But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. I think not only is it a "pro choice" song, it's a "get out and vote so women will keep the choice" song. Sure, birth control could solve that problem, but we all know how over-dramatic Eddie can be. And he's pondering that maybe he couldn't handle that and instead he "would not ever touch her, hold her, feel her.never again". It's like he was saying that if abortion was illegal, then young love would be a "daily minefield", always worrying that "this could be the day" that they might discover that they have to bring an unwanted/unplanned child into the world. Think about the words from the perspective of a guy imagining how scary it would be if an "initiative" became a "bill" and then passed into law, overturning roe v. But looking at it now, I do think it fits. Maybe I forced the idea upon the song because I was convinced that it was true. Then I saw the "Pro-Choice on the arm" appearance on TV and made that same connection that everyone else makes that this song was about pro choice.and I believed it. But I was intrigued by the words now that I saw them in print, because I had no idea what they could possibly have been about. When I bought it, I had finally found that song that gave me the goosebumps. When I heard that they had changed their name to "Pearl Jam" and were going to release an album soon, I counted down the days. For months we searched magazines and stores, looking for anything by them, but it didn't exist. I got goosebumps many times during that performance, but especially during a particular song that I didn't know the name of. The opening band, "Mookie Blaylock" stole the show. I think not only is it a "pro choice" song, it's a "get out and vote so women will keep the choice" song.īack in '91 I went with some friends to an "Alice in Chains" show at "The Bacchanal" in San Diego. Back in '91 I went with some friends to an "Alice in Chains" show at "The Bacchanal" in San Diego.
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