I live in a world seemingly full of Bruce Springsteen devotees. Which is fine, however, please don't try and doorstep me; I won't be hoodwinked by the (almost religious) fervour he brings out among his faithful disciples. That said, I am rather partial to a couple of his songs. Just not when he's singing them. In particular I absolutely love two of the numbers from his Tunnel of Love album: the imagery he evokes, if not directly tangible, is certainly very believable. The first, One Step Up as covered by Gregson & Collister, is sublime. Not a word too many not a word two few in this slice of Americana - a Goldilocks song and no mistake.
The second is one that appears to have been aped a zillion times, not least by Everything But the Girl who covered it on their 1992 tour when promoting their Acoustic covers EP. It's a double rebound song given the full country treatment here by one of Scotland's finest.
★
Camera Obscura - Tougher Than the Rest