Today, I decided I'd like to just talk about three songs I've been listening to lately. The first of the three is a cover of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Going to Come". The cover is by Otis Redding. I don't really think either version is better, they're both good in their own right. Otis's version has this gritty undertone, that really makes it feel like he's having a tough time. It's a little bit hard to explain, but the way his voice hits each note, it really brings across a sense of need. It's a very emotional performance.
The other two songs I wanted to talk about are both by Bruce Springsteen, and they are both off of his first album "Greetings From Asbury Park N.J." Neither of these songs are my favorite off of the album, that spot is reserved for "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City," and I would even go so far as to say that when I first got the album (two or three years ago), that I didn't even really like these two songs that much. I always found myself skipping them. "They're too slow and sad," I'd say, and I'd hit next.
In recent weeks, I've found myself listening to Greeting from Asbury Park More and more often. It's probably getting more rotation than any of my other CD's currently. During that time the two songs, which I have still neglected to name have really started to grow on me. I find that they are both extremely powerful despite how slow they are, and the lyrics are fantastically poetic.
The first of the two songs is called "Mary Queen of Arkansas":
The second of the two is called "The Angel":
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