I was 17 when this song was released. It was played a million times a day on MTV. Eddie Vedder is a genius song writer. He dared to bring this kid's suicide to light in a time when mental health was a stigma. No one ever spoke about these issues in 1992 but he felt the need to tell the story of that young man. At the time I didn't know it was a real story, but when I found out, I loved the song even more.
I think it's definitely one of the most culturally important music videos to come out of that time period, about a topic that has always been and will always need to be talked about openly. I do kind of wish though that the real Jeremy didn't end up getting doxxed to the entire world, because there's no way of knowing if that's what he would have wanted.
@@boudicaastorm4540 His family has said the song brought a lot of pain and unwanted attention, as well as doesn't accurately portray the young victim. It's important to look up his story as well as understand the song is more symbolic and also some self inserts from the songwriters own troubles.
I'm a teacher and I really love this song. Whenever I have troubling students, I always think of Jeremy. We can learn from his story. Out of all the crap he had to go through, the straw that broke the camels back was his teacher asking him to get a slip. I always remember that and I always give the kids a break. We dont know what's going on at home, so we should give them a break. School is not supposed to be a prison.
@@Teopae the best teachers live by "be the person you needed when you were a kid". I tell myself that every day. I bring snacks, buy little gifts, small special things because I would have liked it when I was a kid.
As a kid who was bullied in school for being "weird" for being silent, shaky, lonely & misunderstood. I'll always be thankful for this song. Cured my depression
I love how the song is from the perspective of a classmate who witnessed the horror of Jeremy's final moment. Eddie did an incredible job with the lyrics but even more importantly the tone. I could just imagine a kid going home to his parents and being so traumatized that all they could utter was "Jeremy spoke in class today."
I did a deep dive on the true story of Jeremy, as well as the inspiration. Jeremy Wade has just switched schools. He was not being bullied. He had been battling severe depression, was an introvert and was dealing with his parents separation. Losing his friends from his previous school, losing his parents marriage, and feeling totally alone because of all of his battles, it was just too much. The bullying part of the song, was inspired by Vedders own recollection's of bullying a kid named Brian, when he was around the age of Jeremy. Later, Vedder heard that Brian, had shot up a Science building, where people would go to look at space and planets, etc.. not a school, but separate building. Vedder saw the story of Jeremy, in a very small, 1991 news article. Emotions came flooding in and his own thoughts and guilt inspired him to take the tiny news article about a kids death, and blow it up into a song with now legendary status. He wanted to bring meaning to the lives of all of the Jeremy's out there.
@@ellieispurple5691the point is how many Jeremies or Brians there are in America, children who struggle alone without any support, that are too young to be able to express their feelings. To me, the point of this song is to showcase the lack of empathy, the cruel and cold judgement, and comments people make on children without realising the impact of their words and acts. If we are not taught how to love, appreciate and respect at a young age, then neither should we get taught how to hate and reject.
Yea it hurts especially when your mother is the only person you had after grandad past away . But the only thing she gives you is a few harsh words and a slap for your troubles
I cry now realizing that if I showed this to my 9 year old she would be relieved that the boy only shot himself. The necessity for shooting drills has jaded our children.
@@Asian_KidI think the point she was making was that it's sad that kids now would be relieved that Jeremy only shot himself and not the whole class. And yes, that is fucked up on multiple levels but she's not wrong.
It took me until I was grown & learned that one state had started allowing kids to call police on their bullies....to even think of it as a crime. I was bullied from nursery school (yes, met my first demon there, named Daryl) until senior year of high school. Teachers did little to nothing about it & a couple even joined in on a joke or two. Even in this day & age, bullying is NOT taken that seriously at all. It could be stopped pretty easily, if the school administration or even the government actually cared.
The upside down American flag in the classroom is a nice subtle touch. For those of you not in the know, the American flag upside down is a symbol of distress.
This song is based off a boy named Jeremy Delle, he was a sophomore at Richardson High School in Richardson, TX. Throughout most of his short life, his parents ignored him and were always quarreling. To make matters worse, each day at school, he was harassed and tormented by his entire class, and it drove him into a depression. Finally, on January 8, 1991, Jeremy walked into his classroom and shot himself in front of his entire class, leaving his classmates in shock and horror.
This was almost me at 13. My name is Jeremy. Thank you Eddie for bringing such great and valuable attention to these circumstances!! The devil almost won, but Jesus got to me first!! Im now 43. God bless you Eddie!!!
Soo my dad named me after this song when I was born in 96 and till this day I always thank him knowing how much meaning their is to this song, I went through bullying in school and when ever I was having a shitty day at work my pop's would play this song and tell me son you can overcome anything as long as you have a strong will and a strong heart nothing can break you🦾🦾
This video was so way ahead of it’s time. Kids don’t understand how much the absolute torment weighs on some kids. This song used to scare me but maybe we need to be more afraid of things like this. Such a relevant song.
Hopefully 20 years later wer'e teaching our kids to be kinder and inclusion is the way forward. So ahead of its time but so relevant. Its tough world for kids especially with so many neurodiversity and mental awareness. Let's hope we can teach our kids from our mistakes and right the wrongs
yeah we dont have social media then. I can only pity those who had nobody to talk to in the 90s many are being bullied and abused but they dont have avenue / platform
Everybody talks about this song but little we forget the young Jeremy in this video played by Trevor Wilson passed away from a tragic drowning accident in Puerto Rico in August 2016. He was 36 at the time of his passing. To mark the upcoming 25th anniversary of the video song, Pearl Jam also paid their tribute to Trevor Wilson. RIP
This song hits me a lot , i was bullied in school , I was beaten, verbally humiliated, ignored of everyone and even in this day i have a lot of scars, because of what i have to endure at school i have depression, and social anxiety ,only I know how much I suffered in school... So this song means a lot to me , because it speaks about the truth of nowadays
School was a hellish time. I had someone play a love related joke for 18 months, really questioned my life and wasn't suicidal but got up on a multi storey carpark and went out to the edge before security called me back. My mother sided with THE OTHER SIDE. Talk about farking abandoned. She still ALWAYS sides with the enemy, as evidenced in her brothers recent divorce. More friends with his ex than she had ever been. Her brothers wife was cheating on him with her boss who she previously called a narcissist, and even said "I can date whoever I want " straight to him. My mother will justify ANYONE almost to spite me. Even justified stalin putting people in gulags (80% were former nasi concentration camps where many were half stavred and often froze to death". Talk me into something to embarrass me in front of others that "I was wrong" as soon as I expressed the same opinion she talked me into. Good one day, arguing or turns on you the next. Me and my sister have talked about it and she'll be getting the appropriate nursing home. My sister has a nutrition elective as part of her psychology degree, and has realised years later with her own kids that some of her teenage problems were caused essentially by malnourishment. We ate so little and mom would always get good stuff for herself.
I think this is why pj is so relatable for so many of us. I was also tortured and lonely. this music made me feel understood and less alone. 30 years later, eddie is still a big part of my inside voice.
The most powerful music video ever made. As a kid, I always loved the style but never understood the importance of its message. As a grown man who's had a history of being bullied, I'm sobbing. Wow.
Also had a history of being bullied. Grew up tougher, trained hard and returned with a vengeance. I'm not sorry for anyone I smacked around, they had it coming. 40+ years old now, and still looking for a couple of them. That day will come, God forbid. Never too old for a beat-down, is my philosophy. :)
i never realized the reason he says “try to forget this” and “try to erase this” is because in the actual school where jeremy died, you’re not allowed to talk about him there.
I like that interpretation. Me, I thought it was a quick interjection of dark humour - "Try to erase THIS from the blackboard!" Assuming that it's easier to wipe off chalk than it is wiping off brains 🥴
@@dirtydan1116 yeah. I bet that if school wouldnt had put that rule, there would be less students taking about him. You know... If you tell to a kid "don't do that" the kid probably will be more curious to try it
It's frustrating to see how the entertainment industry operates. They're quick to censor videos that bring awareness to important issues like suicide and bullying, yet they allow explicit content like nudity and songs with explicit lyrics such as "WAP" to go uncensored. It's ironic and disheartening how these priorities seem to be skewed, favoring sensationalism over messages that could make a positive impact. I'll treasure this song until my dying day or until the end of my life, whichever comes first. At some point, I'll share this song with my children, using it as a powerful tool to teach them about resilience and standing up against bullying. It's more than just a song to me; it's a testament to perseverance and the importance of facing challenges head-on, no matter what obstacles may arise.
I think censorship in general is wrong. I don't know why you have to bring other pieces of art down to make a valid point. Also to point out that WAP would be much more scrutinized in 1992 than Jeremy. Obviously times have changed since then and if this song was released now it would not be controversial in the slightest, infact controversy is what made Jeremy so popular anyways.
A warning for this song, how shameful. After everything we've seen on this platform? UFC fighters beating the shit out of eachothers? All good, a song? BIG NO. Fuck youtube.
@@ihavebraindamage4445 If you think showing bare asses and talking about pussy is art, then you're seriously messed up. You completely missed my point. The issue is the blatant inconsistency in censorship. 'Jeremy' tackles serious issues like suicide and bullying and gets censored, while explicit content like 'WAP' is freely available, even to minors. Why is it censored to raise awareness about bullying and suicide but okay to show twerking and talk about sex and drugs without any warning? Just a reminder, kids are on TH-cam too, so there's that. It's not about times changing or what would be scrutinized in 1992 versus now. It's about the skewed priorities of the entertainment industry that favor sensationalism over important messages. It's frustrating and hypocritical, plain and simple.
“Jeremy spoke in class today”. Such powerful words. This song, although exciting and fuckin epic, some of these lyrics almost bring that sneaky tear to my eye.
Makes me think about my childhood, I hated school, fought all the time. Never learned anything good. School can define a person. Thinking of school still brings tears to my eyes.
@@jamief.8406 same here, and my parents were too busy paying attention to my younger brother to notice:/ i hate thinking about it. Hope you're doing ok now though.
Nobody ever talks about the song musically it’s always about the message, musically this is one of the most well put together sounds of instruments I’ve ever heard !
No one would like this song if it had any other music. Trust, just because you don't have those arrogant dudes hammering out this solo and that drum fill doesn't mean the music is unappreciated.
The acting by the young man playing Jeremy is superb. Very convincing and really makes you feel Jeremy's dark energy. The actor almost looks possessed. It's incredible.
