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Jack Black, Amy Lee and more guest in Kyle Gass' new video for Vaccinated

Tenacious D's Kyle Gass has shared a fun new video for recent Ramones parody Vaccinated – featuring some special guests…

Jack Black, Amy Lee and more guest in Kyle Gass' new video for Vaccinated
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Emily Carter

While bandmate Jack Black continues to be a total dude on TikTok, Tenacious D's Kyle Gass has been busy of late recruiting folks for the fun new video to his recent single Vaccinated (a parody of The Ramones' I Wanna Be Sedated).

"Getting the world vaccinated is the difficult but necessary challenge of our times," says Kyle. "That is why I wrote this important anthem for all of humankind. Please enjoy getting Vaccinated. You’re welcome."

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The song first came about as Kyle anxiously awaited getting his first vaccine, with the musician then asking the likes of Jack, Toto guitarist Steve Lukather and Evanescence singer Amy Lee to come and join in with the video.

Check it out below:

Last year, Tenacious D joined forces with the likes of Susan Sarandon, Jamie Lee Curtis and Phoebe Bridgers for a politically-charged Rocky Horror Picture Show cover, encouraging people to vote left.

In 2018, meanwhile, Jack said that a sequel to the band's iconic musical comedy The Pick Of Destiny was in the works. "I don’t know where you’ll be able to see it, but we have decided that it’s happening and it’s coming out," he announced.

Watch this space…

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