C’mon, admit it: who among us hasn’t wondered what it would sound like if The Ramones and The Go-Gos teamed up to cover “Radio Nowhere?”
Month: January 2019
Ominous, brooding, and referential, “The Big Muddy” sticks out like a sore thumb on Bruce’s Lucky Town album–but it’s one of the album’s best songs.
Thirty-three years after he first covered it in concert, Bruce joins Darlene Love on stage for one of her greatest hits. Listen to both performances inside.
The Clarks transform “The River” from ballad to full-on rocker, and it works–better than one might imagine was possible.
A castoff from the Ghost of Tom Joad recording sessions, “Tiger Rose” made its way to an official release and stage performance via the late, great Sonny Burgess. Watch Bruce and Sonny perform it together inside.
The Bruce Springsteen Band delivered a terrific cover of “Got My Mojo Working” in Richmond in 1971. Just don’t ask me who they were covering.
Marshall Crenshaw delivers an outstanding cover of one of Bruce’s undeservedly overlooked songs.
“Downbound Train” is a master class in cinematic songwriting. Let’s look at how the director skillfully crafted his “movie” inside.
“We’ve Got to Do It Now” is a Steel Mill-era anti-war song with co-lead vocals by Bruce and Robbin Thompson.
“Local Hero” is a sly, meta-commentary on the downhill side of fame–and its greatest irony is that Bruce never quite reached it like he thought he would.