Did you know that Hank Azaria is in a Bruce Springsteen cover band called The EZ Street Band? No one did, So he came up with a creative way to get people to get the word out.
The man of a thousand voices put those voices to work, and he is on fire. In other words, he had his Simpsons characters sing The Boss’ first huge hit. So now we know what Moe Szyslak, Comoic Book Guy, Snake, Professor Frink, Sea Captain, Cletus, Duffman, and Chief Wiggum sound like when they sing Born to Run.
There was one more voice he did, and that voice was Bruce himself. Because if you are going to have a tribute band dedicated to the artist, you might as well sing like them.
If you want to hear Hank Springsteen sing, he will be doing two shows in Bruce’s old haunts, including at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
Bruce Springsteen is 74 years old, and he has been playing with the E Street Band for over 50 years. So, you would think he would be ready to retire and enjoy life with his wife and kids in Jersey. Especially after having to postpone his current tour late last year due to peptic ulcer disease.
The Boss addressed the rumors on Friday during a concert in Philadelphia. “We ain’t quitting,” he exclaimed. “We ain’t doing no farewell tour, bullshit. Jesus Christ! No farewell tour for the E Street Band. Hell no! Farewell to what, thousands of people screaming your name? I wanna quit that? That’s it. That’s all it takes. I ain’t going anywhere.”
Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!
I have a feeling the man who was Born in the USA is going to die on a stage, and we will have to yank the guitar out of his cold, dead hands.
There are some people who are going to Rock until they die, and he is one of them. That is why Bruce is the Boss!
Bruce Springsteen, 74, is in Europe touring the country. However, he needs to take some time off.
His people said, “Following yesterday’s postponement in Marseille due to vocal issues, further examination and consulting has led doctors to determine that Bruce should not perform for the next ten days.”
The Boss is slated to play dates in Europe until the end of July.
Yesterday was the 2nd Annual American Music Honors at the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, and of course, The Boss had to sing a song for the crowd.
What song did he sing? He entertained the audience with John Mellencamp’s Small Town. And there was one person who was so entertained that he got up from the audience to sing with Bruce.
Who was that individual? It was Mellencamp himself. And the singer was there because he was being honored for his social activism, such as Farm Aid.
What an honor it must have been to hear them sing that duet in person. I hope we get to hear it again at Joe Biden’s second inauguration in January.
