Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder stepped in for an ailing Mary J. Blige last night (Dec. 3) at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., performing “Elevation” and “One” in tribute to U2, who were recognized alongside George Clooney, Gladys Knight, Amy Grant, and Cuban composer Tania León. The ceremony will be broadcast Dec. 28 by CBS.
Vedder has long been close with the members of U2 since Pearl Jam opened a run of shows for the Irish rock legends in the summer of 1993. He has also previously performed at Kennedy Center ceremonies in recognition of Bruce Springsteen and David Letterman.
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Fri December 30, 2022 11:47 pm
by VinylGuy
That cover is just awful
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:06 am
by epilogue
Ed can really sing anything.
He's no Mary but that was pretty great.
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:15 am
by Jorge
He sings it better than MJB
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:31 am
by oasisfan35
Both of those performances were pieces of shit by Vedder.
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:47 am
by epilogue
Well there you go. I guess I'm a def idiot.
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:49 am
by dprival78
ed really needs to figure out something better to do with that hair
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:49 am
by oasisfan35
epilogue wrote:Well there you go. I guess I'm a def idiot.
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Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:51 am
by epilogue
oasisfan35 wrote:
epilogue wrote:Well there you go. I guess I'm a def idiot.
Russell Simmons likes this post
You're goddamn right.
Re: eddie sings U2
Posted: Sat December 31, 2022 1:53 am
by JuanHamm
The Edge definitely looked like he enjoyed the performance.