{"id":1027,"date":"2018-03-05T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2021-12-11T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T04:19:07","slug":"cover-me-tom-jones-the-hitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/05\/cover-me-tom-jones-the-hitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Tom Jones: The Hitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most unexpected Bruce covers is an absolute must-listen: Tom Jones completely reinvents &#8220;The Hitter&#8221; in a smoldering interpretation.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8217; take on the song&#8217;s protagonist is unapologetic&#8211;he owns his deeds and wraps himself in his sins, and the result is a very different song than Bruce&#8217;s original.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xCHeGoHGZkc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stunning, smoldering re-interpretation of &#8220;The Hitter&#8221; 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