When he's in that classroom and everyone is laughing at him the face he does is incredible acting. Overall he was perfect the facial expressions that showed the pain frustration and confusion of being a young kid in a chaotic household
My boyfriend use to sing this all the time. I used to think man he sings it so good with such passion. He took his life a year and a half into our relationship. I always come to YT to listen to this around his death date. RIP RKM 💜
Ijan Marcus yea but it still isn’t right to promote yourself on a song about a kid who through most of his life went through a hard time and literally killed himself at a very very young age. That’s not cool
@@SebastianGonzalez-vc8rj ... jeremy is not about one child story...it's more on society as a whole, in our way of thinking....don't take so personally.....
for a long time when I watched this video, I thought he had killed his classmates. I didn't know that he killed himself. The censored version doesn't make that clear. It just shows a kid coming into class with a gun. I didn't understand the story until I read some articles about the story.
I am a teacher and I really love this song. I haven't listened to this song in 20 or more years and the tears ran down my face again. Such passion, Eddie.
School shootings were unheard of at the time. There was the one "I don't like Mondays" was based on, but that wasn't really a school shooting as the girl was across the street in a house shooting out the window. There was one on a college campus in the 60s, I think in Texas. But I graduated hs in 87 and I'd never heard of even a single one.
One of the most beautiful thing about this song is that when you turn important events like this into art, then it becomes unforgettable and it lives forever. So whenever I listen to this song, I still mourn for Jeremy and all the Jeremys out there. Eddie is a brilliant singer and lyricist to turn this heartbreaking story into art. "Jeremy spoke in class today" is an heart-wrenching lyric that we still can relate considering the multiple school shootings in US since 1992.
My name is Jeremy. I was once Bullied in School for being different. It really sucks but I survived it. I love this song. Such a sad song. Eddie Vedder is an awesome songwriter.
Since people are saying the don't know the back story of this song here it is On January 8, 1991, Jeremy Delle, a 15-year-old sophomore, died by suicide with a Smith & Wesson model 19-4 .357 magnum revolver in front of his second-period English class. Delle was described by peers as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad". Delle was tardy that morning, and after going to his second-period class he was told to get an admittance slip from the school office for arriving late. Delle left the classroom, but instead of going to the school office he went to his locker where he had the revolver concealed, and returned to the classroom with it in his possession. Delle walked to the front of the classroom, and announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", he then put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react. Lisa Moore, a schoolmate, 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 January. 7th he wrote, "Later days." I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen." The incident inspired the Pearl jam song "Jeremy". The band's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, read a newspaper account of the incident and was moved to write the song almost immediately
It also has some influence from Vedder's own experience with a fellow classmate of his committing gun violence. "The second story the song is based on, involved a student that Vedder knew from his junior high school in San Diego, California. He elaborated further in a 1991 interview: 'I actually knew somebody in junior high school, in San Diego, California, that did the same thing, just about, didn't take his life but ended up shooting up an oceanography room. I remember being in the halls and hearing it and I had actually had altercations with this kid in the past. I was kind of a rebellious fifth-grader and I think we got in fights and stuff. So it's a bit about this kid named Jeremy and it's also a bit about a kid named Brian that I knew and I don't know...the song, I think it says a lot. I think it goes somewhere...and a lot of people interpret it different ways and it's just been recently that I've been talking about the true meaning behind it and I hope no one's offended and believe me, I think of Jeremy when I sing it.' "
This is still one of the saddest songs written for one of the saddest incidents. A child who gets that lonely to do something that drastic should NEVER EVER happen in this world. This sure is a cruel, cruel world we live in. Spread as much love as humanly possible. Lose arrogance and ego and poor attitudes because this is what's wrong with this world.
I kind of relate to Jeremy, bullied by everyone, had no one to talk to at home. Wanted to and tried to die, this song is really comforting in a painful way.
Fucking makes me cry, especially that part at the end. I think a lot of us can relate to what that kid went through. I think of Jeremy and wish I could give him a hug and let him know it will be okay eventually. You can even see in Eddie’s eyes in this video this song has deep meaning for him and that it’s more than just inspiration from something he read in the paper… you don’t pull a song like this out of you unless you feel it. Unless you’ve been there. I’m so grateful he is still with us and found an escape. It does get better. If you’re there now, whether you’re a kid in middle or high school, or you’re an adult and you’re feeling like the way Jeremy did, I can assure you it DOES get better…and that is coming from someone who has been through hell and back numerous times. My childhood was torture…horrendous abuse, I ran away from it all at 15, I had to deal with the mental impacts of it, I went CRAZY, I got roped into a cult for 2 years after running away from it all which just made it worse, and wanted to die so many times. I got bullied in school, I dropped out. I’ve felt like everybody hates me and that I am completely alone and have nothing, I’ve felt like I’m an annoyance and a burden to everyone, I’ve felt like I’m slave to depression and pain and that I would never be happy because it would never be in the cards for me and that everything would always fail, so why bother… none of that is true. You are NEVER alone, you are loved more than you know. There are so many people out there you don’t even know yet that love you and cherish your existence. Reach out, the internet is an amazing place to find help. People talk shit about it but hell, if you’re here and a PJ fan, go on tumblr to the Pearl Jam fan community and say you need a friend, we would love to be your friend. For me, I got by with music, and I found the REAL authentic Jesus (who I found just wants you as you are and loves you as you are and wants you to be authentic and will heal your every wound)…and He saved me, so patiently and lovingly like I have never experienced in my life. I’m just saying personal experience, I’m not trying to be preachy. My point is… I’ve been through so much shit and it got better. I DID start to heal, and good things - amazing, beautiful things - CAN and WILL happen. Don’t give up. It gets better, I promise you it does. People care. I care. We want you here. We want to see it all get better for you. You never know what tomorrow may bring… y’know, you could meet your soulmate, or get an opportunity to live out your dreams, or you could start to dream for the first time and that in itself is a miracle, you could find your best friend, you could get to witness a double rainbow, you could come across a puppy on the side of the road that needs you and becomes your best friend, there’s so much joy in life that you can and WILL experience if you stay… plus, MUSIC is a reason to stay. You are loved. I love you. Friggin’ Eddie Vedder loves you. God loves you. Your future friends love you mean it. The real you and all the little things that make you who you are, and all those little things are so special and precious, and whoever has stomped on them is wrong in every way, and is only acting like that because they don’t like themselves… not because of you. You are precious and so valuable the way you are. I love you! Reach out. Don’t give up. ❤️
From 0:40 to 1:12 has to go down in history as one of the best pieces of rock. The poetry of describing a normal kids drawing, arms raised in a V trained by scenes of murder, then he rolls in to an angry DADDYYY - goosebumps every time. Especially when you see Eddie Vedders face change from happy to anger
Had a friend in HS that took his own life.. great guy and was a beast at basketball.. some ppl hide their depression very well no one never seen it coming R.I.P to all of those who have fallen to depression
Yea, I remember when Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana first came on the scene. Hair bands faded away super fast :-) Looking back on it, the late 80s (1987, 88, 89) was a dreadful time for music. It was the peak of boybands, hairbands, and Yo' MTV Raps. The trifecta of sucky music.
He said in an interview that he thinks of Jeremy when he sings it, later in the video his eyes are red and he looks like hes about to cry as he's singing his heart out
Is this song about insest? Kinda sounds like this to me. But maybe I'm reading to much into what's happening on earth today. For some reason I'm having to listen over and over to hear the meaning of what's behind this very intriguing song.
@@cindymiller4194 No, it’s about a kid named Jeremy who horribly committed suicide in front of his teacher and classmates as a way out from bullying. This song’s message is about staying strong and finding healthy ways out of bad situations.
A few years ago, Lara Tolosa, a girl here in Argentina also shot herself in class due to the extreme bullying and today is the 3rd anniversary of her death. Rest in peace Lara and Jeremy, now two angels in the heaven :( ❤️
The fact he never looks at the camera is powerful. I think it signifies that we are not paying attention, that we are blind to our children crying out for help
@@didncozosksma4466 yeah, I can’t speak for Eddie of course but based on some things I’ve read about him and many of the live performances of this song, I think he related to the story on a personal level…being bullied in school and having a traumatic home life… he said at the Grammys he would’ve been that kid if not for music. I’m so thankful he is still with us. I just hate when people say the lyrics are distasteful because some people do say that and it’s ridiculous
2:38 always gets me. He tried his best to laugh along with them when they laugh at him and not let it get to him but the expression on his face is so painful. It really shows how cruel kids can be.
Today got bullied, they stole my longboard, threw water at me, not the first time, they did it for more than 2 years, i relate to this song cause in school i never fit in, and i had these thoughts, thanks pearl jam for making this song.
i lie and wait in a world different from yours, till you consume me we have parallel doors, once im inside i'll hijack your mind, take over your body which then becomes mine, locked in my world i'll leave you too sleep and your body is now mine which i shall keep, new in this body that is all mine, i experience this thing everyone calls time, in the world i am from there is no such thing, now im nothing but a dying earthling, from being immortal in a world without limits, i transferred my mind into a world that has minutes, all i can do is count down the hours, now that im stuck with these limited powers, IM FREAKING OUT IM LOSING THE PLOT, KNOWING I TRANSFERRED TOO A BODY THAT ROTTS!
*Lyrics:* At home Drawing pictures Of mountain tops With him on top Lemon yellow sun Arms raised in a V And the dead lay in pools of maroon below Daddy didn't give attention Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care King Jeremy The Wicked Ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Clearly I remember Pickin' on the boy Seemed a harmless little fuck But we unleashed a lion Gnashed his teeth And bit the recess lady's breast How could I forget And he hit me with a surprise left My jaw left hurting Dropped wide open Just like the day Oh, like the day I heard Daddy didn't give affection, no! And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear King Jeremy The Wicked Ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Try to forget this (try to forget this) Try to erase this (try to erase this) From the blackboard Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in, spoke in Jeremy spoke in, spoke in Jeremy spoke in class today (spoke in) (spoke in) (spoke in) (spoke in) (spoke in) (spoke in)
Think of a fucking sad video. 30 years later, I still cry watching it. I understand well what this boy went through. I lived and suffered a lot of that. R.I.P. Jeremy W.
