Honoring Bruce Springsteen (1)
8:29 December 30, 2009
Film & Animation
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Bruce Springsteen was the last to be honored, by a funny speech from The Daily Show's Jon Stewart. Stewart told a story about how as a young bartender in New Jersey, he'd play Springsteen every night in his 1976 Gremlin on his ride home after work. He said that when you listen to Springsteen, "You aren't a loser. You are a character in an epic poem...about losers." He praised The Boss for "emptying the tank" with every performance for his audience, and love for his art, family and country. After a thank you to Bruce for his work from Vietnam Veteran author Ron Kovic, John Mellencamp, Indiana's answer to Springsteen, performed his own rendition of "Born In the USA." Ben Harper and Jennifer Nettles did a scorching duet of "I'm On Fire", Melissa Etheridge belted out a great cover of "Born To Run", Eddie Vedder a mellow but passionate acoustic performance of "City Of Ruins", and Sting ended the tribute with "The Rising", backed up by a gospel choir, which got the whole building on their feet and singing.
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