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Bob Seger Covers Lou Reed's 'Busload of Faith' as First Release From Upcoming 'I Knew You When' LP
Bob Seger
The
Detroit rock veteran has released a cover of the late Reed's "Busload
Of Faith" to radio Friday (Sept. 22). It's the first taste of Seger's I Knew You When album which will be released on Nov. 17.
Seger
and his Silver Bullet Band premiered "Busload Of Faith" -- which he
recorded during May in Nashville with members of the group -- on
Thursday night in Cincinnati. He told a crowd during his Sept. 9
hometown show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in suburban Detroit that
he'd hoped to have the song out earlier but it was delayed. He also
vowed to perform it this coming Saturday, when Seger and company will
play the final show ever at the Palace of Auburn Hills, also in suburban
Detroit.
"Busload Of Faith" originally appeared on Reed's critically lauded 1989 album New York,
but its dark lyrical bent reflects the tenor of present times. Seger
tweaked some of Reed's original lyrics as well -- for instance,
substituting "You can't depend on the president" into the verse Reed
wrote as "You can't depend on the churches/ Unless there's real estate
that you want to buy/ Can't depend on a lot of things/ You need a
busload of faith to get by."
More details about I Knew You When are expected to be released soon. Seger's Runaway Train Tour ends on the day the album is release, in Chicago.
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