"Jeremy"

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This paper begins with a personal interpretation of the song "Jeremy," sung by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. It explains the musical and vocal techniques used by Vedder to get across his message about the alarmingly high incidence of teen suicide in America. The paper refers to an original newspaper article that describes what inspired Vedder to write the song.

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"Vedder starts off by just saying (de-emphasizing) the words, and his voice sounds very smooth and refined. However the next line, "and the dead lay in pools of maroon below", is emphasized with a lot of build up in the voice. The build up results in the explosion of Vedder's voice with emotions which are very powerful and dramatic, at some parts even full of rage and hatred. Vedder seems to place the biggest emphasis on "but we unleashed a lion" to state how angry Jeremy was and to justify Jeremy's actions. At the climax of the song, where Vedder doesn't really sing but just makes noises, his voice flows perfectly. This technique not only adds sad feelings to the context of the song, but also gives the listener time to arrive at his or her own conclusion about the song."

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