{"id":21783,"date":"2020-10-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=21783"},"modified":"2023-01-01T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T02:23:48","slug":"cover-me-boom-a-loon-dancing-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/09\/cover-me-boom-a-loon-dancing-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, BOOM a LOON: Dancing in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOOM a LOON bills themselves as &#8220;the next step in funk,&#8221; releasing a new song weekly, featuring a core combo and a rotating cast of guest artists.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, they released a stellar cover of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/25\/roll-of-the-dice-dancing-in-the-dark\/\">Dancing in the Dark<\/a>&#8221; that you should definitely give a listen.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I know&#8211;<em>everyone<\/em> covers &#8220;Dancing in the Dark&#8221; these days, and I therefore do my best to ensure that the ones I feature here on the Shuffle bring something fresh or fun to the table.<\/p>\n<p>These guys do both.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring guest artists Robert J. Hunter on vocals and Eddy Smith on keys, BOOM a LOON reinvents Bruce&#8217;s greatest hit and gives it an irresistible groove.<\/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\/BprPZ4f3JAw?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>BOOM a LOON releases new music every Sunday&#8211;check out their latest on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHDzLCAF_i6ezDMib3yMdHA\">YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOOM a LOON, Robert J. 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