great lake swimmers "i'm going down" (springsteen cover)

Posted by matt on Sunday, November 27th, 2011

A little something to cap off your weekend. Tony Dekker, the man behind Great Lake Swimmers, and friends covering Springsteen at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. I had the pleasure of seeing this played live in Madison around 2006 and have been searching for it ever since. As far as I know, this is the only version that’s out on the internet.

If you’re not familiar with Great Lake Swimmers, you should be. Look for a full GLS show we’ll post this week.


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