"Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam.
[2] The song is often referred to simply as "Elderly Woman" or "Small Town" by the band and its fans.
Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song reached number 17 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
When discussing how he initially came up with "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town", vocalist Eddie Vedder stated that "it was so quick".
I remember waking up one morning and playing pretty normal chords that sounded good, and I put on the vocal master to hear myself and it came out right quick.
A version of "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" by Charlotte Martin can be found on her 2007 album Reproductions.
Young@Heart Chorus,[14] whose singers range from ages 73 to 90, covered "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter of a Small Town" at their 4th Annual Mash-Up concert in November 2016.
The Anchoress covered "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town" on her 2022 release Versions / EP 2.