Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith took up guitar duties for the rendition
The grunge icon passed away yesterday morning
He performed the cover at a show in Seattle earlier this week, alongside other songs by Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and more
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx have recently been embroiled in a war of words
The pair also discussed politics and musical influences in the half-hour chat
Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Ringo Starr appear on the iconic rocker's third solo record
Sixx recently called Pearl Jam "one of the most boring bands in history" after Vedder dismissed the hair metal group in an interview
The Pearl Jam frontman recently spoke in an interview of how "vacuous" he found the eighties hair metal scene, singling out Mötley Crüe
The Pearl Jam frontman's 'Earthling' is set to arrive next month
The Pearl Jam frontman's latest single will arrive on Friday (January 14)