Gestern Abend hat Bruce Springsteen die 54. Grammy Verleihung in Los Angeles, CA eröffnet. Gemeinsam mit der E Street Band und einem Streicherensemble performte der Boss seine neue Single „We Take Care of Our Own“. Zum Abschluss der Show gab sich der „Boss“ noch einmal die Ehre und spielte mit Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl und Paul McCartney den Song „Carry That Weight“.
Ausserdem wurden die Art Direktoren Dave Bett und Michelle Holme für ihre Arbeit an „The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge of Town Story“ mit einem Grammy bedacht. Die Beiden waren in der Kategorie “Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package” nominiert.
Die LA Times schreibt:
Grammys 2012: Show starts with Bruce Springsteen and a prayer
The 54th Grammy Awards began in a relatively no-frills manner, this time courtesy of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, who performed Springsteen’s newest single, „We Take Care of Our Own.“ With soul traditionalist Adele already on pace for a big night and a tribute to Whitney Houston on the horizon, the straight-ahead approach put an emphasis on music over artifice. Considering Grammy host LL Cool J would soon walk on stage and lead the Staples Center audience in a prayer for Houston, an understandable but odd sight, it signaled that this may be the most heartfelt Grammys in recent memory.
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„We Take Care of Our Own“ ist auf Bruce Springsteens neuem Album zu finden.
Bruce Springsteens siebzehntes Studioalbum “Wrecking Ball” wird am 2. März in Deutschland erscheinen. Das Werk kann auf Amazon.de bzw. im Stonepony Fanshop vorbestellt werden. In Deutschland wird es das Standard-Album (ohne Bonus Tracks), eine Special Edition (mit Bonus Tracks) sowie eine Doppel-Vinyl-LP geben.
Der zwanzigfache Grammy Gewinner Bruce Springsteen wird die diesjährige Grammy Show am Sonntag Abend (12. Februar 2012) im Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA eröffnen. YAHOO berichtet, dass der 62jährige mit der E Street Band den Song „We Take Care of Our Own“ performen wird.
OMG YAHOO schreibt:
Grammy News: Bruce Springsteen To Open The Show!
The 54th annual Grammy Awards will kick off in style with a rock ’n‘ roll legend – Bruce Springsteen!
The Boss will open up the show on Sunday night in Los Angeles, Access Hollywood has learned.
Springsteen – a 20-time Grammy winner — will perform „We Take Care of Our Own,“ the first single off of his new album „Wrecking Ball.“
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Bruce Springsteen probte am Freitag den Song mehrmals im Staples Center. Dabei wurde er von der E Street Band und einem Steicherensemble unterstützt.
Die Toronto Sun schreibt:
Springsteen set to kick off Grammys
The 62-year-old singer-guitarist took to the stage at L.A.’s Staples Center to perform his new single We Take Care of Our Own, but quickly turned the normally subdued rehearsal process into an energized mini-concert for a few hundred lucky onlookers.
Accompanied by a string section and backed by his long-serving band — minus sax player Clarence Clemons, who died last year — Springsteen delivered several powerful, commanding performances of the song.
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Der “Grammy Award 2012″ ist auch in Deutschland zu sehen
PRO7 überträgt in der Nacht von Sonntag auf Montag Live ab 02.00 Uhr. Ausserdem ist am Montag, 13. Februar 2012 um 23.15 Uhr eine Wiederholung auf SIXX geplant.
Bruce Springsteens siebzehntes Studioalbum “Wrecking Ball” wird am 2. März in Deutschland erscheinen. Das Werk kann auf Amazon.de bzw. im Stonepony Fanshop vorbestellt werden. In Deutschland wird es das Standard-Album (ohne Bonus Tracks), eine Special Edition (mit Bonus Tracks) sowie eine Doppel-Vinyl-LP geben.
Forbes.com vergleicht in einem Onlinebericht die aktuelle Bruce Springsteen Single „We Take Care Of Our Own“ mit dem 1984er Welterfolg „Born in the USA“.
Genauso wie „Born in the USA“ mahnt die aktuelle Veröffentlichung Missstände innerhalb der Vereinigten Staaten an. 1984 war es der Vietnamkrieg und der wirtschaftliche Niedergang, der die Menschen sehr beschäftigte. Als Bruce Springsteen „Born in the USA“ am 30. Oktober 1984 veröffentlichte, verstanden viele den Inhalt falsch. Unter anderem war es der damalige Präsident Ronald Reagan, der den Protestsong als „Hymne der Hoffnung“ anpries.
It rests in the message of hope in songs of a man so many young Americans admire: New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen. And helping you make those dreams come true is what this job of mine is all about.
(Ronald Regan, Hammonton, NJ – 19. September 1984) – Quelle
28 Jahre nach „Born in the USA“ erscheint „We Take Care of Our Own“ und Amerika muss die Kriege im Irak und in Afghanistan verarbeiten. Die Welt wird von einer Wirtschaftskrise erschüttert und Präsident Barack Obama verwendet „We Take Care Of Our Own“ als Wahlkampfsong (wir berichteten hier).
