{"id":5531,"date":"2018-11-06T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2020-12-05T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T18:22:36","slug":"cover-me-sensational-epics-give-the-girl-a-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/06\/cover-me-sensational-epics-give-the-girl-a-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Me, Sensational Epics: Give the Girl a Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sensational Epics hail from Columbia, South Carolina and date back to the early 1960s. A favorite on the southern college and beach circuit, their horn-fueled sound, on-stage presence and charisma make them a perfect fit to cover Bruce&#8217;s poppier tunes.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not familiar with the Epics, here&#8217;s a vintage reel of a performance from 1966&#8211;they&#8217;re still around and performing today.<\/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\/wRVXPKpgGSU?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>In 2002, the Sensational Epics released their\u00a0<em>Been There, Ain&#8217;t Done Yet<\/em> album, and their lead-off track was an obscure Springsteen song buried deep in the heart of Disc One of\u00a0<em>Tracks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stop what you&#8217;re doing, turn the volume up, and don&#8217;t try to resist the urge to sing and dance along to the Sensational Epics performing Bruce&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/17\/roll-of-the-dice-give-the-girl-a-kiss\/\">Give the Girl a Kiss.<\/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\/i7iun6y_hHc?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could there be a better cover pairing for &#8220;Give the Girl a Kiss&#8221; than The Sensational Epics? 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