Chris Cornell & Eddie Vedder - Hunger Strike (September 8, 1992) 

God bless whoever owned this camcorder in 1992

They don't make rock stars like this anymore.

I was there for this. Can’t believe that this video exists. I told the story of how it happened for years to friends. I was in total disbelief when I stumbled upon this video. Hearing the first few notes from the lawn, realizing what was happening, running to the side stage as quick as I could. It was as unforgettable as you would imagine, even in the moment.

Did you guys see the little kid in the crowd, he knew the lyrics and everything.... It was so cute!

I love how Cornell sounds okay in the beginning and then Vedder get on and he knows he's about to kill it and Cornell destroys the high vocals, great fucking performance!

Chris Cornell singing the first verse, Eddie singing he second, now just imagine Layne Staley singing a third! God I think the world would end of too much amazingness

can I tell you something painful? I was at this show. Why is it painful? I didn't see this. very few did. It wasn't announced, and most of the 18,000 of us were watching Ice Cube on the main stage. I only found out about this 15 years later... as an urban myth.

I came here to cry. We lost Cornell. Please Eddie take care.

Chris’s little smiles every time Eddie would say something funny are just adorable here!! This old music makes me feel happy and peaceful. Wish we could have Chris back

It's funny seeing them play to a small crowd...then ALL OF A SUDDEN...people hearing them from far away...come RUNNING to the stage! HILARIOUS!

Just two guys from the 90's giving it their all.

"It was during that same week that I was up there [In Seattle rehearsing with Pearl Jam]. Day four maybe, or day five, they did a Temple [of the Dog] rehearsal after our afternoon rehearsal. I got to watch these songs, and watch how Chris [Cornell] was working, and watch Matt [Cameron] play drums. It got to "Hunger Strike" - I was sitting in the corner, putting duct tape on a little African drum. About two-thirds of the way through, he was having to cut off the one line, and start the other. I'm not now, and certainly wasn't then, self-assured or cocky, but I could hear what he was trying to do, so I walked up to the mic - which I'm really surprised I did - and sang the other part, "Going hungry, going hungry." The next time I was up, he asked if I'd record it - so it was just me and Chris in the same studio that we made [1991's] Ten record. I really like hearing that song. I feel like I could be real proud of it - because one, I didn't write it, and two, it was such a nice way to be ushered onto vinyl for the first time. I'm indebted to Chris time eternal for being invited onto that track. That was the first time I heard myself on a real record. It could be one of my favorite songs that I’ve ever been on - or the most meaningful." - Eddie Vedder

"When we started rehearsing the songs, I had pulled out "Hunger Strike" and I had this feeling it was just kind of gonna be filler, it didn't feel like a real song. Eddie was sitting there kind of waiting for a (Mookie Blaylock) rehearsal and I was singing parts, and he kind of humbly-but with some balls-walked up to the mic and started singing the low parts for me because he saw it was kind of hard. We got through a couple choruses of him doing that and suddenly the light bulb came on in my head, this guy's voice is amazing for these low parts. History wrote itself after that, that became the single." - Chris Cornell

Two of the most gorgeous men to ever walk on the Earth. Perfect in their imperfection. So purely talented and charming that it hurts. It hurts because these times are gone forever. I want these guys young again, I want my youth back, I want the spirit of 90's back. 🎸🤘💔

I wonder where that kid in the audience is now and if he ever thinks back to this amazing moment he got to witness...and at such a young age too

17 years old for me in 1992. I swear it's like I went to sleep one night, woke up and now it's 2019.

Rest In Peace Spoonman,..no one sings like you anymore....

Eddie's fucking voice & smile, oh my god

Watching eddie turn back in smile when chris hits a bad note...makes me feel like they are human....AMAZING HUMANS! I miss Chris

Dude, I remember when this song was hot on MTV, I was at a house party getting drunk with all the cool people in town. This came on the TV and everyone got quiet and just listened. It was such an experience.

GOD GRUNGE NEEDS TO COME BACK.

If I had 1 wish , it would be to rewind back to 1991/92. Life was so stress free. The world of music was so perfect.

Man 2 voices who shaped music in the 90s.

You can see how much the fans love Eddie and Chris it gives me the chills!!

As someone posted 3 years ago, the kid at 2:25...priceless! Also love how there's like 20 people there until these guys start playing, then they're running from all directions...and singing along! Love these guys so much. Then and now. RIP Chris...

When there was no internet or cell phones. Only the connection we felt with each other in all directions. No hiding, no writing on an online diary, or attention seeking. Just us, together.

Can't imagine how this feels to Eddie.. R.I.P Chris Cornell, One of the greats

Two of the most beautiful men in rock, with such iconic voices, together on stage in a special moment caught in time. Damn I wish I had been there for that.

