This dark and lonely song was never recorded and performed only once–but it was captured on tape, and you can hear it inside.
Month: May 2018
Jimmy Eat World absolutely nails it with their cover of this gem from Tracks. It’s one of the best Springsteen covers out there, if you can find it.
Patti riffs on Bruce and rips on New Jersey in this improv piece from 1976 (Bruce accompanies on piano).
“Two Hearts” is one of Bruce’s early songwriting masterpieces, and one that is best listened to acoustically than in its original arrangement.
A bright, acoustic cover of a dark song by Canadian band, The Reason.
Spotlight on Patti Scialfa today: her 1993 song “Big Black Heaven,” with Bruce on keyboards and guitar.
One time only: Max Weinberg and the E Street Band cover “Boys,” originally recorded by The Shirelles and made famous by The Beatles.
Holly Williams delivers a wistful, nostalgic take of “No Surrender.”
“Bring on the Night” is one of the weaker outtakes on Tracks, but it offers insight into its descendant, “My Love Will Not Let You Down.”
The Castiles perform a contemporaneous cover of Eric Burdon and The Animals’ hit, “San Franciscan Nights.”