I do too! :'( Being picked on and bullied tortures you inside and you don't know what to do. So my husband and I (who were picked on when we were younger) taught our children to defend themselves! Don't Touch Them! But the second they touch you? You beat the crap outta them! My husband used to wrestle with our two daughters and our son when they were little. I learned later it was his way of "bonding" with them especially the girls. That in turn taught all three of our kids how to defend themselves and that's exactly what happened. And the person who hit first got suspended because what our child did to the one who hit them was "self-defense!" It is a sad way to have to raise your kids, but if you don't teach them to defend themselves, the bullies will just keep on picking and picking until the child can't take no more! So they either act out by taking guns to school and shooting bullies and innoccent students, or they commit suicide, it's that bad for them! So there is my advice.TEACH YOUR KIDS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES! But instill it in their brain, DON'T HIT THEM UNTIL THEY HIT YOU FIRST! Then go off on them!~LuLu~
@@LuluMcRod62 Unfortunately the teachers and the vice principal didn't care about me getting teased and bullied in school. No, they can't suspend the jocks cause they gotta win the big game. Seriously, it's ridiculous. People don't pay attention to their children and this is what happens. Of course then, entertainment gets blamed for it, the reason du joir as to why a school tragedy happens. Smh, if families would just fucking LISTEN, maybe we'd have a better society
Yes, and bullying tells us something about the human condition. Interesting question, since all the zero tolerance and anti-bullying campaigns have been on the rise, do we think bullying is getting better or worse?
hurt people hurt people. Most don't realize how they affect others or how things affect them until its too late. There are those that derive pleasure from others suffering, but most people are turned into monsters. They weren't born that way.
My daughter was bullied unmercyfully at school. It drove her to despair. I did all I could but the school was no help. She's 31 now and a misery nurse in a school. She suviived. My heart goes out to all the Jeremy's. A wonderful song and tribute by a super band
Really? Well there, Clive...you should be ashamed of yourself for not teaching your own flesh 'n blood how to defend and stand up for herself. Did you stand up for her? You're probably a coward too; so, I guess the poor girl came by it through no fault of her own. Fucking pathetic.
@@scottadkins7322 well that's an interesting statement Scott. During this time my son died. My wife had a12 hour operation to remove a brain tumour. I had to look acre 2 girls while all this was going on. Believe me I can look after myself no problem even at 67 I'm fit as a fiddle and still work out. Don't judge until you know what you are talking about. As for your comments. Fucking pathetic was it ?
@@clivebennett7985 yeah, that guys been saying stuff to people all through the comments, he's just an asshole with nothing better to do with his time. I'm sure you genuinely did the best you could. Fuckin pathetic how some people have nothing to do but be assholes on TH-cam, isn't it? Anyway, hope you have a good day!
@@ConnorSentByCyberlif3 thank you so much. As I told him during this time my son died my wife had a 12 hour op on her brain to remove a tumour and I had two girls to look after. I did what I had to do . My wife is absolutely fine my daughter's have their own children now. Thanks for your support
@@clivebennett7985 sorry for your loss, but it's good to hear that the rest of your family is doing well. Pay no mind to people like scott, they aren't worth your time, they just want attention.
I am so glad they finally started putting up the full uncut video. This used to not show the gun in the mouth. And I think it's super impactful to keep it the way it is now.
Agreed. Even leaving the one profanity in it makes it more powerful. I hate how all these Leftists are trying to eliminate every mention of the word 'gun' or every image. No one with a brain is fooled. This video was powerful then & should be considered even more so nowadays....with the almost-ignored suicide rates of both elders & high-school kids, the latter due largely to that despicable & unnecessary Covid-sequestering.
I still remember seeing this for the first time, I was a teenager back then and this was some powerful stuff. No one would dare make a music video like this today, the 90’s were truly a different time.
80sbabytothecore1 I'd think anyone would who was ever bullied. Sry it happened to you too. Took my nearly 4 decades to get over it. Children can be so cruel.
I'm not going to go into details here but my childhood was so horrific due to bullying I can't remember it due to severe trauma so I feel what you're saying there.
Eddie Vedder is also taking responsibility and relating his own actions in taunting another student in his own school when he was young. This song is in part a tale of recognition and remorse......and a warning to other bullies that get their kicks from other people's pain. He's making a point that there are often reasons why people "tip over".... and some of it often has to do with inordinate pressures put upon them by others that severely stress them and affect the balance of their minds. Make no mistake: this is a cautionary tale. Treat everyone with kindness and respect.
About a year before this song came out, I was a 16 year old junior in high school and my 1st period teacher had to tell the class that a kid I used to hang out with had died the night before. It turned out he had shot himself in the head. We were not only friends, we were born on the exact same day. When this song came out it hit me hard and I thought of my friend. So yeah, this song has special meaning for me. Also, my name is Jeremy.
Well Jeremy looks like me you an Eddie have something in common we all lost a best friend mine was John I know him since we were 12 yrs old shot him self in the head To day is his birthday 6/8/65 Happy Birthday X11-b infantryman
@@tat2jitsu411 Mine was my best friend Henri. When we were both ten he was killed by his father. Our teacher told us he died from a made-up disease called "quick pneumonia." (I know, there is a quick form of pediatric pneumonia, but that's not what happened, and it's not what our teacher described.) His dad just beat him to death. He punched him so hard in his chest it injured his lungs, and he died in bed when the fluid built up so much he couldn't breathe. He suffocated slowly and in severe pain without medical attention. That was 1977 in rural Minnesota, and his dad was never prosecuted. Everyone knew what was going on. He had fresh black eyes and new bruises every week. He said he had to get hit (never that his dad hit him) because he mouthed off to Dad again. Everyone knew what really happened. (I spoke with a sheriff's homicide detective ~10 years later, and he opened a homicide investigation and read the pertinent part of the autopsy report to me. That's how I know what happened, and how I know the Wright County medical examiner and sheriff's department also knew but did nothing.) Not exactly on-point with this thread, but I guess bullying isn't the only way to torment a kid, and suicide isn't the only horrific way to die. But in my life, the only person I've ever known who was bullied worse than me was Henri. His beatings I now realize had caused brain damage, and he was kinda low functioning. (I didn't have that insight when I was ten.) Even our teachers found ways to be cruel to him. Even I did. I'm told that's common among kids who are lowest in the social hierarchy and bullied. It doesn't make me feel any better though. Henri never did it to me. Try to erase that from my blackboard.
The beginning of the song with all of the newspaper clippings from tragic events that happened over the years, was the part that really got my attention. The world can be an unjust place, this is why music is here to help. Edit: Thank you too everyone who liked this comment. This really means a lot to me!
Soph O If it's relevant just because it talks about someone being depressed and committing suicide then why is it only relevant NOW? People have always killed themselves. Face it, your comment was dumb and trying to twist the meaning to fit your inaccurate narrative. You shut the fuck up.
+TraceVandal but kids starting to commit suicide, I'd say, is a bigger issue NOW than ever. Which is why this song is important. Not that it has never been or anything. And no, I'm not going to shut the fuck up. You came onto my comment rude as shit.
@@DiamondGirl333 Yes some internalize and some externalize, if untreated and not given tools to help the behaviors and emotionality it often implodes a persons soul one way or another.
My husband sings this to my son because they're both named Jeremy. I'm just now actually listening to the song and I don't know how I feel about it. It's beautiful 😢
Erike1999 which begs the question, when will the bully stop? If he/she doesn't stop bullying the other person, who's to say that they won't feel depressed again?
NotHarold Most bullies feel insecure inside, and start bullying kids that don't stand up for theirselves. People should teach these bullied kids to stand up for theirselves and not be insecure. Rather than punishing bullies.
Trying to stop the bullies, in my experience, enables them to exploit the bullied in new, creative ways. School administrations are simply putting bandaids on the issue since they don't understand the underlying cause of the problem or how it truly functions thanks to the way it's classically displayed in the media.
Erika 1999 , Edward Mortimer-Tsushima I don't think bullying will ever go away, at school, at home, at work, or online. I guess the best solution is to ignore the bully, you could bully them back, or, if it's in real life, beat the shit out of them (might get assault charges though).
I love the lyrics "King Jeremy the wicked ruled his world." It brings a sense of mysticism and surrealism to such a heavy and distressing topic. RIP. I hope there's more justice in the next life.
Yeah being constantly shit on and not accepted for whatever reason is a really horrible thing. Doesn't justify violence but I can tell you I definitely understand why some people resort to that. Hell in my case the teachers were at best complicit and at worst participating.
It still happens today. Ignorance is mostly the cause. The world is a brutal place. Some just can’t see past their own blinders. That or live sheltered lives and don’t care what happens outside their own bubble. This will never change.
+Raul Hernandez Turn the negative energy into positive, then make something of yourself and /lol at the jerks who tried to hold you down. That'll be the best thing to do! And you'll meet friends soon enough, hang out, be happy. Positive thoughts create positive results! :)
It has to be one of the most artistic videos of the era, if not all-time. It is SO well composed (visually), the editing is excellent, the lighting is EXCELLENT. No wonder it won Video of the Year. It is insanely good. And that isn't even taking into account that the SONG itself is amazing!
I see a lot of comments condemning Eddies version of Jeremy. Yes, Jeremys mom stated that multiple parts of this song did not shine light on Jeremys home life. I believe that Eddies message was that bullying is wrong and you never know what somebody is truly going through. To me this is a song that states we should be kind to everyone.
Parents never truly know what’s going on with their kids if they aren’t willing to litsen. If his parents were “amazing” this probably wouldn’t have happened. He would have had an outlet but he didn’t. They are just as at fault as the kids who bullied him and the absent teachers. Jeremy deserved so much better from everyone
This song really speaks to me. I was bullied throughout my life when I was in school. Wish I could have been there for this kid to save him. Fortunately, I pulled through, but it wasn't easy. I wouldn't wish the same fate on anyone.
This is actually art. The lyrics, the video, Eddies voice, the message, the music, all comes together to make this such a phenomenal song. “Art is meant to disturb the comfortable, and comfort the disturbed.” This song perfectly encapsulates that. It’s truly a heartbreaking masterpiece.
so in '92 I was in 6th grade and i went thru basically what jeremy went thru here. so when i saw this, it became my favorite video that year and i was so happy at the ending. keep in mind that in '92 there were NO school "counselors" nor mentors like today. nobody thought things like this would happen back then. ofc TODAY i wouldnt laugh or breath a sigh of relief NOW but i can sympathize with ppl who do. lest you been theu it, you wouldnt understand
+cs chaka It's near the top of any genre of music in general because it speaks of a topic that is meaningful, not just some weird crap that a singer is talking about because he's high on drugs, or someone rapping about ho's he is pimping, or drugs he's smoking, or some girl singing about kissing another girl and how she liked it...
