Last night as we were sitting passing the hash filled peace pipe, I was so lifted, I imagined seeing the image of a tree in our tent that we fittingly called cloud city. This got me into thinking about the video for "Hunger Strike" by Temple of the Dog. You know the one where Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell are outside singing, "I'm going hungryyyy!" I told everyone in the tent how much I never really cared for that song.
This got us into an intense conversation about Pearl Jam especially the song "Alive." We were debating the meaning of "Alive" whether it was an uplifting or sad song. This reminded of an episode of Storytellers where Eddie Vedder described the lifting of the curse of "Alive."
"In the original story, a teenager is being made aware of a shocking truth that leaves him plenty confused...It was a curse--"I'm still alive...they lifted the curse. The audience changed the meaning for me."
Here's the clip of Eddie telling us the story in his own words:
I know I may have posted about this song before but even on the drive home, we so wanted to hear this song. "Alive" will remind me of our lifted late night conversations in front of the campfire and in cloud city. They're good memories for me.
What do you think? Is it sad or joyous, you decide? Now, here's "Alive."
