{"id":2231,"date":"1984-01-18T10:00:27","date_gmt":"1984-01-18T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T23:08:57","slug":"cover-me-joan-osborne-and-the-waybacks-im-goin-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1984\/01\/18\/cover-me-joan-osborne-and-the-waybacks-im-goin-down\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waybacks and Joan Osborne Covers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, the MerleFest roots music festival features a “Hillside Album Hour” hosted by The Waybacks.\u00a0 Each year, a different classic album is chosen for re-interpretation, and each year there’s a cryptic clue guessing game leading up to it.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the album was Bruce’s\u00a0Born in the U.S.A., <\/em>and special guest Joan Osborne was on hand with The Waybacks to perform the entire album start to finish. It’s a remarkable performance full of fresh takes–well worth a listen (you can purchase or stream the live album). I’m sure this won’t be the only track from that concert that I’ll feature, but this is my favorite–a downright funky take on “I’m Goin’ Down,” reimagined and mashed up with… well, I won’t ruin the surprise, but I think the Temptations would approve.<\/p>\n

If you’re a fan of how Bruce reinvented “Reason to Believe” on the Magic Tour, you’ll dig this:<\/p>\n