+Steve C. Love your comment most of music is bout the old shot bitches and Holes and about how bad they are compared to other, they all say the same old shut! and I still hear the same every city I go to why don't we take them all and put them together and let them of all races kill each other and we would get rid of a lot of problem s in our cities
![PURPEECH - นี่ฉันเองคนที่... (It's me) [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuhHd0hOOg8/mqdefault.jpg)
“Try to erase this from the blackboard” has to be one of the chilling lines ever written.
So chilling
"Jeremy spoke in class today" obviously meaning he spoke with his actions... better imo
@@yeahyeahbutnahExactly how I see it, too
It’s talking about his brains being on the blackboard
One of the most disturbing and cruel real lines ever written. The reality smashing our ears
I was 17 when this song was released. It was played a million times a day on MTV. Eddie Vedder is a genius song writer. He dared to bring this kid's suicide to light in a time when mental health was a stigma. No one ever spoke about these issues in 1992 but he felt the need to tell the story of that young man. At the time I didn't know it was a real story, but when I found out, I loved the song even more.
I thought this looked familiar. I was too young to watch MTV, in the 90's lmao!
I think it's definitely one of the most culturally important music videos to come out of that time period, about a topic that has always been and will always need to be talked about openly. I do kind of wish though that the real Jeremy didn't end up getting doxxed to the entire world, because there's no way of knowing if that's what he would have wanted.
Unfortunately alot of songs the era used fir lyrics were from iconoclastic residents thar lived there. Since music lyrics can be stolen super easy.
I didn’t know this was a real story until this comment
@@boudicaastorm4540 His family has said the song brought a lot of pain and unwanted attention, as well as doesn't accurately portray the young victim. It's important to look up his story as well as understand the song is more symbolic and also some self inserts from the songwriters own troubles.
I'm a teacher and I really love this song. Whenever I have troubling students, I always think of Jeremy.
We can learn from his story.
Out of all the crap he had to go through, the straw that broke the camels back was his teacher asking him to get a slip. I always remember that and I always give the kids a break. We dont know what's going on at home, so we should give them a break. School is not supposed to be a prison.
Can you be my teacher? Please?
And my teacher?
🖤
If only my teachers were like you
@@Teopae the best teachers live by "be the person you needed when you were a kid". I tell myself that every day. I bring snacks, buy little gifts, small special things because I would have liked it when I was a kid.
As a kid who was bullied in school for being "weird" for being silent, shaky, lonely & misunderstood. I'll always be thankful for this song. Cured my depression
Stay strong my friend.
Take care my friend!
I love how the song is from the perspective of a classmate who witnessed the horror of Jeremy's final moment. Eddie did an incredible job with the lyrics but even more importantly the tone. I could just imagine a kid going home to his parents and being so traumatized that all they could utter was "Jeremy spoke in class today."
I did a deep dive on the true story of Jeremy, as well as the inspiration. Jeremy Wade has just switched schools. He was not being bullied. He had been battling severe depression, was an introvert and was dealing with his parents separation. Losing his friends from his previous school, losing his parents marriage, and feeling totally alone because of all of his battles, it was just too much. The bullying part of the song, was inspired by Vedders own recollection's of bullying a kid named Brian, when he was around the age of Jeremy. Later, Vedder heard that Brian, had shot up a Science building, where people would go to look at space and planets, etc.. not a school, but separate building. Vedder saw the story of Jeremy, in a very small, 1991 news article. Emotions came flooding in and his own thoughts and guilt inspired him to take the tiny news article about a kids death, and blow it up into a song with now legendary status. He wanted to bring meaning to the lives of all of the Jeremy's out there.
@@ellieispurple5691wrong jeremy look up jeremy delle
@@okayibelieveyou9330 His full name was Jeremy Wade Delle
@@ellieispurple5691Wow I did not know that. Thank you for that.
@@ellieispurple5691the point is how many Jeremies or Brians there are in America, children who struggle alone without any support, that are too young to be able to express their feelings. To me, the point of this song is to showcase the lack of empathy, the cruel and cold judgement, and comments people make on children without realising the impact of their words and acts. If we are not taught how to love, appreciate and respect at a young age, then neither should we get taught how to hate and reject.
R.I.P. Trevor Wilson, the actor who played Jeremy. He died in 2016 in a drowning accident in Puerto Rico. He was 36. Thank you Trevor 🙏
RIP Sir 🙏
Damn! RIP Man, and thank you for an outstanding performance.
Cortana Is Awesome F he was a great actor here
:$(
How did he die
Never censor this version...it needs to be seen...to be understood...
i’ve always hated the censored version. so many younger people who’ve found it don’t know if he k***ed his classmates or himself. sad.
What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: th-cam.com/video/ZHxviv5V6YI/w-d-xo.html Very well done!
Agreed
Very eloquently put. Agreed 1000!!
Absolutely. As a youth, it was never clear to me if he killed himself or the other kids.
I was bullied in school and still wear the physical and emotional scars. This song was my catharsis. I can't thank this band enough.
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Współczuję.
Thanks for telling your story.
Take care!
This song gives power and is very inspirational.
"Ouuuho-ah ah ah ah ah ah ou!"
Me too . I loved this song. I feel it said everything I was feeling
Being a Ginger👩🏻🦰 I automatically was picked on sometimes🖕🏻Sorry you were too🙁 Great 🎶song btw~ PJ♾
The boy struggling for his parents' attention is one of the most heartbreaking scenes ever.
Happens a lot. I wish couples would really research themselves to see if they would actually be good parents before planning on having children.
@@kimmyball4961 Hmm. A planned parenthood. What a horrible, librul idea. /sarc, yes
Yea it hurts especially when your mother is the only person you had after grandad past away . But the only thing she gives you is a few harsh words and a slap for your troubles
Actually this song is pretty inaccurate to Jeremy's home life, do a little research and his parents were decent people
The most horrible thing is that this is based off a true story
This is, arguably, Eddie’s best vocal performance.
Blacks better
Also, seriously, he's beautiful here. The hair, the shadows, the emotions all over his face..
@@samcampling4048 naw
he has multiple of them honestly. black, even flow, do the evolution, oceans, they're all the best.
I had not heard this song in years and I have to agree; arguably the best vocals Eddie has ever done. One of THEE most powerful singers in music.
30 years later and this song is more relevant than ever
I cry now realizing that if I showed this to my 9 year old she would be relieved that the boy only shot himself. The necessity for shooting drills has jaded our children.
@@BelleMoonbeam You're saying that shooting drills aren't neccesary?
So relevant.
@@Asian_Kid they are relevant but it sucks that america has to have them in the first place
@@Asian_KidI think the point she was making was that it's sad that kids now would be relieved that Jeremy only shot himself and not the whole class. And yes, that is fucked up on multiple levels but she's not wrong.
Bullying is not and will never be a joke or something fun! Bullying is a crime.
It took me until I was grown & learned that one state had started allowing kids to call police on their bullies....to even think of it as a crime. I was bullied from nursery school (yes, met my first demon there, named Daryl) until senior year of high school. Teachers did little to nothing about it & a couple even joined in on a joke or two. Even in this day & age, bullying is NOT taken that seriously at all. It could be stopped pretty easily, if the school administration or even the government actually cared.
@@taracollins5597 stay strong and take care!
You can say whatever you want, but this song is and always will be legendary
Eddy veder has one of the best voices of all time
It came true in Michigan recently, and has many other times...
You can say whatever you want, but cheirinho.
@@leonerock KKKKKKK VSF
Please tell me when has anyone ever had a bad thing to say about it in the first place?
The upside down American flag in the classroom is a nice subtle touch. For those of you not in the know, the American flag upside down is a symbol of distress.
I never noticed that
Also were they doing the nazi salute?
@@goodolejdog652 Back in the day, like 100 years ago, they used to hold their arms out like that during the pledge.
@@flythislol that makes since.
@flythislol wow! I did not know that. I was born in the 80s but we held our hand over out just like the anthem. You learn something new everyday
This song is based off a boy named Jeremy Delle, he was a sophomore at Richardson High School in Richardson, TX. Throughout most of his short life, his parents ignored him and were always quarreling. To make matters worse, each day at school, he was harassed and tormented by his entire class, and it drove him into a depression. Finally, on January 8, 1991, Jeremy walked into his classroom and shot himself in front of his entire class, leaving his classmates in shock and horror.
I live in Richardson Texas and actually went to a school very close to Jeremy’s so this song hits different for me.
Today is the 32-year anniversary. It’s still fucking tragic. RIP Jeremy Wade Delle.
I know this kind of pain far too well
This is all false. Jeremy was battling depression, and wasn't bullied.
@@16BitDungeon Actually, he was bullied.
This was almost me at 13. My name is Jeremy. Thank you Eddie for bringing such great and valuable attention to these circumstances!! The devil almost won, but Jesus got to me first!!
Im now 43.
God bless you Eddie!!!
Thank God!!❤
Thank god
I'm glad you are doing better now! You deserve every luck in the world❤
Christ is King 🙏
Bless the fact you alive brother ♥️
Soo my dad named me after this song when I was born in 96 and till this day I always thank him knowing how much meaning their is to this song, I went through bullying in school and when ever I was having a shitty day at work my pop's would play this song and tell me son you can overcome anything as long as you have a strong will and a strong heart nothing can break you🦾🦾
You have such an amazing dad. I wish I had family like that especially my mom.
It’s a great name.
This is the most wholesome thing I’ve read
❤
Crazy how we have the same first and last name, but also birth year as I was also born 1996
This video was so way ahead of it’s time. Kids don’t understand how much the absolute torment weighs on some kids. This song used to scare me but maybe we need to be more afraid of things like this. Such a relevant song.
Factory/Prison schools.
