Eddie Vedder (Bad Radio) - Better Man live in 1989

[@ahumanjustbeing2466]

right now there's a 17 yr old kid in his room writing a song we'll all still be singing in 2067!🎶❤

[@shonuff4323]

Not fake. I met him two years ago. While signing an autograph for me I told him how much his music has meant to me and he was genuinely appreciative and gave me a big hug.

[@TokyoBlue587]

OMG I would die for a hug from Eddie

[@dallas4444]

Same thing happened to me. Great guy, comes off as very sincere

[@jamarsu]

Watch out young man. You're gonna be a fuckin rock star.

[@mandyrice8651]

not a star, a legend.

[@zippywaite]

how did this song not blow this band into a huge success?? I think this song was way before its time. Its just a beautiful song.

[@abrahamesparza01]

Unfortunately they fired him to go back to their original lead singer

[@Rudigurellii]

WHAT!!!! even if i didn't listen to this later i still would thought its a good song.....BECAUSE ITS A GREAT SONG hand down !!!@@abrahamesparza01

[@AlmendraJam]

@@abrahamesparza01 ¿de verdad?

[@music.is.bliss.87]

​@@abrahamesparza01 their loss 😂

[@DerekLee1]

It's amazing how little this song changed from its inception, even with a new band, different sound, 5 years, and a producer.

[@tonypotts9652]

Yep ! When it's great, it's great ! Assuming Eddie shared some of the later royalty wealth with is old mates...

[@travzimmerman1340]

​​@tonypotts9652 Eddie wrote this long before Bad Radio. No need for royalties to a few that had nothing to do with it.

[@evansiggson]

These kids playing behind Eddie have no clue this guy is about to change the world and touch millions.

[@unclececil]

They also had no clue they were going to be left behind and this song would essentially rub their noses in it! lol

[@vicbro3564]

It was Eddie's song, and if these guys had the same work ethic as Eddie maybe they would have gone further with him

[@Estate1997Italia]

Sure they did, your opinion is negative.. loser

[@sebastiankrajewski2029]

and of course u genius had clue about everything...another dumb comment...just because there's the same comment under every other video from the beginnings...

[@valeriesghost]

@@unclececil pretty sure that’s Brad Wilke from RATM on drums, the guitar player and bass player though have to be living with some regrets...

[@johnralex]

born in '79 and yeah..loved every minute of it the 90s was a great era

[@Chaulky420]

Me too and the same

[@barbabietola]

That part in PJ20 when the arena sings Betterman and Ed looks overwhelmed with happiness made me cry multiple times... Now I've seen this it's guaranteed to make me cry even more.

[@music.is.bliss.87]

I have never seen the film but i also cry when i hear that particular live version, imagining how that must feel for them ❤

[@55bolts]

Incredible! Considering this came off of a VHS recording you can take a lot from what we do hear. The voice is there but there is a distinct difference between Bad Radio and Pearl Jam. Yet We all love when Pearl Jam plays this live but BR did a good job with this. To bad they weren't as serious as Eddie and where happy playing in San Diego in front of mostly no one. So stoked this song came to life again a few years later!!!

[@joeybenoit6269]

30 years ago in the Pacific Beach Goodwill I found a demo of bad radio still have it!

[@MoonLight._..]

Do you have it posted anywhere??? I’d love to hear it ❤

[@mzk123ify]

Young Eddie standing on that stage has no idea one day thousands of people will fill arenas and sing this with him.. Amazing....

[@babylonkid]

1989. Wow. Unreal. What a song.

[@mzk123ify]

I can watch this over and over. Thanks youtube and the people who post these vids..

[@rickrick6933]

He also wrote Porch back in bad radio days.the lyrics were a little different back than also..Same for better man ..

[@JimHuinink]

Incredible that he had a completed version of this huuuge PJ song five years before they recorded it.

