s great that Eddie acts like nothing is wrong when he goofs up the verse after “all I taught her was everything”singing the sun drops away instead of gave me all the clothes that she wore. 4:11

[@BlaineBasil]

This song is so powerful

[@rickbales1880]

understated

[@melcollins3039]

Absolutely incredible. You can FEEL the emotion. What an amazing performance this is even better than the recorded version.

[@DavidC.396]

Masterful performance.

[@sirlance312]

Crazy how good his voice is even during a live performance

[@VictorLeonJr-k2n]

Remember hearing this as a teenager on MTV. Even then I was floored

[@haterseg]

Pearl Jam, Nirvana SoundGarden were the Seattle sound.. The voice on my Generation. Eddie's and Kurts raw voice's echo through the years of my life. At 48 I always come back to this song.. Black is the Perfect song. The Band was perfect.. not a beat missed. Not to over powering. His voice cut straight through those people.

[@Xpandableyouth]

Those were the days . At 44, I still hit back to these unplugged sessions and it just takes me back to the 90s . This performances just pierces through

[@Loner_Kun]

Not throwing any shade but another disrespect to AIC

[@ItsJustMe1954]

Right.. LAYNE???

[@jenniferthomas4982]

Legs spread out before me and we belong together..... damn. I will never stop loving this song. Thanks PJ ♥

[@mstoads]

@@jenniferthomas4982 laid spread out before me. Not legs. Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay Laid spread out before me, as her body once did,

[@GonnaGetYa01]

Lol. It's Lay spead out before me. But I feel ya. Long live EDDIE!

[@missykier8446]

Extraordinary, even better than the recorded version. All of Vedder’s signature utterances/vocal sounds expressing pure, raw emotion. This has always felt like four songs in one. The entire trajectory of a relationship from the first date, lust, love and finally, heartbreak.

[@NLE_CARDINALS15]

3:54 gives me chills

[@Algrt]

Samehere

[@rash9488]

I don't understand a single thing Eddie said and I loved every word.

[@Amber-n5q]

this one is not bad, try Yellow Ledbetter 😂

[@rash9488]

@@Amber-n5q Yeah thats always been one of my favorites

[@RexBernard-kr7md]

Intense

[@StuckeyMelissastuckey]

Never gets old.classic rock at its best🎉😮😢😅

[@dazbeal5438]

great voice and lyric

[@krzyblonde1444]

I love him! He was so damn gorgeous!❤️🔥🔥🤘🥵⚡️💯

[@danderson8463]

I'm a guy and not really my demographic but he really was a handsome mf in the Michael hutchence/jim Morrison mould

[@enar000]

..................just pure feeling...................

[@RyanLaw-k4r]

By far the best performance ever, for any song, by any band that MTV ever put on.

[@Ellias.55]

Completely agree

[@youwokemecindyl6603]

CAN A SONG BRING YOU TO TEARS YES THIS SONG

[@monikalee]

My heart as this broken glass 😢🖤💔

[@FlyinggMushroom]

I started listening to this constantly in december 24, I'll keep going lol

[@drewfinch1985]

Anyone else love that drum beat at 2:13? “Bump Bump”

[@TrixiePixie2]

"I know someday you'll have a beautiful life - I know you'll be a star - in somebody else's sky. But why, why, why can't it be... Oh can't it be mine?" Possibly the best lyrics ever written in a love song. This is quite possibly one of the best love songs ever written in totality. At least in my humble opionion anyways. Eddie Vedder is 2 years older than me and I was 26 at the time of this performance so that means he was only 28 yrs old. I remember having such a massive crush on him and by watching this it's not hard to understand why.

[@LivLovePray-f5o]

I scroll reading all the comments and think that if Eddie was to see all the lovely comments, he'd have a tear or two of gratitude. You all are terrific with the beautiful comments about the song.

[@carriejt73]

This song haunts me to this day. Beautiful man, beautiful voice 🔥

[@keon79]

Abruzee's strokes fit the emotions of the song perfectly....

[@kerstinhunt2249]

I’m glad I have a dad who loves music as much as I do I’m a ‘96 baby but I got this old soul 😅

[@jhonp1003]

We tried to espace those times not knowing they where the greatest of all 😔

[@midastouch84]

Such presence, the guy is really present. Fans will know why. So expressive. Only young love can elicit this in my experience.

[@AshleyStern-wq5dl]

This performance gets me

[@chrisbelsito4231]

I just got freaking chills!!!!

[@gerardoheredia8794]

THIS SONG JUST BRINGS ALOT OF EMOTIONAL FEELINGS GOOD AND BAD !!! ALOT OF TEARS, A L O T

[@sebastiandirks1344]

Such a wonderful song!

[@ToddHollis-x7q]

A wild time in music leadingf into the 90s from the 80s. Yeah. I'm old.

[@CJ-qk5si]

Thank you Eddie for making my high-school music memories so amazing.

[@margaritahm6781]

Que hermosa cancion 😍

[@Itsmemommio]

My God this performance is so damn intense 😢

[@FallingInStatic]

I love this so damn much it’s honestly phenomenal. ❤

[@emcartin3469]

Perfection!

[@alexandergreen5546]

I’d argue this is one of the best live vocals ever sang

[@julisa141]

Tears.

[@Lindsay41980]

Fu$& up the verse, shakes his head and moves on like a boss 🤘

[@jonnieralmanzaph]

We belong, we belong together, together 🗣️🎵🎶 We all fell that 😢

[@nikostsiatsios6360]

Love this song.❤

[@francoandres5082]

I wish I enjoyed that era more than I did. We really did have the best of the music world then, the world seemed like a better place then. IDk maybe I’m getting old. 😂

[@lyleboll5054]

Best drummer they have ever had, I know I will get beat up on that but abbruzzese was amazing for that band

[@Mary-rm9kt]

The lead singer is incredible!

[@matt926uk1]

even more incredible is he's still alive!

[@JDe-kx2dp]

Beautiful

[@JackyAbeling]

Love this.