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"Fired Up And Ready To Go!"

RubysdadRubysdad Posts: 133
edited December 2011 in The Porch
While the band has not officially endorsed a candidate for Presidency, drummer Matt Cameron has lent his talents to original Obama song "Fired Up and Ready to Go". Written by Seattle-area musicians the Bergevin Brothers, and featuring Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir. Joe Bergevin watched Senator Barack Obama tell a story about one person, Edith Childs, who energized others with a "fired up, ready to go," chant at one of his campaign stops. Inspired by Obama's "One voice can change the world" speech, Joe wrote some lyrics and rough chords then called his brother Jon to help him compose and arrange the song. They named it after Edith's chant. After many phone calls, emails, and sleepless nights, they had assembled the team. Ten days later an epic recording was born with the intention of spreading Obama's hopeful message. Contributors include lead singer Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir, drummer Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, lead singer Jake Bergevin, other top studio musicians, sound engineers, video teams, photographers, caterers, local news teams and a renovated theater with recording studio.

Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJ72iZ3tW4.
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  • pj.uw.laurapj.uw.laura Posts: 553
    Very cool video!

    Nice work, Matt! :)
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Damn, I thought this was about a new album/tour.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • pj.uw.laurapj.uw.laura Posts: 553
    That was my first thought too.
  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,641
    Very cool vid! Nice one Matty!!
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    so that's two for Barack? Matt & Stone
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  • TheLostSoulTheLostSoul Posts: 773
    tease!
    I miss you hippiemom.
  • cuyler41cuyler41 Posts: 388
    psyched me out, I thought it was band news.
  • firecrotch23firecrotch23 Posts: 586
    do i smell election year tour?
    Small my table, seats just 3, its not crowded, its just lucky me
  • callencallen Posts: 6,388
    firecrotch23 wrote:
    do i smell election year tour?
    yep yep yep....save your pennies....
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  • Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    TheLostSoul wrote:
    tease!

    Tease is right.

    Lucky for me I dig being teased.

    (Lucky for any pearl jam fan, huh? ) ;)
  • Dylan StoneDylan Stone Posts: 1,145
    GTFLYGIRL wrote:

    (Lucky for any pearl jam fan, huh? ) ;)

    Does that not read the way I meant it to?

    If that's the case. Oh well. woops. :)
  • 100 Pacer100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,235
    Rubysdad wrote:
    While the band has not officially endorsed a candidate for Presidency, drummer Matt Cameron has lent his talents to original Obama song "Fired Up and Ready to Go". Written by Seattle-area musicians the Bergevin Brothers, and featuring Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir. Joe Bergevin watched Senator Barack Obama tell a story about one person, Edith Childs, who energized others with a "fired up, ready to go," chant at one of his campaign stops. Inspired by Obama's "One voice can change the world" speech, Joe wrote some lyrics and rough chords then called his brother Jon to help him compose and arrange the song. They named it after Edith's chant. After many phone calls, emails, and sleepless nights, they had assembled the team. Ten days later an epic recording was born with the intention of spreading Obama's hopeful message. Contributors include lead singer Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir, drummer Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, lead singer Jake Bergevin, other top studio musicians, sound engineers, video teams, photographers, caterers, local news teams and a renovated theater with recording studio.

    Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJ72iZ3tW4.

    link to pics: http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=270647
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  • callencallen Posts: 6,388
    GTFLYGIRL wrote:
    Does that not read the way I meant it to?

    If that's the case. Oh well. woops. :)
    sooo......where exactly is in flux????
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Damn, I thought this was about a new album/tour.
    Same here.
  • TransplantedNewfTransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    That's awesome!
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    I almost posted this earlier honestly but thought it was old news :p
    Happiness is only real when shared
  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    Go Matt!
  • cropdustercropduster Posts: 52
    MCCAIN/GIULIANI 08

    Obama is a nice guy, but never discusses policy. If he thinks he can just 'get by' on this HOPE thing he is sadly mistaken. The only change he and the democrats want is the change from your pocket. Tell ya what, the gov't takes too much as it is, and they waste it on absurd spending programs and pork barrel projects. I do not want a nanny-state big time federal gov't forcing me to hand over more of my hard earned $ so they can blow it on entitlement programs and bridges to nowhere.



    Of course we all want nothing more than for billary to go away.
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    yes matt!
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  • O_G_DO_G_D Toronto Posts: 542
    Great on Matt for supporting Obama. The song not necessarily my cup of tea. He is a exquiste canditate and has a ora and presence about him. I for one did not think he had a shot and did not think that America is or may be ready for a Black President. The fact that voter turn out is higher has its pros and cons. On higher voter turn out should always be looked upon as a good thing in any event. However i worry that much of the black population may be coming out to vote for him simply becuase he is black and not really up on the issues. I know im gonna take some slack for that. Even if some are voting for him strictly for that reason i think it has it's merits as look at how America has treated the black man and we are talking about recent history i.e. hurricane Katrina. I worry that if Obama is elected something terrible will happen to him and America will be thrown back a 100 years in the civil rights movement. This is a sincere and real worry for me with all those crazy white supremists out there. I know im gonna take some heat for this post. Even Chris Rock jokes about that a black man will never become president because if he did he would be assasinated and also jokes that if a black man were vice president some black man would kill the white president to make the black man president. Sure this is comedy, but there is some truth in what he says. For the record. I like Obama, i don't think anyone has come along like this in politics in a long time since Kennedy. We all know what happend there. In the end i hope nothing bad happens, but i have a real uneasyness over the situation. I live in Canada and they are actually talking about opening all black schools to lower the drop out rate among black youths. Perhaps this is what has lead me into thinking more about the divisions that still clearly exist amongst race. They want a more all black curriculum. I feel this is a terrible move and is like moving backwards in time towards segregation, something the black people fought against for so long. We should not give ourselves to much credit and think we have come so far, we have'nt really at all. It may just appear that way.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Damn, I thought this was about a new album/tour.


