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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama applauding as Bruce Springsteen stands in the honorees box at the Kennedy Center

Sting Sings Springsteen: “The Rising” at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors

Josh Esquivel / October 1, 2026

At the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, Sting took Bruce Springsteen’s post-9/11 anthem “The Rising” from a lone spotlight to a full choir while the Boss watched from the balcony.

Puddles the Sad Clown, in white satin clown suit and small gold crown, singing into a microphone on a dark stage

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Puddles Pity Party’s “Royals” Turns Lorde Into Lounge Music

Josh Esquivel / September 28, 2026

Postmodern Jukebox and Puddles the Sad Clown took Lorde’s breakout 2013 hit and turned it into a deadpan, retro lounge number — and it’s a lot of fun.