Forbes.com schreibt:
Is Bruce Springsteen’s „We Take Care of Our Own“ a „Born in the USA“ for 2012?
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The song’s story arc is anything but uplifting. It’s tells the poignant, angry tale of a Vietnam veteran who has come home after watching his brother die in a senseless war only to find his country changed and anything but welcoming: “Went down to the factory/Hiring man said “Son, if it was up to me…Ten years burning down the road/Nowhere to run, I ain’t got nowhere to go.”
But what most fans heard was that earworm of a chorus.
Conservatives like George Will, who saw Springsteen in concert, picked up on the song’s seeming patriotic fervor.
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This revisionism reached a crescendo when Ronald Reagan mentioned Springsteen by name during his 1984 re-election campaign. “America’s future rests in a thousand dreams inside our hearts,” Reagan said at a stump speech in Hammonton, New Jersey. “It rests in the message of hope in the songs of a man so many young Americans admire: New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen.”
Springsteen lashed back, in a manner of speaking. At a concert soon after Reagan’s comments, he addressed the audience. “The President was mentioning my name the other day, and I kinda got to wondering what his favorite album must’ve been. I don’t think it was the Nebraska album. I don’t think he’s been listening to this one.” Bruce launched into a searing version of Johnny 99 about a jobless auto worker who goes on a drunken shooing rampage and tells the judge “Your honor, I believe I’d be better off dead.” Springsteen stopped performing the full-band version of “Born in the USA” for a while, replacing it with an edgy solo version designed to re-capture the song’s darker meaning. But the damage had already been done.
Springsteen’s latest hit, “We Take Care of Our Own” is a lot like “Born In the USA.” It’s got a catchy chorus– “Where ever this flag’s flown/We take care of our own”–that will surely become a sing-along during Springsteen’s upcoming world tour. But like “Born in the USA,” the song’s message is anything but uplifting.
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One major difference between 1984 and now is that over the last decade, Springsteen has become overtly political. He played shows in support of John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign and was an even more fervent supporter of Barack Obama. The President has already included the song on his official campaign playlist.
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Heute wurde ein neues Video zum Bruce Springsteen Song „We Take Care of Our Own“ auf YouTube veröffentlicht.
We Take Care Of Our Own Video:
NJ.com schreibt:
Bruce Springsteen premieres ‚We Take Care of Our Own‘ video
Bruce Springsteen premiered the video for his new single „We Take Care of Our Own“ this morning.
It’s a pretty stark clip, beginning in black and white before switching to color about two-and-a-half minutes in. No other musicians besides Springsteen — who never breaks a smile, but shows a look of grim concern throughout — are in it. The words to the songs are superimposed over the video, underscoring the fact that there’s a serious message here, about our responsibility to each other as Americans.
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Bruce Springsteens siebzehntes Studioalbum “Wrecking Ball” wird am 2. März in Deutschland erscheinen. Das Werk kann auf Amazon.de bzw. im Stonepony Fanshop vorbestellt werden. In Deutschland wird es das Standard-Album (ohne Bonus Tracks), eine Special Edition (mit Bonus Tracks) sowie eine Doppel-Vinyl-LP geben.
Gestern lies Bruce Springsteen auf seiner offiziellen Homepage verlauten, dass neben Nils Lofgren, Steven Van Zandt, Garry W. Tallent, Patti Scialfa, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Soozie Tyrell und Charles Giodano auch Cindy Mizelle (Background Vocals), Curtis King (Background Vocals), Clark Gayton (Posaune), Barry Danielian (Trompete), Curt Ramm (Trompete), Eddie Manion (Saxophon) und Jake Clemons (Saxophon) mit auf Tour kommen werden (wir berichteten hier).
Die internationale Presse schreibt:
E! Online: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Replacing Clarence Clemons…With His Nephew!
The Boss announced on his website that the Big Man’s nephew, Jake Clemons, will take over on sax on the band’s upcoming world tour.
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Rolling Stone Magazin: Clarence Clemons‘ Nephew Jake Clemons Joins the E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen has announced that Jake Clemons – the nephew of former E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons – will be taking over some of his late uncle’s sax dutues on the forthcoming „Wrecking Ball“ Tour.
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Spin: Little Big Man: Clarence Clemons‘ Nephew Jake Joins Springsteen’s Band
In what seems a staunch effort to keep things in the family, Bruce Springsteen has tapped Jake Clemons, nephew to the late E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, to share sax duties with longtime E Street collaborator Eddie Manion on the Boss‘ upcoming Wrecking Ball tour.
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Philly.com: Springsteen announces additional musicians for tour, including Clarence’s nephew
Jake Clemons is the nephew of Clarence and was the rumored replacement. Springsteen is no stranger to touring with his bandmates‘ kids.
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Boston Herald: Clarence Clemons’ nephew to play sax on Springsteen tour
ruce Springsteen has announced that two saxophonists, including Clarence Clemons’ nephew, will join his upcoming world tour with the E Street Band.
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