Eddie Vedder has released a cover of Tom Petty's song “Room at the Top.”
Originally released on Petty's 1999 album. Echo“Room at the Top” has been in rotation at Vedder’s solo shows for some time. In 2018, he even performed it during the “In Memoriam” tribute to Petty at the Academy Awards. Now, his studio version arrives as part of the soundtrack for the upcoming Apple TV+ show, Bad monkeywhich is scheduled to premiere on August 14.
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Vedder’s version of “Room at the Top” begins with a ballad-like arrangement led by a simple electric guitar strum and blossoms into a full-blown rock anthem, with an organ solo marking the end. As for Vedder’s voice, it exhibits its signature power, but also masterfully conveys the emotional sensitivity the song requires. Listen to the version below.
Bad monkey is the latest series developed by Bill Lawrence and will star Vince Vaughn, who will play a former detective turned food inspector who becomes embroiled in a web of crime and corruption in Florida. In addition to Vaughn, the show's cast will include Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Meredith Hagner, John Ortiz, Alex Moffat and more.
The full list of songs from Bad monkey The soundtrack is unknown at this time, but the artwork explains that it is “Celebrating the Music of Tom Petty,” and the other release that arrived this week is a cover of “Chasing a Dream” by Larkin Poe.
Meanwhile, Vedder’s version of “Room at the Top” is the latest in a string of covers. Last year, he covered The English Beat, Warren Zevon, Nine Inch Nails and more. In February, he even covered another Petty song, “I Won’t Back Down,” in collaboration with Post Malone at a Leslie Jordan tribute concert.
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