[@stephen1462]

I read an interview with Brendan O’Brien talking about hearing Eddie play Better Man in the studio for the first time and telling him that the song is going to be a huge hit. Apparently, Eddie didn’t like hearing that and didn’t want to record the song. As I recall, this incident with Brendan happened when PJ was recording Vitalogy so perhaps Eddie hadn’t shared the song with the band until then. I heard Stone say after hearing BM for the first time that he wondered what other song gems Eddie had hidden away, which suggests that BM was not something Eddie introduced to the band right away.

[@simonedevlin7710]

Eddie is genuine and has an overflowing of God given talent.Thank you for this post.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Love Eddie!! Better Man is a precious song.💖

[@TIRESIDE]

Just wait Ed. Soon thousands will sing it back to you.

[@TheDentist27]

I was there!

[@stefanobiagetti863]

no way

[@rendajameilia]

Awesome

[@dreamsincolor10]

Omg so lucky!

[@maryjo5720]

Oh wow! Cool!

[@jmdaley5]

Was it your first time seeing this band?

[@chicoetereo]

this is really musical archeology!!!...thanks for upload this, is amazing!!

[@laurawatters914]

Incredible WOW Eddie, this video is priceless ♥️🤘🥰

[@SXI96]

This is fucking amazing footage! A star is born!

[@laurawatters914]

TODAY IS DECEMBER 23, 2024 HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY EDDIE VEDDER!! LONG LIVE MY FAVORITE FRONTMAN! I HAVE YOUR NAME TATTOOED ON MY WRIST. KEEP ON ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD EVERYONE!! IT'S EVOLUTION BABYYYY!! 😊💓🔥🤘✌️

[@jeffscarrotcake9269]

What an unreal find. I knew he wrote the song when he was 13 or 14, but didn't know this footage existed. From this to closing out Letterman's final week on the air...the full evolution of a song!

[@TokyoBlue587]

even back then his talent was obvious

[@kila11]

That's SO Eddie!!!! Young chap had NO idea what was about to happen to him....

[@dreamsincolor10]

Look at that kid 😍 He sounds the same.....

[@eliggvv]

I would have loved to listen to the next song in fact the whole gig. anyway, you made my day!

[@eddievedderforever1541]

Wow, that is amazing footage! Thanks for posting.

[@jjpool75]

I love how this stuff shows up from back in the day!!!! I was in high school then. Can't wait to go to Alpine Valley for 20 year anniversary in September!

[@simonaleone2509]

Thanks bad radio ☺️❤️

[@EldiasMahdiSastra]

He was born to be a Superstar!

[@overson15]

I really enjoy this version!

[@bighorn2004]

"party at my house tonight and every night. get my number from one of my friends." i would love to go.

[@ahpoiseheh]

PRICELESS PEACE ART HISTORY HERE !!!!

[@droptheleash1992]

This version sounds so much like if the song was written by REM! It's cool!

[@TokyoBlue587]

Eddie's actually a big REM fan, and he was the one who inducted REM into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, saying that he had listened to "Murmur" over and over as a teenager.

[@droptheleash1992]

That's so cool! I remember that Eddie did a performance of Man on the Moon with REM once, but I never knew that about him as a teenager.

[@SinnetSongs]

I hear a strong The Police vibe in the chorus effected guitar and cross-stick drums on the verses.

[@ghostwhiskey]

this just shows that theres nothing fake about vedder,he was the same then as he is now

[@ericwallace6201]

Vedder rules all

[@VelcroKittie]

Lovely! Great to see this old video

[@Minepj]

He wrote the music to everything credited to him.

[@AlmendraJam]

ya entonces era una gran promesa par el rock gracias por subir estos videos

[@Stratokikay]

thanks for uploading this wonderful video. bring back the 90s!

[@natamelon]

Goosebumps... wow.

[@mzk123ify]

24 years old when he joined bad radio...

[@travzimmerman1340]

And he wrote Betterman when he was 17.

[@danika_daily]

Wow such a piece of history! Amazing!!

