Tune du Jour: “Badlands” – Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Moa Holmsted vs. Dropkick Murphys vs. Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan
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The Original
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band:
1979 No Nukes Concert
Boston: March 18, 2011
Bruce Springsteen and The Dropkick Murphys:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Moa Holmsted vs. Dropkick Murphys vs. Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan
Moa Holmsted:
Dropkick Murphys:
Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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Wow! Classic Springsteen!! I never get tired of this anthem!!!
Incredible live clip from the No Nukes concert. Vintage Boss! Such ferocity and intensity!! What a ride!
It’s a shame that the audio isn’t better on the Dropkick Murphy live action but what a spectacle! Unadulterated rock bliss …
Some excellent covers for this Friday morn:
Moa Holmsted’s New Orleans jazz, carnival style romp is quite fun, although it did get a little old after awhile.
The Dropkick Murphys throwdown a straightforward reverent cover. But what it lacks in creativity it more than makes up for in pure rockin’ excitement. The Dropkick boys sure know how to have a good time. Will have to catch their act live sometime.
I’m not even sure what style you would call Joe D’Urso’s interpretation but I LOVED it. Granted, it’s a different song in the hands of Joe and his ilk but it’s so much fun to listen to. They got my vote.
We like contestants to change the original in a creative and interesting way, infuse it with their own essence, and emerge with something new and compelling.
Moa Holmsten changed it so drastically, if I didn’t know what song was being covered, it would have taken me forty seconds to recognize.
The third act added some laid back, vaguely Caribbean twist, but, in slow-walking this rocker in such a pedestrian way, they rob it of its youthful angst and desperation, and drain it of its power.
Dropkick Murphys played it straight, and maintained the impact and urgency that drives this classic, winning today’s vote.
This is a rousing, get out of your seats rocker. I think the Dropkick Murphys nailed the ferocity. Moa Holmsten’s version was terrible, I thought.
Bruce was definitely at his peak during the No Nukes days. Quite the amazing performance.
That No Nukes version is just incendiary! E Street Band in the mid to late 70s just one of my favorite bands ever. Dropkicks with Bruce unfortunately suffers from bad bootleg sound. Nice to see two fiddles and an accordion but they are completely drowned out. Couldn’t tell if the other Dropkick Murphys cover was live then quite doctored or if they tried to mimic live with chants, cheering and dense production. Either way not bad. Joe D’Urso gave it a lighter touch. A pleasant surprise. The song loses its furious urgency but somehow survives to become something different. Moa Holmstead: Damn! That’s more than just jet lag! How did I wind up in Berlin? This cabaret has a funny smell but there is something unlimited in the air. Greta, one more absinthe and ask the guy in the trench coat to stop by the table.
wish I could’ve voted for Bruce at No nukes!
Dropkicks the next best thing