Pearl Jam Plays Cover of The Beatles' 'Her Majesty' For Queen Elizabeth II
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The rock band paid tribute to the late monarch at their concert in Toronto on Thursday.
Pearl Jam dedicated a special performance to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday following news of the late monarch's death.
The Queen died at age 96 on Thursday afternoon while at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, prompting an avalanche of tributes to pour in to celebrate and honor her life.
Among those who paid homage was none other than the iconic American rock band, who covered the 'Beatles' hit "Her Majesty" as an emotional tribute to Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
"This is just a little one I'm gonna pull out from Paul McCartney, for about 90 seconds," Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder told the crowd at their Toronto concert on Thursday, per Billboard.
He went on to sing the words, "Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl/But she doesn't have a lot to say/Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl/But she changes from day to day," while strumming along with the guitar.
"I wanna tell her that I love her a lot/ But I gotta get a belly full of wine/ Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl/ Someday I'm gonna make her mine, oh year/ Someday I'm gonna make her mine," the lyrics continued.
The cover lasted less than a minute before the band went straight into "All Those Yesterdays" during their show at Toronto's Scotiabank Center on Thursday.
But they weren't the only musicians to dedicate a performance to the late Queen, as Elton John also took a moment to speak about Queen Elizabeth during his stop in Toronto as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
"I'm 75, and she's been with me all my life, and I feel very sad that she won't be with me anymore, but I'm glad she's at peace," the "Rocket Man" singer told the audience at Toronto's Rogers Center on Thursday night. "I'm glad she's at rest, and she deserves it. She worked bloody hard."
English pop singer Harry Styles also gave a nod to the late monarch at his own show in New York, where he got his audience at Madison Square Garden to give a round of applause for Queen Elizabeth.
"Now, from my homeland, there’s some very sad news today,” he stated. “The passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Please join me in a round of applause for 70 years of service," he said while clapping along with the crowd.
Other celebrities have turned to social media to share their tributes for the Queen, including Victoria Beckham, Piers Morgan and J.K. Rowling, among many others.
Read more celebrity reactions to Queen Elizabeth II's death here.
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