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Rate Elderly Woman...

5 Stars
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76%
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Total votes : 25

Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri December 28, 2012 4:53 pm

old thread archived here

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Mon August 26, 2013 5:24 pm

it's been a long time since I really listened to this song. I forgot about how great the bass is in this.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Mon August 26, 2013 5:25 pm

pearl jam may really only have two slower songs I'd put above this.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Mon August 26, 2013 5:58 pm

"HEEEELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOO"

there was a cover band down the shore that used to always play this. by far the best cover band ive seen.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Mon August 26, 2013 6:43 pm

If you don't like this one, I guess I really don't know what to tell you.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Mon August 26, 2013 6:51 pm

Yeah I've never cared for this song.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Tue August 27, 2013 4:34 am

Love it, fits really well between so many vs rockers IMO

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Wed September 06, 2017 10:30 pm

OMG!!

I just heard the 1994 Orpheum version.

Such a weird placement of the song! They did it second to last in the encore, right after RVM. Total surprise to have it there but...man....

Hearing Eddie sing it at that time period made me sad. His delicate voice on the chorus is beautiful. he has so much power and beauty at the same time.

And the tempo...they play this song SO SLOW AND PLODDING NOWADAYS.

Im not even kidding...I JUST WENT RIGHT NOW TYPING THIS POST TO SEE IF EDDIE WAS PLAYING GUITAR INSTEAD OF STONE since the song was moving and flowing so well at the beginning

Guess what...he was.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Wed September 06, 2017 10:35 pm



Honestly this one has had problems with being sluggish ever since 1995 apparently, watching this video that shows the evolution.

2006 was good, besides a bad clip choice for that year because I'm positive he could do better than that at that time.

1994 was just the best though. Striking.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Thu September 07, 2017 4:00 am

I loved this song from age 13 through my late teens/early 20s. Now it is one of the last PJ songs I'm interested in hearing.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 2:03 pm

I like the Ed solo versions better now than the full band's.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 3:15 pm

^Probably because he plays guitar and not Stone

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 3:16 pm



I am so sad. It is so special at this time period. Why can he not play it like this? The biggest thing for me is tempo i DESPISE the speed they play it at now.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 3:16 pm

And also his voice of course

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 3:20 pm

"Me you wouldn't recall, for I'm NOOOT MYYY FOOOOORMERrrrrr"

I know Eddie :( I know

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 5:03 pm

When I was a wee teen I thought Eddie was a genius for leaving the "self" after "my former..." implied, but still rhyming it with "shelf."

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Fri September 08, 2017 6:13 pm

guestT wrote:When I was a wee teen I thought Eddie was a genius for leaving the "self" after "my former..." implied, but still rhyming it with "shelf."


O____O Whoa.

I wonder if that was intentional

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Wed October 27, 2021 3:54 pm

love it. those live takes from '93-'00 are all pretty great.

the early days of the song are some of my favorites because they felt a little slower, a little quieter, a little closer to the album. it takes on a different life around '03, maybe. still good, but not the same for me.

i'm listening to some older versions now.

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Wed October 27, 2021 3:55 pm

mikejasond wrote:"Me you wouldn't recall, for I'm NOOOT MYYY FOOOOORMERrrrrr"

I know Eddie :( I know

I miss this boy so much

Re: Song of the Moment: Elderly Woman

Wed October 27, 2021 6:33 pm

It’s Small Town.
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