Never get this awesome age of grunge back again. Chris Cornell man, miss you so much! Mother love bone, nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice n chains, stone temple pilots, blind melon, Pearl Jam. Man you just don't get better and so sad all have passed pretty much. This is real music, all could sing acoustic so unreal! Voices no one can ever match! So sad.

Look at those gorgeous locks and beautiful voices...omg!

One of the most boss live performances start a 3 minute song begin with an audience of 20 and finish with 5k and now the 🌎. A masterclass on the beauty of simplicity.

I saw this and am thrilled there’s video proof it wasn’t just a fever dream. Hope there is a video somewhere of the entire performance, they did more than one song. My friend missed this because she went to get a beer during cube, didn’t see or hear this happening, I went running, greatest musical experience of my life.

Man, what a great time in music history...

My sister and I were at this performance. What a day and time has just been passing by to fast. RIP Chris Cornell.

Chris Cornell is a gentle soul, humble and kind. RIP

RIP Cornell. But more importantly RIP to that mic, It was never meant to withstand godly proportions.

I’ve got a cool story about Eddie Vedder. First I worked for an insurance company back in the day in the special lines field and remember actually speaking to Eddie about his boat policy! He said enjoyed calling instead of his agent! Very down to Earth and later we were able to meet at a Seattle Pearl Jam show so he was able to put a face to the voice on the phone 📱. ILL NEVER FORGET IT! RIP CHRIS CORNELL. The Seattle scene in the early 1990’s is unsurpassed by anything going on today!

The two most gorgeous men ever created

God! I wish I weren't born in 1987. . . I wish I was old enough in 1992 to appreciate these gorgeous men then like how I appreciate them now. So not fair!!

I would literally give my life to witness this moment. What a good time to die it would be.

watch how fast ppl flock to the stage when they hear who's on side stage..awesome video

Raw. Such a tangible display of talent from two up and coming legends. Still to this day those two are some of the best voices in rock.

Those 2 together were truly amazing! R.I.P Chris! Eddie Veeder in my opinion is the last true spirit of the voice and soul of the 90s in the grunge/rock genre!!

.....watching people running over and the crowd is so small and people are seeing what is going on and they are running over . By the end of one song they had a few thousand people in the crowd that started with about 60 or so , just one song ...this made me happy to watch .

I love at 3:20 when Cornell looks over to Eddie and gives him the "what the fuck are you doing" look.

Ahhhhh, the simple days. NO FUCKING CELL PHONES to get in the way of the view!!!

Chris & Eddie: Friends until the end....💕

They look like 2 hair models that decided to step on stage and jam. I swear this could be a Pantene commercial. Haha.

the two best looking men in rock and roll with the greatest voices.....period

You can hear besides the bad recordings that these are the 2 best voices of the 90's. And the 2 together are so good!!

@4:04 when Eddy realized he forgot to say “I’m goin hungry” 😂😂 I love this video Definitely a time capsule and can never be repeated. Not to sound morbid but when Andy Wood died music was about to change forever!! Thank you grunge and the Seattle scene for changing the music landscape as we know it

The ovation vedder gets when he sings his part gives me chills man.. every time

Takes me back to a better time and place.

when I saw the hands going up in the crowd I expected to see people holding up their phones recording, then I realized they were putting up horns and I smiled. then realized this was in 92 before everyone and their grandmom had a cellular device lol, simpler times, good shit

Eddie Vedder has no idea what a positive affect he has had on my life over years .. music has saved me... Especially Eddies music... ESPECIALLY... yall just don't know what it would mean to ME to be able to say thank you, Eddie.. by far, my favorite rocker, my favorite band

Some of the world's best musical talent on that stage!

I want my youth back too!!!!!

OMG could you imagine being there...... I would be in HEAVEN

so sorry you are gone, chris. Thank you for the music.

My god. I'll bet nobody there ,including me ,ever thought this would be a timeless memory in music history! Chris Cornell "Say Hello To Heaven" for me bud........

Seeing these 2 man playing and singing together is a blessing

Would have killed to have gone to this show. Five years before my time however. :P Such immensely talented men with unique and beautiful voices.

My favorite impromptu performance ~ I love how the crowd shuffles in and fills the room. The witty banter is on point. 🥰🎶

It doesn't matter if the sound is awful. It just doesn't matter. WOW!!!!! That crowd were giving them back ALL THE LOVE they had man! Those vocals!!!!

They had no idea then what they was witnessing... Chris and Eddie 2 Rock legends lending their musical talents for a great cause... Wish I could have been there!!!

So cool to see the crown fill in from 30 people to hundreds

You know when Chris plays that first note exactly what beautiful place these guys are about going to take you on a ballad about human depravity.

