{"id":21108,"date":"2020-09-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=21108"},"modified":"2024-01-02T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:31:07","slug":"cover-me-melissa-mcclelland-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/07\/cover-me-melissa-mcclelland-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Melissa McClelland: Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Labor Day special today, courtesy of Canadian singer-songwriter Melissa McClelland.<\/p>\n<p>If her name sounds vaguely familiar and her voice sounds\u00a0<em>very<\/em> familiar, that&#8217;s probably because she frequently accompanies Sarah McLachlan on tour, playing the bass guitar and providing powerful backing vocals. If you&#8217;ve seen Sarah before, you&#8217;ve likely seen Melissa.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa&#8217;s solo albums are well worth seeking out, particularly her 2004 sophomore album, <em>Stranded in Suburbia.\u00a0<\/em>Right at the heart of an album of beautiful original material is a lone cover: Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/31\/roll-of-the-dice-factory\/\">Factory<\/a>.&#8221;<\/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\/wt0gbX2hTVk?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>Arranged as a crunchy &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/30\/roll-of-the-dice-death-to-my-hometown\/\">Death to My Hometown<\/a>&#8220;-esque work stomp, Melissa pulls off a tough feat&#8211;capturing the song&#8217;s original tone while hardening it into a true rocker.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the day off if you have it, and send thanks to those who don&#8217;t. Our essential workers are what today&#8217;s all about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Labor Day special, courtesy of Canadian singer-songwriter Melissa McClellan&#8217;s rocking arrangement of 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