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Springsteen’s “Night Shift” – second single released
Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to African American music icons such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Diana Ross and The Four Tops on his new album. First singles give a foretaste of it. photo
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“The Boss” will release a new album in November. Two songs should make his fans curious about it.
Rock superstar Bruce Springsteen (73) has released the second single from his November album of 15 soul covers. The song released on Friday night (local time) is a reinterpretation of the 80s hit “Nightshift” (German: night shift) by the Motown band The Commodores. The musician, who millions of fans like to call “The Boss”, stages the song in the guise of the 1960s.
The song is not carried by flat synths and e-percussions, but by organs, wind instruments and guitars. In the video clip, Springsteen appears in a shirt and jacket surrounded by a big band, choir singers and dancers. “Soul, along with gospel, is some of the most beautiful vocal music ever recorded,” the rock singer said in an announcement video about his new project.
The album “Only The Strong Survive” is scheduled for release on November 11th. Among the songs on offer are some hits (in addition to “Nightshift” also “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted” by Jimmy Ruffin), but mostly lesser-known soul jewels by Dobie Gray, Tyrone Davis or William Bell. According to the label, the first Springsteen single “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)” was released in 1965 – a Top 5 hit at the time, written and sung by the now almost forgotten Frank Wilson.