Birds in the Spring Birds in the Spring Birds in the Spring is a "Silly Symphonies" animated Disney short film. It was released in 1933. Various birds are seen building nests and caring for eggs. One pair anxiously awaits the hatching of three eggs, then joyfully summon all the other birds to see their new, noisy hatchlings. Time jumps forward to when the hatchlings are fully fledged, learning to sing and fly. One becomes lost and explores the ground, encountering grasshoppers, humming birds and then a rattlesnake that attempts to eat the baby bird. The bird manages to lead the snake into tying itself
Given to Fly think those would be able to drive in the snow, but no, it wasn't going anywhere, so I was kind of stuck in my condo. And I wrote that riff [for "Given to Fly"] and the "Faithfull" riff that day. In many ways, "Given to Fly" is one of the group's most significant singles—both its classic-rock composition and its warm, crisp sound recall "Ten", which suggests that Pearl Jam were at least somewhat shaken by its fanbase's cool reception to the artsy, frayed "No Code". The main riff is written in the DADGAD alternate tuning. Regarding the song, McCready said,