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Tag: Johnny 99
The tale of “Johnny 99” is an ironic one: on vinyl, it’s one of Bruce’s finest songwriting achievements, but on stage it loses power as it gains relevance.
Daniele Tenca turned in a gloriously gritty cover of “Johnny 99” at a live performance in 2018. It’s now my all-time favorite arrangement of the song.
Love it or hate it, Shovels & Rope certainly captures the bravado and unraveling desperation of Bruce’s classic anti-hero.
John Hiatt gives us a sharp-edged, hard-driving take on Bruce’s “Johnny 99.”