{"id":12710,"date":"2019-10-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=12710"},"modified":"2019-10-02T05:16:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:16:04","slug":"cover-me-living-colour-american-skin-41-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/02\/cover-me-living-colour-american-skin-41-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Living Colour: American Skin (41 Shots)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mere months after reuniting in the winter of 2000, Grammy- and VMA-winning Living Colour played the 2001 Montreaux Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The band delivered a strong set, and to close the show, they chose a very special cover: Bruce&#8217;s &#8220;American Skin (41 Shots).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen this before, trust me: you need to.<\/p>\n<p>The arrangement is intense and original, and Corey Glover&#8217;s vocal performance is absolutely mesmerizing. I can only imagine what was going through his mind as tears streaked down his face during the crossfire (and that&#8217;s only barely a metaphor) of Will Calhoun&#8217;s drums.<\/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\/MiC68406c3M?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<p>It&#8217;s not one of the most well-known Springsteen covers out there, but it&#8217;s certainly one of the strongest.<\/p>\n<p>And without question, the most heartfelt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen this one before, take a moment and watch&#8211;it&#8217;s easily one of the most powerful and poignant Springsteen covers ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[1186,2483],"class_list":["post-12710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-me","tag-american-skin-41-shots","tag-living-colour"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Living-Colour-Astor-Theatre-600x600.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-3j0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8271,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/05\/cover-me-mary-j-blige-and-kendrick-lamar-american-skin-41-shots\/","url_meta":{"origin":12710,"position":0},"title":"Cover Me, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar: American Skin (41 Shots)","author":"Ken","date":"April 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've never heard Mary J. Blige's cover of \"American Skin (41 Shots)\" with new lyrics and vocals by Kendrick Lamar, stop what you're doing and listen to this magnificent performance.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/maryblige.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/maryblige.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/maryblige.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/maryblige.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29986,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/cover-me-black-veil-brides-american-skin-41-shots\/","url_meta":{"origin":12710,"position":1},"title":"Cover Me, Black Veil Brides: American Skin (41 Shots)","author":"Ken","date":"October 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Black Veils Brides covered \"American Skin (41 Shots)\" in the wake of George Floyd's murder, and they've been performing it live ever since.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bvb.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bvb.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bvb.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bvb.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bvb.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1572,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/11\/cover-me-jackson-browne-and-shawn-colvin-american-skin-41-shots\/","url_meta":{"origin":12710,"position":2},"title":"Cover Me, Jackson Browne and Shawn Colvin: American Skin (41 Shots)","author":"Ken","date":"April 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Both longtime fans, Jackson Browne and Shawn Colvin team up for an acoustic cover of \"American Skin.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/colvin-9.jpg?fit=600%2C401&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/colvin-9.jpg?fit=600%2C401&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/colvin-9.jpg?fit=600%2C401&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27147,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/11\/cover-me-the-coalesce-choir-american-skin-41-shots\/","url_meta":{"origin":12710,"position":3},"title":"Cover Me, The Coalesce Choir: American Skin (41 Shots)","author":"Ken","date":"May 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"In the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, Americana artist Domenic Cicola assembled The Coalesce Choir to record a powerful community cover of Bruce's \"American Skin (41 Shots).\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coalesce.jpg?fit=600%2C613&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coalesce.jpg?fit=600%2C613&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/coalesce.jpg?fit=600%2C613&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56996,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/kingdom-of-days-june-4-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":12710,"position":4},"title":"June 4","author":"Ken","date":"June 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy birthday, Born in the U.S.A.! 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