THINK.MTV.COM TO WORLD PREMIERE EDDIE VEDDER’S NEW VIDEO INSPIRED BY IRAQ WAR VETERAN TOMAS YOUNG’S AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY, “BODY OF WAR”
POLITICALLY CHARGED SONG ENTITLED “NO MORE” DEBUTS TODAY EXCLUSIVELY AT THINK.MTV.COM
New York, NY, March 17, 2008 – Think.mtv.com, MTV’s new online community for youth activism, announced today that it will world premiere of Eddie Vedder’s (http://think.mtv.com/profile/eddievedder) new music video for the politically themed song “No More.” The video will be exclusively available on Think.MTV.com today (March 17th) and tomorrow (March 18th).
Watch it now: (http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0002D79C00170098DB30/).
The video will also air exclusively on MTV Hits. The track comes from the upcoming album “Body of War: Songs That Inspired An Iraq War Veteran.” Tomas Young (http://think.mtv.com/profile/tommy34), the inspiration behind this video, was shot and paralyzed from the chest down after serving less than a week in Iraq. Tomas personally selected each of the tracks on the album, including Eddie Vedder’s live version of “No More” – which was specially written for the “Body of War” Documentary.
Watch the trailer: http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF00A1B0B200170098DAC0/).
“Body of War” is a heart-wrenching and inspiring documentary that is being released on the eve of the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Produced by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro, this award winning 2008 documentary “serves as a personal soundtrack for Iraq,” says Young. The songs selected for “Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran,” including “No More,” inspired and motivated Tomas.
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