"making it his own" ??? I beg to differ. Straight "One" with his voice. Nothing special. "Making it your own" is what Eva Cassidy did with Stings "Fields of Gold", just as one example. I love Vedder, but this was nothing crazy special.
@@Drewg351 I consider a vocalist making a song their own when I no longer hear the voice of the original vocalist in their performance. Whether or not Vedder cleared that bar is subjective. Perhaps for you he didn't. For me, he did. Obviously, given the nature of the performance, it would have been inappropriate to restructure the song into a form that might be unrecognizable to the band receiving tribute or the audience tuned in to celebrate them.
Eddie Vedder is a musical miracle. From "Hunger Strike" with Chris Cornell and Temple of the Dog, to 'Pearl Jam" to this, there is nothing he doesn't make magical
I remember there was a time Pearl Jam opened up for U2 back during their ZooTV/ Achthung Baby tour. For Eddie to sing this song for the Kennedy Center means everything for us U2 and PJ fans. 💙💜❤️💚💙
For someone who loves U2 and Pearl Jam / Eddie Vedder, this is about as incredible a combination as you can get. I heard a very brief clip of this on NPR the day after this event; so glad the whole song is up now and available!!
He does so many of these types of these things - celebrating other artists. He's inducted a shitload of people into the HoF as well. A good dude who appreciates great artists. So cool to see from a guy who is also as good as it gets...
Been in love with this man for 32 years. For this performance, he hadn't had a chance to rehearse (you can see him think the song is over, when it wasn't), which makes the performance all the more phenomenal. He was filling in for someone who was sick. Oh, god that heavenly voice, and haven't we been blessed for decades?
Early U2 is in my veins. Remembering the first time I heard U2. It was from Boy and was I Will Follow... played at a bar called The Castle (it had that frontage) and they had "teenage" hours where alcohol wasn't served (legally... technically... but clear is clear and side doors were meant for fights or making out while your parents were out front waiting) and we all felt like we were adults for a couple of stupid awkward hours... Always was a Vedder fan... PJ was also my kidhood and never left me. ...a fav moment was his singing Red Mosquito with Ben Harper on the slide... but when he covered Daltry's The Who with Reign O'er me... that was the end. I had no decision to make. Brother Owned me. Grateful to have lived through his music, Cornell's, and Springsteen/Zac/Dave's covering of Fortunate Son...
Hahaha! Brilliant! That time when someone, with often hideous diction, smashes your own song outta the park and every single word is perfectly articulated. This is the best I’ve ever heard this song delivered and one of Eddy’s best ever performances. Bravo to all! Brilliant song, brilliant performance 👏👏👏👏👏👏
The Kennedy Honors produced some unbelievable covers over the years. I'm not a big fan of U2, though I do like some of their songs, but I love Pear Jamn and Eddies voice. He once again brings it home...
Shout out to those backup singers! My god their voices. You can tell Eddie was really feeling them too. I get the feeling Eddie didn't want this performance to end, Like he was wishing he had McCready on stage with him to break into an 8 minute version of this, like they do with 'Black ' live. Maybe break into a few spoken word bars of 'Sunday bloody Sunday' or something, with the Background singers, then back into 'One' after some Ethereal McCready guitar fills. That woulda taken this to a different level.
@Bob Shaffo Holy hell, I had to watch that again to see if you were right. I didn't even notice McCready ( I swear I even instinctively looked to the other side of the stage to see if he was there where he always plays with Pearl Jam). And he kept his guitar playing so subdued. In that case, it was probably just as hard for him not to break off into an 8 minute version with Eddie.
Do you think they were Mary J.'s back-up singers? I can just picture how they were thinking they'd do back up from one huge celebrity voice and the nervousness/excitement at how well they blended with Eddie.
Eddie Vedder always delivers a stellar performance. One of the greatest voices in rock history. Up there with Plant, Rodgers, Mercury, and a few others.