Hopefully 20 years later wer'e teaching our kids to be kinder and inclusion is the way forward. So ahead of its time but so relevant. Its tough world for kids especially with so many neurodiversity and mental awareness. Let's hope we can teach our kids from our mistakes and right the wrongs
O negócio não é pra ser o loui é viver a loucura!!! Só
The problem is kids don’t have the capacity to know until they’re older. Some grow out of it and apologize. Others stay that way.
yeah we dont have social media then. I can only pity those who had nobody to talk to in the 90s many are being bullied and abused but they dont have avenue / platform
Everybody talks about this song but little we forget the young Jeremy in this video played by Trevor Wilson passed away from a tragic drowning accident in Puerto Rico in August 2016. He was 36 at the time of his passing. To mark the upcoming 25th anniversary of the video song, Pearl Jam also paid their tribute to Trevor Wilson. RIP
Non on l oublie pas à un moment de notre vie on a été comme lui
@@faridbaiata The original post is talking about the ACTOR of jeremy in this video passed away
I’m so glad you put a tribute to this guy who passed doing what Eddie loves doing ❤🏄♂️
This song hits me a lot , i was bullied in school , I was beaten, verbally humiliated, ignored of everyone and even in this day i have a lot of scars, because of what i have to endure at school i have depression, and social anxiety ,only I know how much I suffered
in school...
So this song means a lot to me , because it speaks about the truth of nowadays
School was a hellish time. I had someone play a love related joke for 18 months, really questioned my life and wasn't suicidal but got up on a multi storey carpark and went out to the edge before security called me back. My mother sided with THE OTHER SIDE. Talk about farking abandoned. She still ALWAYS sides with the enemy, as evidenced in her brothers recent divorce. More friends with his ex than she had ever been. Her brothers wife was cheating on him with her boss who she previously called a narcissist, and even said "I can date whoever I want " straight to him. My mother will justify ANYONE almost to spite me. Even justified stalin putting people in gulags (80% were former nasi concentration camps where many were half stavred and often froze to death". Talk me into something to embarrass me in front of others that "I was wrong" as soon as I expressed the same opinion she talked me into. Good one day, arguing or turns on you the next. Me and my sister have talked about it and she'll be getting the appropriate nursing home. My sister has a nutrition elective as part of her psychology degree, and has realised years later with her own kids that some of her teenage problems were caused essentially by malnourishment. We ate so little and mom would always get good stuff for herself.
I'm so sorry to both of you for what you went through at school, you are DESERVING!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Hello sir. You are strong. Very strong! Keep going 😊
I think this is why pj is so relatable for so many of us. I was also tortured and lonely. this music made me feel understood and less alone. 30 years later, eddie is still a big part of my inside voice.
Bullying continues way into adulthood too within communities, workforce etc. it’s usually the same people doing it their entire lives
The most powerful music video ever made. As a kid, I always loved the style but never understood the importance of its message. As a grown man who's had a history of being bullied, I'm sobbing. Wow.
I’m sorry people are asshole, you didn’t deserve that 💙
Also had a history of being bullied. Grew up tougher, trained hard and returned with a vengeance. I'm not sorry for anyone I smacked around, they had it coming. 40+ years old now, and still looking for a couple of them. That day will come, God forbid. Never too old for a beat-down, is my philosophy. :)
Yes, makes me cry.
@@nostromov7892 what if you get beat
The most powerful music video ever. It changed MY LIFE, im crying right now I'm shaking omg
R.I.P. Jeremy W. Delle. Today, 31 years ago this tragedy found place. I 'm thinking of you and hope that you've found your peace...
R.I.P Trevor Wilson
Oh man I didnt know that was real. Dang
@@vdog4799 yea, this song talks about a TRUE event
i never realized the reason he says “try to forget this” and “try to erase this” is because in the actual school where jeremy died, you’re not allowed to talk about him there.
That's a goofy ass rule that I'm sure every student has broken
I like that interpretation. Me, I thought it was a quick interjection of dark humour - "Try to erase THIS from the blackboard!"
Assuming that it's easier to wipe off chalk than it is wiping off brains 🥴
@@dirtydan1116 yeah. I bet that if school wouldnt had put that rule, there would be less students taking about him. You know... If you tell to a kid "don't do that" the kid probably will be more curious to try it
@@shiftydenny7824 your interpretation is the right one.
I see why Eddie looks at the camera when he says it now👍👍
It's frustrating to see how the entertainment industry operates. They're quick to censor videos that bring awareness to important issues like suicide and bullying, yet they allow explicit content like nudity and songs with explicit lyrics such as "WAP" to go uncensored. It's ironic and disheartening how these priorities seem to be skewed, favoring sensationalism over messages that could make a positive impact.
I'll treasure this song until my dying day or until the end of my life, whichever comes first. At some point, I'll share this song with my children, using it as a powerful tool to teach them about resilience and standing up against bullying. It's more than just a song to me; it's a testament to perseverance and the importance of facing challenges head-on, no matter what obstacles may arise.
amen.
I think censorship in general is wrong. I don't know why you have to bring other pieces of art down to make a valid point. Also to point out that WAP would be much more scrutinized in 1992 than Jeremy. Obviously times have changed since then and if this song was released now it would not be controversial in the slightest, infact controversy is what made Jeremy so popular anyways.
A warning for this song, how shameful. After everything we've seen on this platform? UFC fighters beating the shit out of eachothers? All good, a song? BIG NO. Fuck youtube.
Entertainment industry belongs to circle of sorathic satnists, there´s nothing to wonder...
@@ihavebraindamage4445 If you think showing bare asses and talking about pussy is art, then you're seriously messed up. You completely missed my point. The issue is the blatant inconsistency in censorship. 'Jeremy' tackles serious issues like suicide and bullying and gets censored, while explicit content like 'WAP' is freely available, even to minors. Why is it censored to raise awareness about bullying and suicide but okay to show twerking and talk about sex and drugs without any warning? Just a reminder, kids are on TH-cam too, so there's that. It's not about times changing or what would be scrutinized in 1992 versus now. It's about the skewed priorities of the entertainment industry that favor sensationalism over important messages. It's frustrating and hypocritical, plain and simple.
“Jeremy spoke in class today”. Such powerful words. This song, although exciting and fuckin epic, some of these lyrics almost bring that sneaky tear to my eye.
Me too😪😪
Makes me think about my childhood, I hated school, fought all the time. Never learned anything good. School can define a person. Thinking of school still brings tears to my eyes.
@@cowboys4life702 I got bullied on almost a daily basis
@@jamief.8406 Each day is a new day
@@jamief.8406 same here, and my parents were too busy paying attention to my younger brother to notice:/ i hate thinking about it. Hope you're doing ok now though.
Nobody ever talks about the song musically it’s always about the message, musically this is one of the most well put together sounds of instruments I’ve ever heard !
Exactly!
No one would like this song if it had any other music. Trust, just because you don't have those arrogant dudes hammering out this solo and that drum fill doesn't mean the music is unappreciated.
Amen eddy Vedder has the most stunning amazing voice, beautiful!!!
It's perfect
@@carolynanderson9737 and the way he does his eyes...oh my!
The acting by the young man playing Jeremy is superb. Very convincing and really makes you feel Jeremy's dark energy. The actor almost looks possessed. It's incredible.
Best performance by a child in a music video.
@@techshabby0001 The video was added 13 years ago but the song is from 1991. Unfortunately the actor died in 2016 from drowning.
When he's in that classroom and everyone is laughing at him the face he does is incredible acting. Overall he was perfect the facial expressions that showed the pain frustration and confusion of being a young kid in a chaotic household
Exactly what I was thinking! It was a fantastic performance
@@dzfaz : really? what was the source?
My boyfriend use to sing this all the time. I used to think man he sings it so good with such passion. He took his life a year and a half into our relationship. I always come to YT to listen to this around his death date. RIP RKM 💜
Hope you are doing ok 🙏 x
So sorry for your loss 😇❤️🩹🌹💔
@@laurawatters914so sorry for your loss
Melissa, I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you..are surrounded by people who love you xx
Nossa, por que ?
This song is a masterpiece.
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try this one, you'll like it
Ijan Marcus are you really gonna self promote on a song about a kid who killed himself?
@@larrydean1777 songs are a form of freedom of expression....
Ijan Marcus yea but it still isn’t right to promote yourself on a song about a kid who through most of his life went through a hard time and literally killed himself at a very very young age. That’s not cool
@@SebastianGonzalez-vc8rj ... jeremy is not about one child story...it's more on society as a whole, in our way of thinking....don't take so personally.....
Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!!!!!
Agreed.
True
And it’s sad every year there is multiple school shooting in America. More then any country in the world.
Every student grade 1-12 should be told and showed this story.
90s RULE 💯🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
This song has much more impact with the uncensored videoclip.
It's uncensored now, I don't know what made them edit it back, but I like it.
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youtube .... ERIC HORVITZ BLACK
agreed
for a long time when I watched this video, I thought he had killed his classmates. I didn't know that he killed himself. The censored version doesn't make that clear. It just shows a kid coming into class with a gun. I didn't understand the story until I read some articles about the story.
This song is a prime example of why you shouldn't bully people because you never going behind behind closed doors.
I am a teacher and I really love this song. I haven't listened to this song in 20 or more years and the tears ran down my face again. Such passion, Eddie.
Stay vigilant of the students like Jeremy. You could save a life. Thank you for being a teacher esp during such a trying time. Be well!
Impossível não chorar.
💕💕💕
School shootings were unheard of at the time. There was the one "I don't like Mondays" was based on, but that wasn't really a school shooting as the girl was across the street in a house shooting out the window. There was one on a college campus in the 60s, I think in Texas. But I graduated hs in 87 and I'd never heard of even a single one.
Same here 😭
One of the most beautiful thing about this song is that when you turn important events like this into art, then it becomes unforgettable and it lives forever. So whenever I listen to this song, I still mourn for Jeremy and all the Jeremys out there. Eddie is a brilliant singer and lyricist to turn this heartbreaking story into art. "Jeremy spoke in class today" is an heart-wrenching lyric that we still can relate considering the multiple school shootings in US since 1992.
The perspective is from one of Jeremy's tormentors who tried to bully him.
Jeremy shot himself not his classmates.
And shootings have gone done in schools since 92
My heart aches not just for Jeremy, but the others in this world like Jeremy…
I relate to this song. Had similar problems
Yeah, nice profile pic too btw
Now they have turned the gun around to spread their pain
@@sarahbuckley2100 Same
1 000 раз - Да.! ❤😢😢 - JoysticK.
Every time the song ends, i give my son a hug. He never understands why, but that's not the point. I want him to feel loved and not go down that road.
My name is Jeremy. I was once Bullied in School for being different. It really sucks but I survived it. I love this song. Such a sad song. Eddie Vedder is an awesome songwriter.
your not alone, I am Jeremy too, also bullied in school, Us Jeremy's must unite!!!
