Rock around the clock

I've decided to post something on music now on ( mostly rock). I will be writing on songs that you gotta listen to, which are both lyrically and musically brilliant , presenting you interesting facts on the song. I will try and post every weekend about a song , I wanna call this series “Now playing”.

JEREMY

The song for today is “Jeremy” by by the band Pearl Jam."Jeremy" was released as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten (1991) in 1992.

Accolades:

The song reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts.19^th on M TV's "100 Greatest Videos Ever Made".36^th on Rolling Stone "The 100 Top Music Videos". VH1 's "100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years" and "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". Kerrang! "100 Greatest Singles of All Time”. In 1993 the video won 4 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video Of The Year.  The album sold over 10 million copies.

Lyrics:

written by frontman Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament.The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 15-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle, born February 10, 1975, from Richardson, Texas who shot himself in front of his English class at Richardson High School on the morning of January 8, 1991 at about 9:45 am. Delle was described by schoolmates as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad." After coming in to class late that morning, Delle was told to get an admittance slip from the school office. He left the classroom, and returned with a .357 Magnum revolver. Delle walked to the front of the classroom, announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react. A girl named Lisa Moore knew Jeremy from the in-school suspension program: "He and I would pass notes back and forth and he would talk about life and stuff," she said. "He signed all of his notes, 'Write back.' But on Monday he wrote, 'Later days.' I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen."

Video:

The video won four MTV Video Music Awards in 1993, including Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Best Metal/Hard Rock Video and Best Direction. The video was into controversy,reason was because of the topic of suicide, and recent school shootings and was also banned for a time Pearl Jam did not release another video for 6 years. They decided that videos detracted from the music, and wanted their fans to come to their shows rather than watch them on TV. They also hated the process of making the videos.

I try not to die while I am still alive!

He'll find the spirit

for eternal life,

He'll drink it to glory,

and never he'll die

From the memory of all

who know and love him.

He fills their cup of joy,

to the brim.

One person here I talk about,

That is my friend,

That is you.

wondering what this is?

Few beautiful words written my moni(Mohan aka 'DUDE') for me (more than what i am ;) actually).

thanks for those immaculate words ...moni 

Just for change

Deathly lost

Months are just rolling on .Years are passing by like dust to dawn. Sometimes I feel that I'm trapped, stuck being who I am.Things are not what they used to be. I fight to change myself, trying to change what I do and the way I do them but ultimately it has very little effect.Emptiness is filling me. Day after day I'm going nowhere wondering if anything could change the way things are going. Every night when I sleep I have the same thoughts up in my mind just hoping for a new beginning. It is not painful but the monotony of life is killing me.

But I ain't gonna give up. I still hope for brighter days...

Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!
Look to this Day!
For it is Life, the very Life of Life.
In its brief course lie all the
Verities and Realities of your Existence.
The Bliss of Growth,
The Glory of Action,
The Splendor of Beauty;
For Yesterday is but a Dream,
And Tomorrow is only a Vision;
But Today well lived makes
Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness,
And every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope.
Look well therefore to this Day!
Such is the Salutation of the Dawn!
-Kalidasa