Gospel-derived song is often associated with the 1960s civil-rights movement. By Maura Johnston Bruce Springsteen (file) Photo: Greetsia Tent/WireImage Bruce Springsteen contributed a minimalist performance of the iconic American folk song “We Shall Overcome” to the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon on Friday (January 22). The song’s mix of steely resolve and hope for a better day — “We are not afraid,” “We are not alone,” it proclaims — resonated even more thanks to an arrangement that let the song’s lyrics shine
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Bruce Springsteen Brings Inspirational ‘We Shall Overcome’ To ‘Hope For Haiti Now’