My name's Jeremy Eddie Vetter could make great music.100 4 ever
I love different. You guys are who make the world awesome 👍
Me too and I completely understand
Cheers to all us Jeremys!
We survived this shit to take care of the Jeremys to follow.
Stay safe, healthy and most of all: happy
Every single song of that album was brilliant
Agreed. To me, this one was the most moving.
10 ! was awesome
Indeed! I loved the album and still have the cd
Honestly never listened to Ten all the way through, I usual track skip songs I don't like. What are some good pearl jam songs you would recommend?
+Valve Pipe black, oceans, and porch, are great!
Since people are saying the don't know the back story of this song here it is
On January 8, 1991, Jeremy Delle, a 15-year-old sophomore, died by suicide with a Smith & Wesson model 19-4 .357 magnum revolver in front of his second-period English class. Delle was described by peers as "real quiet" and known for "acting sad". Delle was tardy that morning, and after going to his second-period class he was told to get an admittance slip from the school office for arriving late. Delle left the classroom, but instead of going to the school office he went to his locker where he had the revolver concealed, and returned to the classroom with it in his possession. Delle walked to the front of the classroom, and announced "Miss, I got what I really went for", he then put the barrel of the firearm in his mouth, and pulled the trigger before his teacher or classmates could react. Lisa Moore, a schoolmate, 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 January. 7th he wrote, "Later days." I didn't know what to make of it. But I never thought this would happen." The incident inspired the Pearl jam song "Jeremy". The band's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, read a newspaper account of the incident and was moved to write the song almost immediately
thank u so much for that, I've never felt this song more
It also has some influence from Vedder's own experience with a fellow classmate of his committing gun violence.
"The second story the song is based on, involved a student that Vedder knew from his junior high school in San Diego, California. He elaborated further in a 1991 interview:
'I actually knew somebody in junior high school, in San Diego, California, that did the same thing, just about, didn't take his life but ended up shooting up an oceanography room. I remember being in the halls and hearing it and I had actually had altercations with this kid in the past. I was kind of a rebellious fifth-grader and I think we got in fights and stuff. So it's a bit about this kid named Jeremy and it's also a bit about a kid named Brian that I knew and I don't know...the song, I think it says a lot. I think it goes somewhere...and a lot of people interpret it different ways and it's just been recently that I've been talking about the true meaning behind it and I hope no one's offended and believe me, I think of Jeremy when I sing it.' "
It was indeed a sad day for all of us that were there in school that day. I vividly remember the noise of the shot and the screams afterwards.
Thx but you ripped that from wikipedia
@@professionalgamer4678 no shit shirlock never said I didn't but I also know the back story without stealing it I did that because no one knows
This is still one of the saddest songs written for one of the saddest incidents. A child who gets that lonely to do something that drastic should NEVER EVER happen in this world. This sure is a cruel, cruel world we live in. Spread as much love as humanly possible. Lose arrogance and ego and poor attitudes because this is what's wrong with this world.
No autotune, no attitude, no fancy clothes. Just jeans and t-shirts plus an amazing amount of talent
It is part of the marketing!
not even hair comb
And someone that cant carry a tune
Copycat comment!
@J G Harris Consulting Haaahaaa I was just about to say that Eddie had plenty of attitude... but I forgive him lol
This is one of the most powerful songs and videos of all time.
It's very depressing, almost hard to watch and listen to but at the same time it's so beautiful that you can't resist.
I kind of relate to Jeremy, bullied by everyone, had no one to talk to at home. Wanted to and tried to die, this song is really comforting in a painful way.
Very,very true.
Fucking makes me cry, especially that part at the end. I think a lot of us can relate to what that kid went through. I think of Jeremy and wish I could give him a hug and let him know it will be okay eventually. You can even see in Eddie’s eyes in this video this song has deep meaning for him and that it’s more than just inspiration from something he read in the paper… you don’t pull a song like this out of you unless you feel it. Unless you’ve been there. I’m so grateful he is still with us and found an escape. It does get better. If you’re there now, whether you’re a kid in middle or high school, or you’re an adult and you’re feeling like the way Jeremy did, I can assure you it DOES get better…and that is coming from someone who has been through hell and back numerous times. My childhood was torture…horrendous abuse, I ran away from it all at 15, I had to deal with the mental impacts of it, I went CRAZY, I got roped into a cult for 2 years after running away from it all which just made it worse, and wanted to die so many times. I got bullied in school, I dropped out. I’ve felt like everybody hates me and that I am completely alone and have nothing, I’ve felt like I’m an annoyance and a burden to everyone, I’ve felt like I’m slave to depression and pain and that I would never be happy because it would never be in the cards for me and that everything would always fail, so why bother… none of that is true. You are NEVER alone, you are loved more than you know. There are so many people out there you don’t even know yet that love you and cherish your existence. Reach out, the internet is an amazing place to find help. People talk shit about it but hell, if you’re here and a PJ fan, go on tumblr to the Pearl Jam fan community and say you need a friend, we would love to be your friend. For me, I got by with music, and I found the REAL authentic Jesus (who I found just wants you as you are and loves you as you are and wants you to be authentic and will heal your every wound)…and He saved me, so patiently and lovingly like I have never experienced in my life. I’m just saying personal experience, I’m not trying to be preachy. My point is… I’ve been through so much shit and it got better. I DID start to heal, and good things - amazing, beautiful things - CAN and WILL happen. Don’t give up. It gets better, I promise you it does. People care. I care. We want you here. We want to see it all get better for you. You never know what tomorrow may bring… y’know, you could meet your soulmate, or get an opportunity to live out your dreams, or you could start to dream for the first time and that in itself is a miracle, you could find your best friend, you could get to witness a double rainbow, you could come across a puppy on the side of the road that needs you and becomes your best friend, there’s so much joy in life that you can and WILL experience if you stay… plus, MUSIC is a reason to stay. You are loved. I love you. Friggin’ Eddie Vedder loves you. God loves you. Your future friends love you mean it. The real you and all the little things that make you who you are, and all those little things are so special and precious, and whoever has stomped on them is wrong in every way, and is only acting like that because they don’t like themselves… not because of you. You are precious and so valuable the way you are. I love you! Reach out. Don’t give up. ❤️
I loved this ♡
I needed to read that thank you
@@josephjamieson5601 ❤️❤️❤️
Literally the best comment I have ever seen, Thank you 🥰 I actually feel alot better
Thank you for sharing your truth and letting it support others. Your words touched me as I read them. 💖
This song has always shook me to the core. Still so meaningful all these decades later.
unfortunately, yes, still meaningful and relevant. :(
From 0:40 to 1:12 has to go down in history as one of the best pieces of rock. The poetry of describing a normal kids drawing, arms raised in a V trained by scenes of murder, then he rolls in to an angry DADDYYY - goosebumps every time. Especially when you see Eddie Vedders face change from happy to anger
Yes! It’s a quintessential grunge sound of calm and then loud and angry.
Yes! It’s a quintessential grunge sound of calm and then loud and angry.
Yeah it's tragically beautiful
Oh My God!!! It's been 32 years and this song still hurts.
Rest in peace Jeremy and Trevor ✝️✝️
who was trevor?
@@nikojx I think it was the actor who played Jeremy in this music video, sad man.
@@rubyzombiesniper3699 thank you for letting me know, may they rest in peace.
@@nikojxHe died in an unfortunate drowning accident. May he rest in our hearts 🕊️
Hello, im not from America. Can you explain me who was Jeremy? I dont know the history of this song but is amazing
Song played on the radio today, couldn't help but sing and cry along to it as the viscous cycle continues.
SHALOM!!!
Had a friend in HS that took his own life.. great guy and was a beast at basketball.. some ppl hide their depression very well no one never seen it coming R.I.P to all of those who have fallen to depression
sorry for your loss
To all the "Jeremy's" out there....we still care
I wish we on the nation level actually did care for ALL people's well being. Can we say that people really do anywhere without lying to ourselves?
Think about them every day.
Yea, I remember when Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana first came on the scene. Hair bands faded away super fast :-) Looking back on it, the late 80s (1987, 88, 89) was a dreadful time for music. It was the peak of boybands, hairbands, and Yo' MTV Raps. The trifecta of sucky music.
My name is Jeremy and I love this song
thanks
Eddie put so much feeling into his voice, his face shows. Brilliant. Always has been.
He said in an interview that he thinks of Jeremy when he sings it, later in the video his eyes are red and he looks like hes about to cry as he's singing his heart out
Is this song about insest?
Kinda sounds like this to me. But maybe I'm reading to much into what's happening on earth today. For some reason I'm having to listen over and over to hear the meaning of what's behind this very intriguing song.
@@cindymiller4194 It has nothing to do with incest
@@cindymiller4194 No, it’s about a kid named Jeremy who horribly committed suicide in front of his teacher and classmates as a way out from bullying. This song’s message is about staying strong and finding healthy ways out of bad situations.
"Jeremy" is based on Jeremy Wade Delle, a fifteen year old who shot himself in front of his second-period English class with a .357 magnum
And now an 11-year old kid shot himself during a live zoom class.
@@NotACutie WHAT? oh fuck, that is sad
@@NotACutie omg what????
Next month (January 8th) is 30 years since Jeremy Wade Delle took his own life.
@@NotACutie WTF? For real?
So many Jeremies out there who are not heard.
Be strong. You will find people who love you.
A few years ago, Lara Tolosa, a girl here in Argentina also shot herself in class due to the extreme bullying and today is the 3rd anniversary of her death. Rest in peace Lara and Jeremy, now two angels in the heaven :( ❤️
I'm sorry to hear that. :( All my sympathies to her family and friends.
No to bullying...
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¿En qué año fue? 🤔 No me suena, recién me entero!
@@LeanBuka1 fue en 2017
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Eddie's facial expressions are spot on
He looks possessed!
3:48
When he found out about Jeremy's story, it shook him to his core, he's said numerous time that he thinks about the boy when they play the song live.
The fact he never looks at the camera is powerful. I think it signifies that we are not paying attention, that we are blind to our children crying out for help
@@didncozosksma4466 yeah, I can’t speak for Eddie of course but based on some things I’ve read about him and many of the live performances of this song, I think he related to the story on a personal level…being bullied in school and having a traumatic home life… he said at the Grammys he would’ve been that kid if not for music. I’m so thankful he is still with us. I just hate when people say the lyrics are distasteful because some people do say that and it’s ridiculous
2:38 always gets me. He tried his best to laugh along with them when they laugh at him and not let it get to him but the expression on his face is so painful. It really shows how cruel kids can be.
