Eddie Vedder and Guitars Over Guns Collaborate on New Song

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  • TenDays
    TenDays Utah, USA Posts: 286
    pjhawks said:
    TenDays said:
    I liked it a lot! So cool to see Eddie working with these kids in the news story 😍
    https://youtu.be/FvcVjqSASFs

    Especially the kid wearing the Pearl Jam shirt! They seemed so nervous. My hands would be shaking so bad I wouldn't even be able to get a guitar lesson from Eddie! 

    What a great, uplifting song! 
    ok when I heard the studio version i thought it was just ok but damn gotta give those kids credit, they killed it live.  most are 13 and 14 years old playing in front of an audience of ex-Presidents and rock stars?  crazy.  when i was 13 or 14.... Damn good job by all.  that had to be a hell of a lot of work on Ed's part but you could tell from the video he had a passion for it.  Well done Ed!
    Exactly! It was amazing for 12-14 year olds! And so great to see Eddie having fun working with them. 
    I'm not a rap fan, but the skill to write and perform rap is amazing 🤩. And I loved the lyrics of the rap. 

  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,448
    Ugh. I’ll leave it that. 
  • elitriona
    elitriona Posts: 44
    Wait, Stone wasn't invited to play Rock Around Barack?   :p
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 8,251
    GrievanceGirl said:

    So, thoughts on the hat folks??? Hat <=> the song?
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,161
    Hillary Clinton approves of the hat. :-D


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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,161

    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • DM282158
    DM282158 Beverly, MA Posts: 806
    curmudgeoness said:

    Watch Eddie walk on stage at Ohana in a pant suit 
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 8,251
    curmudgeoness said:
    Hillary Clinton approves of the hat. :-D


     :D 
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 8,251
    DM282158 said:
    curmudgeoness said:

    Watch Eddie walk on stage at Ohana in a pant suit 
    Oh hell no!
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 33,329
    What’s not to like about kids having dreams of becoming stars? Just never know who gets inspired by such events, take the song for what it is I like that kids are involved 
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,545
    It was a great opportunity for those kids to showcase the program. Having an artist like Eddie as a part of it got them a much higher profile. Seems like a win to me.
  • pjbugs007
    pjbugs007 Posts: 1,615
    Josevolution, JeBurkhardt you guys are the voice of reason! Nothing but the facts!
  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 3,025
    darwinstheory said:
    GrievanceGirl said:

    So, thoughts on the hat folks??? Hat <=> the song?


    Twinning and winning!
  • RP112579
    RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,394
    That had to be a very rewarding experience for Ed and those kids. Using it as a way to give back to the community is way cooler than just going out there and doing some Petty cover. Ed is truly a 1/1.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,839
    I'll cut some slack since it was a bunch of kids singing.  I did not know that.  I thought they were professionals.


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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,944
    Awesome to see kids get an opportunity like this! Getting involved in music for young people is such a great thing. Reminds me of my son’s band and concert experiences in high school plus his local music school.

    Looked like the Obamas loved it!
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,161
    CarryTheZero said:
    Awesome to see kids get an opportunity like this! Getting involved in music for young people is such a great thing. Reminds me of my son’s band and concert experiences in high school plus his local music school.

    Looked like the Obamas loved it!

    Yes! I thought I wrote this yesterday, but maybe I forgot to hit "post"  :# -- my son worked at an after-school music program (El Sistema) for a few years, and seeing the impact that the program had on the kids was amazing! These are special programs, and I thought the performance and the work Ed did with the kids leading up to yesterday was awesome! The message of community involvement and mentorship is/was so much more meaningful than, say, another performance of RITFW. 

    And just imagine the experience for those kids, up there playing for the Obamas and all of the dignitaries, et al. I can assure you, from what I've seen, those kids take their performances very seriously. 
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 31,323
    Am I the only one who thinks that those opening chords are an instant reminder of Better Man?
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,409
    edited June 22
    Here's my idea/wish/dream:

    4444 records of the song. As for the color?

    Tan or possibly 3-4 different variants (tan because the tan suit...gotta embrace it as several people at the ceremony did, black because black vinyl, blue because blue is the color of the Dems and maybe a fourth choice of whatever President Obama would want.)

    The funds, of course, would go to Guitars over Guns.
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