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"Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, ''Ten'' (1991). Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Black" is a soliloquy by a broken-hearted man, who is remembering his absent lover. After ''Ten'' became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number three on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, ''Rearviewmirror'', and the 2009 ''Ten'' reissue. ==Origin and recording== The song originated as an instrumental demo under the name "E Ballad" that was written by guitarist Stone Gossard in 1990. It was one of five songs compiled onto a tape called ''Stone Gossard Demos '91'' that was circulated in the hopes of finding a singer and drummer for Pearl Jam.〔Pearlman, Nina. "Black Days". ''Guitar World''. December 2002.〕 The tape made its way into the hands of vocalist Eddie Vedder, who was working as a San Diego gas station attendant at the time. Vedder recorded vocals for three of the songs on the demo tape ("Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps"), and mailed the tape back to Seattle. Upon hearing the tape, the band invited Vedder to come to Seattle. On his way to Seattle, Vedder wrote lyrics for "E Ballad", which he called "Black".〔 Guitarist Mike McCready on the song's lead guitar work: That's more of a Stevie (Vaughan ) rip-off, with me playing little flowing things. I was way into that trip—I still am, actually, but it was probably more obvious back then. I really thought the song was beautiful. Stone wrote it and he just let me do what I wanted.〔Gilbert, Jeff. ("Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!" ). ''Guitar School''. May 1995.〕 Vocalist Eddie Vedder on the song's lyrics: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder had been a fan of American Music Club for years. Pearl Jam's song 'Black', (Makers Allan ) Jones maintains, "couldn't have been written without AMC's songs as an example. 'Black' doesn't quote directly from 'Western Sky,' but it paraphrases the line 'Please be happy baby' where Vedder sings in a very Eitzel way, 'I hope someday you'll have a beautiful life'." Vedder confirmed Jones' interpretation when they first met. " Oh yes, nobody ever picked up on that, " the singer told him. "It is American Music Club, but I'm surprised that anyone here has even heard of them." 〔Body, Seán. Wish the World Away: Mark Eitzel and American Music Club. London: SAF, 1999. Print. p 158.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black (Pearl Jam song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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