Texas singer Abbey Cone Releases New Single, ‘I Hate Springsteen’

Written By Mike Greenblatt

PHOTO: Abbey Cone by Bethany Reed

Fans who got there early when Orville Peck played The Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park recently got to see country-pop singer Abbey Cone—a Texan now residing in Tennessee—sing her new single, “I Hate Springsteen.” Gal got balls to sing a song with that title down the shore! (She also does a mean version of “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” the 1980 George Jones hit.) On September 19, she’ll open for Kimberly Perry at The Gramercy Theatre in New York City for a taping of Country Music Television’s annual “Women Of Country” show.

Spoiler Alert:  She really doesn’t hate Bruce. The song goes, “I love being alone/I hate Springsteen/Texas ain’t home/Grass ain’t green/Yeah, if that’s true we’re still 22 and I don’t miss you.”

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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