Sunday, May 17, 2015

Easy Like Sunday Morning Track - Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam

Today's Easy Like Sunday Morning Track is Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam. This was an outtake from their debut album Ten. It was first released as a B-side with their first single Jeremy in 1992. Hard to believe this didn't make the cut for the first album. It was later included on their Lost Dogs album which included a bunch of B-sides and rarities.

Although the lyrics are pretty indecipherable, Vedder has stated that the song was written about his friend Tim Ledbetter whose brother served in the Gulf War. Tim received a yellow letter in the mail informing him that his brother died in the war.

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