Bruce recorded “Waiting on the End of the World” twice, with both the “other” band and the E Street Band–yet he didn’t release either version. I have a theory as to why,
Month: June 2018
Bruce’s first published work in a college literary magazine leads to a Steel Mill song that would be recorded forty years later.
Ben E. King gives “Sandy” the Drifters treatment, and it works splendidly.
“The Wish” is Bruce’s most autobiographical song, and it’s more resonant and poignantly powerful today than ever.
If you only know “All the Way Home” from the Devils & Dust album, then you don’t know its original arrangement and best performance.
This Born to Run outtake is a mess, an absolute mishmash. But I love it nonetheless.
“Seven Angels” is a terrific pop song with a great riff–a surprising castoff from the Human Touch sessions that deserves greater exposure.
“Atlantic City” ranks high among Bruce’s best songwriting accomplishments. Rooted deeply in time and place, it tells of the hope of resurrection that never quite pans out.
From the 2000 “Badlands” tribute album comes this haunting cover of “Used Cars” from Ani DiFranco.