{"id":25925,"date":"2021-03-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=25925"},"modified":"2021-03-13T07:17:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T15:17:28","slug":"cover-me-tom-cunliffe-born-to-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/cover-me-tom-cunliffe-born-to-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Tom Cunliffe: Born to Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a couple of albums under his belt, Auckland-based folk-rocker Tom Cunliffe has established himself as a great singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview for <a href=\"https:\/\/theinfluences.com\/\"><em>The Influences<\/em> <\/a>(a brilliant web site dedicated to artists covering songs that influenced them, which I recommend to anyone who likes great music from musicians who appreciate great music), Cunliffe revealed where his inspirations derive from.<\/p>\n<p>Among the artists in heavy rotation in his parents&#8217; home while he was growing up was Bruce Springsteen, which may be why Bruce&#8217;s signature song was one of two covers Cunliffe chose to perform for his&nbsp;<em>Influences&nbsp;<\/em>session.<\/p>\n<p>Cunliffe&#8217;s reading of &#8220;Born to Run&#8221; is wistful and nostalgic rather than defiant and anthemic like Bruce&#8217;s original&#8211;but it&#8217;s just as 100% sincere.<\/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\/TObzSSglR3E?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>Cunliffe&#8217;s cover of &#8220;Born to Run&#8221; may be gently acoustic, but his original studio tracks rock. Check out more of his music <a href=\"https:\/\/tomcunliffemusic.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auckland-based Tom Sutcliffe turns in a tender reading of Bruce\u2019s signature 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