Bruce Springsteen - Lorde's 'Royals' (Auckland 03/02/14)

[alexandra]

the line "we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams" always sounded so Bruce to me

[publicaccount]

he really Springsteened the shit outta that song

[Thatguyy]

It's like he's translating it so the 1970's crowd can understand it.

He absolutely killed it. 👍

[neilphilp]

imagine how Lourde, a 17 year old girl must feel that The Boss is covering one of her songs. I bet she's beyond proud.

[fabioeberhardtbordogna]

Born to stay on a stage.
Stunning...fourty years later, the future of Rock'n'Roll is still Bruce Springsteen.

[elizabethjondahl]

Bruce Springsteen turns Royals into a "Springsteen song" like only he could. Not a Springsteen fan, but now I totally get it.

[TashN]

I was at this concert and it was the best intro to a concert ive ever been to #proudkiwi

[wences]

What no comment here seems to realize is...the lyrics of this song talks about a character very very very similar to the characters that Mr.Springsteen wrote since his very beggining in his body of work. It make the whole sense at all that he sings this song the way he does. And yes...The Boss is The King Bee! Hail the King!

[blindterrytucci]

Made even better by the slight smirk during the "I'm in love with being King" line. He knows he's the best, no matter how modest he acts.  No one can touch him.

[CammojoDragon]

Springsteen really, REALLY loves and believes in this song. This is amazing

[AshAlmond]

WOWWWW,  The boss covers the best teen song ever. Music knows no boundary. Love this. 

[og]

Good God is this a GREAT COVER! He sells the song, every word of it, Bruce's gravelly but expressive voice bringing out both what is both risible and poignant about the Lorde song's wannabe-wealthy ghetto dwellers. Springsteen's no-look guitar strums at the end remind us all how the E Street band was a well-oiled machine of virtuoso musicianship. "Born to Run" is still the quintessential American rock album, opening as it does with the glorious poem-bomb "Thunder Road."

[rbilleaud]

I would have never thought of this combination, but if you think about it, this song does kind of fit in with Bruce's whole working class vibe. Makes sense.

[richardjamesrochardt]

Bruce gave his EVERYTHING for this AMAZING cover of this song! I've seen him live and would have loved being at this show soooo ❤️❤️❤️

[robzie]

The Boss. He can do ANYTHING. Love this cover!

[rockersrockers]

Only a songwriter knows what goes on in the mind of a songwriter. And Springsteen got it.

[nosnayack]

Songs exist to be sung. The greatest tribute one artist can do for another - is to perform her song. All that crap about who did it the best - just the heartless tuneless noise of lazy minds who can only appreciate it one way and wax negative about “what’s best.” There is no way Lorde wouldn’t be honored. He sang it with heart.
Who cares whether it is as good or who did it better. How simple and flat minded.
Just to spit out a little negativity. A little turd of an opinion. It is her song - she should do it better but his version is powerful. He was paying tribute- why put him down for that. Ah just more misery...

[MannBrothersFilms]

Lorde is a true queen. She must feel so honoured having her song covered by the Boss. ❤❤

[ezrabiggins]

I've been loving Springsteen for thirty-five years, and he's kept giving me more to love and think about all that time.  Music is deeply deeply personal.  A song you love is yours. An artist who speaks to you you'll defend fiercely. I think that's because we're so lonely and deprived of our own love and joy and freedom and purpose.  So I absolutely get a young Lorde fan who wants to fight off this stranger like he's a burglar.  But here's what we love about Bruce and about this cover.  He cares about it.  He finds the heart of the thing.  He finds the heart of everything--he don't give a damn for just the in betweens.  Take a tour of his cover versions.  He doesn't learn the chords and do the song.  He gets inside it,  looks in all its corners and finds its heart, then he wrings every last drop of life out of it.  Here are good songs he made unforgettable: Dylan's I Want You, Detroit Medley, Quarter to Three, Sinatra's Angel Eyes, Mona, Lonesome Train, The Animals' It's My Life, Tom Waits' Jersey Girl, Dream Baby Dream, Give My Love to Rose, I Hung My Head.  And that's just off the top of my head.  So hold tight to the music and artists you need.  And at the same time remember you're not alone and neither are the artists.  The music brings us together.  Peace,     

[bessc]

jesus christ imagine being 17 and bruce springsteen covers your song