Up-and-coming country artist Emmy Moyen is turning heads with her rewrite of Eric Church’s “Springsteen,” which comes from the perspective of the girl in the song.
The songstress took to TikTok to share an acoustic performance of the song’s chorus, in which she rewrote to: “When I think about you/ I want back 17/ Riding shotgun in your jeep/ When you compared the stars to my eyes/ I’ll turn back on that melody/ If you wanna remake a memory/ Dancing in the dark to the radio that night / Springsteen…”
She captioned the clip, “Springsteen from the girl’s perspective” and shared it to the social media platform just five days ago.
@emmymoyenmusic Springsteen from the girl’s perspective 💛 #springsteen #ericchurch #rewrite #girlsperspective #countrymusic ♬ original sound – Emmy Moyen
It appears the video came across Church’s For You Page because he offered a repost of the clip, giving a subtle approval to Moyen’s rewrite.
The video now has over 275,000 views and fans are begging her to release the full version.
“I need you to release this,” one user demanded, while another shared, “Need the full version.”
Another TikTok user pleaded, “someone get this girl on tour with Eric rn [right now,” and she replied admitting it was a “dream” of hers to tour with the North Carolina native.
According to her website, Eric Church is one of Emmy Moyen’s biggest musical influences, making this repost incredibly meaningful to her. She moved to Nashville in 2022 to chase her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter and also draws inspiration from Ashley McBryde and Miranda Lambert.
This rewrite spawned from one of Eric Church’s most popular hits, “Springsteen,” which appears on his third studio album, Chief. Written by Church with Jeff Hyde and Ryan Tyndell, the song drops the titles of several Bruce Springsteen songs – “Born to Run,” “Born in the USA,” “Glory Days,” and “I’m on Fire” – while delivering a relatable story about young love.
During an interview with Taste of Country, Church shared his excitement about the song, calling it a standout on his Chief album.
“Out of the entire record, this is the song I’ve been the most excited about the entire time… It’s my favorite song on the record. I think it’s going to be our biggest record. It’s been one of the best songs we play live,” he shared.
He later revealed that the song was written while on tour, and that it came out quite naturally.
“‘Springsteen’ was born on the road… Jeff is in my band. I wrote ‘Smoke a Little Smoke’ with him. It was the first time Ryan came out on the road. He had kind of this drum loop and piano part. When we recorded it, we didn’t try to reproduce it. We just used it. It’s very haunting and cool. We started painting this picture with the song. I’ve always wanted to do a song about the experience that fans have and that I had myself, on the lawn at an amphitheater at a concert,” he explained.
“Springsteen” remains a fan-favorite to this day and as of November 22, 2024, the song has been certified 8x platinum by the RIAA.
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