After all these years….. I never caught that until today…. Such a powerful song and video❤
I've been there so many times, cringing, hoping and praying that they'll think everything's ok and like me because I didn't raise a stink.
Today got bullied, they stole my longboard, threw water at me, not the first time, they did it for more than 2 years, i relate to this song cause in school i never fit in, and i had these thoughts, thanks pearl jam for making this song.
Stay strong and true to yourself. In the long run bullies will regret their past behavior and they have to live with it.
Hope things get better soon
This is the part of the '90's that nobody talks about anymore.
The whiny grunge part? There's a reason for that.
This cool
i lie and wait in a world different from yours, till you consume me we have parallel doors, once im inside i'll hijack your mind, take over your body which then becomes mine, locked in my world i'll leave you too sleep and your body is now mine which i shall keep,
new in this body that is all mine, i experience this thing everyone calls time, in the world i am from there is no such thing, now im nothing but a dying earthling, from being immortal in a world without limits, i transferred my mind into a world that has minutes, all i can do is count down the hours, now that im stuck with these limited powers,
IM FREAKING OUT IM LOSING THE PLOT, KNOWING I TRANSFERRED TOO A BODY THAT ROTTS!
@@Vi-iX wtf tell me more
@@foxlight3 in what way?
*Lyrics:*
At home
Drawing pictures
Of mountain tops
With him on top
Lemon yellow sun
Arms raised in a V
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below
Daddy didn't give attention
Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care
King Jeremy The Wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Clearly I remember
Pickin' on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
But we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth
And bit the recess lady's breast
How could I forget
And he hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurting
Dropped wide open
Just like the day
Oh, like the day I heard
Daddy didn't give affection, no!
And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear
King Jeremy The Wicked
Ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Try to forget this (try to forget this)
Try to erase this (try to erase this)
From the blackboard
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Jeremy spoke in class today
(spoke in) (spoke in)
(spoke in) (spoke in)
(spoke in) (spoke in)
hvala :)
+Dario Santo vid ima i ode balkanaca hahah
+Di Zoeyz znam inace dugogodisnji sam fan pearl jama i grunga :)
+MrAsha A Svaka cast!
Tommy spoke in class today....
Think of a fucking sad video. 30 years later, I still cry watching it.
I understand well what this boy went through. I lived and suffered a lot of that.
R.I.P. Jeremy W.
I do too! :'( Being picked on and bullied tortures you inside and you don't know what to do. So my husband and I (who were picked on when we were younger) taught our children to defend themselves! Don't Touch Them! But the second they touch you? You beat the crap outta them! My husband used to wrestle with our two daughters and our son when they were little. I learned later it was his way of "bonding" with them especially the girls. That in turn taught all three of our kids how to defend themselves and that's exactly what happened. And the person who hit first got suspended because what our child did to the one who hit them was "self-defense!" It is a sad way to have to raise your kids, but if you don't teach them to defend themselves, the bullies will just keep on picking and picking until the child can't take no more! So they either act out by taking guns to school and shooting bullies and innoccent students, or they commit suicide, it's that bad for them! So there is my advice.TEACH YOUR KIDS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES! But instill it in their brain, DON'T HIT THEM UNTIL THEY HIT YOU FIRST! Then go off on them!~LuLu~
Nice gentle giant pfp
@@naturemaster8810 Tks!
@@LuluMcRod62 Unfortunately the teachers and the vice principal didn't care about me getting teased and bullied in school. No, they can't suspend the jocks cause they gotta win the big game. Seriously, it's ridiculous. People don't pay attention to their children and this is what happens. Of course then, entertainment gets blamed for it, the reason du joir as to why a school tragedy happens. Smh, if families would just fucking LISTEN, maybe we'd have a better society
I get it
I can’t imagine a song like this being written today.
The fact that every few years we get songs like “ Jeremy”, “ Don’t let me get me” and “ Pump up kicks “ says something about bullying......doesn’t it?
Yes, and bullying tells us something about the human condition. Interesting question, since all the zero tolerance and anti-bullying campaigns have been on the rise, do we think bullying is getting better or worse?
@@leifleoden5464 bullys bully cos they like it and they don't get in to trouble and always get protected.
hurt people hurt people. Most don't realize how they affect others or how things affect them until its too late. There are those that derive pleasure from others suffering, but most people are turned into monsters. They weren't born that way.
@@prestonkeen9807 yeah it all ways comes down to nature vs nurture
@@prestonkeen9807 very true....yet it does not condone what they do. But i get your point.
My daughter was bullied unmercyfully at school. It drove her to despair. I did all I could but the school was no help. She's 31 now and a misery nurse in a school. She suviived. My heart goes out to all the Jeremy's. A wonderful song and tribute by a super band
Really? Well there, Clive...you should be ashamed of yourself for not teaching your own flesh 'n blood how to defend and stand up for herself. Did you stand up for her? You're probably a coward too; so, I guess the poor girl came by it through no fault of her own. Fucking pathetic.
@@scottadkins7322 well that's an interesting statement Scott. During this time my son died. My wife had a12 hour operation to remove a brain tumour. I had to look acre 2 girls while all this was going on. Believe me I can look after myself no problem even at 67 I'm fit as a fiddle and still work out. Don't judge until you know what you are talking about. As for your comments. Fucking pathetic was it ?
@@clivebennett7985 yeah, that guys been saying stuff to people all through the comments, he's just an asshole with nothing better to do with his time. I'm sure you genuinely did the best you could. Fuckin pathetic how some people have nothing to do but be assholes on TH-cam, isn't it? Anyway, hope you have a good day!
@@ConnorSentByCyberlif3 thank you so much. As I told him during this time my son died my wife had a 12 hour op on her brain to remove a tumour and I had two girls to look after. I did what I had to do . My wife is absolutely fine my daughter's have their own children now. Thanks for your support
@@clivebennett7985 sorry for your loss, but it's good to hear that the rest of your family is doing well. Pay no mind to people like scott, they aren't worth your time, they just want attention.
I am so glad they finally started putting up the full uncut video. This used to not show the gun in the mouth. And I think it's super impactful to keep it the way it is now.
Agreed. Even leaving the one profanity in it makes it more powerful. I hate how all these Leftists are trying to eliminate every mention of the word 'gun' or every image. No one with a brain is fooled. This video was powerful then & should be considered even more so nowadays....with the almost-ignored suicide rates of both elders & high-school kids, the latter due largely to that despicable & unnecessary Covid-sequestering.
nobody can make these type of songs no more, timeless... Pearl Jam.
I still remember seeing this for the first time, I was a teenager back then and this was some powerful stuff. No one would dare make a music video like this today, the 90’s were truly a different time.
People just film music video about twerking and call it deep nowadays
I would. I'm raw & always will be
I saw this video when I was really young and it traumatized me. Great song tho
I'm Just now discovering the song and story behind it. Wow
Denzel Curry- Clout Cobain
Similar music video.
I was a black kid growing up in urban city Atlanta and I could relate to this song so much. In other words timeless music like this has no barriers.
80sbabytothecore1 I'd think anyone would who was ever bullied. Sry it happened to you too. Took my nearly 4 decades to get over it. Children can be so cruel.
I'm not going to go into details here but my childhood was so horrific due to bullying I can't remember it due to severe trauma so I feel what you're saying there.
You were black? Did you change somehow?
David Morris Would it have made more sense for him to say "I am a black kid growing up in Atlanta"? You're reaching, homie!
@@mikelaws3106
Dude, it was a joke. He said he was black, as in past tense... ffs
Honored to be named Jeremy, especially because of this absolute masterpiece. RIP Jeremy.
One of the most iconic music videos of all time
Hi Iris, good day to you and it is nice seeing you here.
A man who sings with such emotion and power and cares very deeply about people such as Jeremy: Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is also taking responsibility and relating his own actions in taunting another student in his own school when he was young. This song is in part a tale of recognition and remorse......and a warning to other bullies that get their kicks from other people's pain.
He's making a point that there are often reasons why people "tip over".... and some of it often has to do with inordinate pressures put upon them by others that severely stress them and affect the balance of their minds.
Make no mistake: this is a cautionary tale.
Treat everyone with kindness and respect.
blondwiththewind you are right and let this be a lesson to those kids out there getting bullied #stopbullying
Jeremy Delle wasn’t bullied
blondwiththewind This is just like the joker movie in a way! So crazy.
About a year before this song came out, I was a 16 year old junior in high school and my 1st period teacher had to tell the class that a kid I used to hang out with had died the night before. It turned out he had shot himself in the head. We were not only friends, we were born on the exact same day. When this song came out it hit me hard and I thought of my friend. So yeah, this song has special meaning for me. Also, my name is Jeremy.
Well Jeremy looks like me you an Eddie have something in common we all lost a best friend mine was John I know him since we were 12 yrs old shot him self in the head
To day is his birthday 6/8/65
Happy Birthday
X11-b infantryman
your screen name should be king Jeremy the wicked
@@tat2jitsu411 Mine was my best friend Henri. When we were both ten he was killed by his father. Our teacher told us he died from a made-up disease called "quick pneumonia." (I know, there is a quick form of pediatric pneumonia, but that's not what happened, and it's not what our teacher described.) His dad just beat him to death. He punched him so hard in his chest it injured his lungs, and he died in bed when the fluid built up so much he couldn't breathe. He suffocated slowly and in severe pain without medical attention. That was 1977 in rural Minnesota, and his dad was never prosecuted. Everyone knew what was going on. He had fresh black eyes and new bruises every week. He said he had to get hit (never that his dad hit him) because he mouthed off to Dad again. Everyone knew what really happened. (I spoke with a sheriff's homicide detective ~10 years later, and he opened a homicide investigation and read the pertinent part of the autopsy report to me. That's how I know what happened, and how I know the Wright County medical examiner and sheriff's department also knew but did nothing.) Not exactly on-point with this thread, but I guess bullying isn't the only way to torment a kid, and suicide isn't the only horrific way to die.
But in my life, the only person I've ever known who was bullied worse than me was Henri. His beatings I now realize had caused brain damage, and he was kinda low functioning. (I didn't have that insight when I was ten.) Even our teachers found ways to be cruel to him. Even I did. I'm told that's common among kids who are lowest in the social hierarchy and bullied. It doesn't make me feel any better though. Henri never did it to me. Try to erase that from my blackboard.
