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“The Fixer” is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by drummer Matt Cameron and guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, “The Fixer” was released on August 24, 2009 as the first single from the band’s ninth studio album, Backspacer (2009). The song has reached number two on the Billboard Rock Songs chart and number three on the Billboard Alternative Rock Tracks chart.
According to the The Fixer Songfacts Vedder explained that this song is about male/female relationships to the Toronto Globe and Mail. He said: “Men, we all think we can fix anything. It’s not necessarily a good thing. In a relationship, a woman will say ‘This is wrong,’ and we’re like, ‘I’ll fix that, don’t worry about it, we can fix it.’ These wonderful people, the woman you’re in a relationship with, they don’t want you to fix it. They just want you to listen to what’s happening: ‘Don’t fix it, I want you to own this with me – feel it.’ This is a reminder song to me, to stop fixing.”
According to the The Fixer Songfacts Vedder explained that this song is about male/female relationships to the Toronto Globe and Mail. He said: “Men, we all think we can fix anything. It’s not necessarily a good thing. In a relationship, a woman will say ‘This is wrong,’ and we’re like, ‘I’ll fix that, don’t worry about it, we can fix it.’ These wonderful people, the woman you’re in a relationship with, they don’t want you to fix it. They just want you to listen to what’s happening: ‘Don’t fix it, I want you to own this with me – feel it.’ This is a reminder song to me, to stop fixing.”
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LucidParanoia wrote:
For everyone hating on this song and the new album you have to remember that band members get older they don't just stay the same age and keep the same state of mind forever. You shouldn't hate change you should embrace it and if you can't then just shut your mouth and find something else to listen to. Haha.
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tadmaster wrote:
I'm not normally a hater, but this is the worst song I have ever been subjected to. Bubblegum lyrics and auto-tune gut everything this band ever stood for in the first place. Yuck. (Anything to get on the charts, I guess...)
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Unchange wrote:
His voice is so much better than it used to be.
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heliumidiot wrote:
its such a different song from the old pearl jam i remember in the 90s grunge rock days. its kinda hard to say something bad about this song cause every time i hear it i just wanna rock out and dance to it
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riclagarto wrote:
I disliked this song at first listens, but now i like it, and the message of the song is nice and positive
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Djonaz wrote:
i really don't like this one, it's shit compared to the other PJ songs......
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egyptianhead wrote:
this got to #11 in NZ wohoo
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Ronald_O wrote:
are you kidding me...fuck i think new album really suck compared with the previous ones
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insomniac_pt wrote:
this song is just amazing. it's all about love, surfing, and beeing in love with life ;)
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shithappenss wrote:
buenisima !
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mfara wrote:
I honestly love this band. It is a miracle they are still together. It is so good to hear new music from them every time - even if it sucks. For the first time in awhile, they released a good one. They are so diverse when so many of their contemporaries fell apart. Seeing them live is something like nothing I'll ever experience again.
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alicenroses wrote:
This is getting really heavy rotation where I live - it's actually supplanted Alive and Even Flow as the Pearl Jam song of choice by all the radio stations. I wouldn't mind, except that this song pretty much sucks.
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Uniontrade wrote:
good song..soun very good
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ste_simpson wrote:
Awesome!
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Ricsard wrote:
sounds even greater live
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egyptianhead wrote:
awesome time signatures
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ShaniaEve wrote:
Good...very good!
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tec2030 wrote:
For Pearl Jam, this is surprisingly catchy...like pop song catchy...lol
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theinternethero wrote:
Catchiest song in a long time.
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muchaveer wrote:
"Sounds like a bad Springsteen song from the 80's." dude, there's no such thing. anyway, this song is definitely too catchy.
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