Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Blake Shelton and Matt Sorum have launched a video for his or her cowl of Tom Petty’s “I Will not Again Down,” a charity single launched in help of Afghan ladies.
The tune, which options Shelton on lead vocals, was launched in November by the Miraculous Love Youngsters group. Based by musician Lanny Cordola, the nonprofit works to convey music to youngsters in conflict and poverty-stricken areas, “specifically younger ladies who’ve little to no rights and are sometimes pressured into marriage and face essentially the most excessive types of violence.”
“Might music all the time convey you ladies the inspiration and connection to the next energy that delivers you power and pleasure,” Walsh mentioned in a press launch. “I am grateful to have shared this second with you all. Peace and love.”
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Earlier covers linked to Miraculous Love Youngsters embody Eurythmics’ “Candy Goals (Are Manufactured from This)” that includes Tom Morello, Kathy Valentine and Wayne Kramer, and Sammy Hagar’s tackle Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like an Eagle.”
“In ‘I Will not Again Down,’ Tom Petty so powerfully wrote, ‘You possibly can stand me up on the gates of hell, however I will not again down.’ The women and I are honored to have Blake, Joe, Timothy and Matt be part of us in spreading this message far and huge,” Cordola mentioned in a assertion on the time of the tune’s launch.
“Lanny is a saint for being part of these ladies’ lives by serving to them transfer ahead by music,” Schmit added in 2023. “Even in spite of everything they’ve skilled of their younger lives, you’ll be able to see and really feel their lovely life forces shining by.”
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