This new vlog post features the cover song High Hopes recorded by Bruce Springsteen during the Greatest Hits session.
The song was written by Tim Scott in 1987, and released on his debut album, “The High Lonesome Sound”. The song was used in the low budget film, Slamdance.
Bruce’s version of High Hopes is the same version as was recorded for the film documentary Blood Brothers in 1995.
Another great post by our good friend Mike Macaluso. This time a cover of the Animals “It’s My Life. The Animals were a huge influence on Bruce. When Bruce addressed the 2012 SXSW convention he stated that much of his early content was influenced by The Animals, including the main riff of Badlands, taken from the song “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.
Another amazing Video Blog (Vlog) Post from our good friend Mike Macaluso. Backstreets is one of our most requested songs and one of our favorites to play.
This Month’s VLOG post Bruce Springsteen’s “Factory” by Mike Macaluso comes as a special request from Matt Ryan. In this VLOG post, Mike discusses the origin of the song “Factory” as well as the performance history and many versions of this great Springsteen classic.
The Wish was recorded on February 22, 1987 at Bruce’s Thrill Hill Studio in Rumson, NJ. Bruce introduced the song as, “a song about his mother”. Merry Christmas…