Fun fact, Eddie has covered 2 of those guys and been on stage with Plant when he opened for Pearl Jam in 2005 and joined PJ for a few songs. Little sister, Money by the beatles and Going to California
From the very beginning when I was introduced to Pearl Jam by my local record store, Eddie Vedder's voice has just blown me away. I remember being 17 and listening to Ten when it was just released thinking no voice will ever beat his. Everything he sings is pure poetry.
Tones phrasing punctuation emotion delivery.....that's how anything he covers he makes his own. We are lucky he made it through when many of his peers couldn't.
People always argue (and I too agree) that there are more important and precious things in life. But damn it, Arts, Sport etc matter too. They can pull you out of the depth of sadness, darkness and despair, and bring you unbridled joy, for a brief moment. I'm not suggesting that I'm in the depth of despair by any means, but those glorious 3 or so minutes, that gave me unexplainable joy and pleasure! 😍
The staying power of a true artists. It just can't be overstated what true talent looks like. But also... how good the song itself is. A true hit is a song that can be so many things to so many people.
Eddie has the most beautiful voice but thats just a little part of his enormous gift. He has the most artistic way of infusing songs with an intensity and passion from deep in his heart to ours.
This is man who s voice only gets better through time. Sadly i can t say the same about Bono' s.....but they have made beautifull music through the years and are true legends.
I’m starting a petition for Eddie Vedder to sing all songs. All of the songs ever. Who is with me??
Me!
Ill back this
where can I sign?
I’m for it ❤
yeah fuck bono 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eddie makes every song perfect!
Eddie Vedder could sing the ingredients from a can of soup and it'd still give you goosebumps.
A singers singer
He’d sing the soup ingredients and it would end up as a perfectly seared streak
The goosebumps..right though.
If you like vocals with a mouth full of marbles.........just kidding....cant remember who said that.
That is undeniably true. But in fairness, this song is absolutely brilliant and possesses one of the best melodies/chord progressions of all time.
Eddie is without a doubt one of the best singers in our world!!
yes he is
@@wolfeesmom Why the hell hasn't Neil Young won!!
Damn...when Eddie Vedder actualy speaks vowels when signing....is majestic. And he still was power on his voice.
You mean when he actually sings in English? 🤣
@@masonbooth2363 I'm glad this didn't turn into a Yellow Ledbetter kinda thing 😶
Man, Vedder just knows how to burrow down into the molten core of a song and honor it while making it his own.
Well said.
Great comment I like that!
"making it his own" ??? I beg to differ. Straight "One" with his voice. Nothing special. "Making it your own" is what Eva Cassidy did with Stings "Fields of Gold", just as one example. I love Vedder, but this was nothing crazy special.
@@Drewg351 I consider a vocalist making a song their own when I no longer hear the voice of the original vocalist in their performance. Whether or not Vedder cleared that bar is subjective. Perhaps for you he didn't. For me, he did.
Obviously, given the nature of the performance, it would have been inappropriate to restructure the song into a form that might be unrecognizable to the band receiving tribute or the audience tuned in to celebrate them.
@@RobVollmar, that's what makes the world go round. Opinions. Everyone has one. You think it's exceptional, I think it's really nothing special.
U2 were MEANT to be a rock band. They really were not meant to do anything else in life and what a great gift their music is to all of us.
We are so f’n lucky to have come of age during Eddie Vedder's time on earth. Artist. Poet. Genius.
Eddie Vedder is a national treasure
World treasure XDDDD
@samsabruskongen Nick Cage uses a map on the back of the constitution to find Eddie Vedder?
@@blackoceancreativeuniverse yup, you didn't know?
@@samsabruskongen its eddie vedder and lizzo in Mork and Mindy 2023, featuring Patton Ostwald as Orson.
I think Eddy would be somewhat insulted by that ... 🤔 Fucking awesome is what comes to mind in a European mind.
Is it getting Vedder or do you feel the same? ❤
I love that!💕
Nice one!!
