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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Fired Up and Ready to Go!

Although the members of Pearl Jam have not officially come out and endorsed any particular presidential candidate, PJ drummer, Matt Cameron plays on, "Fired up and Ready to Go", a song written by Seattle's Bergevin Brothers, to spread Barack Obama's campaign message.
UPDATE: Check the comments below for a word from Joe Bergevin!

Repost from Pearljam.com:
"Written by Seattle-area musicians the Bergevin Brothers, and featuring Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir. Joe Bergevin watched Senator Barack Obama tell a story about one person, Edith Childs, who energized others with a "fired up, ready to go," chant at one of his campaign stops. Inspired by Obama's "One voice can change the world" speech, Joe wrote some lyrics and rough chords then called his brother Jon to help him compose and arrange the song. They named it after Edith's chant. After many phone calls, emails, and sleepless nights, they had assembled the team. Ten days later an epic recording was born with the intention of spreading Obama's hopeful message. Contributors include lead singer Reverend Pat Wright and her renowned Total Experience Gospel Choir, drummer Matt Cameron from Pearl Jam, lead singer Jake Bergevin, other top studio musicians, sound engineers, video teams, photographers, caterers, local news teams and a renovated theater with recording studio."

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