One time only: Listen to Bruce rejoin his former band to take lead vocals on Walter Brown’s blues standard, “Confessin’ the Blues.”
Month: February 2015
In 1975, Bruce introduced his cover of an ironic love song with the story of a chance meeting with an old friend. Let’s see what happened from there.
In the spring of 1993, Bruce leaned further into his new band’s strengths with their gorgeous cover of a country-gospel classic.
Lefty Frizzell’s 1959 tale of a falsely accused man who accepts his sentence rather than confess his secret was a natural temptation for a Bruce Springsteen cover treatment. Watch one of its frequent outings on Bruce’s 2006 Seeger Sessions Tour inside.
Just as powerful as an instrumental as the Youngbloods’ original anti-war nightmare, The Bruce Springsteen Band does justice to Jesse Colin Young’s “Darkness, Darkness.”
With can’t-catch-a-break lyrics belied by an infectious and instantly recognizable riff, “Summertime Blues” was tailor-made for a Springsteen set list. Watch some of Bruce’s great performances of it inside.
Never “officially” covered in concert, Bruce soundchecked Hank Williams’ classic during the Tunnel of Love Tour. Take a listen inside.
“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” paved the way for “Back in Your Arms” and other down-on-my-knees Springsteen classics. Hear Bruce and the band cover it inside.
From the legendary Darkness tour comes a one-off cover of Little Richard’s “Ready Teddy.”
Acoustic or electric, Bruce has fun with this Arthur Alexander/Elvis Presley classic.