{"id":31329,"date":"2021-12-07T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=31329"},"modified":"2021-12-06T21:48:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T05:48:37","slug":"cover-me-the-henry-girls-reason-to-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/07\/cover-me-the-henry-girls-reason-to-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, The Henry Girls: Reason to Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Henry Girls hail from a little village in Ulster, Ireland, but their music incorporates as much Americana influences as it does Irish.<\/p>\n<p>Three multi-instrumental sisters with the last name of McLaughlin (they named their combo after their grandfather), The Henry Girls sing in gorgeous harmony and employ a wide range of instruments when recording and performing, both of which they&#8217;ve been doing for almost two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Their 2014 album,\u00a0<em>Louder Than Words<\/em>, won deservedly raving reviews for its original material, but tucked deep into the album was a single cover sure to delight Springsteen fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bruce Springsteen is undoubtedly one of the great songwriters of all time,&#8221; the trio told\u00a0<em>No Depression\u00a0<\/em>in a 2014 interview. &#8220;We decided to record &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/27\/roll-of-the-dice-reason-to-believe\/\">Reason to Believe&#8217;<\/a>&#8230; [because] the song is very universal and contemplative, it speaks to a lot of people. It\u2019s a haunting portrayal of people clinging to hope in the face of adversity. We were brought up in a rural part of Ireland where religion is very important; it passes along through the generations, often without question. The song resonates with us and so does it resonate with a lot of people who hear it. It\u2019s a powerful song. Also, it is a fine piece of music, with a beautiful melody that lends itself so well to harmonies.&#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\/x039Hklvbc0?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>The Henry Girls&#8217; take on &#8220;Reason to Believe&#8221; is as understated as Bruce&#8217;s original recording, but where Bruce sings with a detachment and defeatism, The Henry Girls sing with optimism and resilience. It&#8217;s a different song as a result.<\/p>\n<p>But as lovely as that studio track is, their live performances are even better. The Henry Girls cover Bruce in concert frequently, and a few of their &#8220;Reason to Believe&#8221; performances are available on YouTube. Here&#8217;s my favorite&#8211;a quiet, intimate, beautifully arranged version that takes flight at about the one-minute mark and never touches ground again.<\/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\/EkS0_8ZH81Y?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>Check out more music by The Henry Girls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3CdpKFpDixT7wR38gY4EEQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From their 2014 album Louder Than Words comes a gorgeously resilient cover of Bruce&#8217;s 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