{"id":16357,"date":"1988-03-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"1988-03-26T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=16357"},"modified":"2026-02-08T07:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:47:17","slug":"matr-billy-joel-and-bruce-springsteen-a-matter-of-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1988\/03\/26\/matr-billy-joel-and-bruce-springsteen-a-matter-of-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"A Matter of Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s one of Billy Joel&#8217;s greatest hits, cracking the Top 10 (although just barely) in the summer of &#8217;86.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also one of Billy&#8217;s best videos, an homage to The Beatles&#8217; classic rooftop concert, and the only video in which he can be seen playing the guitar. (Is that Ringo at 1:38 and Paul at 2:01? You be the judge.)<\/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\/6yYchgX1fMw?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>So when Billy and Bruce joined forces during the last days of the 2008 American presidential campaign to help put Barack Obama over the top, &#8220;A Matter of Trust&#8221; was a natural candidate for their joint set list.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be a great choice&#8211;the song is perfectly suited for Bruce&#8217;s range and style, and their performance sounds natural and easy, like they&#8217;d always been performing it that way.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-Bi9K50MY-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/Bi9K50MY?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Still, despite four stage-sharing occasions since, that 2008 performance remains the only time that Bruce has ever performed &#8220;A Matter of Trust&#8221; 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