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by Gregg Chadwick Easy Money (Song by Song Review of Bruce Springsteen's New Album -  Wrecking Ball) In 1958, The Coasters slyly sang in  Yakety Yak  about bringing in the dog and letting out the cat. In Bruce Springsteen's  Easy Money  (Listen Here) ,  off of his new album  Wrecking Ball , a couple finds themselves letting out bo th the dog and the cat on what might be their last night on the town.  Gregg Chadwick The Mirror Dreams 40"x30" oil on linen 2012 A percussive stomping beat drives the song, playfully making light of the downtrodden couple's last ditch attempt to pull off a score: There's nothing to it mister You won't hear a sound When your whole world comes tumbling down And all them fat cats they'll just think it's funny I'm going on the town now looking for easy money Like bluegrass played on a summer's night, fiddles and acoustic guitar swirl and twang. But the  song turns ominous when Springsteen sings: I got a Smi...

Easy Money

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by Gregg Chadwick Easy Money (Song by Song Review of Bruce Springsteen's New Album -  Wrecking Ball) In 1958, The Coasters slyly sang in Yakety Yak about bringing in the dog and letting out the cat. In Bruce Springsteen's Easy Money (Listen Here) ,  off of his new album Wrecking Ball , a couple finds themselves letting out bo th the dog and the cat on what might be their last night on the town.  Gregg Chadwick The Mirror Dreams 40"x30" oil on linen 2012 A percussive stomping beat drives the song, playfully making light of the downtrodden couple's last ditch attempt to pull off a score: There's nothing to it mister You won't hear a sound When your whole world comes tumbling down And all them fat cats they'll just think it's funny I'm going on the town now looking for easy money Like bluegrass played on a summer's night, fiddles and acoustic guitar swirl and twang. But the  song turns ominous when Springsteen sings: I got a...