It’s hard to mess up a good song. It doesn’t matter who covers it…if the song is good. Miley Cyrus has covered Bob Dylan successfully for crying out loud. I ran across this story today and I was skeptical. Thunder Road is one of my favorite songs since the first time I put Born To Run on the turntable. Could the “Come on Eileen” guy do it justice? Not quite sure why he felt the need to change the lyrics and on first listen I wasn’t sure if he got it. And obviously it’s not as good as the original, but it doesn’t suck. And sometimes for me, that’s high praise.
Back in 1999 the lead singer for Dexy’s Midnight Runners put out a solo record. He had recorded the Springsteen song Thunder Road but couldn’t include it because of a paperwork issue. Now, years later, after finding out the Boss and heard it and liked it, it’s been released. Give it a listen. It’s an iconic song and you are used to hearing it done one way. What do you think?
And the original which never gets old…
On this date in 1967 Pink Floyd released their first LP, “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn”. If you only know the band through their later stuff you might hardly recognize the music created by tortured genius Syd Barrett
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the new owner of the XFL. The former professional wrestler confirmed the purchase on Twitter and it’s reportedly worth 15-million-dollars. The Rock said he’s “excited to create something special for the fans!” He added that he partnered with Red Bird Capital and Dany Garcia to buy the league. The XFL made its return this year, but the coronavirus pandemic quickly put a stop to the season. The league previously owned by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon then filed for bankruptcy
#Packers release QB Jalen Morton & FB Elijah Wellman.
Another opt-out for the #Brewers. Pitcher Shelby Miller was at the alternate training site in Appleton as non-roster player.
There is a new “Lincoln Lawyer” book coming!
Covers Of The Day (Bruce has been known to cover some stuff…lol)
Bruce covers The Clash
This one never gets old…
Trump gives senior Pentagon position to retired general who called Obama a “terrorist leader”
Read the rest of the story from Ed Wong here
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/09/coronavirus-american-failure/614191/
Quotes Of The Day
“Enough of this nonsense. “Congress” is not flailing. The Republican majority in the Senate is flailing, because the Republican majority is made up of Republicans, and the Republican Party is made up of hyper-ambitious lunatics.”-Charles Pierce
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