{"id":37439,"date":"2022-09-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=37439"},"modified":"2022-09-04T04:24:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T11:24:01","slug":"cover-me-king-hannah-state-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/04\/cover-me-king-hannah-state-trooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, King Hannah: State Trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wait for it.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me, it&#8217;s worth it.<\/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\/VPZ1HBRr5dI?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>King Hannah&#8217;s spectacular cover of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/22\/roll-of-the-dice-state-trooper\/\">State Trooper<\/a>&#8221; is just getting started right about at the point we expect it to end, and then it continues for almost another three minutes. And those three minutes elevate their version from just a great cover to possibly the best version of &#8220;State Trooper&#8221; I&#8217;ve ever heard.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah Merrick&#8217;s detached vocal performance perfectly nails the alienation in Springsteen&#8217;s original, and her\u00a0<em>whoop<\/em> that ushers in that tremendous outro is an arguable one-up.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, it&#8217;s lead guitarist Craig Whittle who steals the show with a nearly three-minute long guitar solo that proves that even the most brooding of Bruce&#8217;s <em>Nebraska\u00a0<\/em>material can rock.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an impressive performance by the U.K.-based duo that translates powerfully to the stage, too, appearing frequently in their sets since they released their studio version last year.<\/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\" 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Hannah&#8217;s music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kinghannah.com\/contact-4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Hannah&#8217;s version of &#8220;State Trooper&#8221; may just be that song&#8217;s best cover yet, thanks to an outstanding vocal performance and a nearly three-minute long epic guitar 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