{"id":32349,"date":"2022-01-15T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=32349"},"modified":"2022-01-14T20:42:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:42:05","slug":"cover-me-sugar-and-the-mint-born-to-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/15\/cover-me-sugar-and-the-mint-born-to-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Sugar and The Mint: Born to Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, sure, we&#8217;ve all heard acoustic arrangements of &#8220;Born to Run&#8221; before.<\/p>\n<p>But a full-band acoustic cover that&#8217;s just as joyous and rocking as a full-on electric version? That&#8217;s new.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s what Prescott, Arizona-based Sugar and The Mint gives us with their delightful cover of Bruce&#8217;s signature song from their 2018 album, <em>Just Past Midnight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Born to Run\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1bWWSixmZuSNYaiT5nvuCC?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With roots in folk and bluegrass and branches in pop, rock, and country, this string quintet covers a remarkable range on their albums and on stage, and their joy and love for the source material is palpable.<\/p>\n<p>Just watch their live performance from a few years ago and try not to smile. Oh and in case you&#8217;ve ever wondered whether that iconic sax solo would work just as perfectly on the violin:<\/p>\n<p>Why, yes. Yes, it does.<\/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\/BprotRCF1_0?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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t let the acoustic instruments fool you\u2013this folk\/bluegrass string quintet knows how to rock Bruce&#8217;s iconic anthem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32352,"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":[303,3388],"class_list":["post-32349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-me","tag-born-to-run","tag-sugar-and-the-mint"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/sugarmint.jpg?fit=640%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9w3Lk-8pL","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25925,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/13\/cover-me-tom-cunliffe-born-to-run\/","url_meta":{"origin":32349,"position":0},"title":"Cover Me, Tom Cunliffe: Born to Run","author":"Ken","date":"March 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Auckland-based Tom Sutcliffe turns in a tender reading of Bruce\u2019s signature song.","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\/2021\/03\/cunliffe.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cunliffe.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cunliffe.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cunliffe.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cunliffe.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7800,"url":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/1984\/01\/20\/cover-me-richard-shindell-born-in-the-u-s-a\/","url_meta":{"origin":32349,"position":1},"title":"Richard Shindell: Born in the U.S.A.","author":"Ken","date":"January 20, 1984","format":false,"excerpt":"Richard Shindell's arrangement of \"Born in the U.S.A.\" highlights the anger and loss in the lyrics without sacrificing the melody. 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