It's hard enough to cover Ben E. King, let alone Ben E. King doing his greatest hit-- and after John Lennon already did an amazing version. But in 1987 U2 was in Philly and Bruce Springsteen joined them onstage to do a version. It may not be as powerfully emotive as the original but it does the trick. It always strikes me as a very patriotic song these days when we all have to stand together against such a clear and present danger.
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