{"id":10125,"date":"2012-04-01T06:18:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T14:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2012-04-02T08:00:58","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T16:00:58","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-elvis-costello-and-the-roots-brilliant-cover-of-springsteens-brilliant-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-04\/in-case-you-missed-it-elvis-costello-and-the-roots-brilliant-cover-of-springsteens-brilliant-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case You Missed It: Elvis Costello and The Roots’ Brilliant Cover of Springsteen’s “Brilliant Disguise”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We fear that perfect performances sometimes slip past you in all the ephemera (horrors!) posted on The Lefort Report<\/strong>.\u00a0 So just to make sure this one didn’t get entirely glossed over, we thought we’d draw your attention again to this cover by Elvis Costello<\/strong> and The Roots<\/strong> of Springsteen’s<\/strong> Brilliant Disguise<\/em><\/strong> off of his less-than-brilliant Tunnel of Love<\/strong> album. We initially posted it as a part of Jimmy Fallon\u2019s Springsteen Week<\/strong> in early March, and it took us nearly a month of replay to realize the bountiful brilliance.\u00a0 Costello and The Roots pare back the song to its soulful roots (if you will) and prove once again that so much can be added by subtraction.\u00a0\u00a0 With Questlove’s<\/strong> divine drumming, perfect metronomic piano and harmony vocals in support, Costello (looking rather leprechaun-ish in his green hat) adds beaming bass and renders his usual soulful vocal delivery.\u00a0 Via the dynamic arrangement, Costello sends his standard striking song interpretation.\u00a0 And when the bass and piano drop out at 4:01, only to kick in full-on at 5:08, all is right with the musical world. \u00a0 Please stop us before we replay again!<\/p>\n