{"id":29299,"date":"2017-08-08T10:49:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T09:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=29299"},"modified":"2017-08-08T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T09:49:35","slug":"welovemanchester-single-released-by-strapped-for-cash-ft-lucy-smith-even-jesus-wept-song-for-saffie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/08\/welovemanchester-single-released-by-strapped-for-cash-ft-lucy-smith-even-jesus-wept-song-for-saffie\/","title":{"rendered":"#WeLoveManchester Single Released By Strapped For Cash (ft Lucy Smith) &#8211; &#8216;Even Jesus Wept&#8217; (Song For Saffie)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29300\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/08\/welovemanchester-single-released-by-strapped-for-cash-ft-lucy-smith-even-jesus-wept-song-for-saffie\/strappedforcash_ejw_songforsaffie_v1-0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StrappedForCash_EJW_SongForSaffie_v1.0.jpg?fit=3000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"StrappedForCash_EJW_SongForSaffie_v1.0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StrappedForCash_EJW_SongForSaffie_v1.0.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/StrappedForCash_EJW_SongForSaffie_v1.0.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><b><\/b><\/div>\n<div>[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Strapped For Cash, from Southampton, have recently released their new single, &#8216;Even Jesus Wept&#8217; (Song For Saffie) with all proceeds going towards the #WeLoveManchester appeal.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rock band formed seven years ago and have supported artists such as Eric Clapton and Status Quo. Deeply touched by the Manchester terror attack earlier this year, they decided to step in and do their bit as well.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Even Jesus Wept&#8217; (Song For Saffie) has been produced by Chris Thomas, who is best known for his work with Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Elton John. The soulful ballad features powerful guitar and touching lyrics, sung by Lucy Smith, in her recording debut. The track is a departure from the band&#8217;s usual music, but is nonetheless one which speaks to everyone and is a reminder of the importance of coming together in times of tragedy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0&#8216;Even Jesus Wept&#8217; (Song For Saffie) is available from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/even-jesus-wept-feat-lucy-smith-single\/id1254177551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>. You can find out more about Strapped For Cash and their upcoming performances on their official website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/strappersband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strappers_band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-484055824\/even-jesus-wept-song-for-saffie-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kfpsly6upxM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strapped For Cash, from Southampton, have recently released their new single, &#8216;Even Jesus Wept&#8217; (Song For Saffie) with all proceeds going towards the #WeLoveManchester appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[10864,5721,10866,1678,10865],"class_list":["post-29299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-welovemanchester","tag-charity-single","tag-even-jesus-wept-song-for-saffie","tag-southampton","tag-strapped-for-cash"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-7Cz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33230,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/02\/matthew-schultz-promise-for-keeps\/","url_meta":{"origin":29299,"position":0},"title":"Matthew Schultz &#8211; &#8216;Promise For Keeps&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"21\/02\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Matthew Schultz released his long-awaited new single, 'Promise For Keeps' on 2 February this year. 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