Showdown Pt. 1: Covering Crotch Man

I don't like Bruce Springsteen at all, and yet I keep posting covers of his songs... Why is the vest-wearing, crotch nailin' Boss so damn coverable?

MP3 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (w/Concern) / Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Who wins, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone or Arcade Fire? I say Casiotone, easily.

MP3 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (w/Concern) / Streets of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

Who wins, Casiotone or Salem? I say Salem, but in a much closer contest.

And, just to move out from under (or from in front of?) the Boss' crotch:

MP3 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone / Graceland (Paul Simon Cover) (way better than the original)

Born in Canada

Arcade Fire / Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

"the plural is broose"

...and to set up against it as it were the Goon Show of their humour.

A wobbulable impulse.

--"Dr Jeremias Müller"

CLICK The Blankket / I'm on Fire [Bruce Springsteen cover, 2007]

And click.

CLICK The Blankket / This Time [Celine Dion cover, 2008]

And click.

Bossalicious

In the midst of the many female fronted Bruce Springsteen covers (Chromatics, better sounding live Chromatics version, Bat for Lashes, Tori Amos and so on) somebody finally got to a Grammy and Academy Award winner.

MP3 Salem / Brustreet (Bruce Springsteen 'Streets of Philadelphia' cover)