“Talk to Me” took a strange and winding path from the studio to vinyl to the E Street stage, but it’s guaranteed to make us laugh anytime Bruce pulls it out. But let’s not think too hard about the lyrics.
Month: February 2019
Recycled melange or original organ donor? Either way, “American Beauty” ranks among the best songs of Bruce’s Magic period.
KT Tunstall and the Buena Vista Social Club bring out the sexy in their 2009 cover of “Because the Night.”
It won Bruce a Grammy he didn’t even know he was nominated for. It’s full of hidden callbacks to “Thunder Road” and echoes of “Born to Run.” It’s my favorite 21st-century Springsteen song, and it mystifies Bono with its relative obscurity. Listen to “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” like you’ve never heard it before inside.
Bruce follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, recasting “I Ain’t Got No Home” for modern times. Listen to Bruce’s studio recording and watch the official video inside.
Bruce has written songs about some colorful characters, but none so much as the true ones in “Sell It and They Will Come,” an ode to The Stimulator, Flowbee, America’s Personal Trainer, and the Psychic Friends Network.
Quite possibly the worst Springsteen cover ever recorded, Kevin Rowland’s version of “Thunder Road” was blocked by Bruce shortly before its scheduled release. But you can hear it inside, if you dare.
“Countin’ on a Miracle” is a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, one of the most powerful songs on The Rising–but even more powerful still in its alternate post-concert arrangement. Listen to both inside, along with insights and great performances.