🎉🎉
That some how is funny.😆
Ha ha! Ba dum tss! 😅
I love U2!!!! U2?????😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what mastery looks like. Thanks Eddie.....keep on rocking in the free world.
The look on Adams face at 1:35 is just one of respect for Eddie.
Eddie Vedder can sing any song and make it better.
I never knew I needed Eddie vedder singing U2! 👏👏👏👏👏
So magnificent!
@@nancybrooklyn1768 Thanks for being a great fan
Eddie Vedder’s signature vibrato has such a beautiful cry in it.
Eddie Vedder blew this one out of the park. Heard many covers but by far the best
Hard to replicate the passion of a band singing it's own song and yet Eddie does it with any song he sings....his, or anyone else's...
Eddie Vedder is a musical miracle. From "Hunger Strike" with Chris Cornell and Temple of the Dog, to 'Pearl Jam" to this, there is nothing he doesn't make magical
Pearl Jam came first, then got with Chris from Sound Garden...
I remember there was a time Pearl Jam opened up for U2 back during their ZooTV/ Achthung Baby tour. For Eddie to sing this song for the Kennedy Center means everything for us U2 and PJ fans.
💙💜❤️💚💙
For someone who loves U2 and Pearl Jam / Eddie Vedder, this is about as incredible a combination as you can get. I heard a very brief clip of this on NPR the day after this event; so glad the whole song is up now and available!!
On target 🌟
@@MonikaGDinNYC Thanks for your likes and comment,I wouldn't have be here if not for you guys
Eddie needs to live forever!
Everyone wants to live forever, me too.
Eddie has so much passion that can never be denied.
Eddie sings every word as if his life was on the line. He finds the meaning and means it.
One of the purest voices in the history of music. Some people just have it. He is such a person.
Eddie owns every song immediatly!
This version is killer and Eddie’s vocals really shine on this song.
ah....I prefer the origianal mucho more.
@@quiropracticoecuador1 sure, no one can falsetto like Bono, but Eddie's vocals work well on this song.
I really prefer Johnny Cash version
@@quiropracticoecuador1
So go listen to the original then you f'ing dolt..
@@Almost-Nothing lmao
As an Irish person and a big U2 fan I think this is the best version of this song ( excluding U2) that I have ever heard. It is amazing!
Johnny cash cough cough
The version with Mary J Blige is amazing, this is really a powerful song
Reminds me of early U2 when all we heard was the music! Well done Mr. V!
Eddie Vedder is the best! And he is touring this year!
And I’ve got a ticket. Yay me
He does so many of these types of these things - celebrating other artists. He's inducted a shitload of people into the HoF as well. A good dude who appreciates great artists. So cool to see from a guy who is also as good as it gets...
He's greatness.
..
Absolutely!!
True! Generosity is his middle name. It’s lovely.
Loved it when Vedder teamed with Nasrat Fatah Ali Kahn for The Long Road and The Face of Love. Unique and spiritual sound.
The unique texture in Vedder's voice really works with this song.
This is bloody incredible. Why is it he makes every song sound like it was born to be his.
Eddie could sing the phone book and make you cry by the 10th name.
😆
Wow did Eddie ever do justice to an already iconic song,, sweet .........
Been in love with this man for 32 years. For this performance, he hadn't had a chance to rehearse (you can see him think the song is over, when it wasn't), which makes the performance all the more phenomenal. He was filling in for someone who was sick. Oh, god that heavenly voice, and haven't we been blessed for decades?
Early U2 is in my veins. Remembering the first time I heard U2. It was from Boy and was I Will Follow... played at a bar called The Castle (it had that frontage) and they had "teenage" hours where alcohol wasn't served (legally... technically... but clear is clear and side doors were meant for fights or making out while your parents were out front waiting) and we all felt like we were adults for a couple of stupid awkward hours...
Always was a Vedder fan... PJ was also my kidhood and never left me. ...a fav moment was his singing Red Mosquito with Ben Harper on the slide... but when he covered Daltry's The Who with Reign O'er me... that was the end. I had no decision to make. Brother Owned me. Grateful to have lived through his music, Cornell's, and Springsteen/Zac/Dave's covering of Fortunate Son...
