Hear Eddie Vedder and Neil Finn’s Big-Hearted ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’ Cover

Eddie Vedder, Neil Finn, Hunters & Collectors, "Throw Your Arms Around Me," Pearl Jam, Crowded House, 'Crucible'
(Photo by Photo by Greg Noakes)

Pearl Jam and Crowded House have both been known to cover “Throw Your Arms Around Me,” a tender 1984 love song by Australian band Hunters & Collectors. Crucible: The Songs of Hunters & Collectors, a tribute collection to the now-defunct group, arrives on September 27 via Liberation Music. The set has already brought the return of sample-wielding pop pioneers the Avalanches, who remixed 1982’s “Talking to a Stranger.” Now comes Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Crowded House’s Neil Finn performing a bare-bones, hearts-on-their-sleeves take on “Throw Your Arms Around Me,” all gleaming organ, brusque strums, and grainy harmonies. Hear it below, and try to resist the urge to bear-hug these gentlemen.

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