[@xtlm]

Imagine seeing this live. Then having a gremlin in your head 6 years later when it was on the radio like you heard something before. Or one of the band members who practiced and played it a lot first but wont see any of the money lol

[@rnrpeg1]

I interviewed Eddie a few months after Ten was released--I was the FIRST radio programmer to play PJ anywhere in the world. It'd been less than a year since he was in this band, so I asked, "Do you still keep In touch with the guys in Bad Radio?" His reply? "..yeah...I got a fan letter from one of them recently..." OMFG. I ALMOST PUKED RIGHT ON HIM.

[@else3573]

Eddie VEDDER seems douchey???? That's literally the last person I could fathom someone saying that about. Mister boycott tickemaster so his fans could see him, like I did, in NYC in 97 for $20??? The man who cried onstage after bringing up the Rosklide tragedy 10 years later, who invited a sign language interpreter onstage with him and danced with her after Given To Fly, and who defends poor people, women, abused kids, etc etc?? He's softspoken and emotional, he's not self absorbed at all. Dude used to ride his bike to concerts. He's one of the richest men in rock music, his house, although nice, isn't some crazy mansion. He defended West Memphis 3 to the point of showing up to a pre trial rally for them and letting Damien Echols write some of the lyrics to Army Reserve. Are we talking about the same person?

[@slam203469]

@Von_Nightmare_ Luciferian fuck outta here

[@Smith89123]

So Vedder always ruled

[@justine957]

si vede poco ... ma la voce è inconfondibile :) Quasi trenta anni fa :incredibile !!

[@sabrinadurando4498]

Allora non esisteva la tecnologia di questi anni. Le video camere usate ai concerti non erano eccellenti. E di sicuro il video era in VHS!

[@lorir5728]

I'm just realizing how bad films was. Love Eddie so much

[@FCC46]

What an awesome find

[@beezmow]

WOW i love KZbin for this exact reason!

[@lehnsvier1971]

This is awesome

[@Messihaz]

birth of a legend

[@rnrpeg1]

ha! still have two of their demo tapes! with future pearl jam songs...like Cant Find the Butter Man

[@JClaus1221]

The R.E.M. influence on this one is unmistakable.

[@AllenMZim]

Damn! Awesome performance!

[@zevna]

increible archivo! no sabia que la había compuesto tantos años antes del Vitalogy thanks for the video :D

[@Rudigurellii]

it's not like this is the concept for the song......THIS IS IT, and it didn't make it to a record till Vitalogy .

[@paulopereira7069]

Wow, what a find.

[@thainacaline6030]

God bless the person who posted this video!

[@bluebuilding]

This is fucking awesome! He wrote this in high school. My god, I could barely think clearly enough to tie my shoes in HS. What a talent. I wonder why the other guys in the band didn't get down on their knees to stay with Eddie musically. Perhaps he had to leave this band for better talented bandmates? No offenses, just hard to understand how you could see talent in front of you and not stick to him like glue as a band.

[@TokyoBlue587]

Eddie said in the PJ20 book that the band didn't take the gigs seriously and that was so frustrating to him. So obviously when he had a chance to be in a better band he left.

[@uncletoby1]

TokyoBlue Betterband?

[@lunatico981]

Can find a betterband.

[@allendracabal0819]

​@@lunatico981He dreams of Gossard and Jeff Ament. Can find a better band.

[@StephenS-2025]

I can't find a Vedder man.

[@civiccoupeperu]

AMAZING!!!

[@idkpoppy]

They recorded it for Vs. Brendan O'Brien mentioned that it was a sure fire 'smash hit' and Ed Ved promptly canned it from the album!

[@slimels]

THAT IS AMAZING!!! I'm surprised Bad Radio didnt get big with Betterman! His voice is awesome in that track! It is a bit strange with it slighty more up beat at the intro... but thats cool!

