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Deb stole my all-time favorite Springsteen cover in her recent roundup of covers, the first in our series. I’ve gone through phases of being so obsessed with Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Dancing in the Dark” that I’ve almost forgotten what the original sounded like. She really makes the song her own and finds something in it that the listener may have missed in the original.

That’s generally my #1 criterion for a good cover, actually. I love it when an artist can take a song written by somebody else and, instead of just replicating the original, do something different with it and take the listener to a place they’ve never been with that song before. It can be jarring, especially if the original song is very familiar – but sometimes it’s good to be shaken up a bit, yes?

Some people seem a little bemused when I express my love for Bruce and the band, but I know that there are people out there who’ve been intrigued enough to do a quick You Tube search, or even better - buy a ticket. With this in mind I decided to put together a short guide for those people who will be seeing Bruce and the band in concert for the first time this year. After years of practice, I’ve just about got this process mastered, and I am here to share the wisdom.

Here’s another in the series of posts spotlighting favorite Springsteen covers chosen by the Blogness staff. Check back over the next week or so as each of our bloggers chooses five (or so) favorites — and let us know what we left out. This collection by Leann:

Tonight is the Kristen Ann Carr Fund’s “A Night To Remember” Gala in New York City.

Various items are up for auction, including a Telecaster signed by Bruce himself!

Click the link above to access the foundation’s website to learn more about the cause, and here to check out the items up for auction.

Happy Record Store Day!

Did anybody pick up some Bruce vinyls?

If you’re anything like us, we know exactly what you need right now: A distraction! With that in mind, we’re kicking off a series of posts spotlighting favorite Springsteen covers chosen by the Blogness staff. Check back over the next week or so as each of our bloggers chooses five (or so) favorites — and let us know what we left out. Up first, Deb captures the mood of the week with some more somber selections:

The Weight - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s tribute to Levon Helm  (05/02/12 Newark, NJ.)

Today is the first anniversary of his death.

After seeing the outpouring of support following Danny’s death, Bruce Springsteen, the E Street Band, Danny’s family and Dr. Chapman decided Danny’s vision could make an even greater impact. Together with Debra and Leon Black, founders of the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) they created the Danny Fund to bring melanoma to the forefront of public awareness and to fund research with top melanoma doctors from around the world. 

A story about Bruce from Neil Young’s new dream blog!