falls off his chair, goes insane, lies on the chair, stands on the chair, writes "pro choice" on his arm, and continues. Seriously how can people hate this guy??

31 years later and still the most insane version of this song.

I was 10 when this Unplugged came out. I was raised in a strict religious conservative household surrounded by ignorance and misogyny. Seeing Eddie write “PRO CHOICE” on his arm, on the biggest music show on tv at the time, when he could’ve written literally anything else, changed my life as a female. I have children that are nearly grown now, but I have never stopped fighting for women’s right to control their own bodies. Thank you Eddie, you may not know how much of an impact you had with that one little act, but it meant a lot to a lot of girls/women.

Grunge unpluggeds just hit differently

God, Dave is spectacular on the drums

No one mentions Mccready and Gossard, their guitar playing was beyond insane here!

Best unplugged session ever.

Eddie falls off his chair, everyone plays on without looking up knowing that eddie is crazy as hell lololol

Eddie's voice is just so far beyond incredible

I love when Eddie picks up Stone's guitar to smash it and Stone looks at him like "hard no" and eddie puts it down lol

The intensity of eddie vedder at the end is what distinguishes Pearl Jam from the other grunge bands. During live shows they were untouchable.

Hands down one of if not THE best moments in unplugged history

Back when MTV was about actual, good music. Awesome performance.

That scream will forever be the scream of my youth distilled. Goosebumps every time.

They were so tight.Ed’s voice back then cut through everything…..this performance of ‘Porch’ remains my favourite.The intensity of youth!

I love how other bands play it chill on MTV unplugged but PJ is over here being crazy like always. Oh god I love them 😂

I always remembered the start. "I just wanna say um...1..2..3..4"

Love the random shit that happens during the instrumental part!

Eddie Vedder is, hands down, the sexiest musician of my lifetime.

Hands down one of the BEST live performances EVER..

Still induces full-body chills, three decades plus later.

Best unplugged and best accoustic performance by a band hands down.

The guy head banging in the back at 4:44 is living his best life

In a time when Pro Choice was so controversial, Eddie Vedder wrote that shit on his arm. That’s f awesome. Watched it live. Couldn’t believe it. The early 90s were revolutionary

This hurts my soul. I miss the 90s so much.

Dave is an insane drummer

Eddie Vedder is such a powerful singer. The entire song is so strong, but towards the end Vedder simply takes my breath away. Perfect man.

I love how Jeff hits the cymbal with his bass

LYRICS :)))) What the f*** is this world Running to? You didn't Leave a message At least I could have Learned your voice one last time. Daily minefield This could be my time How 'bout you? Would you hit me? Would you hit me? Oh, ohh, ohhhh (yeah!) All the bills go by And initiatives are taken up By the middle There ain't gonna be any middle any more And the cross I'm bearing home Ain't indicative of my place Left the porch Left the porch Hear my name Take a good look This could be the day Hold my hand Lie beside me I just need to say... (Solo) There's somethin... There's somethin' I don't mind There's a choice In our time I don't believe in Changin' that I could try To make a change for real There is somethin' in us To deal I know how I want... this I want to live I want to choose (Heyyyyy!)(Yeah, yeah, yeahhhh!) Hear my name Take a good look This could be the day Hold my hand Walk beside me I just need to say What can I take? I just want to be I know that i would not ever touch you Hold you Feel you Ever hold Never again Again Yeah(X12)

As great as Eddie is here, this performance always sticks in my mind because of how incredibly well the rest of band plays. They absolutely kill this. All of them.

The crowd just gets louder and louder the more intense his voice was and he absolutely owned the moment, Pearl Jams unplugged is truly insane Eddie is unreal

at exactly 4:00 eddie vedder just completely and utterly fucking conquers what anybody has ever done vocally

The climax to Porch gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. I wish I could get this version on MP3...

I struggle to find a better live preformance... the SPIRIT is so real!