[@halszkak123]

thank U for the vid. it's a history, great history! I feel happy that I can see it. thanx once again. It means much for me:) best wishes:)))

[@jasonpeters9865]

Wow..this is crazy. Foreshadowing

[@simonaleone2509]

Historical documentary wow who had filmed this concert in 1989 l was 8 year hold

[@coltonrizer0]

omg they was young i member dis..**drops* wow

[@ddstanfield9259]

VHS Was great

[@crase34]

What thats like 4 years before the rest of the world got to her that? So Cool!!!! Love VHS

[@Principessa180]

So this was 1989. So he was on the circuit then. I see. Who else was in Bad Radio?

[@xtlm]

Aww I want to see the next song, looks fun!

[@AvaMaino]

The song remains the same

[@DulcileneAparecida-m5k]

Eddie seu lindo kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk muito louco kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk mais gato 1994 eu e meu irmão giba eo professor Marcos curtimos juntos hoje eu ouço as músicas 2024 eu ouço as músicas só Eddie lindo demais 💯 show maravilhoso demais 💯 lindo s

[@teckertime]

i believe this is when he was working at a gas station in carlsbad... 90'

[@cogory07]

lo que importa es la musica y como la conviertes para sentirte bien!!!!!!

[@Bufkc21]

This is insane

[@TheJohnCamacho]

I think I was at this "Battle of the Bands" Amundsen High School 1989!

[@evannass]

John C doubt it. In 1989 Eddie would have been 25 years old making him a bit old for a high school battle of the bands. This was likely from a battle of the bands at Tower Records, where they won, and used the money to record a demo.

[@Brento44]

Awesome!!! Ive been waiting to see this!! You Rock!!

[@ShrimplyPibblesJr]

Cool footage

[@jonathankelleryt]

Whoever's iPhone this is needs a new one.

[@goalex1235]

Oh My Lanta. This is amazing.

[@chrisboylen1807]

Rockin those skidz..

[@br4ve]

wow VHS ftw

[@justinblack1248]

'This song is about the effin bastard that married my Mama.' I wonder why he waited til the 3rd record to record this great song.

[@leinonibishop9480]

They recorded it for Vs. But their producer made the mistake of saying it would be a huge hit and Eddie immediately dropped it from that album’s lineup. They didn’t want any more smash hits for awhile since they were still reeling from the popularity of 10. I remember Stone saying in an interview that he wondered how many other great songs Eddie had hidden away in his notebooks and Ed just kinda smiled and looked away. There are probably a lot.

[@laurawatters914]

​@@leinonibishop9480the Pearl Jam Storytelling video in 2006. 😊💓🤘✌️

[@YorkshireD1]

There's only one thing wrong with this... They ran out of tape

[@chowder8802]

holy shit

[@Drebs100]

@HugoRune1976 Yes ! That he mention on the live at the garden 2003!

[@Lirio2u]

Can someone please tell me who are the two playing next to Veddar? I want to look up more info.

[@TokyoBlue587]

Guys who now regret their life choices.

[@smarterthanyou5688]

Haha...I bet he never thought he would become one of the best singers in one of the worlds best bands...porches was another song he wrote while in bad radio.

[@ghostwhiskey]

@LantaGem thats a genious thing to say. awesome

[@AGENTARMES]

Anyone know which venue this was filmed at? I was in San Diego around this time and I would love to know

[@suzysview]

It was called the Bacanal

[@joeyponch]

It was a , now defunct, club called Rio’s in SD down the street from the Sports Arena. We played there a lot. ❤️

[@evedderrocks1]

This is a couple of years before Eddie even met the boys , I have the DVD not great quality but worth watching.

[@evannass]

margaret gordon can you post it on KZbin?

[@debradouglas1827]

I need this DVD!!!😎

[@lawsondog3554]

❤

[@Chrotisofus]

Yeah! I was thinking the same.

[@kurdtyeshua2012]

This video was posted on my 11th birthday!

[@ghostwhiskey]

@johnralex ha! i was born the same year and i fully agree

[@zephyr823]

OMYGOD

[@MissyLKS8]

@alfr9999 Actually, this is supposed to be one of the first songs Eddie wrote as a young child. If I was told correctly, he wrote the song while listening to "Save it for Later" (which is tied as my favorite songs of all time!).