S.O.D. "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam

1/28/2015     This 1992 alternative rock/blues rock/grunge tune marks the first time a Pearl Jam song was used on a television show.  It happened in the series finale of "Friends" after Jennifer Aniston's character, Rachel, boards a plane.  

     This is  one of the most mysterious songs ever concerning the lyrics. Lead vocalist, Eddie Vedder, was asked to elaborate during a concert upon which he told the audience that it is a song about someone that died in the Gulf war.  When a family member  gets a yellow letter from the government, the contents are not going to be good. The word Ledbetter is the last name of  friend of Vedder's name Tim.  

     The tune appears on two  compilation albums but no regular studio albums. McCready's guitar solo is ranked #95 on Guitar World's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.