During the “In Memoriam” segment of the 2018 Oscars, Eddie Vedder performed a cover of Tom Petty‘s 1999 single, ‘Room At The Top‘.
The Pearl Jam frontman delivered a moving rendition of ‘Room At The Top‘ by Petty, who died last year after suffering a full cardiac arrest, whilst the actor’s tributes played out. The “In Memoriam” montage paid homage to Chuck Berry, Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Shepard, Jóhann Jóhannsson, and many others. Watch the performance below.
Gone but not forgotten. Watch the emotional In Memoriam segment at this year’s #Oscars https://t.co/AIUOhBLb01 pic.twitter.com/KEL75B3LLp
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) 5 March 2018
Sara Bareilles covered Joni Mitchell at last years ceremony and Dave Grohl performed The Beatles at the one before that.
