40 years ago this week, "Sun City" by #ArtistsUnitedAgainstApartheid entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 38 on 14 Dec 1985. It was a protest song written by #StevenVanZandt to declare that all the participants would boycott performing at the resort that was built in South Africa during apartheid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIvf-ZlJNc #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 96

Dance with Me/Still the One

Taking a trip to ā€˜Orleans’ and back with John Hall and a whole bunch of good friends who came along for the ride.

ā€œYou're still the one that makes me laugh
Still the one that's my better half
We're still having fun and you're still the oneā€

#orleans #johnhall #johannahall #janisjoplin #thedoobiebrothers #woodyguthrie #jessewelles #bobbymcferrin #BillAnderson #lancehoppen #foxesandfossils #stevenvanzandt

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Still the One/Dance with Me – I support the right to bear knowledge. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #Orleans #JohnHall

Today we’re going to go for a musical ride because when the music is playing Ted Tocks Covers can take you wherever you want to go.  Looking up at the departures board indicates that our desti…

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Happy 75th Birthday to Steven Van Zandt! #80s #80smusic #StevenVanZandt

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I Am a Patriot

Originally posted on June 6, 2022

Happy 75th birthday to Stevie Van Zandt

ā€œI was walking with my brother
And he wondered what’s on my mind
I said what I believe in my soul
Ain’t what I see with my eyes
And we can’t turn our backs this timeā€

#LittleStevenandtheDisciplesofSoul #StevenVanZandt #BruceSpringsteen #JacksonBrowne #KrisKristofferson #EddieVedder

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I Am a Patriot – Let the river open for the righteous someday. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #LittleStevenandtheDisciplesofSoul #StevenVanZandt #BruceSpringsteen #JacksonBrowne #KrisKristofferson #EddieVedder

The word patriot is not the property of any political party. We gotta keep it that way. That’s what this song’s all about.ā€ Steven Van Zandt Somewhere along the way the word patriot was commandeere…

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Watch Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt Perform ā€˜Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out’ at the Stone Pony

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Steven Van Zandt and Gene Simmons Push for Jewish History Education to Combat Hate: ā€œNever Seen Antisemitism Like Thisā€
#Music #MusicFeatures #GeneSimmons #StevenVanZandt

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-features/steven-van-zandt-gene-simmons-antisemitism-1236407336/

Steven Van Zandt and Gene Simmons Push for Jewish History Education to Combat Hate: ā€œNever Seen Antisemitism Like Thisā€

The musicians spoke as part of Van Zandt's education nonprofit TeachRock's ā€œAmplifying Jewish Heritageā€ series.

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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 66

Tenth Avenue Freezeout

Bruce Springsteen released ā€˜Born to Run’ on this day 50 years ago. Today’s feature tells the story of how the E Street Band came together.

ā€œTear drops on the city
Bad Scooter searching for his grooveā€

#brucespringsteen #clarenceclemons #StevenVanZandt #bahamas #thepiranhabrothersbigband #JimBoggia #jakethistle

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Tenth Avenue Freezeout – I Still Have No Idea What it Means. But it’s Important. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #BruceSpringsteen

As music fans it is an interesting exercise to recall a time before some of our favourite songs or albums were released. Like knowledge, music fills a void in our experience that makes it difficult…

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Dancing in the Dark

Originally posted on June 4, 2024

On this day in 1984 Bruce Springsteen peaked at #2 with ā€˜Dancing in the Dark’ which was the lead single from his ā€˜Born in the U.S.A.’ album.

ā€œMan, I ain't getting nowhere
I'm just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere
Baby, I just know that there isā€

#brucespringsteen #StevenVanZandt

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Dancing in the Dark/No Surrender – What keeps us human is the ability to keep dreaming. Those romantic dreams remain forty years later. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #BruceSpringsteen #StevenVanZandt

It’s been forty years since Bruce Springsteen released his ā€˜Born in the U.S.A.’ album. Forty years? I recently saw a clip from Canadian actor Brent Butt where he candidly pointed how rapidly the ye…

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