Pearl Jam - The Real Me

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

Somewhere John Entwhistle is smiling and thinking to himself; "Jeff totally gets it!" Eddie's vocals aren't shabby either.

[@robwhiting6924]

I don’t know, maybe another couple hundred watts would make him stand out just a little better

[@sethprice1536]

Jeff and The Ox play differently. No one can compare to the Ox and I didn't grow up with the WHO, but Pearl Jam...

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

Yeh you're right. Guess I was just excited to see someone was trying.

[@5speedMax]

I'd gladly pay to see them do an entire concert of Who songs.

[@Luileadolfo]

When Pearl Jam covers a tune, specially THE WHO, they give 200%. This cover is awesome !

[@osvaldo8966]

Can you see?

[@Nvwheeler]

If you’re going to cover the Real Me, you gotta bring it! And they did!

[@835g]

Huge Who Fan here wow that was incredible .

[@RyanJohnson-tw2ch]

I love when Eddie covers the who. He loves them, and it shows

[@baz5368]

Sorry but i grew up following metal bands like WASP which i thought created this song before i found the whos original or version. This reminds me so much more of wasps cover. I love this song, but now Ive heard the who singing the original, I prefer the whos version better. This crazed Wasp version draws too far from the message in the story, and the end is more eerie in the original. And Wasp sing it better anyway. I’ll be very surprised if this wasn’t inspired more by Wasp than the who. Little things like when he repeats the real me the real me the real me, the shouting style, Aoooooh yea

[@mikecostello6422]

@@baz5368 Absolutely no way this was inspired by the Wasp version. 😂😂😂😂

[@johnkollman3900]

Yes it does.....

[@johnkollman3900]

Whoops This no way reminds me of Blackie

[@Rowlph8888]

@@baz5368 Yes, well I love WASPs Version aswell and I'm with you, because I didn't Know that the who had written it at that time as I was brought up on metal.Pretty shameful of me, because I'm British as well. I went through my British invasion period later… in my early 20s, witth the Beatles, the Who, et c and then realised What all the metal was inspired by. *Considering this is live, it's amazing instrumentally, but like you I think that Blackie Lawless is a better vocal than Eddie, particularly for the dark/power metal that they play

[@chrisl.9627]

The entire song is like a 3 minute bass solo and Jeff got like 2.7 seconds of close ups. Yeah, let's watch the horn section, because that's what we REALLY want to see when Jeff Ament is covering John Entwistle. Fuckin bassists get no respect.

[@haythijs]

Chris L. Indeed great basswork here. The original shows the real me as far was Entwhistle style I guess, what a great player he was, hands down

[@steviea427]

I saw an interview with Pete Townshend in which he said that John got his unique fingering style from playing jazz horn as a teenager.

[@danhuyck527]

My exact thoughts.. was there no rehearsal? Somebody in the directors booth had no idea what they were filming.

[@OutnBacker]

@@steviea427 I am prompted to add that Entwhistle also had fingers that could wrap around the twelfth fret twice. In the early 1800's Antonio Paganini was a violinist who played so radically that people were known to faint, with some running from the theatre covering their ears because of the passion he brought. He also had freakishly long fingers and could cover all positions on the finger board. John Entwhistle was a rare find, combining natural talent, good early training, and the physical attributes to master the instrument. When everything comes together, you get the creme de la creme.

[@borisbadinov1300]

and yet he was astounding, your point well taken, he did a fenomenal job, superb, and I really wish the vid focused on him as when John Entwistle played, This was Keith Moon and Entwistle almost taking the show, and these guys pulled it off famously; the Bass is incredible, Jeff was outstanding

[@permindersidhu1280]

Who songs with Keith Moon and John Entwistle are very difficult to cover and only very few bands attempt it. Eddie Vedder has adored The Who since he was ten years old and his undying love and friendship with Pete and Roger explains his passion. In an interview he said I make it a point to play Who songs in concerts on generation passes on The Who legacy to the next one and so on and the music and the band remains alive and fresh in their memory. This was an excellent cover

[@classic-kool]

DAMM RIGHT!!!! ....and I'm a big "Who" fan, but they nailed this!!!!!

[@borisbadinov1300]

They realy did, also a major WHO fan, I think Eddie Vetter said it best when he said the WHO didn't leave a lot for the rest of us, but they sure as hell gave a great tribute, and thanx for them and their performance, I love THE WHO, and thanx to Pearl Jam

[@jamessollazzo4860]

pretty dam good

[@glenleon323]

like they nailed Jesus

[@MrStratman1952]

A fine cover of a legendary band, long live the Who!

[@tidalwave14]

Damn they kicked ass! This is one of my favorite Who songs and Pearl Jam really did it justice. Eddie has the perfect voice for this

[@snap403]

Sorry to wait 12 years to say years the killed it!

