Komisch, dass Ihr hier nicht über diese bahnbrechende Kooperation diskutiert :
SPRINGSTEEN GOES GAGA
Fans had many guesses what Springsteen would be releasing during the current E Street Band hiatus. Some of them were obvious (manager Jon Landau had already spilled the beans on a Working on a Dream tour DVD and the Darkness box), but few expected what Bruce himself revealed today.
„I can sum up the next two years in two words,“ Springsteen said. „Fashion and duets.“
The fashion part is pretty straightforward — „In Some Fashion,“ his new boutique venture, launched last week. But fans more into Springsteen for his music than his clothes and accessories will be more interested in the duets series. The first installment in the series is a CD of duets with Lady Gaga, someone who knows a thing or two about fashion, entitled Drop on Down and Cover Me.
„What was liberating about The Seeger Sessions,“ Springsteen continued, „is that I didn’t have to write any of the songs for it. I picked the right players, the right songs, and we were off. Same thing here. Gaga and I did cut a few songs I’d written long ago [‚Protection‘ and the title track] as duets, but for the most part we had a series of conversations that revealed how much we have in common musically and personally. Not many people know that Gaga is deep into prewar country blues, which is why we did Son House’s ‚Mississippi County Farm Blues.‘ And I figured it was time to show how much I loved Chic, which is why we did ‚Good Times.‘ And ‚Le Freak.‘ And the ‚Yowsa, Yowsa, Yowsa‘ thing.“
Instead of a traditional tour, Springsteen and Gaga will be performing songs from Drop on Down and Cover Me at „In Some Fashion“ outlets up and down the Garden State Parkway. „We’re wearing matching outfits,“ Springsteen promises. „And we’ll be using matching accordions.“
– April 1, 2010
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Clarence doesn't leave the E Street Band when he dies. He leaves when we die