tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post8845148709405904503..comments2024-03-29T09:22:13.857+00:00Comments on Charity Chic Music: Springsteen Covered - It's Hard Being a Saint in the CityCharity Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-67379150755168178322017-03-19T05:59:35.110+00:002017-03-19T05:59:35.110+00:00So right JTFL. Springsteen is someone I have fall...So right JTFL. Springsteen is someone I have fallen in and out with over the years...I have a strange affection for the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album, but that said 'Saint' is a song that drips with Lower East Side and Greenwich Village club and bar performances as the young man from New Jersey tried to find his space among the growing sound of Lower Manhattan.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-50818597227339613592017-03-18T20:47:02.577+00:002017-03-18T20:47:02.577+00:00Much bigger Bowie fan, but this cover never worked...Much bigger Bowie fan, but this cover never worked for me. Bruce.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-90093022948805403912017-03-18T20:09:10.704+00:002017-03-18T20:09:10.704+00:00I'm for Buce yet again, very much for the same...I'm for Buce yet again, very much for the same reasons as the others. Rol is spot on with his assessment drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-75839123754717858792017-03-18T17:59:13.244+00:002017-03-18T17:59:13.244+00:00Absolutely 100% Bowie. For many reasons, but i thi...Absolutely 100% Bowie. For many reasons, but i this instance mainly because he isn't Springsteen....<br />(ouch)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-21991834297499129642017-03-18T16:34:14.658+00:002017-03-18T16:34:14.658+00:00+1 for the Boss. I like that Bowie gave it a shot...+1 for the Boss. I like that Bowie gave it a shot, and that Growin' Up was the only American song he tried on for the Pin-Ups album, but, no, this is a straight up urban NYC tune and only Bruce's version sounds right. Bowie was already a gender-bending alien on his way to becoming the thin white duke, nothing like the "backstreet gambler with the luck to lose" that Bruce was when he wrote the song. JTFLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-58777603071821919672017-03-18T14:30:52.882+00:002017-03-18T14:30:52.882+00:00Are you sure?Are you sure?Charity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-17301375366200197482017-03-18T14:00:22.802+00:002017-03-18T14:00:22.802+00:00The decision is made (the ruling is final): Bowie....The decision is made (the ruling is final): Bowie.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-37436988118698831102017-03-18T10:58:11.401+00:002017-03-18T10:58:11.401+00:00I seem to suffering from aboulomaniaI seem to suffering from aboulomaniaGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-11335412723219028302017-03-18T10:56:50.617+00:002017-03-18T10:56:50.617+00:00Probably not, Alyson, I can see my vote going to B...Probably not, Alyson, I can see my vote going to Bowie. Or not.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-60927335311710720092017-03-18T10:42:17.119+00:002017-03-18T10:42:17.119+00:00Played Bruce first and thought this has got to be ...Played Bruce first and thought this has got to be the one but then played Bowie's version, enjoyed it a lot and felt the lyrics were a better fit for him. It sounds as if I might be a lone voice!Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-51765088903356469582017-03-18T09:24:01.281+00:002017-03-18T09:24:01.281+00:00I played the Bowie one first and thought there'...I played the Bowie one first and thought there's no way Springsteen can beat this. Of course, I was pre-disposed to dislike the original but for me it didn't have that trademark Springsteen vocal that's drives me batty. I'm unsure who to vote for.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140350486850944468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-35306698146032768022017-03-18T09:19:39.203+00:002017-03-18T09:19:39.203+00:00I agree with Rol's assessment, however I enjoy...I agree with Rol's assessment, however I enjoy Bowie's interpretation a little more than he appears to. Another point for Bruce though.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834198189370622587.post-62263389127328576762017-03-18T08:16:54.165+00:002017-03-18T08:16:54.165+00:00I suspect I know which way the vote will go this w...I suspect I know which way the vote will go this week as Bowie's own canonisation leaves him untouchable, particularly in a world of boss nonbelievers. <br /><br />My vote may be the solitary one for Bruce then. I don't really like Bowie's version of It's Hard To Be A Saint. It's good, because it's a good song and it's Bowie. But it's an uncomfortable fit.<br /><br />If you'd chosen his version of Growin' Up, it would have been a much harder choice for me. (Though Bruce would probably still have won.)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.com