It's 2023, to take this trip back in time is. Excellent.

Pure magic. Plain and simple. Chris and Eddie and the rest of there bands are just another level of greatness. RIP Chris!! Keep on going Eddie.

Man...I remember watching these guys when I was in high school.. this video gives me chills.

Cornell and Vedder when they were just breaking into the mainstream. So much raw talent between these two back then its not even funny.

Fucking hilarious at the beginning. Eddie: Chris, why are we doing this? Were just going to make fools of ourselves. Chris: hahahs Idk, so we came up here to make fools of ourselves, goes on to say they're going to be assholes. Great intro!!!! lmfao

my how times have changed. im crying. this is rich man. the crowd was cheering such an inviting cheer like they included me and i was there ya know? They were cheering for the music, this is love man!!

RIP Cornell ....😢 Love Forever 🎵🎤❤️🎸 Chris and Eddie the best...!!

I would do quite literally anything to have witnessed this. No one can take me to a place more special than where Chris Cornell’s voice and music takes me. I got to see Vedder two months ago in concert and the tribute he did for Cornell was one of the most bittersweet moments of my life. The whole crowd was singing and crying together and the experience was so much more than just a tribute🎸🤟🏼

It was a learning process for all.. artists, crew, Local crew, crowd and so on and so forth.. the raw intensity is what made them’ early Lolla years so freakin special and amazing thanks to Perry and that other partner dude ;)

God I miss them somebody take me back in there and never let me come back!

Still can Not Believe he is GONE!!! Rest easy Sweet Soul....

Two of my all time favorite artists!! Rest In Peace Chris 🙏 ❤

Pretty cool to see people running to the stage once they realized what was transpiring..great video

back when Chris was the greatest singer in the world! mental vocals!

All those ''no'' by chris cornell with his head are priceless ahahahah

4:00 Eddie misses his cue and laughs about it.

Makes my heart ache. But I'm so grateful for this music. Really helped get me through life, and still does.

The POWER of music!!! The empty hall turned full when those two amazing voices began to sing... \\\mm/// \\\mm///

Love this so much 💖💖💖 Rip Chris Keep rocking Eddie

A beautiful song that brings the feeling of life through the body

Great memory!!! I was 17 and here w a ton of friends from school. I was one of those in the back running over when we heard they were on the side stage!!! These were the days!

RIP Chris. I will miss you so much

Much thanks for this irreplaceable moment in time! Chris was so cute here, Eddie too😍 Incredible talent! Rip Chris

My two loves. God please give Eddie more time in this world.

This is from a long losted time that won't ever be duplicated !! Can't listen to Chris without getting in my feels tbh !! With him, Kurt and Lane gone we must try hard to preserve Eddie and Gavin Rosedale, last of the great 90s grunge rock singers left !!

Those were great days of music. I long for them again. Eddie Vedder is my king❤

I am here today because Chris Cornell is up and gone. His absence has already been profound, just days later. The day a Black sun was cast forever as I listen to the new beautiful voice screaming from the heavens above.

Live legendary performance ....... would have killed to be there .... followed since early 92 and adored ever since ....... Chris's passing such a loss but what a legacy he left . Will enjoy this music every day for ever more . Grunge will never die

I love how they smile at each at different points, but at different times, and only once or twice they make eye contact and you can see how proud they are of this song and each other for joining forces with a better talent than you. Eddie thought Chris was a a better singer, and Chris thought Eddie was better. That look of synergy beginning to happen between those two vocal angels, is what life is all about. Don't be afraid to try anything your heart desires, Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, had never played Bass before being ask to join RHCP, as a Bass player. LIKE, WHAT? That happened!! Look it up. You can do anything if you believe in it and put the time in to do it.

Nows that's a moment in history right there 👍 🎸 🎶 ♥

Now I am just an old grunge teenager.

Thank GOD for EDDIE VEDDER! He's gonna be around a while! I have a good feeling about that. There isn't a day that goes by in which my wife and I don't listen to Chris Cornell or she doesn't burst into one of his songs in the car or just seated upon the sofa or in the kitchen making dinner. Tragic. Feels like we've lost our family's... now with Cornell gone. Grunge is Dead. Punk isn't REALLY dead. Physically, GRUNGE IS DEAD, almost! The greatest leads! The future of rock music is frightening. We are a dying breed. I know so many people my age and just a few years younger who have no clue who any good bands are! This is truly heartbreaking. This is truly frightening!!!

Saw Chris play a bunch of times in 93 and 94...voice was epic....caught Pearl Jam performing in a minor league hockey team in Massachusetts...crowd was berserk...was general admission...amazingly nobody was hurt...show was insane.