"Masters of War" - Pearl Jam | Songs That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11 | David Letterman, 9/30/2004

Pearl Jam covers Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" in the midst of the Iraq War on Late Night With David Letterman in September of 2004. The song appeared on the album "Songs That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11."

[@bonniebabird]

I remember the first time I heard Dylan sing this beautiful song. Too long time comin and here we still are

[@anwaradi]

"And I'll stand over your grave 'til I'm sure that you're dead." Wow!

[@StonedGossard_]

Eddie's howl in certain bits of this song are hauntingly good

[@freesouljah]

“Lowered into your deathbed, and I’ll stand over your grave until I’m sure that your dead”…the song hits hard on Rumsfeld’s death day…

[@user-ek6eh1vz7u]

Eddie and the band does a wonderful job with this Dylan masterpiece. If you like this, check out the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Dylan at the garden. Eddie Vedder does a SUPERLATIVE job with this poignant Dylan song and STATEMENT.

[@batgurrl]

Thanks for the reminder- powerful song ❤️

[@gw8147]

My mother used to play me and my brother the Dylan version of this in 1980 when we were ten and eight years of age, to in simple terms educate us about the military industrial complex. Well done Mam, it's because of you we now fully understand what's happening in Ukraine.

[@12Radius]

Mesmerizing !!! this Dylan number

[@keithgrillo8096]

Thanks for the reminder Mike.

[@ohms497]

Music is a muse for the soul.

[@brutus4013]

Another great cover ! Well done .

[@jamesblanshard9468]

A timeless Masterpiece x

[@Puzekat2]

David letterman was making a statement for the year he let them come on this song

[@fetlock]

SO good!!!

[@charlescartwright3145]

WOW this got bye me pure love one” heart has to be light as a feather” this is quote from a book I read sometime ago this song help me recall this text

[@elizabethellis9062]

Thank you 😊

[@konstantinbush295]

Best performance of this song ever!

[@michaelferris7249]

A great song to play on the day that Donald Rumsfeld kicked the bucket.

[@strezztechnoid]

Nailed it, as in the proverbial last one in the coffin.

[@Roncass4]

I can think of somebody else that deserves this song and this action. But I won’t follow it!