Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has contributed a newly recorded cover of Tom Petty‘s “Room at the Top” to the TV show Bad Monkey, which premieres Aug. 14 on Apple TV+. Until Friday (Aug. 9), the song can only be heard on the Pearl Jam Radio and Tom Petty Radio channels on SiriusXM, after which it will be widely available.
Bad Monkey stars Vince Vaughan in an adaptation of Carl Hiassen’s book of the same name. For now, no other details have emerged about Vedder’s recording of “Room at the Top,” which he frequently performs at his concerts both solo and with his side band Earthlings. He also played it in honor of the late Petty as part of the “In Memoriam” portion of the 2018 Academy Awards ceremony.
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In late June, Vedder surprised released a cover of the English Beat’s “Save It for Later” as part of the new season of FX’s The Bear.
Meanwhile, Pearl Jam returns to the road Aug. 22 in Missoula, Mt., in support of their latest album, Dark Matter.
Hear a snippet of “Room at the Top” below:
Tune into @PJRadio (ch. 22) & @TomPetty Radio (ch. 31) on @SiriusXM this week to hear Eddie’s cover of “Room At The Top” before it’s out Friday. Listen here: https://t.co/eJiazIvF1A@watertowermusic pic.twitter.com/GRZtq1hYlc
— Eddie Vedder (@eddievedder) August 7, 2024
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