Eddie Vedder- National Anthem Live at NBA Finals

[@kevinkeene5506]

That is how it should be done. Be humble while singing it. Beautiful!

[@paulflipse3353]

Just listen to how the crowd reacts, loses their fucking mind, when Eddie's only halfway through the song. And his take on this is so perfect, so humble, how he sings the last two verses, makes it his own in such a beautiful way. I absolutely freaking love this.

[@cloroxbleach3838]

Love how he didn't belt it all out exaggerating like most singers do. He's pretty cute in this too. If only the people in the background would shut up so I can hear his beautiful voice haha

[@random95725]

omg young Vedder is so cute. I love watching these grunge gods during the 90s, they have evolved so much!

[@Ricsard]

hearing Ed's voice always gives me chills but this ovation makes it even more fantastic!!!

[@PearlJamGirl627]

He's so adorable, he finishes singing and is he's like "Ok, here's the mic, I'm outta here" lol I just love how he has the mic cable all bundled up too! :D Eddie Rocks.

[@honeydooda]

Great to see/hear this...never saw it before. Glad you put it here...I love Eddie Vedder!! Damn, I'd forgotten how cute he was when younger.

[@jocorocket]

Very dignified as well....love it. No grandstanding or bullshit like so many other...Vedder rules!

[@ajlasubara6138]

I agree, I'm not American but he really did it justice by singing it that way. He's def one of my favorite American and one of my favorite people out there. He's such a humble and great person, I haven't met him but one can't pretend to be that for so long, so I belive he is. He rules! And I like his look around Yield era, hot man.

[@lunarfriday]

I love his twist at the end. Big smile on my face right now. :-D And btw, eff Bob Costas big time.

[@bladerunner1b]

Ahh the Yield era, one of my favs

[@toonu]

This takes balls, and one of the few times it was sung awesomely

[@Splashblaylock]

This is by far my favorite youtube video of all time~ive prob watched it 100 times....cant wait for PEARL JAM WRIGLEY 7•19•13

[@gavenmx]

Eddie Vedder & Michael Jordan, my favorite gringos.

[@MyNegativeCreep]

Eddie was great there ;) peace

[@chippym]

Love the interpretation ! Spot on !

[@mgphenom]

oh man that cracks me up.. Bob Costas is my hero as far as sports broadcasters go.. so I was really happy to see he's gone through that same ordeal. Thats what happened first time I did a game for TV. Great stuff thanks for posting it up on the youtube

[@tookiepretzel]

LOVE this! thanks for posting

[@georgeinvictus]

i m a big bulls fan and an even bigger Pearl Jam fan,great video,thanks for sharing

[@melissabradley]

Eddie u are truly gifted

[@CourtyardPigeon]

Eddie has one of the best voices in this history of modern music. Go and listen to his version of Masters Of War if you really need proof.

[@lisamengland]

love me some Eddie...

[@bulbangs]

good things. bulls and vedder, what could be a better night of sports and entertainment.

[@halszkak123]

Ed is... amazing

[@drjamyma]

Vedder is the man

[@TheMemoman]

How he really rocked that! A true music legend.

[@VicInNocal]

That's the way you do it. No embellishments, no "look at me" histrionics or changing the words around, or taking 2 and a half minutes to sing it. Just sing it the way it's drawn up and let the words of the song be the star, not yourself. It figures E-Vedder would be smart enough to know this, as opposed to some of the dummies out there like the Jessica Simpsons and Beyonces of the world.

[@delic619]

one of the greatest of all time. he has the greatest "everybody can fuck off" attitude. Ill never stop listening to his music

[@corkkyle]

That was beautiful.

[@thelmaflauto]

What a wonderful voice!

[@oceansjenny]

best rendition ever!!!

[@RockBanditPhil]

Best singing of national anthem EVER.

[@bobo2moon]

and he is AWESOME

[@johnnygrulez]

eddie kicked ass!!!

[@halszkak123]

... and listening this version of anthem - Americans should be proud! This is meaningful

[@AndyCyphert]

Of course we're obsessed. We're the most badass nation on the face of the planet. I'm proud to say it. America just kicks ass!

[@PaleMaggot]

The king never lets others interrupt him. Nice!

[@angelsoflightbpagean]

nicely done Eddie!!!!

[@iversonfan75]

wow so young

[@cinthiaanhesini9355]

Adoro a gritaria quando as pessoas percebem quem está cantando! haha I love yelling when people realize who's singing! Haha

[@evanw2192]

love dem bulls and eddie vedder

[@lukauskis]

americans, eddie vedder is yours true worth

[@fralove]

eddie rules!

[@MsUnderdog76]

Mike did a great solo of our National Anthem. Just listened to it .Great!!!

[@111FAS]

You obviously do not know just how awesome this guy really is, he's iconic and he's GREAT and I think you're terrible for saying he's terrible! SO THERE!

[@d15er]

great job eddie,.

[@happyhoppinghippy]

hes in the zone!!

[@tsumiZang]

LOVE him!

[@denboe2894]

Man...... almost unbelievable..... the charisma of this dude.... The crowd almost breaks up the Anthem. The crowd stole the whole first verse in "BETTER MAN" New York. You tube that too! Whew!

[@xtremehardy388]

Nothing too fancy, straight through and to the point. Good

[@universitycatering]

THATS HOW YOU SING IT CHRISTINA A. !!!!!!!!!

