BEN HARPER "MY FATHER'S HOUSE" NOW AVAILABLE AT ITUNES

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that Eddie Vedder's great version of Bruce Springsteen's "My City Of Ruins" from the Kennedy Center Honors was posted on iTunes to raise money for Artists for Peace and Justice's for Haiti relief efforts. Now, Ben Harper has posted his version of "My Father's House" from the same ceremony for the same cause.  Ben had previously recorded the song for Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, a great tribute album. The new version is even more sparse. Here's hoping they release Sting's cover of "The Rising" or John Mellencamp's "Born In The U.S.A." or even Jon Stewart's speech about Bruce.

EDDIE VEDDER "MY CITY OF RUINS" FOR HAITI

I haven't read a lot about the fact that you can buy a recording of Eddie Vedder's rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "My City Of Ruins," recorded at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.  It's just 99 cents  at iTunes and the money goes to Artists For Peace And Justice for Haiti Relief Efforts.

Obviously, give all you can to whatever organization you think will be the most effective one. But this is a nice effort.  And Eddie's version of one of Bruce's greatest songs is really, really great.