[@doncavallacci218]

Pearl Jam idolizes The Who for good reason. This is a fucking phenomenal cover of a ferocious Who classic huge props to Pearl Jam. Playing Who songs is not easy when trying to capture the energy and anger Eddie V and boys hit it straight on. Much respect!!!

[@garyrobert9085]

This is the first time I've listened to this song w/out watching the video. Damn it's even better because your mind doesn't have that "they don't look exactly like The Who" thing getting in the way. So I came here looking to write how much I enjoyed it. You already had it nailed.

[@supposedto1159]

I’m what you call a Who fanatic, and this song has special meaning to me because after hearing it I was hooked. I was 14 years old and me and two friends were hanging out in my friends room smoking bud drinking some beers and tripping on mescaline, and my buddy puts this song on full blast and starts playing air bass guitar, and when it gets to the part “ the cracks between the paving stones” and John just rips it up on the bass, I was blown away. I borrowed that album and my family never got another moments peace because I cranked The Who out of my room for years and years. With that said, Pearl Jam you definitely did the song justice. Great job.

[@kimjasso9953]

Entwistle and Moon would be proud. Pearl Jam kicks ass all over the place on this one. So good!

[@julianpatmore9061]

Yep, I was 14 also (1979) when I heard this track and it has been my theme tune ever since. I'm now 55 and still don't the Real Me...

[@donkensler]

@@julianpatmore9061 I was 19 when the album was released, and had gotten into "Who's Next" not long before, and was absolutely blown away. Second song on the album and I was hooked. It's a kick-ass song, and Eddie and the guys kicked ass with it. Well done.

[@captainswing4487]

Alistair Hickling let me borrow the album in the early seventies. Thanks Hickling....hope you're still alive and happy. I gave it back didn't I...?

[@5speedMax]

That was truly Bad Ass. I like Pearl Jam doing The Who better than Pearl Jam doing Pearl Jam. Give me more!

[@cantdance3077]

Respect to Pearl Jam for his awesome cover and tribute to The Who!

[@andrewlowther9819]

Eddie and the band really deserve my applause here. Fantastic.

[@supertool1987]

How can you not think this is great?

[@calkelpdiver]

I'm a big The Who fan, and this is one of my favorite songs. But DAMN! They nailed it. Jeff Ament channeled John Entwhistle on this. He had that Bass twanging like Thunder Fingers himself.

[@Franface31]

Best cover I've ever heard.

[@MGBetts1]

I have to say this is a pretty damn good cover - credit to the lads.

[@BijjalyGas]

Are they still lads? Eddies turning 60 Very soon.

[@MGBetts1]

@@BijjalyGas We still call them lads! 😆

[@marshallross3373]

Wow...they nailed it. Eddie was spot on with his vocal. The bassist got it right, too. Ya, this is not an easy song. Hats off to Pearl Jam.

[@brianog5267]

How incredible must it be to just be able to jam like that?? Wtf did I just watch…. For the love of God that is some incredible talent and passion… speechless

[@lemsolaris67]

I have goosebumps, I cannot remember the last time I had similar emotion for music, and for a song I played one thousand times, this is great! Thank you Pearl Jam , hope to see you back in Italy

[@1965JB]

Same here, and I don’t usually even like Pearl Jam.

[@guillaumerumeau9218]

Vedder's voice on this song is mind blowing. Cheers also for the guitar player trying to mimick townshend's legendary moves, that's not easy feat to pull off ( if not impossible ;) ). Great cover, probably the best one out there.

[@pauld9913]

Easily the best cover of a Who song ...loved it..well done boys you absolutely nailed it 👏

[@chrismorfas7515]

I was lucky enough to see this performance in-person. Be sure to see « Love Reign O’er Me » from the same show.

[@SwampEye1]

Best song ever

[@elpman001]

An absolutely outstanding version of this song...

[@ccguy66]

Their "Love Reign O'er Me" cover gets all the attention, but this... THIS is the real Valentine for Who fans!!!!!

[@D13fs]

side note here: Bettye LaVette's rendition of Love Reign O'er Me at the Kennedy Center Honors is amazing

[@alanstill1344]

Their Baba O'Riley cover rocks too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYTEnZaVaLWZfqs

[@chokoholmes9177]

Awesome version. Thanks PJ

[@dockaiser]

Probably the best bass line that bass player ever played, but he does a good job ... the whole band does a good job ..-l.

[@snap403]

Thank you for posting.

[@GP1138]

Amazing cover. I'm speechless.

[@Long_Tail_of_Finance]

The 1990s...Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, grunge...the last decade that rocked.

[@markschultz6367]

I am 53, grew up on the Who. They really gave this song some high energy , well done

[@grahamhedrick6865]

We are the same age. I too grew up on the Who! This was a great cover of an awesome song.

