Song 298 (Marc Cohn--"Walking In Memphis")

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For some reason this song started running through my head today whilst I was working on my Datsun Z-Car. I have not heard this song in ages and since I like the song I figured that I would choose it.
This song is about what Marc Cohn experiences and impression on his trip to Memphis as a young singer/songwriter. After doing a bit of research on this song I found that many believe that the song was either done by Bruce Sprinsteen or Bruce Hornsby; this is probably due to Marc Cohn's similar writing/singing style to these artists.

Here is a fan video with the studio version on YouTube.

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