Drew Holcomb and Tift Merritt discover the country song that was always lurking at the core of Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart.”
Month: January 1980
At a special tribute radio show on the occasion of Bruce’s 70th birthday, Springsteen fans The Head and The Heart closed the show with their lovely cover of “Hungry Heart.”
Swedish duo Kaiak gives us a groovy acoustic coffee-house rendition of Bruce’s “Hungry Heart.”
Jack Antonoff delivered a beautifully poignant cover of Bruce’s poppy hit single in a 2017 radio appearance on The Bruce Brunch.
Released on an EP of outtakes from a Springsteen tribute album, Billy Mann’s gorgeous cover of “Two Hearts” couldn’t be more under-the-radar. It shouldn’t be–take a listen to this must-hear performance inside.
Check out Precious Metal’s hard-driving, power pop rendition of “Two Hearts,” approved by The Boss himself (or so we’re told).
Singer-songwriter Caryl Mack finds the soul of “Two Hearts” in her gorgeous acoustic cover.
Available on three different album releases, John Wesley Harding’s cover of “Jackson Cage” deserves its repeated exposure. It’s one of the few Bruce covers I enjoy more than the original.
Bruce capped off The River with a somber, introspective meditation on the fleeting time we get with those we love.
You can find the heart of many Springsteen songs in a single line. In “Drive All Night,” it’s in the sax solo–it says more than any lyric ever could.