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Vets benefit: 'Stand Up For Heroes' benefit to feature Springsteen, Jon Stewart in November “Wasted Days,” the first recorded collaboration for Mellencamp and Springsteen, is the first single from Mellencamp’s upcoming album, due in 2022.īay Head buds: Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp chill out in Bay Head on the Jersey Shore
It's an engaging Americana song with a warm patina and easy melody. “We watch our lives just fade away to more wasted days,” the duo sings on the track. Mellencamp and Springsteen play a game of cards in a kitchen, then they go out the front of a garage to trade verses and join on the chorus in the vid. 29, hours after the song itself was unveiled. The video for the new John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen song “Wasted Days” debuted on Wednesday, Sept.
They're two old friends enjoying “Wasted Days” during a late summer sunset. Mellencamp’s upcoming album will be released within a few months, while Springsteen and the E Street Band is releasing “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts” in November.Watch Video: Bruce Springsteen: The allure of the West Interestingly, Cash was younger than Springsteen when he recorded that classic and died shortly thereafter. While watching the video and listening to the lyrics of “Wasted Days”, I am somewhat reminded of Johnny Cash’s powerful version of “Hurt”. While Springsteen later adds: “Who on earth is worth our time? Is there a heart here that I can call mine?” (see complete lyrics below) Mellencamp opens with “How many summers still remain…. While listening to “Wasted Days”, you hear Springsteen (who recently turned 72) and Mellencamp (who turns 70 in October) sing about making the most of the time we have. The video was filmed in New Jersey in early September. On Wednesday, September 29, the single “Wasted Days” was officially released alongside a music video directed by filmmaker Thom Zimny, who has worked with Springsteen on several award-winning projects. Springsteen did, in fact, join his friend in the studio on some music that will appear on Mellencamp’s upcoming album. It didn’t take long for rumors to circulate about a possible pairing. but when?Įarlier this year, word broke that Springsteen had been seen in Mellencamp’s home state of Indiana. At that time, it seemed very possible that we would be hearing from these two music giants again…. On December 9, 2019, only months before the pandemic, Springsteen and Mellencamp relived their ’80s Glory Days at Sting and Trudie Styler’s 30th annual Rainforest Benefit at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Since the ’80s, these two acclaimed artists have continued to delve into a variety of themes while providing social awareness on a number of topics. John Mellencamp found huge success with “American Fool” (1982), “Uh–Huh” (1983) and “Scarecrow” (1985), while Bruce Springsteen reached phenomenal sales and recognition with “The River” (1980), “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984) and “Tunnel of Love” (1987). The song “Wasted Days” by John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen is by one of this year’s most anrticipated pairings, especially if you are fan of Sirius XM’s E Street Nation or recently attended this year’s Farm Aid.īoth men achieved commericial heights during the 1980’s as they were able to tap into the lives of the blue-collar working-class living in the Ronald Reagan era of American history.
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