    yea, i thought it was about something important.

    oh well.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • simplemansimpleman Posts: 425
    cropduster wrote:
    MCCAIN/GIULIANI 08

    Obama is a nice guy, but never discusses policy. If he thinks he can just 'get by' on this HOPE thing he is sadly mistaken. The only change he and the democrats want is the change from your pocket. Tell ya what, the gov't takes too much as it is, and they waste it on absurd spending programs and pork barrel projects. I do not want a nanny-state big time federal gov't forcing me to hand over more of my hard earned $ so they can blow it on entitlement programs and bridges to nowhere.



    Of course we all want nothing more than for billary to go away.
    You've done your homework, well said....
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    could they have gotten a worse lead singer?!? he sounds like a fuckin youth group singer... this song in general really sucks... i mean i know its not meant to be taken real serious as a song... but still... i think shawn smith wouldve worked well for this little project and i know brad is also an obama supporter... wouldve liked to see him on lead vox instead... matts drumming is solid tho :D
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  • tremorvoidtremorvoid Posts: 528
    what...does the band plan to actually ENDORSE a candidate?! please.

    at least they are consistent in supporting candidates with absolutely no experience...further confirming that rock stars live in their own bubble of a world.

    as for the rest of us who live in the real world during real time...

    anyone on here who is old enough to vote...i hope you are smart enough to do your own research on the candidates and watch the debates to make your personal decisions. kids who cant yet vote...dont let anyone...including any band...try to brainwash you to think "their" choice is the right one. dont be a blind follower

    wake me up when pearl jam either puts out another record or decides to tour
    Seems that needlessly it's getting harder
    To find an approach and a way to live
    Are we getting something out of this
    all-encompassing trip?
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    tremorvoid wrote:
    what...does the band plan to actually ENDORSE a candidate?! please.

    at least they are consistent in supporting candidates with absolutely no experience...further confirming that rock stars live in their own bubble of a world.

    as for the rest of us who live in the real world during real time...

    anyone on here who is old enough to vote...i hope you are smart enough to do your own research on the candidates and watch the debates to make your personal decisions. kids who cant yet vote...dont let anyone...including any band...try to brainwash you to think "their" choice is the right one. dont be a blind follower

    wake me up when pearl jam either puts out another record or decides to tour
    who in your humble opinion then is a better option in this election? im not saying i especially like any of them, but it might not be a bad idea to have a young idealist not yet fully corrupted by years in congress... with a capable cabinet and congress behind him the president is more of a P.R. person anyway... and you gotta admit, experience or not, obama is a great speaker and VERY charismatic...

    if not obama id go for mccain before i went with hilary... i actually wouldnt be opposed to a split ticket pres/VP this time around since none of them really amaze me... anyone care to speculate who those that are left would choose as their running mate? (i ask only because i really dont know)
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  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    tremorvoid wrote:
    what...does the band plan to actually ENDORSE a candidate?! please.

    at least they are consistent in supporting candidates with absolutely no experience...further confirming that rock stars live in their own bubble of a world.

    as for the rest of us who live in the real world during real time...

    anyone on here who is old enough to vote...i hope you are smart enough to do your own research on the candidates and watch the debates to make your personal decisions. kids who cant yet vote...dont let anyone...including any band...try to brainwash you to think "their" choice is the right one. dont be a blind follower

    wake me up when pearl jam either puts out another record or decides to tour

    talk about living in a bubble... :rolleyes:

    BTW I hate this song....
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  • WoodywoodWoodywood Posts: 16
    haha...you americans and your 'voting campaigns' just make me laugh a little bit more every dayin this cruel world..:)...ah, bye the way, this song is totally crap...
  • FedericoFederico Posts: 7,916
    since pearl jam is supossed to be a pacifist group of people, against any demonstration of violence and war....did Obama make any clear statement against the war for the oil in Irak?...just asking, i didnt heard him
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    boooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  • Boston MABoston MA Posts: 207
    Might as well endorsed Hillary or McCain.

    Barack Obama who wants to continue the racist war on drugs. Barack Obama who never says anything about the Federal Reserve system that steals from the workers to pay the 1000 richest corporations.

    Just another wolf in sheeps clothing. Hey what do you expect they're just musicians. I wonder who Eddie is leaning for? I always thought he was the brains but if he is also supporting Obama? I have to wonder. Stone damn, he's supporting Obama, too? I thought these guys were paying attention and gave a crap?


    Ron Paul is the only candidate left that is not corrupt and/or insane.

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