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Popdose: The Friday Mixtape: 10/31/08 — Everybody’s Doing Springsteen Except Bruce (But He Has a Mean Woody) | Popdose

  • JohnHughes · 1 year ago
    BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUCEEEE...

    ...covers.
  • jankyphil · 1 year ago
    The Band's cover of Atlantic City is way better than this one by the Reivers.
  • Malchus · 1 year ago
    I don't know. The Band's version is closer to how Bruce would eventually perform the song with a band, but there is something jangly and powerful about this version by the Reivers that knocks it out of the park for me. Both are good, as far as I'm concerned, but since this was the first full band version of the song I ever heard, I prefer it.
  • Elaine · 1 year ago
    Not being a huge Bruce fan, I don't know most of these songs. Are any of them real standouts that shouldn't be missed?
  • Malchus · 1 year ago
    If you had choose just a couple, I think the Southside Johnny song is essential. It's a great example of mid 70's R&B with a great arrangement by Little Steven. Then I'd listen to the Patty Griffin song. Her rendition is heartbreaking. The John Wesley Harding sing is a complete reimagining of "Jackson Cage" and really shows how bleak the lyrics are. Finally. because the song is so close to my heart, the Dion "Book of Dreams" is just magic and the perfect love song.
    Thank for checking us out. Scott
  • guitarwilly · 1 year ago
    I´m a great Bruce fan. These covers met my tast very well.
  • EightE1 · 1 year ago
    Excellent mix, Malchus. Lots of really good stuff here.

    That Dion record also has a killer version of "If I Should Fall Behind." Well worth checking out.

    Nicely done.

    Rob
    EightE1
  • Jeff K. · 1 year ago
    My favorite cover of Atlantic City is by Kurt Neumann (of the BoDeans) from the One Step Up covers album. It captures the spirit of the song with a completely different sound.

    Thanks for this list and the blog!
  • Pete · 1 year ago
    This is an amazing collection -- I haven't heard a lot of these. I just put a link to the list on my Springsteen blog. Thanks for the compilation!
  • Jim · 1 year ago
    Great post! Glad to have that Reivers again... I had the album, but when I went to transfer it to mp3, it kept skipping on the solo! One of my favorite covers of that song.
  • Elaine · 1 year ago
    Well, either way, I ran across some Bruce news for y'all.

    Bruce Springsteen's Halloween Treat
    http://tinyurl.com/6b2zvp

    Happy Halloweening.
  • Bubba · 1 year ago
    Where did the MP3s go?
  • Malchus · 1 year ago
    They're back! Sorry.
  • Bubba · 1 year ago
    thanks mate, really appreciated!
  • Kathy · 1 year ago
    Billy Bragg = amazing.

    If you like him, listen to the rest of the Anti- artists on their sampler. It's great.

    You can download it OR stream it: http://www.antilabelblog.com/
  • marty · 2 months ago
    Can anyone email me the MP3 by john hiatt, Johnny 99?
    riffraft_nc@yahoo.com