The best singer ever
Please let this year be as amazing as this performance!
That is a Beautiful Thought 🙂
That's a wonderful thing to ask for. Please I I hope so too.
What a fucked year was 2022.
Checking in 7 months later. Sorry about the year.
It wasn’t.
This made me appreciate "One" again...the feels...damn...
That male backing vocalist almost became Mary J Blige for a second hahaha
Hahaha! Brilliant! That time when someone, with often hideous diction, smashes your own song outta the park and every single word is perfectly articulated. This is the best I’ve ever heard this song delivered and one of Eddy’s best ever performances. Bravo to all! Brilliant song, brilliant performance 👏👏👏👏👏👏
"...carry each other..." Great stuff for this days, one( not the same)great version Eddie, and backing vocals❤(from Jujuy,Argentina)🌈🌠
Back up singers are phenomenal!!
Keiner kann so schön leidend singen…! Wunderbar
His tone is one of the best in rock music. For real.
Eddie does it again and knocks it out of the park
Like he did to Purple Rain
The right man for the good song....
The Kennedy Honors produced some unbelievable covers over the years. I'm not a big fan of U2, though I do like some of their songs, but I love Pear Jamn and Eddies voice. He once again brings it home...
John Claude Van Damme is so talented! Martial arts movie star, and the drummer for U2 🙌🏼
Dang Eddie that was beautiful brotha!!!!
So awesome watching Eddie Vedder now. First saw Pearl Jam back in the day early 90s. 💜💜💓
The world needs fast songs like this one.
God, I love Eddie. One of my favorite voices of all time.
Thanks for your love and support I'm so happy to have a great fan like you
Eddie just knows how to pull you into a song
Shout out to those backup singers! My god their voices. You can tell Eddie was really feeling them too. I get the feeling Eddie didn't want this performance to end, Like he was wishing he had McCready on stage with him to break into an 8 minute version of this, like they do with 'Black ' live. Maybe break into a few spoken word bars of 'Sunday bloody Sunday' or something, with the Background singers, then back into 'One' after some Ethereal McCready guitar fills. That woulda taken this to a different level.
Hopefully Pearl Jam adds this to their repertoire
agreed...it was way to short!
Agreed (but also Mike *was* up there w/ 'em, yo..). ✊😌
@Bob Shaffo Holy hell, I had to watch that again to see if you were right. I didn't even notice McCready ( I swear I even instinctively looked to the other side of the stage to see if he was there where he always plays with Pearl Jam). And he kept his guitar playing so subdued. In that case, it was probably just as hard for him not to break off into an 8 minute version with Eddie.
Do you think they were Mary J.'s back-up singers? I can just picture how they were thinking they'd do back up from one huge celebrity voice and the nervousness/excitement at how well they blended with Eddie.
Eddie Vedder always delivers a stellar performance. One of the greatest voices in rock history. Up there with Plant, Rodgers, Mercury, and a few others.
And his brother Chris..
Vedder ain’t up there with Plant, Mercury or Cornell
Fun fact, Eddie has covered 2 of those guys and been on stage with Plant when he opened for Pearl Jam in 2005 and joined PJ for a few songs. Little sister, Money by the beatles and Going to California
@@BC08
He's better than Plant. Plant is a horrendously bad singer.
@@travzimmerman1340 Plant in his prime was a great singer. Bad take
From the very beginning when I was introduced to Pearl Jam by my local record store, Eddie Vedder's voice has just blown me away. I remember being 17 and listening to Ten when it was just released thinking no voice will ever beat his. Everything he sings is pure poetry.
If you missed it. He also crushed Reign O're Me by The Who. This guy knows how to sing.
OMG, discovered it a year ago when I saw the Adam Sandler movie. I was blown away. Nothing compares...
The pure voice that's everything right about the gift of song
Can’t get enough of this. Wow
Vedder is like fine wine, Awesome!!
