Listen to Eddie Vedder’s New Take on Tom Petty’s ‘Room at the Top’

Eddie Vedder has released a studio version of “Room at the Top,” a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which he’s been performing live for many years.

This new recording is part of the soundtrack for Apple TV+’s upcoming show Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn. The series centers on a former police detective in Florida. Interestingly, the entire soundtrack is comprised of Tom Petty covers. Some notable mentions include Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit covering “You’re Gonna Get It,” Marcus King’s take on “The Waiting,” and Larkin Poe’s rendition of “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”

You can listen to Vedder’s latest recording below.

Vedder’s admiration for Tom Petty and his music is well-documented. He has covered several of Petty’s songs during live performances and has occasionally collaborated with members of the Heartbreakers. In 2022, Vedder performed “Room at the Top” and “The Waiting” alongside guitarist Mike Campbell at the Ohana Music Festival.

“Tomorrow will be five years since we all lost this guy [Petty] that was a part of our lives,” he told the audience during the festival (via Rolling Stone). “I think about him all the time, as we all do. I keep reminding myself how grateful we can be because we still have his voice in our heads, and the songs are in us. We can play them loud, and we can still hear him.”

The surviving members of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers continue to forge new paths.

Source: Rolling Stone