Lyric Eddie solo: There's somethin... There's somethin' I don't mind There's a choice In our time I don't believe in Changin' that I could try To make a change for real There is somethin'... To debate I know I want... this I want to live I want to choose

Finding musicians with such energy and passion is a rare thing in 2024

The Pro-Choice writing on his arm still rings true to this day (especially these days). Incredible performance

What a joy to rediscover this after 30 years. Eddie losing his marbles, Dave's solid drumming, Jeff's consistent bassline, Mike's massively underrated guitar work, Stone's rhythm keeping everything on track. A complete performance.

The drummer here is why this performance was so legendary. Seriously! these days they’re all brilliant - but that guy was next level.

Left for college in my Long Island acid washed jeans listening to Stevie B... came home on my first semester break in my Doc Martin's and flannel with a hoop in my nose and stage dove right off of my grandmother's coffee table into the nothing alone in her Patchogue livingroom the very first time this aired. They thought I was crazy but I didn't care. This album saved my life. And it still does. True Story. Mia lives☮

Anyone can say whatever they want to but this was the greatest era of music ever that just make like that anymore

Acoustic is boring Pearl Jam: *LET ME FINISH MY BEER* Me: headbang heavily

The most epic, incredible, amazing performance and version of porch. I stillremember standing in my living room as a teenager losing my effing mind to this madness. Yo, Pearl Jam forever. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Like how Eddie took the guitar at the end and after a moment of reflection, he decided to just leave it on the floor maybe he was thinking;;;nah it's Kurt's thing

I think EV is one of the greatest front men of all time. The charisma, power, focus, commitment, intensity, emotion and storytelling are utterly compelling. Amazing performance.

Such a fucking honor to be coming of age at the same moment this flash of brilliance reached its apex. We are a small and distinct group. And you only really know if you were there to feel it as it was happening. I crowd surfed off my grandmother's coffee table into a sea of nothingness the first time this aired on MTV.

you gotta love when Eddie turns all red and makes crazy faces... 90s version of him was epic

Back in the days when music ment something. When bands put in months and even years to make a record..written by themselves, after years searching their common DNA and mastering their instruments in a garage or outskirt studio somewhere… I miss those days. And in those days MTV played music as the abbreviation said and still do. I will never forget when my best friend bought Ten in our local record store in northern Sweden, put it on his hitachi… the rest is history

How can anyone not like this.

POP SINGER FALLS OFF CHAIR: "Omg, I'm so embarrassed. Can we edit this out?" EDDIE FALLS OFF CHAIR: "Ha ha. Whatever."

eddie always manages to turn any stage into a playground

The jealously I have for those lucky people who got to be there for this. Such a powerful performance

They are feeling it right there.

I've watched this so many times since the 90s. And it never gets old.

I’m blasting this version far and wide today.

Abruzesse! What a solid drummer, hands down!!

Imagine getting the brief that it's a chilled acoustic gig, then turning that performance in as your homework. Still mind blowing 30 years later ❤️

If you’re not in awe , you might not appreciate musicianship or sheer vocal talent -or even raw emotion expressed in art .

his falling off the chair was so smooth and his response to it was so casual it looked like it was part of the show

eddie: damn nothing to swing from...ok... scrawling pro choice on my arm and then doing a twirl on the stool that will go down weĺl" seriously though, his voice on the whole mtvunplugged show was flawless. .just sparkling deep with that hint of snarl and bark ! porch is one of my favourites. especially the epic scream at the end... oh and "there ain't gonna be any middle anymore!"

Jeez, that drummer brings so much life to Pearl Jam's music

3:08 preflight checklist 4:00 ignition sequence 4:25 LIFTOFF

Best MTV unplugged of all time

Kick ass performance, one of their best

People talk about eddie a lot, but no one mentions how Dave becomes the greatest drummer the grunge movement has ever seen for 5 minutes and 47 seconds. Dude is a drum god.

All fantastic but Christ almighty is Dave killing the tubs! What an amazing drummer! Best they ever had. Groove and feel is unreal!

