Pearl Jam Get Rid Of Ted Nugent Song

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Pearl Jam’s “Stranglehold” cover is edited out of the Nugs bootleg CD of the band’s recent Baltimore show. Nugent and Pearl Jam have very different political views, but it’s unclear if this played a role.

Pearl Jam covered Ted Nugent song

Pearl Jam had performed a cover version of Ted Nugent’s classic track ‘Stranglehold.’ However, they gave it an anti-gun theme by changing the lyrics.

During their show at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland, last month, the band launched into Nugent’s song with frontman Eddie Vedder updating the lyrics to: “I don’t own a gun, I don’t ever want to own a gun, I don’t own a gun, never want to own a gun.”

As Vedder briefly addressed the crowd, Pearl Jam played their classic song Even Flow. The grunge heroes have been candid on their left-leaning political views throughout their career, while Nugent is an unapologetic conservative with strong views on gun ownership and other matters traditionally championed by the right and far right.

The Donald Trump-supporting Nugent did not take Pearl Jam’s version of his song very well. He went on to accuse Pearl Jam of having “insane liberal policies” and invited Vedder to join him on his RAV (Real America’s Voice) right-wing talk show for a showdown.

Ted Nugent said on X: “Hey Eddie, join me on my RAV Spirit Campfire to discuss how your insane liberal policies have created an explosion in engineered violent recidivism while you fight to disarm helpless innocent citizens.”

Pearl Jam would have been fully aware that their stunt would get a rise out of Nugent. The rocker has never been shy about airing his views and has often sparked ire from more liberally-minded artists.