Members of My Chemical Romance, The Darkness, Gogol Bordello and more have joined forces for a special charity cover of a Ramones song.
The cover of âI Believe In Miraclesâ by the freshly formed #rockforhope collective will raise funds for coronavirus relief efforts.
The group includes My Chemical Romanceâs Frank Iero, The Darknessâ Justin Hawkins, Gogol Bordelloâs Boris Pelekh and Eugene Hutz, The Donnasâ Brett Anderson, Frank Turner, Plain White Tâsâ Tom Higgenson and Rival Sonsâ Michael Miley. The line-up is completed by Gorilla Biscuitâs Walter Schreifels, MuteMathâs Roy Mitchell-CĂĄrdenas, and Flogging Mollyâs Nathen Maxwell. Watch a performance of the cover created in lockdown below.
On a GoFundMe page created to raise money for the Partners In Health organisation, the band shared a statement about the project. âThis is a very special punk-rock song and we hope that it brings positivity to peopleâs lives at this difficult time,â they wrote. âWe are also raising funds for the Partners In Health COVID-19 charity. Our motto is simple: Watch our video. If you enjoy it, please donate. If youâre not in the position to give, share it with someone that is.â
In a press release, Pelekh added: âRock for Hope was inspired by my mom whoâs in her mid-sixties and a staff nurse at New York Presbyterian in Queens. Her hospital became a central hotspot of the pandemic in New York City and her unit was repurposed for COVID-19 patients.â
The cover isnât the first charity effort to be created by stars during the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the likes of Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding, Coldplayâs Chris Martin, Bastille, Mabel and Dave Grohl joined together to cover Foo Fightersâ âTimes Like Theseâ to raise money for Comic Relief and Children In Need.
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