The beginning of the song with all of the newspaper clippings from tragic events that happened over the years, was the part that really got my attention. The world can be an unjust place, this is why music is here to help.
Edit: Thank you too everyone who liked this comment. This really means a lot to me!
Hi there, good day to you and it is nice seeing you here.
It’s amazing how a bands debut can be so astonishing
Damn, the outro gives me chills
ItsMeAgain John the whole video does
ItsMeAgain John The intro was the part that got me chills, with the ominous blackboard.
ItsMeAgain John
The entire video for me, but the outro does stand out, along with the part where Jeremy is huddled in the mouth of the wolf.
As someone who has been bullied for having Asperger's, who was naturally very quiet, and didn't have many friends, this song really hits hard.
yes
@@natehtf5760 Me too.😞🤔
Same. Aspie’s unite!
Is that you in the pfp?
same
"Try to erase this from the blackboard"- I get chills everytime it gets to this line.
this line and “don’t call me daughter” hit me in exactly the same way
high school in the 90's, this song was everywhere
I get the chills any time Eddie starts screaming at the end
I get chills when he says “And he hit me with a surprise, left my jaw hurting, left wide open”
Indeed
Fucking scary how relevant this song is now.
Is there an epidemic of kids shooting themselves in front of their classrooms? No? Okay then.
+TraceVandal of being an outcast and killing themselves? yes. So stfu.
Soph O If it's relevant just because it talks about someone being depressed and committing suicide then why is it only relevant NOW? People have always killed themselves. Face it, your comment was dumb and trying to twist the meaning to fit your inaccurate narrative. You shut the fuck up.
+TraceVandal but kids starting to commit suicide, I'd say, is a bigger issue NOW than ever. Which is why this song is important. Not that it has never been or anything. And no, I'm not going to shut the fuck up. You came onto my comment rude as shit.
Exactly my thoughts...
People don't realize how much damage they can do to a person an how down it can put someone
Until time and matter bends in their favor
until that person is very fucked up and tries to erase from the equation himself/herself
Yea they do, some continue on being adult bullies..
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@@DiamondGirl333 Yes some internalize and some externalize, if untreated and not given tools to help the behaviors and emotionality it often implodes a persons soul one way or another.
My husband sings this to my son because they're both named Jeremy. I'm just now actually listening to the song and I don't know how I feel about it. It's beautiful 😢
Hi there, good day to you and it is nice seeing you here.
People need to start helping the bullied by supporting them, rather than trying to stop the bullies.
Erike1999 which begs the question, when will the bully stop? If he/she doesn't stop bullying the other person, who's to say that they won't feel depressed again?
NotHarold Most bullies feel insecure inside, and start bullying kids that don't stand up for theirselves. People should teach these bullied kids to stand up for theirselves and not be insecure. Rather than punishing bullies.
Erike1999, there can't be the best of both worlds? Especially since the schools punish you too, if you hit a bully back.
Trying to stop the bullies, in my experience, enables them to exploit the bullied in new, creative ways. School administrations are simply putting bandaids on the issue since they don't understand the underlying cause of the problem or how it truly functions thanks to the way it's classically displayed in the media.
Erika 1999 , Edward Mortimer-Tsushima I don't think bullying will ever go away, at school, at home, at work, or online. I guess the best solution is to ignore the bully, you could bully them back, or, if it's in real life, beat the shit out of them (might get assault charges though).
Eddie Vedder, is a socially conscious person...who really cares about people and societal issues...if only...we had more like him
@Music Guy did you know that they gave up milions of dollars because they were fed up with sky high ticket prices...so they said...no more
I think it's better say "If we were more like him".
😂😂😂👍
Dude, he's a psychopath taking orders from Jim Morrison handlers.
Dark Horse u2
no matter the controversies, this is still a masterpiece
I love the lyrics "King Jeremy the wicked
ruled his world." It brings a sense of mysticism and surrealism to such a heavy and distressing topic. RIP. I hope there's more justice in the next life.
"Ohhh but we unleashed the lion"
Too bad society still doesn't understand mental illness and still pushes people over the edge.
Yeah being constantly shit on and not accepted for whatever reason is a really horrible thing.
Doesn't justify violence but I can tell you I definitely understand why some people resort to that.
Hell in my case the teachers were at best complicit and at worst participating.
Why would you assume society, only ever accidentally pushes people over the edge?
Nah, it's even worse than that. Society just doesnt care.
Wow, i saw you twice now on different channels. Once on a (i think) yusha thomas or AC video, and another one i dont remember
It still happens today. Ignorance is mostly the cause. The world is a brutal place. Some just can’t see past their own blinders. That or live sheltered lives and don’t care what happens outside their own bubble. This will never change.
How many of us, with just ONE more little push, could have BEEN Jeremy? A lot, I think...
never let em get you down.
Don't let the fuckers get to you...
+Raul Hernandez Turn the negative energy into positive, then make something of yourself and /lol at the jerks who tried to hold you down. That'll be the best thing to do! And you'll meet friends soon enough, hang out, be happy.
Positive thoughts create positive results! :)
I'll never let anyone make me feel down about myself.
me
I’ve lost many friends over the years a few from suicide and drugs and I miss them dearly so this song also has meaning to me
Weak friends. Life is brutal.
@@damonlynx8251 🤓
@@damonlynx8251 dont say that man like really what’s your freakin problem
@@beanboi3178 yea put a smile emoji when you lose a friend I’ll laugh at you
@@damonlynx8251 You don't know WTF they're going through until it's you.
Still makes me cry.
This is my favorite music video of all times, Eddie says everything with his eyes, the pain, the worry, everything…simply amazing!
@Eddievedder3156 wow eddie how are you man? when is the new album?
R.I.P Jeremy Wade Delle
10 February 1975 - 8 January 1991
Hi Anna, good day to you and it is nice seeing you here.
I know Pearl Jam had other reasons for not doing more music videos after this one.
But honestly, they never could have topped this.
It has to be one of the most artistic videos of the era, if not all-time. It is SO well composed (visually), the editing is excellent, the lighting is EXCELLENT. No wonder it won Video of the Year. It is insanely good. And that isn't even taking into account that the SONG itself is amazing!
Awesome
I see a lot of comments condemning Eddies version of Jeremy. Yes, Jeremys mom stated that multiple parts of this song did not shine light on Jeremys home life. I believe that Eddies message was that bullying is wrong and you never know what somebody is truly going through. To me this is a song that states we should be kind to everyone.
Parents never truly know what’s going on with their kids if they aren’t willing to litsen. If his parents were “amazing” this probably wouldn’t have happened. He would have had an outlet but he didn’t. They are just as at fault as the kids who bullied him and the absent teachers.
Jeremy deserved so much better from everyone
7 months late but also she could've easily lied
I noticed Vedder is in a red place and his eyes and smile look evil. He was supposed to be one of the bullies...in hell...correct?
@@Himaryous it's in the lyrics he switches from a narrator a bully to Jeremy in his own mind he refers too himself in the part where Jeremy lashes out
This song really speaks to me. I was bullied throughout my life when I was in school. Wish I could have been there for this kid to save him. Fortunately, I pulled through, but it wasn't easy. I wouldn't wish the same fate on anyone.
***** get your fucking fatass out.
Am I supposed to be offended by your comments?
All I'm going to tell you is "Goosfraba..."
***** Judging by his nick, i think it's pretty sound conclusion that he's being sarcastic.
Shut the tuck up kurt co son wannabe
wrong wrong and wrong. this is not a males account. i am female and you are stupid.
It's really depressing to listen to once you know the full back story
Personally, I found it boring until I found out what was about. Now it's amazing
Stгคzzเyค B๏ςђภ๏ש IV May I ask for the back story
16 year old (if i remember right) teen Jeremy killed himself infront of his class in 1991. He shot himself. That's the backstory to this song.
Me ike
oh my god! that is terrible : /
This is actually art. The lyrics, the video, Eddies voice, the message, the music, all comes together to make this such a phenomenal song. “Art is meant to disturb the comfortable, and comfort the disturbed.” This song perfectly encapsulates that. It’s truly a heartbreaking masterpiece.
Nothing messes a child up like the lack of love in their life.
Amen to that -A former messed up kid currently a messed up adult :P
True man true
His parents are responsible for what happened at the end.
His parents are responsible for what happened at the end.
and society
Pearl Jam's best song's from the album Ten in my opinion :
1. Black
2. Jeremy
3. Release
4. Alive
5. Even Flow
I agree, but for me Release is kinda inferior from the others. My favorite ones´ are:
1. Jeremy;
2. Alive;
3. Once;
4. Even Flow;
5. Deep.
1. Alive
2. Why go
3. Jeremy
4. Even flow
5. Black
1. Alive 2. Black 3. Garden 4. Jeremy 5. Deep
1. Black
2. Jeremy
3. Why go
4. Elderly Woman
5. Alive
1. Jeremy
2. Alive
3. Black
4. State of Love and Trust
5. Even Flow
"Try to erase this from the blackboard" so many quotes in this song but that one sticks the most. No pun intended.
so in '92 I was in 6th grade and i went thru basically what jeremy went thru here. so when i saw this, it became my favorite video that year and i was so happy at the ending. keep in mind that in '92 there were NO school "counselors" nor mentors like today. nobody thought things like this would happen back then. ofc TODAY i wouldnt laugh or breath a sigh of relief NOW but i can sympathize with ppl who do. lest you been theu it, you wouldnt understand
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I got picked on because I was a good boy and taught well by my parents. I'm 60 now and my parents are gone and now I'm evil.
Jeremy is one of the best rock songs all-time.
+cs chaka It's near the top of any genre of music in general because it speaks of a topic that is meaningful, not just some weird crap that a singer is talking about because he's high on drugs, or someone rapping about ho's he is pimping, or drugs he's smoking, or some girl singing about kissing another girl and how she liked it...
+Steve C SO MOTHERFUVKING TRUE
+Steve C. Love your comment most of music is bout the old shot bitches and Holes and about how bad they are compared to other, they all say the same old shut! and I still hear the same every city I go to why don't we take them all and put them together and let them of all races kill each other and we would get rid of a lot of problem s in our cities
+verniks Grunge comes from punk rock and heavy metal lol
Garry Jay so what but its separate fking music genre... its like calling Dimmu Borgir rock ..