Badlands (Bruce Springsteen Cover) by Durge published on 2016-01-03T06:21:29Z This is a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Badlands", a song I've loved since I was in a band that covered it briefly back around 1980. My usual approach to cover songs is to try to change it up considerably from the original version, and here I was hoping to come out with something very bluegrass, including various modifications to the tune within reason. But two things happened. First, other than the acoustic instrumentation, I didn't really capture anything highly bluegrassy, and second, I had a hard time diverting too much from Bruce's original interpretation of his song. Try as I might, I just love singing it pretty much as he intended. However, I did somehow decide to mix in numerous references to Buddy Holly's "Words of Love" which can be heard throughout the song. It sort of blends the rough edged "Badlands" with the childlike simplicity of Buddy's "Words". Two iconic rock artists. Works for me... Genre Cover Song Comment by Cavebar One of my all-time fave rock songs and your voice is perfect to cover Springsteen! Great touch with Words of Love thrown in there, which I first knew via The Beatles. 2022-04-20T00:57:48Z Comment by Chuck Aaron Gotta love Buddy Holly-not familiar with this song --really nice job Craig!! 2016-01-03T15:45:52Z