{"id":26255,"date":"2021-11-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=26255"},"modified":"2021-11-07T05:31:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T13:31:28","slug":"cover-me-lorenzo-bertocchini-linda-let-me-be-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/07\/cover-me-lorenzo-bertocchini-linda-let-me-be-the-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Lorenzo Bertocchini: Linda, Let Me Be The One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I try not to revisit cover artists very often, because there are so many great Springsteen covers out there by performers who deserve more visibility and airplay.<\/p>\n<p>But I find myself making an exception for Lorenzo Bertocchini, who makes his third appearance here on the Shuffle today (although one was for his original &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/21\/spare-parts-lorenzo-bertocchini-hey-bruce\/\">Hey Bruce<\/a>&#8221; composition).<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s cover comes from Lorenzo&#8217;s 2009 tribute album,&nbsp;<em>Hearts of Stone<\/em>, and one look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockit.it\/lorenzobertocchinietheapplepir\/album\/hearts-of-stone-some-bruce-springsteen-songs\/18929\">tracklist<\/a> (which includes deep cuts like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/23\/roll-of-the-dice-ricky-wants-a-man-of-her-own\/\">Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own<\/a>,&#8221; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/03\/roll-of-the-dice-cindy\/\">Cindy<\/a>,&#8221; and &#8220;Sugarland&#8221;) tells you that this is a production of a true and deep fan.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;ll listen to my favorite track on the album, Lorenzo&#8217;s beautiful interpretation of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/27\/roll-of-the-dice-linda-let-me-be-the-one\/\">Linda Let Me Be The One<\/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\/39QGkZFXvr8?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>Lorenzo strips away the Spectorian production of Bruce&#8217;s original, but he manages to retain all the romance via a beautifully arranged acoustic band performance.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, he&#8217;s clearly inspired by the bootleg outtake that circulated for years before Bruce finally released a finished cut on&nbsp;<em>Tracks<\/em> in 1998&#8211;we can tell from his use of the distinctive &#8220;Linda will you <em>heyyyyyy<\/em> let me be the one&#8221; hallmark of the bootleg track.<\/p>\n<p>Tribute albums can be hit or miss, and I generally don&#8217;t make it a practice to recommend them. In this instance, though, I have no reservations. Check out&nbsp;<em>Hearts of Stone<\/em>, and you won&#8217;t be disappointed, and for more of Lorenzo&#8217;s great Springsteen covers, see <a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/09\/cover-me-lorenzo-bertocchini-and-elizabeth-lee-be-true\/\">his wonderful duet with Elizabeth Lee<\/a> on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/02\/roll-of-the-dice-be-true\/\">Be True<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From his wonderful 2009 tribute album Hearts of Stone, check out Lorenzo Bertocchini\u2019s beautiful arrangement of Bruce&#8217;s very, very deep cut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[801,2988],"class_list":["post-26255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-me","tag-linda-let-me-be-the-one","tag-lorenzo-bertocchini"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lindabe.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-6Pt","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26738,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/21\/spare-parts-lorenzo-bertocchini-hey-bruce\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":0},"title":"Spare Parts: Lorenzo Bertocchini: Hey Bruce","author":"Ken","date":"April 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"From his wonderful tribute album Hearts of Stone, Lorenzo Bertocchini spins a shaggy dog story sure to delight Springsteen fans.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Spare Parts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Spare Parts","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/spare-parts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/heybruce.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/heybruce.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/heybruce.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/heybruce.jpg?fit=700%2C700&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23066,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/09\/cover-me-lorenzo-bertocchini-and-elizabeth-lee-be-true\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":1},"title":"Cover Me, Lorenzo Bertocchini and Elizabeth Lee: Be True","author":"Ken","date":"December 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Lorenzo Bertocchini and Elizabeth Lee transform \"Be True\" with their beautiful, world-weary, acoustic cover.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/betruelorenzo.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":16921,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/27\/cover-me-billy-mann-two-hearts\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":2},"title":"Cover Me, Billy Mann: Two Hearts","author":"Ken","date":"March 27, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Released on an EP of outtakes from a Springsteen tribute album, Billy Mann's gorgeous cover of \"Two Hearts\" couldn't be more under-the-radar. It shouldn't be--take a listen to this must-hear performance inside.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/billy-mann.jpg?fit=498%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3661,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/02\/matr-cover-me-bruce-springsteen-and-patti-scialfa-linda-paloma\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":3},"title":"MatR\/Cover Me: Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, Linda Paloma","author":"Ken","date":"August 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Bruce and Patti deliver a gorgeous cover of Jackson Browne's \"Linda Paloma,\" more delicate and soaring than the original.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lindapaloma.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12483,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/20\/cover-me-lizanne-knott-stolen-car\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":4},"title":"Cover Me, Lizanne Knott: Stolen Car","author":"Ken","date":"September 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Lizanne Knott celebrated Bruce's 60th birthday by recording a wistful cover of deep cut \"Stolen Car.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cover Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cover Me","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/cover-me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lizanne.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lizanne.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lizanne.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lizanne.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/lizanne.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18471,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1984\/01\/30\/cover-me-bimbo-du-jour-no-surrender\/","url_meta":{"origin":26255,"position":5},"title":"Bimbo du Jour: No Surrender","author":"Ken","date":"January 30, 1984","format":false,"excerpt":"Another outtake from the terrific One Step Up\/Two Steps Back 1998 tribute project, Bimbo du Jour unleashes the inner punk in Bruce's \"No Surrender.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BITUSA&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BITUSA","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/category\/bitusa\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/41rXCIlUn6L-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/41rXCIlUn6L-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/41rXCIlUn6L-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/41rXCIlUn6L-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C1000&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26255"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30766,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26255\/revisions\/30766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}