I live in a world seemingly full of Bruce Springsteen devotees. Which is fine, however, please don't try and doorstep me; I won't be hoodwinked by the (almost religious) fervour he brings out among his faithful disciples. That said, I am rather partial to a couple of his songs. Just not when he's singing them. In particular I absolutely love two of the numbers from his Tunnel of Love album: the imagery he evokes, if not directly tangible, is certainly very believable. The first, One Step Up as covered by Gregson & Collister, is sublime. Not a word too many not a word two few in this slice of Americana - a Goldilocks song and no mistake.
The second is one that appears to have been aped a zillion times, not least by Everything But the Girl who covered it on their 1992 tour when promoting their Acoustic covers EP. It's a double rebound song given the full country treatment here by one of Scotland's finest.
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Camera Obscura - Tougher Than the Rest
There's so much I could say about Bruce, but I'll respect your wishes and refrain from bending your ear. Nice to see that you've picked up on a couple of covers though. Gregson & Collier's One Step Up is one I've not come across before. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI know, TS. And I respect your position - I really do. In the same way, I would never 'bend your ear' about bands or artists that do it for me. One Step Up is a great song tho', no getting away from it.
DeleteNo he does not
ReplyDeleteMake yer minds up, lads! On the back of this I did listen to the N word a couple of times thru. I know State Trooper from The Sopranos and the rest was kind of OK. Just not for me.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cover by Camera Obscura; I don't think they could ever do a bad one come to think of it - ohh, that voice.
ReplyDeleteBut not *that* voice - sorry Bruce!
Thank you, C. And yes, you're right, she has got a beautiful voice. In fact their cover of 10cc's I'm Not in Love takes the song onto another level completely. (Not easy when you're dealing with such a totemic tune.)
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