Stringbean tirelessly and repeatedly proving he can’t carry a tune in a bucket...he just hollers...off key.
First time I heard him (having just arrived on the East Coast) I thought: “Great band, who’s the a-hole that thinks he can sing?”
This kind of show isn’t the same thing as The Little Drummer Boy, however. It isn’t even in the spirit of Christmas. It is in the spirit of “Me-mas.”
Often it’s image that carries these stars. People see something in Bruce they want to idolize, and a halo forms around him in their eyes.
Be that as it may, he IS a part of Americana for better or worse.
What gets me is his forced "hip" speaking manner talking to his band like he's the King of Cool.
I am convinced the only reason anyone likes Springsteen at all is because for some reason it was cool to say you listened to Springsteen. His music is terrible.