PrimeX showed me that almost a year ago and I laughed so hard I was crying. Then I showed it to MY friends. Every now and then we'll be in a conversation and just randomly say "potato wave" out of the blue. As usual, it makes me laugh and laugh and laugh...

I didn't laugh until "make me fries"....

Exactly what I just tabbed over to say

That one is funny but I laughed WAY harder at this one:

WHERE MY ASS CAN?!?

Unsealed on a porch a letter sat.
Then you said, "I wanna leave it again."
Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand.
And on the sand I wanna leave it again. Yeah.
On a weekend I wanna wish it all away, yeah.
And they called and I said that "I want what I said" and then I call out again.
And the reason oughta' leave her calm, I know.
I said "I know what I was the boxer or the bag."

Ah yeah, can you see them out on the porch? Yeah, but they don't wave.
I see them round the front way. Yeah.
And I know, and I know I don't want to stay.
Make me cry...

I see... Oh I don't know why there's something else.
I wanna drum it all away...
Oh, I said, "I don't, I don't know whether I was the boxer or the bag."

Ah yeah, can you see them out on the porch? Yeah, but they don't wave.
But I see them round the front way. Yeah.
And I know, and I know. I don't wanna stay at all.
I don't wanna stay. Yeah.

There are 2 prominent theories regarding the title of this song:

1) The name "Yellow Ledbetter" derives from an old tongue twister in which you try to say "yellow better, red better" as fast as you can. Just a few times repeated, the words become jumbled and you get "yellow ledbetter." The reason they named the song this is because the lyrics are indistinguishable just like the tongue twister.

2) It's a tribute to Huddy Ledbetter (known as Leadbelly), who was one of the founding fathers of Blues in the 1930s, and recorded much of his music while in jail for assault. Leadbelly first recorded many classic tunes which have been covered by many bands, like "Land of the Rising Sun" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night."

The real meaning, however, as stated in Five Against One: The Pearl Jam Story by Kim Neely, is that the title was a joke in honor of a Chicago friend of Eddie Vedder's named Tim Ledbetter. (thanks, Martin - Rostock, Germany)

Eddie Vedder changes the lyrics every time the song is performed, but each version has the same meaning. It is an anti-war song, about someone who is at home when they hear, or don't want to face the fact that their brother is dead.

The guitar part is a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, as it is much the same intro riff as his "Little Wing."
Pearl Jam often uses this to close their concerts. The houselights come on and the audience sings along.

This does not appear on any of Pearl Jam's studio albums; it was released as the B-side of the "Jeremy" single.

A live version is the B-side of Pearl Jam's "Daughter" single.

Thanks for the edification Claus. Potato Wave, make me fries.

I fricken love Pearl Jam, but that was some funny sh%$!!!!

Wow I could understand that crazy black girls real meaning waaay easier than the Pearl Jam song.

I've seen them live a few times, and its always different. Makes one wonder if there are any actual lyrics for the song, or if it's just off the cuff.