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 #3, EDDIE ON SNL50

This year, Saturday Night Live turned 50, and on their anniversary special, we were treated to two appearances by Eddie Vedder.  His first was during a medley of songs by Andy Sandberg's Lonely Island comedy trio where he covered Michael Bolton's role on the song Jack Sparrow.

And later, he covered Tom Petty's "The Waiting" and paid homage to Elvis Costello's perforance from 1977 in which Costello bailed on "Less Than Zero" to play his anti-corporate "Radio Radio." Ed switched out "Radio Radio" for "Corduroy," but still earned a thanks from Costello via Twitter.

Thanks for the tip of the brim, Eddie. Always happy to do some unpaid script work for my old pals at SNL. Great show all around. @eddievedder, #mslaurenhill wow!!#bonnieraitt#postmalonenivarna#devo#cher, #jackwhite Congrats from @ElvisCostello https://t.co/9IzQj5M8AG

— Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) February 15, 2025