7‑Foot Tall Clown with a Golden Voice Sings Chris Cornell’s “When I’m Down:” A Tribute Filled with Raw Emotion

Back in April, Ayun Hal­l­i­day gave you a glimpse into the world of “Pud­dles Pity Par­ty,” the 6’8” ‘Sad Clown with the Gold­en Voice,’ who makes his home in Atlanta, Geor­gia. And does all kinds of won­der­ful things–like sing “Pin­ball Wiz­ard” in the style of John­ny Cash. Don’t miss that one. It’s pret­ty spec­tac­u­lar.

In his lat­est video, Pud­dles joins up with Matthew Kamin­s­ki, organ­ist for the Atlanta Braves, and deliv­ers a trib­ute to Soundgar­den’s Chris Cor­nell, cov­er­ing his 1999 song “When I’m Down,” with a lit­tle bit of “What’ll I Do” by Irv­ing Berlin mixed in. You won’t find anoth­er trib­ute like it. That we can assure you.

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Relat­ed Con­tent:

Sad 7‑Foot Tall Clown Sings “Pin­ball Wiz­ard” in the Style of John­ny Cash, and Oth­er Hits by Roy Orbi­son, Cheap Trick & More

Large Choir Sings “Black Hole Sun”: A Mov­ing Trib­ute to Chris Cor­nell

Soundgarden’s Chris Cor­nell Sings Haunt­ing Acoustic Cov­ers of Prince’s “Noth­ing Com­pares 2 U,” Michael Jackson’s “Bil­lie Jean” & Bob Marley’s “Redemp­tion Song”