Cover Of The Day-London Calling/War

I haven't expressed my love of Bruce Springsteen yet, so I will now; I absolutely adore The Boss. There is not a performer in America that I respect more than this guy. He put on the best concert of my life back in November on the third to last show of a two year tour that included three hours and thirty songs of pure music magic. Bruce has recorded 269 songs, but he has played twice as many on stage throughout the years. See, the most intriguing thing about a Bruce Springsteen show is that he takes six or seven requests every show, and while you get your basic hits; Born To Run, Born In The USA, Thunder-road, you also get the deeper cuts; Rosalita, Thunder-crack, Growin Up, but must intriguing of all are the songs that Bruce has never played. It all started, as far as I know, with a fan bringing a sign with The Clash's famous hit "London Calling". Bruce brought it on stage, met with his band for about five minutes, and proceeded to bang it out cleaner than any normal musician should do. NO PRACTICE! That's carazay. He came back the next week and opened his show with the tune. Here's the result.

Original

I didn't realize that was a cover until just now so you get two covers today! FTW!

Anyways, for my show the boss got the call for a little ditty called "Ring of Fire" by a man named Johnny Cash. Nobody to big in Nashville or anything... The place blew up, and everybody sang along. I was entrances at how amazing it was without a single run through. I repeat. NO PRACTICE. THAT'S FREAKIN CARAZAY!

Now for today's song(number two!). The original song "War" was a grimly soulful plead to bring home the kids in Nam' from the heart of American soul singer Edwin Starr. The song was very catchy, but featured much more bouncy saxophones and jaunty trap set than the rugged Springsteen take. Bruce took the song and polished it down with his huge rock riffs and drums as loud as the guns in question. Accompanied with a tremendous story at the beginning, a skill Bruce is famous for, the song constructs the terrifying jungle with horns calling out like wild animals, drums exploding like a cannon, and a voice roaring orders of peace in same tone as the generals you see in the movies. The song has really stood the test of time, spreading a message that pertains now as much as it ever did in 1986. The song is on the Live from 75'-85' album, which is one of the best albums you can buy.