Ah, the elusive, romantic epic “Frankie.” She’s the one that got away multiple times. It took years, but Bruce and the E Street Band finally did right by her in the studio and on stage. Watch and listen inside.
Month: March 2019
Start your morning off with a cool groove: watch River City Extension put their unique spin on Bruce’s “Hungry Heart.”
It may not feature Bruce’s best lyrics, but “The War Is Over” is still a creatively constructed protest song that resonates fifty years down the road in unexpected ways.
Suzi Quatro aims high and scores with her bold cover of Bruce’s signature anthem.
More an impressionistic scene than a story, “Wild Billy’s Circus Story” is one of Bruce’s most carefully crafted early songs, full of delightful musical and lyrical detail. Insights, backstory, and some remarkable early performances inside.
Canadian band Doc Walker finds a tender country song lurking inside Bruce’s underappreciated pop single, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes.”
When Bruce walked into a recording studio for only the second time, he recorded one of his earliest crowd-pleasers with his band, Steel Mill. Listen to that studio recording along with a great live performance inside.
Undeservedly obscure, “Trouble River” is a fun Human Touch-era soul rocker with deceptively dark lyrics and a long, terrific guitar solo from Bruce–this one needs more attention.
Trace the throughline from an obscure 1909 Broadway musical to Bruce’s lullaby for his newborn son.