{"id":1768,"date":"1984-01-23T11:00:04","date_gmt":"1984-01-23T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:23:26","slug":"cover-me-stanley-clarke-band-born-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1984\/01\/23\/cover-me-stanley-clarke-band-born-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Clarke Band: Born in the U.S.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to covering Bruce&#8217;s songs, I often say: you either need to out-perform the original artists (a tough feat) or else deliver an arrangement that he&#8217;d never try himself.<\/p>\n<p>Bassist Stanley Clarke and his band definitely took the latter route. 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