No, she isn't. The tweet is a bit confusing but her Facebook post is a bit clearer: "Recording adventures in Seattle!! 2 fantastic days in the basement studio of LEGEND Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Leah Julius of Thunderpussy ~ can’t wait to share what we made!!"
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
No, she isn't. The tweet is a bit confusing but her Facebook post is a bit clearer: "Recording adventures in Seattle!! 2 fantastic days in the basement studio of LEGEND Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Leah Julius of Thunderpussy ~ can’t wait to share what we made!!"
Thanks! Though it would have been cool if she were a member, especially after hearing the new TP single - not something I would expect from KT.
Check out KT Tunstall’s newly released cover of “I Won’t Back Down” featuring Mike on guitar and backing vocals with Thunderpussy’s Leah Julius on drums.
KT and Mike chose “I Won’t Back Down” to honor Tom Petty and to shout support to people across the globe standing up for justice and equality to demand a better world.
incredible. thanks for posting the link and nice to know mike is a tom fan. i knew ed was and never assume anything this is one of tom's greatest songs and i will be missing him for years and years
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and singer-songwriter KT Tunstall paid tribute to the recent groundswell of peaceful protests and demonstrations including the Women's March and student-led March for Our Lives, with a rousing cover of Tom Petty's 1989 hit, "I Won't Back Down."
Tunstall performed nearly all the instruments on the recording – including acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and percussion – and belted a bluesier main hook. McCready, who produced the cover, contributed a visceral guitar solo. Thunderpussy drummer Leah Julius added a post-punk edge to the single, which will benefit Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation.
The official video features in-studio footage and clips from various protests. "The three musicians felt it would serve as a loud shout of support to all the people all over the world marching, protesting and standing up for justice and equality," the trio wrote in an intro message. "Power to the people!"
“I was over the moon to get into the studio with guitar legend Mike McCready from Pearl Jam,” she said. “With Tom Petty’s passing and both of us being such huge fans of his, and him being an extremely important, formative part of our artistic lives, we just wanted to do something to honor him as a shout out. But also, ‘I Won’t Back Down”—it’s sad that it’s such a relevant song still for people all over the world who are now galvanizing to stand up for what they believe in, and it’s working. It feels like it’s a really positive moment in time where people power is actually taking effect and changing policies and changing the way people are thinking. So we asked fans to just send in pictures and videos of them going to protests and marches, and it’s pretty emotional. And I’m in there—Women’s March in D.C. So I was glad to be in the video.”
With McCready producing and playing guitar and Thunderpussy’s Leah Julius on drums, Tunstall performed everything else on the track, released to benefit Pear Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation.
“It was phenomenal working with Mike and also just having the freedom to jump into the studio and take a classic song and try and do something original with it while obviously still honoring the original,” she added. “It’s just such a powerful song.”
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
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New Song by Tunstall & McCready
News May 9 2018Check out KT Tunstall’s newly released cover of “I Won’t Back Down” featuring Mike on guitar and backing vocals with Thunderpussy’s Leah Julius on drums.
KT and Mike chose “I Won’t Back Down” to honor Tom Petty and to shout support to people across the globe standing up for justice and equality to demand a better world.
Proceeds from “I Won’t Back Down” will go to the Vitalogy Foundation.
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Watch the collaborative music video, which includes submissions from fans at marches and gatherings they have attended for positive change.
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this is one of tom's greatest songs and i will be missing him for years and years
also 7" single or just a digital single?
Just digital downloads for now. https://kttunstall.lnk.to/IWBD
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jams-mike-mccready-kt-tunstall-cover-tom-petty-song-w520095
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, KT Tunstall Honor Protests With Tom Petty Song
Proceeds from "I Won't Back Down" rendition benefit Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation
Tunstall performed nearly all the instruments on the recording – including acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards and percussion – and belted a bluesier main hook. McCready, who produced the cover, contributed a visceral guitar solo. Thunderpussy drummer Leah Julius added a post-punk edge to the single, which will benefit Pearl Jam's Vitalogy Foundation.
The official video features in-studio footage and clips from various protests. "The three musicians felt it would serve as a loud shout of support to all the people all over the world marching, protesting and standing up for justice and equality," the trio wrote in an intro message. "Power to the people!"
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
https://youtu.be/B5Kwg1ySJAo
“I was over the moon to get into the studio with guitar legend Mike McCready from Pearl Jam,” she said. “With Tom Petty’s passing and both of us being such huge fans of his, and him being an extremely important, formative part of our artistic lives, we just wanted to do something to honor him as a shout out. But also, ‘I Won’t Back Down”—it’s sad that it’s such a relevant song still for people all over the world who are now galvanizing to stand up for what they believe in, and it’s working. It feels like it’s a really positive moment in time where people power is actually taking effect and changing policies and changing the way people are thinking. So we asked fans to just send in pictures and videos of them going to protests and marches, and it’s pretty emotional. And I’m in there—Women’s March in D.C. So I was glad to be in the video.”
With McCready producing and playing guitar and Thunderpussy’s Leah Julius on drums, Tunstall performed everything else on the track, released to benefit Pear Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation.
“It was phenomenal working with Mike and also just having the freedom to jump into the studio and take a classic song and try and do something original with it while obviously still honoring the original,” she added. “It’s just such a powerful song.”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)