It turns out Eddie has the most powerful yet angelic voice ever.
Dude. One of the best covers of all time! I feel most of that audience doesn't realize what they just experienced! 🤯
Yeah; they should have given him a standing ovation
Its hilarious to see the crowd react on this masterpiece. Good to see Bono appreciating this performance. He is the source!
Awesome. Eddie singing One from Achtung Baby the same release year he and his band released 10. Just brilliant.
As much as I love Eddie Vedder, I was afraid to watch him cover such a revered song… but he + everyone on stage did it justice. Great job.
Eddie Vedder has nailed every cover he’s ever done. This time however, he smashed it! Brilliant performance Eddie. Congratulations and bravo!🎉
Wow!!! alls i can say. also loved it when he sang mothers of the disappeared with u2.
I’m speachless. This is everything
I’ve been hooked on Eddies voice for a long time❤❤❤
following other comments - eddie picks a song rich with meaning and emotion and then turns it up another notch with that voice - i am misty
As a young man i remember Pearl Jam breaking through.
The energy in this mans performance was incredible.
And…. It still is !!,
What a performer ❤️👍
Please we need to protect this man at all costs! ❤❤❤
They were all so young! Time is a taskmaster.
Eddie at the end … man … that was brilliant ❤
As a lifelong U2 super fan, this is the best I’ve ever heard anyone sing this song.
Now that is what confidence looks like. Bravo!
Tones phrasing punctuation emotion delivery.....that's how anything he covers he makes his own. We are lucky he made it through when many of his peers couldn't.
Such raw talent 😊
Bono sat there and sang the lyrics too, was a perfect moment! A legend, both are
He always respects the original. Watch him sing Tom Petty, The Waiting or The Who, I am One - the man is a gift & should be treasured.
People always argue (and I too agree) that there are more important and precious things in life. But damn it, Arts, Sport etc matter too. They can pull you out of the depth of sadness, darkness and despair, and bring you unbridled joy, for a brief moment. I'm not suggesting that I'm in the depth of despair by any means, but those glorious 3 or so minutes, that gave me unexplainable joy and pleasure! 😍
sport is theatre for stupid people.
That is what Eddie was born for, I think.
Eddie Vedder.. You Deserve A Standing Ovation.. Absolutely Incredible 👏👏👏👏👏 encore 👏👏👏..tuned in from Liverpool England UK ❤️🩹✌️👍🏼
Eddie tears up every song and puts it back together again.
His voice is a musical instrument.
imagine eddie vedder singing your song.. in your honour like wow :D u2 and pearl jam is such legends
Is there any song that Eddie can't sing, he just nails them all.
Eddie Vedder is always magical!!!
From the stage jump at Pink Pop to this Eddie Vedder...insane.
The staying power of a true artists. It just can't be overstated what true talent looks like. But also... how good the song itself is. A true hit is a song that can be so many things to so many people.
U2 is very difficult to cover and get away with. Eddie does a great job here. Much respect.
Eddie FOR PRESIDENT!!!!
Eddie has the most beautiful voice but thats just a little part of his enormous gift. He has the most artistic way of infusing songs with an intensity and passion from deep in his heart to ours.
Beautifully said.👏👏
This is man who s voice only gets better through time. Sadly i can t say the same about Bono' s.....but they have made beautifull music through the years and are true legends.
Eddie really puts his soul into the songs he sings
Oh my my my, Eddie did such a beautiful job with this! Turn out the lights, JOSH!
God, that's such an obscure reference! I'd forgotten about that.
He makes me cry everytime. Soulful.
It doesn’t get Eddie Vedder than this! He can do no wrong ❤
I'm stealing this. I will promptly use it in every day conversation.
Brilliant!
Well played indeed
Most beautiful voice. ❤️EV
One Man, one voice, one Vedder for my life! 🎶
Eddie is awesome and this U2 song is a classic. Great performance.
His vibrato is so so beautiful. This interpretation is perfect.