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1. Of the songs in Yield, “Do the Evolutionâ€? comes closest to being an expression of my ideas, but I suspect Vedder would find many other, more subtle connections. Two or three writers have changed my life forever in works I haven’t read for decades. I’m certainly not writing anything they would write—but the “inspirationâ€? they gave me never goes away.

   — Daniel Quinn, Q&A #373

   Pearl Jam’s Yield was inspired by Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael—”Do the Evolution” most of all. The dovetail between that element and my own love of history and anime made this one irresistable.

   Comment by Jason Godesky — 3 October 2006 @ 7:42 PM

2. Yes. Here are the lyrics:

   Woo..
   I’m ahead, I’m a man
   I’m the first mammal to wear pants, yeah
   I’m at peace with my lust
   I can kill ’cause in God I trust, yeah
   It’s evolution, baby

   I’m at piece, I’m the man
   Buying stocks on the day of the crash
   On the loose, I’m a truck
   All the rolling hills, I’ll flatten ‘em out, yeah
   It’s herd behavior, uh huh
   It’s evolution, baby

   Admire me, admire my home
   Admire my son, he’s my clone
   Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
   This land is mine, this land is free
   I’ll do what I want but irresponsibly
   It’s evolution, baby

   I’m a thief, I’m a liar
   There’s my church, I sing in the choir:
   (hallelujah, hallelujah)

   Admire me, admire my home
   Admire my son, admire my clones
   ‘Cause we know, appetite for a nightly feast
   Those ignorant Indians got nothin’ on me
   Nothin’, why?
   Because… it’s evolution, baby!

   I am ahead, I am advanced
   I am the first mammal to make plans, yeah
   I crawled the earth, but now I’m higher
   2010, watch it go to fire
   It’s evolution, baby
   Do the evolution
   Come on, come on, come on

   Comment by casemeau — 3 October 2006 @ 9:59 PM

3. This actually reminds me more of Jeff Vail’s Theory Of Power.

   Awesome video! I can’t beleive I hadn’t heard it before.

   Comment by Ted Heistman — 4 October 2006 @ 11:07 PM

4. http://youtube.com/watch?v=rA0BXsdQ3O8

   i think this might’ve been done by the same animator; it’s pretty sweet.

   Comment by Dale — 5 October 2006 @ 1:58 PM

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