Long Road (song)
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| Song by Pearl Jam and Neil Young | ||
| from the album Merkin Ball (EP) | ||
| Released | December 5, 1995 | |
| Recorded | February 7 - February 10, 1995 at Bad Animals Studio, Seattle, Washington | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 5:59 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Eddie Vedder | |
| Producer(s) | Brett Eliason | |
| Merkin Ball (EP) track listing | ||
| "I Got Id" (Track 1) |
"Long Road" (Track 2) |
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"Long Road" is a song by the grunge band Pearl Jam. It appears as the B-Side to the 1995 Merkin Ball single. The song was recorded during the sessions for the Neil Young/Pearl Jam collaboration Mirror Ball. Neil Young performs on the track with Pearl Jam members Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, and Jack Irons.
The song was re-recorded by Eddie Vedder for the soundtrack to the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. For this version Vedder collaborated with Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
The song was featured in the Scrubs episode "My Five Stages".
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[edit] Memorable performances
Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready joined Neil Young to perform "Long Road" at the "America: A Tribute to Heroes" benefit concert. The concert, which aired on September 21, 2001, raised money for the victims and their families.
[edit] Lyrical meaning
"Long Road" is dedicated to "Clayton E." on the packaging for Merkin Ball. At Pearl Jam's July 7, 2006 concert in San Diego, Vedder revealed that he wrote the song after hearing about the death of his high school drama teacher, Clayton E. Liggett.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Pearl Jam Concert Chronology: 2006". TwoFeetThick.com.
