He added, "Eddie Vedder's vocal is alternately intense and achingly wistful, with the latter particularly suiting the song's mood." He proclaimed "Yellow Ledbetter" as "the sound of a band overflowing with prime material." Will Hermes of "Spin" said, "The Hendrix-indebted power ballad "Yellow Ledbetter" is some of the best Pearl Jam music ever recorded." In 2007, McCready's guitar solo from "Yellow Ledbetter" was ranked number 95 on "Guitar World"'s "100 Greatest Guitar Solos" list. The first full live performance of "Yellow Ledbetter" occurred at the band's February 15, 1992, concert in Madrid, Spain. "Yellow Ledbetter" is frequently performed at Pearl Jam concerts, often as the last song of the concert. The freeform nature of the song allows the band to improvise and change the song around when performing it live. During performances, McCready often plays the main riff quite differently than on the record and uses overdrive as opposed to the previous clean channel. He also lengthens the outro, sometimes incorporating various songs which have influenced his playing style, such as Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" or "The Star-Spangled Banner", which bears many similarities to the song. Similarly, Vedder almost always changes the lyrics around, though he sticks with the same rhythm as the original recording. Live performances of "Yellow Ledbetter" can be found on the "Daughter" single, the "Tibetan Freedom Concert" compilation box set, various official bootlegs, the live album "Live at Benaroya Hall", and the "Live at the Gorge 05/06" box set. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs "Live at the Showbox", "Live at the Garden", and "Immagine in Cornice" as one of the special features. The version of the song on "Tibetan Freedom Concert" is a performance by Vedder and McCready that was recorded live at the Tibetan Freedom Concert. A brief snippet of the song appears in the series finale of the television series "Friends" after Rachel boards the plane. This marked the first time that Pearl Jam licensed a song for usage in a television show. According to a spokesperson for the group, it was, "simply a matter of the show's producers asking permission." The song also played over the end credits of the 2011 film "50/50".