Perhaps you're unaware, but The Boss is awesome. Seven U.S. Billboard #1 records, 20 Grammys, an Oscar, two Golden Globes - not to mention an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2009; kids, this dude is the real deal.
If you still choose to judge Springsteen on the commercial success of his mid-80's high water mark Born In The USA, please - I beg of you - have a listen to some of his other incredible work. Don't get me wrong, USA is a great album, but if I had to do a top ten all time album list there would probably be at least three of The Boss's albums on there and USA isn't one of them: (Nebraska, The River, and Born to Run for sure... and maybe even The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle if I'm being honest with myself).
Perhaps you're also unaware, but Bruce Springsteen songs covered by other artists rarely suck - not necessarily because the artists are of equal pedigree, but simply because the source material is so freakin' solid. Case in point - Today's RAD song.
'Hangin' Out On E Street' is a project that has collected the stories of artists inspired by Bruce Springsteen - and yes, there are a lots of them. You can check out the results on Bruce's website, and trust me, it's cool - like porn for music lovers - hip young artists covering the music of the greatest working class hero of 'em all.
A couple performances really stand out; I've posted videos of a few here for you to have a look at. My favourite is definitely The Avett Brothers' take on Glory Days (somewhat ironically from the USA album released in 1984). And so - never one to turn my back on irony - today's RAD song it shall be:
Glory Days by The Avett Brothers
Dancing In The Dark by Tegan and Sara
Reason To Believe by Against Me!
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