We’re big on the garage band repertoire:
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Reminds me of his version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”. 
I was privileged to see him at Philly’s old Vet Stadium (Born in the USA tour, August 1985, where I had won 4 tickets from a radio station with a limo ride to/from Williamsport to the stadium).
Then here in Massachusetts at Fenway (first concert ever at Fenway in Sept 2003) and twice at Gillette Stadium. His shows are phenomenal.
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Had business in town and stayed for last stand:
https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/bruce-springsteen-f9f2ec74-9d1f-40b1-bf62-3d240c89e476
More tribute, this time doo wop:
They respected their predecessors:
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Whoa! That site is great! Just went into the Wayback Machine and found the Fenway Park setlist. I forgot it was The Rising tour. Great memories.
And IIRC, this was the tour that he started to play Rosalita again after a really long time not playing it.
And I realized that that was also the year I saw him first at Gillette…a month before the Fenway Park show.
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Been listening to this album for the better part of late last year. Rock out with headphones for this one and root for Jesse Malin.
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New TV Girl, George Claxton, Jordana collab a la minute.
Poppy Stagger Live
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“Land of the Lost,” a weekly Friday night 80’s party, on Philly’s own WXPN.
Listening to and watching ACL’s 50th Anniversary show. Indigo Girls are on right now, the Mavericks were on a few minutes ago. Keep Raul Malo in your good thoughts.
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Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
I remember flying to Greece on vacation with some friends in the nearly 90’s and listening to this track for the first time while looking at the alps from the window of the airplane.
For me the best rock track with an electronic edge that has ever been made. I rank this track among the best music tracks ever made for my preferences. It’s a masterpiece, simply superb.
I always enjoyed both U2 and Simple Minds, but for me the Simple Minds of the early to mid 80’s were a class over U2.
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Happy birthday, Billie
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New Gold Dream has been in my top 10 list of favourite albums ever since I first heard it mid 80s!
Back then I thought it sounded fresh and I still do. I have always thought Simple Minds themselves were super surprised by how good this album turned out, and after realising it, just thought ‘let’s go commercial from here on because we can never match this’! 
As you alluded to, some of their music is just so ethereal. Beautiful!
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