15 Best Pearl Jam Tracks

8. Given To Fly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htfy83TiYP8

Another cut from Yield, Given To Fly is another uplifting ballad that is fast becoming a norm for the band. Brimming full of energy and passion, it has an interesting opening riff. Written by Mike McCready, the chorus effect on the guitar gives it a spacey quality, getting the listener thinking as they listen.

Vedder described the lyrics and song as a "20 page children's picture book" and placed emphasis on flight. It's the positive vibe that makes the song so popular. It shows a more sensitive side to the band and demonstrated their ability to move on from being 'pigeon holed' as a grunge band. It has a dream-like quality, making it all the more enthralling.

Ever since 1998, it has become a setlist regular and with a sound so epic, it deserves to be there.

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