MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

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On July 7th of 1991…

Pearl Jam released

their debut single:

“Alive.”

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But the music behind “Alive”

actually began before Pearl Jam existed.

Stone Gossard first developed it

during the Mother Love Bone era,

and Andrew Wood

even sang an early version.

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Unfortunately that version was never recorded,

back then, it was called “Dollar Short.”

After Wood’s death,

Gossard placed the instrumental

on a demo tape

that was sent to Eddie Vedder.

Vedder added the lyrics —

so, “Alive” helped turn the end

of one Seattle band

into the beginning

of another.

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LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Oh, do I deserve to be?
Is that the question?
And if so, if so
Who answers? Who answers?“ – Pearl Jam

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