THE CHESSBOARD



performed on:
This is the song Nick Parker has accused Pearl Jam of ripping off in their "Better Man," which Eddie Vedder claims to have written when he was a teenager. In live performances, it was as conventional as "Breakfast"; on the album it's much quieter and loaded with enthused acoustic guitars, plus a ghostly keyboard provided by Kevin. At the very first performance of the song in 1982, it was an a cappella number performed solely by Kevin and Nick. The performance was poorly receieved. "The Chessboard" finally got its due in 1987, when Information performances transformed it into an electrifying anthem.


it
happened
early
sunday
morning. in
the kitchen. near
the table. policemen
found. was
it
5a.m.? was
it
later? dead. death
and corpse
all
around;
no
one
opened
window. sponge
on floor.
blood, covered with.
and the floor.
the floor
was stained with:
trail of.
down hall,
into bedroom. into
closet.
cautiously
open door,
clutching weapon.
tension. horror.
anything, anticipation of.
light off.
sounds.
JUMP,
POUNCE,
LUNGE.
GUNFIRE.
DEAD.
MAN.
MAN
ESCAPE, EXIT.
out door, into
outdoors, into
freedom.
freedom.
more.
more.
more.
MORE.
MORE.
MORE.