[@supposedto1159]

Kristopher Gerlach I’m 51 and totally agree with all you said.

[@dollarrecordswithjosh795]

Not a Pearl Jam fan, but That. Was. Fucking. Awesome. Loved Stone doing his best Townshend moves and destroying his guitar in the process. Wow.

[@terrance22ism]

u mean mike not stone

[@chrisoman2195]

Josh Done that's probably cuz he likes boys

[@russelldepalma4690]

@@terrance22ism Yup. Stone is always on Ed's left; Jeff and Mike are on Ed's right.

[@georgeprice4212]

That was Mike getting that serious air with the Les Paul

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Have to admit I don't know Pearl Jam's music at all, but this is an amazing cover...played with fiery passion...no mistaking that!

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

I’ve never seen this before now. What an incredible tribute to the Who. ❤

[@chrysotile]

The only band I have ever seen or heard that can do The Who justice, live, on stage.

[@danquinnell3502]

Best song Pearl Jam ever played.

[@billkalivas9750]

Love the energy and enthusiasm! And the guitarist channeling Pete was great. Overall, it is worthy

[@larrydaugherty2605]

Hell Yes. First timing hearing their version. They smoked it. Awesome.

[@johnlawson7306]

Only Pearl Jam is nails on masterpiece like this from Quadraphenia..... Love them!

[@robertbartholomew7183]

Excellent live version of one of The Who's most powerful songs.

[@alunepps4272]

I have heard of but never heard a song by PJ. This is just monstrous. Nice touch with the horns. Simply phenomenal. The ox jumped over the moon on this one!

[@angelogutierrez7200]

I LOVE how Pearl Jam covered both songs but on "Can You See The Real Me" they TOTALLY ROCKED IT SPOT ON !... The Who were proud on that night and I KNOW the spirits of John Entwistle and Keith Moon was present on the Bass and Drums. I can watch this clip over and over... #THEWHO #PEARLJAM

[@thorneradel4764]

Excellent tribute to the who nicely done gentlemen nicely done coolest to you and coolest to us rock ‘n’ roll

[@althehun1]

I am much more of a Who fan than a Pearl Jam fan, but credit where it's due, this is excellent. There can't be many Who fans that would dislike this. Eddie Vedder really captures Daltry's vocals really well. I would have loved to hear them continue into the next track 'Quadrophenia'.

[@michaeloconnor6264]

I seen this vid many times over the years. I just viewed The who in 79 with Kenny J playing this, Entwistles band playing this,then this version with P jam. Chills went down my spine. They kill it, absolutely kill it. I wish they camered on the drummer more, he drummed his ass off . Chills

[@jamesduffield9470]

Hats off to PJ for covering this!!

[@rum111]

am a who fan but this is bloody good,REAL GOOD.

[@josephpattison6913]

In the early eighties, after a long night of drinking, we went to see Quadrophenia at the Will Rogers theater midnight show in Chicago. I bought a big bucket of popcorn. My friend was so hammered he threw up on the guy next to him and all over himself. He kept tying to reach his puke hand into my popcorn. Needless to say, we left early. We went back the next night and saw the whole show. One of my favorite albums by my favorite band. Pearl Jam did this song justice. LONG LIVE ROCK!

[@stingereasybuck6919]

Could not have made it through this lifetime without hearing the majesty of the popcorn puke incident

[@vicprovost2561]

Like the original, the bass really makes this song go from great to all time classic. Great cover, they always do a great job no matter who they cover! 🎵

[@grantmclean4268]

The Best Cover EVA. The Who would be proud. That Energy on stage is incredible 🙂🤘

[@paintingholidayitaly]

Wow! Impressive. The best cover of this most difficult who track I have seen.

[@hemroidhenry7756]

Fantastic

[@BLKBETE11]

What a killer version.. So impressed with Pearl Jam!

[@andyg6967]

Fantastic cover of one great band to another.

[@user-yl9wg6mx9h]

Excellent version-From a die hard Who fan!

[@lisabergkoetter7467]

I wasn't sure how I was going to fell about this but damn great performance!!!!!! Way exceeded my expectations

[@johnchristian1545]

I was looking on KZbin for a good live version of this song by The Who. I didn't find any. Until this one. This is amazing. I saw The Who Quadrophenia tour way back when the album first came out. But this performance is flawless.

[@antonyrafter99]

Better than the original? No.Awesome in it's own right?Yes!

[@adamski101]

WASP did the best cover of this song (and I hate WASP).

