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Watch Eddie Vedder Perform At President Obama’s Farewell Address

CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 10: Eddie Vedder with the Chicago Childrens Choir entertain guests before President Barack Obama delivers a farewell speech to the nation on January 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in the as the 45th president on January 20. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama delivered a farewell address in his Chicago hometown tonight, and once again, several famous and talented musicians showed up to support him. (Suck it, Trump.) R&B singer BJ The Chicago Kid sang the national anthem, and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder covered Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" and Patti Smith's "People Have The Power" with some help from the Chicago Children's Choir. Watch below.

#eddievedder #pearljam #ObamaFarewell #thanksobama #chicago

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Honored to perform with this brilliant musician TONIGHT! #eddievedder #voiceofchicago #ccc #chicagochildrenschoir #Potus #farewellspeech

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This is sooo ILL!!! Huge shout and congrats to @bjthechicagokid !!! Get it!! #RnB #RnBmusic #Chicago #obamasfarewelladdress pic.twitter.com/5HGkFqE369

— ThisisRnB.com (@ThisIsRnB) January 11, 2017

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