#Letterbox lyrics code

Eddie had simply improvised them during the one-take session, singing whatever phrases happened to pop into his head.” However, as Kim Neely points out in Five Against One, “Even the purportedly official lyrics were nonsensical… In fact, there never were any real lyrics. Thus, when Epic released “Yellow Ledbetter” on a Japanese CD-single of “Daughter” in 1993, fans were scrambling to get their hands on the lyric booklet included with it. Pearl Jam’s fan organization, the Ten Club, would regularly receive letters from fans begging them to provide some hint as to what the “real” lyrics were. Alternative titles: Letra e Msica, Le Come-back, Hudbu sloil, slova napsal, Come back, Zene s szveg, Letra y Msica, Mitten ins Herz - Music and Lyrics, Mitten ins Herz - Ein Song fr dich. Title aside, the lyrics of “Yellow Ledbetter” are fairly difficult to understand when heard live and even on the recorded version. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. And Ill never, never know what you never, never, never wanna know when you know what you are, oh.

This theory is heavily supported by Eddie’s variation on the words during the Live at the Garden version of “Yellow Ledbetter,” in which he purportedly sang, “I don’t know whether my brother will be coming home in a box or a bag.” Ill never know what youll find when you open up your letterbox tomorrow, Cause a little bird never tells me anything I wanna know shes my best friend, shes a sparrow. Run around in the rain with a hole in the brain till tomorrow I'll never know what you'll find when you open up your letter box tomorrow 'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know, she's my best friend, she's a sparrow And I'll never never know what you never never never want to know when you know what you are, O. It refers to someone receiving a letter and finding out their brother had died in the war (these types of communications were often sent in yellow envelopes). WE’LL FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE, WE’RE GONNA TIE YOUR DAD UP AND WE’RE GONNA FUCKING BUM ‘IM. Lead Belly was a pioneering Blues musician in the 1930s and, later, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who recorded much of his music while in prison (at first, for carrying a pistol, then for killing one of his own relatives in a fight over a woman). I’M FUCKING FUMING AAAAHWHOEVER’S PUT SHIT THROUGH ME LETTERBOX, I’M GONNA SMASH YOUR ‘ED IN, YOU’RE FUCKIN’ DEAD. It is a tribute to Huddie Ledbetter, also known as Lead Belly.

According to an explanation on Songfacts, “Just a few times repeated, the words become jumbled and you get ‘yellow ledbetter.’ The reason they named the song this is because the lyrics are indistinguishable just like the tongue twister.” It is derived from an old tongue twister in which you try to say “yellow better, red better” as fast as you can. (This theory is strongly supported in Kim Neely’s definitive biography Five Against One.) It is derived from the name of an old friend of Vedder’s from Chicago named Tim Ledbetter. There are at least 4 prominent theories circulating as to the origin of the song title alone, including (but not limited to):

Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).“Yellow Ledbetter” may very well be one of the most-debated songs in Pearl Jam’s repertoire.

#Letterbox lyrics code

Get the embed code Washington - I Believe You Liar / Insomnia Album Education3.Skeleton KeyWashington Lyrics provided by I'll never know what you'll find When you open up your letter box tomorrow 'Cause a little bird never tells me anything I want to know, She's my best friend, she's a sparrow And I'll never never know what you never never never want to know When you know what you are, O. Oh I hope you like it here, I hope you like it I hope you like here, I hope you like here,Īnd I have been all by myself with all your lettersĪnd I hope you like it here, Yeah I hope you like it here There should be champagne, instead of ginīut there's lots of books and sometimes me