I had really bad relation with my mother , this song reminds me of it, I have managed to forgive her, but sometimes, even after so many years I feel rage toward her and want to punch her in the face.
This album sold almost one million copies in its first week which was a record at the time. It’s since been broken but it’s crazy considering the type of artists that surpassed that mark and that Pearl Jam didn’t make one single music video to promote the album.
I had a step mother who would abuse me mentally and physically for 4 years of my life in elementary school. She tried playing sweet on occasion especially in public. After i left at 9 to go live with my grandmother in Florida and i heard this song, it brought back the memories of her. And it was like a fuck you (an ode to no one) to her. I loved it, i wanted to scream it from the roof tops