[@adrianhiggins6087]

Agreed

[@robertbrow4817]

The Who is probably my all-time favorite group, but...this is pretty darn awesome

[@Gnosis4you]

@@adamski101 I mean WASP ist the BEST Version ! ( Blackie's Voice )

[@alejandrostella8836]

no way

[@AeolianReflex]

I gotta say they did an outstanding job on this one. The bass could be louder in the mix but hey, it's live! Eddie's voice is a good fit for this song! Excellent.......

[@andyblackman1490]

This is the best thing that I've ever seen...

[@sevenswordsx7]

Whoa!!! That's an EXCELLENT cover!

[@rajbeast]

this is so good, just can't stop watching this!!!!!!

[@universallanguage59]

Fine version of this one, indeed... much respect for Jeff the bassist, as well done as one might find anywhere. Certainly as good a cover as this house has heard for quite some time...

[@ELBAGGADOUCHIO]

I've seen this half a dozen times and it keeps getting better. Jeff nail's Ox's lines and Mike's moves are spectacular . I'll forgive him for the Strat burning incident at Bumbershoot's Hendrix tribute concert over a decade ago now LOL! Makes me proud to be a Seattleite ! Pearl Jam RULES .

[@rumcoke9123]

this is by far the best live version ever...better than the Who.

[@nuniegomez2970]

Each one of you guys KILLED It

[@laurawatters914]

Jeff Ament and his bass is getting a worked out!! Beautiful job guys!! Thank You for sharing this awesome video 😊💓🤘✌️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@carlperez2621]

wow...I saw the Who live in 1971 long before this song was even written...and this may be the best cover of any song I"ve ever heard...

[@snoproblem]

The furious power of this song... Pearl Jam pulls it off! Dammmnnn... 🥺

[@gregwatson5315]

Great version. Thanks for posting.

[@ElDocumentalista-Albella]

Impressive. As a Who fan, all my respect to Pearl Jam. Bravísimo.

[@GooseMcSwan]

Pearl Jam really love The Who

[@captainswing4487]

Perfect.

[@09bassplaya]

Nobody rocks like The Who and nobody can sing like Riger Daltrey. That being said, they covered them better then anyone else possibly could.

[@johnkollman3900]

Riger

[@johnkollman3900]

Nobody 🤘

[@philip9369]

oh yeah. Wonderful tribute to a great song and band.

[@bibbinsbird]

Every time I think I can't love these guys any more than I already do, I find another clip. Thanks for posting x

[@sethseiden9604]

I grew up in the 80s and 90's, Wasp did a cover of this before I new it was a Who song and it rocks!

[@laurawatters914]

Freakin Awesome performance by everyone!! They did a incredible job singing The Real Me!! Eddie is amazing!! Fantastic Who cover, Pearl Jam does best covers ( Reign O'er Me and Baba O'Riley) I ❤️ Pearl Jam!! Thank you for sharing this awesome video 😊💓🤘✌️

[@nobhiker]

As someone who could drop the needle at the exact start of this song Way back in the 80s that was spot on. Quadrophenia is some of the best The Who put out, I have to play it this week some ccp virus relief.

[@gkprivate433]

I never did Pearl Jam much. But hat's off to them for covering this song. Well done gentlemen

[@andyxfish]

best cover ever!!!!!!

[@karlclarke]

+Andres Herrera its very good tho i think the cover they did of love reign o'er me is even better

[@andyxfish]

+karl clarke meh, not a fan but I did like their version of the Beatles Hide your love away.

[@gilsonveras2820]

Demais

[@davidperez5089]

Try WASPs version.

[@somewriter6260]

God, this cover is insanely good.

[@davidmendenhall5888]

this is absolutely beyond epic!!!!!

[@oxentoo]

Un F'inbelievable!!!!! This performance put a chill down my spine!!!

[@rcknsbrbs1damnit855]

Damn they do this song justice...

[@paddleskipaddle]

Great version! The bass player is under a lot of pressure to cover this one, sickest bass runs in rock

[@randommars4898]

we love the WHO, we love each other, thanx pearl Jam

[@RaverWild]

killer performance and killer pic/sound quality. thanks!

[@sunlightsoilwater]

absolutely smashed this one.

[@PlayingwithPowerVGM]

Outshined everyone that night, The Who included, (and that's coming from a BIG Who fan here). Kudos PJ!

[@newerafrican]

Wow!! Just... wow! Thanks for this post.

[@DanRelayer_Ukraine]

They should a tour "Pearl Jam" plays Quadrophenia

[@blakeEllakristenCP]

This is so great!

[@houseofcharm]

Good to know that these guys will carry the torch once the boys are gone. And I hope that was an Epiphone LP he tossed...!

[@robertjenkins2816]

I thoroughly enjoyed this

[@LexWatz]

Best version of anything. Ever!

[@Kedbuka]

Very credible version. Pretty damn good. One of the most hard-driving songs in rock-n-roll history.