Ed should release My City of Ruins; all proceeds go to Haiti

Gardenparty

I think it would be a cool idea.

Bruce did play this song for the 9/11 tribute though. Would it be a good idea to use the song again? i don't know

SOLAT319

theboxerorthebag wrote:

STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:

Bump for the great idea!

And if the band wanted to play an acoustic fundraiser show at the Showbox with AIC, FTM, and a special appearance from Bruce that would work too. I'm just sayin'...

STONEd and dAMENT-ED, you have come up with a great plan.

Why a small venue like Showbox? Is that because you wanna take advantage of someone else's disaster by seeing your favorite band at an intimate venue? Why not play a proper concert venue? Wouldn't the main purpose of doing something like this be making the most amount of money for Haiti? I mean even if you think that deep inside, just try to hide it a little better. I know I sound harsh (maybe because I'm having a shitty day at work) but come on!
Still think the single with that song is a great idea.

clockistotime

SOLAT319 wrote:

theboxerorthebag wrote:

STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:

Bump for the great idea!

And if the band wanted to play an acoustic fundraiser show at the Showbox with AIC, FTM, and a special appearance from Bruce that would work too. I'm just sayin'...

STONEd and dAMENT-ED, you have come up with a great plan.

Why a small venue like Showbox? Is that because you wanna take advantage of someone else's disaster by seeing your favorite band at an intimate venue? Why not play a proper concert venue? Wouldn't the main purpose of doing something like this be making the most amount of money for Haiti? I mean even if you think that deep inside, just try to hide it a little better. I know I sound harsh (maybe because I'm having a shitty day at work) but come on!
Still think the single with that song is a great idea.

you raise a good point here Solat319, may i offer a compromise? haha

it may be hard to acquire a large venue at short notice, let alone sell it out (i know, pearl jam definitely could), but having it at the Showbox could be a great idea. it's small, intimate and close to home and we all know the boys are good friends with everyone there. the only thing, in order to cover the 'cost' factor of say what you could help raise by playing in a bigger venue say Key Arena (is that even around still?), is to raise the value of the tickets to say $200 a ticket. now i know we don't like high ticket prices, but it is for a good cause afterall.

either way, thanks for the support for the digital single release

clockistotime

why did i use the word 'say' so much in that last post? hahaha, sorry about that

keeponrockin

This is a great idea.

cippociappo

This is a great idea, you can count me in, I would totally buy it

clockistotime

SOLAT319 wrote:

I know I sound harsh (maybe because I'm having a shitty day at work) but come on!
Still think the single with that song is a great idea.

hope your day gets better!

clockistotime

cippociappo wrote:

This is a great idea, you can count me in, I would totally buy it

thanks cippociappo and keeponrockin! tell your friends

STONEd and dAMENT-ED

SOLAT319 wrote:

theboxerorthebag wrote:

STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:

Bump for the great idea!

And if the band wanted to play an acoustic fundraiser show at the Showbox with AIC, FTM, and a special appearance from Bruce that would work too. I'm just sayin'...

STONEd and dAMENT-ED, you have come up with a great plan.

Why a small venue like Showbox? Is that because you wanna take advantage of someone else's disaster by seeing your favorite band at an intimate venue? Why not play a proper concert venue? Wouldn't the main purpose of doing something like this be making the most amount of money for Haiti? I mean even if you think that deep inside, just try to hide it a little better. I know I sound harsh (maybe because I'm having a shitty day at work) but come on!
Still think the single with that song is a great idea.

Definitely NOT trying to take advantage of someone else's disaster. I'm sure there are many that could speak to my character as better than that.
Honestly, it could be in Seattle or overseas. Large venue or small. My suggestion for the Showbox may not be an ideal venue but was suggested as a venue where the band has a great relationship and is local to the band, helping expedite relief while minimizing costs. You could do the Key Arena but the capacity is about 17,000 and you could never get that deal done quickly. While the Showbox is about 1100 capacity, Benny Hall is about 2500.
At the end of the day, it's the band's decision anyway. I apologize if you took my suggestion the wrong way. I was just hoping to add to the good idea that was started in this thread. I hope your day at work gets better. Thanks.

clockistotime

STONEd and dAMENT-ED wrote:

Definitely NOT trying to take advantage of someone else's disaster. I'm sure there are many that could speak to my character as better than that.
Honestly, it could be in Seattle or overseas. Large venue or small. My suggestion for the Showbox may not be an ideal venue but was suggested as a venue where the band has a great relationship and is local to the band, helping expedite relief while minimizing costs. You could do the Key Arena but the capacity is about 17,000 and you could never get that deal done quickly. While the Showbox is about 1100 capacity, Benny Hall is about 2500.
At the end of the day, it's the band's decision anyway. I apologize if you took my suggestion the wrong way. I was just hoping to add to the good idea that was started in this thread. I hope your day at work gets better. Thanks.

it's all good Stone'd, i know what you meant. did you read my compromise to you and Solats' suggestion on the previous page? i think we're on the same page.

Jessie78

disco. I'd buy for sure! And Bruce seems like a good guy...surely he'd let Ed sing it!! It's for a good cause!

demetrios

clockistotime wrote:

just an idea, but one way for the band and maybe all of us to help contribute to the relief effort in Haiti could be if Ed (or the whole band) digitally release a (studio) version of Bruce Springsteen's song 'My City of Ruins' and donate all proceeds to the relief effort?

here's his live version from the Kennedy Center Honors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aelR842p_78

i think it's a very fitting song, and Ed's voice really soars on this song. it's a beautiful song and the content is very relevant.

what are everyone's thoughts on this?

An mp3/flac download of My City of Ruins.
And all proceeds going to Haiti?

theboxerorthebag

bump to keep this on page one.

thefin190

I think this is an awesome idea. I'd like to add that people can choose to pay how much they want for the song. Maybe a minimum of $1, but you can pay up to $1,000 if you want to donate that much.

clockistotime

thefin190 wrote:

I think this is an awesome idea. I'd like to add that people can choose to pay how much they want for the song. Maybe a minimum of $1, but you can pay up to $1,000 if you want to donate that much.

that's a great idea thefin190!

what say you 10c?

PJSEMPRE

Great idea!
I think Bruce would support it.

thefin190

PJSEMPRE wrote:

Great idea!
I think Bruce would support it.

Well let's get the fan mail going!

I am relatively new in the 10 club, so I was wondering if anyone in the band or anyone close to the band (managers, assistants, etc.) read the boards regularly? I think Ed would love the idea if he saw it.

Fahka

Just sell it on itunes/pearljam.com all proceeds go to help the cause.. I also like the idea of having the option to donate as little or as much as you would like... There's alot of generous pearl jam fans out there so i think this could really make a difference.

So who ever stands on the grapevine, make sure the ved sees or hears about this please

3legged dog

BUMP :thumbup: :wave:

dasvidana

Love the idea totally. I also wished Ed had sung The Rising (although Sting did well too, I just prefer Ed). So maybe it could be both songs for a bonus and raise double the dough?