Eternally grateful that this performance exists for our viewing pleasure ❤🎉😊

Look at Dave, he's ripping that drum set like savage drum machine

Always love the random things that happen during the bridge of Porch, whether it is swinging from the rafters, surfing the crowd or falling off a stool.

The man just can’t be still…I love it!

Abbruzzese 💥🔥🤘

Pro-Choice Por-Ch I want to live...... I want to choose..... Top 5 all time acoustic song..... life changing !!!! Watched this the day it was on MTV. Still gives me god damn goosebumps to this day, even more!!!! Hear my name, take a good look.... this could be the day......hold my hand.....walk beside me....

I was always jealous of his hair LOL. Glad I lived these times. One of the best bands in the history of music.

We had it so f*in good, you have no idea. This was on Friday night, and my friends and I watched it. Then we played Magic:TG while listening to Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, STP, you name it. And we thought it was just how life was; not like we were living in a Golden Age.

One of their best performances ever! And yes ......Dave A was a beast during this era of PJ music

1:55 Eddie invented planking

0:12 Jeff is searching the volume :D:D

Eddie's vocal range on this MTV Unplugged is fvcking insane. lit af. ❤‍🔥

He was and is so hot and talented…how could u hate him

Greatest MTV show ever

Hear my name, take a good look, this could be the day

Best PORCH ever ♥

"touch you, hold you, fell you in my arms never again" this touch my heart💔

3:33 > I'll just slide my hands into front pockets midway through delivering the most epic performance in MTV history. unplugged Porch & SOLAT are amazing. will never get old

I just need to say I could not take Uh, just one day I know that I would not ever touch you, Hold you, feel you in my arms ever again These lines gave me goosebumps the first time I heard them almost 30 years ago, and still do today every time I hear it.

Omg Eddie is so cute !! When he fell off the stool I started crying and smiling at the same time !😂😂💞

He falls off the chair so smoothly it looks like it's part of the show

4:06 every single time watching this since it was first aired, goosebumps. every single time.

The drummer hits my heart!!! KING ABBRUZESSE!!!!!

I recorded this on video tape from BBC2 way, way, way back, I had Nirvana Unplugged recorded on the same tape. Went out to a club one night a few years later, when I came home my younger brother happily informed me that he'd remembered to record Match of the Day for me. When I realised what tape he'd used I was heartbroken, I thought I'd lost this forever, thank you KZfaq, thank you Pearl Jam

Find a group of guys under 30 right now ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD capable of producing this quality and intensity...I'll wait.

The greatest single performance in music history.

If you are ever in a band that can make this kind of sound HANG ON TIGHT. So damned good.

Eddie's voice is a precision instrument!!! I think Eddie and Micheal Stipe are in a league of their own when it comes to recreating the studio sound whilst singing live.

Best thing about being 14 and running home to watch this live (on MTV) was it was supposed to stripped back and chilled and they blew it away still after 30 years it’s how it was then

What the fuck is this world Running to, you didn't Leave a message, at least I Could have heard your voice one last time Daily minefield, this could Be my time by you Would you hit me? Would you hit me? Oh Oh, ow All the bills go by, and Initiatives are taken up By the middle There ain't gonna be any middle any more And the cross I'm bearing home Ain't indicative of my place Left the porch Left the porch, oh, oh Hear my name Take a good look This could be the day Hold my hand Lie beside me I just need to say Hear my name Take a good look This could be the day Hold my hand Walk beside me I just need to say I could not take Uh, just one day I know that I would not ever touch you, Hold you, feel you in my arms ever again Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

Saw Pearl Jam live this summer, felt like I was in the company of friends, absolutely incredible live.

None of kids in that audience realized they would be a part of music history at the time. I am so jealous. This was filmed in NY, I could have been there. Not sure why I wasn't. 😕

This is one of the best live performances of all time

2:17 I love the buildup and then Dave absolutely killing it on the drums