PEARL JAM Backs BARACK

February 6, 2008

The Pulse of Radio reports that PEARL JAM members Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron have posted a song called "Rock Around Barack" at their official web site, PearlJam.com. The track supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is a reworking of the '50s classic "Rock Around The Clock". According to Billboard.com, Cameron also played drums on another Obama-centered song, "Fired Up and Ready to Go", which was performed by Seattle's Bergevin Brothers and the Total Experience Gospel Choir. No word on which candidate PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder prefers.

UK. newspaper the Guardian has published a breakdown of which musical acts are supporting which candidates in the 2008 presidential race. Also included among Obama's supporters are OK GO, THE GRATEFUL DEAD, Stevie Wonder, the GOO GOO DOLLS, Ne-Yo, Usher, FALL OUT BOY's Pete Wentz, Win Butler of the ARCADE FIRE and Dave Matthews. Obama's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, can boast of having Madonna, Carly Simon, Tony Bennett, Jon Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, Janet Jackson, 50 Cent and Timbaland in her corner. Among the Republicans, John McCain can count on Burt Bacharach, Mike Huckabee has Ted Nugent behind him, Mitt Romney's got the Osmonds all sewed up and Ron Paul has won the heart and mind of former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic. Some or most of the candidates were likely to face the end of their campaigns after this week's Super Tuesday (February 5) primaries.

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