The Gaslight Anthem "Backstreets" - Hangin' Out On E Street

Brian Fallon, singer of The Gaslight Anthem, covers "Backstreets" as part of the Hangin' Out On E Street video series. Check http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/hanginout.html for more info.

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Music

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• bruce
• springsteen
• brian
• fallon
• the
• gaslight
• anthem
• backstreets
• hangin
• out
• on
• street
• rock

[AndrewNine]

I absolutely love what Brian did with this song. Sorry... but i gotta say... A fuckin' great guy covering another fuckin' great guy's music! I love Bruce, my absolute idol. And the first time i heard The Gaslight Anthem was like listening to Bruce again for the first time. Nothing has excited me like that in a long time. The fact that those guys had Bruce come out on stage to rock with them has gotta say somethin' ! I'd love to hear some studio recordings of them together.

[luckeynumber7]

cant go wrong with either Bruce or Brian singing this song

[tamalocal]

You can check my own version in the comments below.

[altohart]

Listen, Brian loves Bruce and does a pretty good version, so let's give him respect. No one can sing like Bruce but that's how it is, and Brian is a great singer in his own right.

[UseMeAbuseMe4Ever]

@XxCaitlinFentonxX I would doubt seriously that someone that LOVES Bruce as much as Brian seems to, would hate being compared to someone as great as Springsteen. While Brian and his band are talented, they are no Springsteen. Then again, who is?

Nice work on the song Brian. It's adventurous for anyone to do and you did a descent job.

[BassTrap82]

Wrong chords at certain bits of the song...

[BaronM]

This a good version.

I"m as a big a fan of Springsteen as the next person, but even Bruce can't sing it like Bruce anymore.

[CPSJSMSUUMUGA]

I give points for even *trying* to cover Bruce. His performances of his own songs tend to be awfully good, and some are absolutely definitive.

A couple of songs that are the latter are Jungleland and Backstreets. This is a really good effort and I admire the courage, but it's not quite Bruce. In fact, after writing that, I think it is an unfair comparison and unkind thing to say. I take it back.

This is really good.

[XxCaitlinFentonxX]

well to be quite honest, he has put a new spin on this song, he is nothing like bruce and he hates being compared to him, The Gaslight Anthem are there own band, there not bruce springsteen, they are four gentleman who are fucking awsome at what they do, if the cover was the same it would be boring but he has changed it and i think he has done a brilliant job of it, Brian Fallon <3

[itabuttrose]

@caseymusic34 brian is a great gutair player just this song not really an acoustic song man electric

[GeordieNewcastle]

Bit boring IMO. 

[caseymusic34]

this is great, although im a little confused it appears as if he doesnt play guitar very well.