[@cdngo]

Bob Costas is like, 'get me the F%$# outta here.' As Eddie Vedder is sounding pretty cool. kinda funny

[@jamiekrista]

God must have been on a good mood on the day he made this guy, that's for sure.

[@laurawatters914]

Mannn, I would of loved to witness that in person, oohh my goodness!! My man Eddie Vedder!! 😊🤘✌️💓

[@hOOdilol]

@FenrirLycan I wonder how difficult can it be to just enjoy a song without competing....

[@Carrie3840]

Eddie should sing the national anthem at next years Superbowl.

[@larrylar1000]

I just listened to Eddie sing the national anthem and I think it one of the most beautiful versions I have ever heard.I totally agree with truenrfindshome that he sang it with respect and didn't make some big show of it. He is so humble and as the truent that was without any instrmentation. Hey mike rogers i guess you would rather have some phoney like beyonce lip syncing her POS behind and making it it all about her and not the anthem wheras Eddie sang for real and without fanfare .Bless you EV

[@ringmeista25]

cool haircut!! awesome rendition...lucky bulls fans.

[@jumpincatmusic]

Ed is from the Chicago area and I think he still resides there...he's a fan of Chicago sports, including the Cubs.

[@annettecls]

At 0:47, Ed's like "what happened?"

[@Dargall327]

hell effin yeah!

[@Argamis]

so damn young! :O

[@TheLaunox]

Eddie, el himno uruguayo es precioso. Estás invitado a cantarlo en la cancha de Aguada.

[@erinnx27]

Great version, 1:35 and done, no American Idol, stretching it out for 2:30-3:00 nonsense. The national anthem should be about the song, not the singer

[@coldcrush9]

yo why all the beef? the guy sang the national anthem with much respect. he didn't try to butcher it or make it his own.

[@PJfan77]

Ed can do no wrong!

[@rickram1961]

Christina who? Eddie is absolutely awesome!!!

[@oodaks]

Eddie could sing a page out of the phone book and yet somehow, it would still sound awesome!

[@RoyalSkull]

He looks so damn young with that haircut.

[@zippywaite]

Eddie is a fan of the bulls. i think he didnt want to sing it, he just wanted to watch the game. but i think the people that were running the show begged him to sing the national anthem

[@scroggdogg28]

go bulls!!

[@JLP7769]

Is exactly what Vetter's voice sounds like!

[@Axeman89]

Man that takes balls!

[@drjamyma]

@showmedamoney not trying to put anyone else down in comparison, just a fan of eddie and the nba, and the fact that eddie is a fan of the nba.

[@carlosbored78]

just great!

[@larryjohnny]

Costas is such a tool.. Ok so the spotlights on Eddie for a minute... just chill Bob! Stop throwing a fit/tantrum... lol

[@MikeCANN]

Seems like maybe he was supposed to do the “here’s Eddie Vedder to sign the national anthem” and Eddie just started without him? Lol yes

[@AlexCountsJams]

That was great!!!!

[@tomt6142]

He's an extremely friendly guy

[@baxi87]

hahaha i bet he was looking forward to this his whole life and eddie fucked it up for him... well done vedder!

[@SkillinIt25]

Eddie Vedder and Marvin Gaye did the best job

[@Tigerpuffer]

More nerve racking than playing the Garden? :P

[@1962RJP]

Costas is a weenie, Eddie rocks

[@ALEXisSPANISH]

He was so conservative. That's Eddie man, he's no ham.

[@Burdensea]

he makes me want to be an american citizen. What a beautifull man.

[@MsUnderdog76]

I hope you and Costas will be happy together

[@DavoBirmingham2]

BOB COSTAS!!!!!!!!!

[@wickedpussy]

LOL! tell me how you really feel... damn, eddie looks good here.

[@Mariachi94]

American Hero! Wow, I didn't think he would be able to pull it off without it sounding lame, but Ed did it!

[@hOOdilol]

@eqsmooth Lol, who told you the thundering voice was a must have. You can sing it whatever the fuck you feel like it.

[@a.iansteward2610]

Is it just me, or at this point (1998) doesn't Vedder look like he has the same hairstyle as Dave Krusen did?

[@L4A7PearlJam]

hubba hubba :)

[@JoeyClimax]

hey costas, you lost us!

[@buffaloshultz4351]

AHHHH!!! Hottie!

[@loridc7248]

wasn't talking about Eddie was talking about Costas

[@kappakate57]

Are you sure that this was 1998? Cuz in 98 it was Bulls vs Jazz in the finals. I'd make more sense if it was 96 cuz 3 of the games were in Seattle where Vedder is from.

[@Launerfilms]

No, I have EARS!

[@TomFromJersey]

You wrote a rambling and confusing letter to eddie vedder on here (at least I think it was to him!) which didn't quite make sense, babled about dealing drugs and now you're inexplicably telling me about your last surfing trip, so that's why I wondered. Not high. A little bored. Thanks for asking.

[@gpuppy1234]

I thought it was gonna sound more powerful

[@MsUnderdog76]

WELL SAID

[@showmedamoney]

@drjamyma as opposed to who?

[@SHADOWBOXERBAYBEE]

Bob Costas sucks!! I was stunned to see him ROLL his eyes as Eddie began to sing the National Anthem!! Which Eddie RULED, got the people cheering on 3 separate occasions while he sung. Costas, never again dude, will I give you air time on my HDL Tube. You are toast! I love you Eddie. You are First Class.