A rainy evening prompts Bruce to cover Frankie Ford’s classic novelty song.
Month: January 2015
“Many Rivers to Cross” may not be Bruce’s most well-known Jimmy Cliff cover, but it may be his most faithful.
Performed only twice, way back in 1971: Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom covers Bob Dylan’s “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.”
The biggest mystery about “Mystery Train” (besides why it’s called that): why’d it take so long for Bruce to cover it?
Bruce wasn’t Steel Mill’s only songwriter. Co-lead vocalist Robbin Thompson contributed his own song to the band’s set lists, but their version was a far cry from Mercy Flight’s original.
Shortly after Link Wray’s death in 2005, Bruce paid homage by opening the final two shows of the Devils & Dust Tour with a bristling, menacing cover of Wray’s signature song, “Rumble.”
The E Street Band refuses to be stumped when a fan requests The Troggs’ bar band classic.
Twice only: Bruce and the E Street Band tackle Steppenwolf’s anthem, “Born to Be Wild.”
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivers a swinging take on a blues classic.
Soaring vocals, gorgeous harmonies, and Suki Lahav’s violin carry this beautiful cover of “Spanish Harlem” by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.