{"id":1757,"date":"2018-04-23T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2019-04-14T11:59:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T18:59:50","slug":"cover-me-it-takes-a-lot-to-laugh-it-takes-a-train-to-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/23\/cover-me-it-takes-a-lot-to-laugh-it-takes-a-train-to-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me: It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firing up the waaaaaayback machine today and travelling to Newark State College on May 15, 1971, so we can catch Dr. Zoom and The Sonic Boom performing Bob Dylan&#8217;s bluesy &#8220;It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a great recording for its age, and you can even hear Steve introduce the song, and Bruce and Garry banter after it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-tLZCEiNE-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/tLZCEiNE?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>Bruce&#8217;s version is decidedly fiercer than Dylan&#8217;s 1965 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\/SN1ACh8lzHg?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\" 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