Cover art for Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town by Pearl Jam

Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

Pearl Jam
Track 10 on Vs. 

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The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Vedder about “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town”:

It’s kind of about a lady, and she’s getting on in years, and she’s stuck in this small town. Small towns fascinate me: You either struggle like hell to get out, to some people want to stay ‘cause then they’re the big fish in the small pond, and then others just kind of get stuck there. So here she is working in this little place, and then an old flame comes in, and he’s probably driving a nice car and looking kind of sharp—not a fancy car, but he’s moved on. And then she sees him, and at first she doesn’t even remember who he is, and then she realizes who it is. She’s just too embarrassed to say 'hello.’

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    Go
  2. 9.
    Rats
  3. 10.
    Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
  4. 11.
    Leash
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Recorded At
Potatohead in Seattle, WA
Release Date
October 19, 1993
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