Def Leppard has released a new music video for their cover of Ben E. King’s classic “Stand By Me,” which is helping to raise money for those affected by the California wildfires.
The video features footage of the band performing the song, cut with clips of them shooting their cameo in the Netflix movie Bank of Dave 2: The Lone Ranger. The band recorded the song for the movie.
Proceeds from “Stand By Me” will be donated to FireAid, with money being used for those affected by the California wildfires and to support efforts to keep such disasters from happening again.
Bank of Dave 2 is the sequel to the 2023 Netflix film Bank of Dave, which told the real-life story of working-class, self-made millionaire Dave Fishwick, played by actor Rory Kinnear, who set up a community bank to help his town’s local businesses survive.
Def Leppard also had a cameo in the original film, playing themselves performing at a charity fundraiser for the bank. The sequel follows Dave as he takes on payday loan companies.
The sequel debuted in the U.K. in early January. Netflix has yet to reveal when it will begin streaming in the U.S.
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