One time only: Bruce Springsteen, John Eddie, Greg Kihn, Marshall Crenshaw, and Elliott Murphy team up on the T. Rex/Power Station classic.
Month: April 2019
Lost and found: “Song for Orphans” disappeared after a handful of 1972-73 performances until Bruce shocked fans with it more than 30 years later. Insights, backstory, and lovely performances inside.
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is no stranger to covering Bruce’s songs. “Blinded by the Light” may be their most famous adaption, but they also took a run at Bruce’s greatest hit, “Dancing in the Dark.” Check it out inside.
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star backing band to accompany Roy Orbison’s soaring vocals on “Leah.”
One of the nightly highlights of the Human Rights Now! Tour was Sting’s set-closing team-up with Bruce on “Every Breath You Take.” Watch their infectiously joyous performance inside.
One of Bruce’s lightest but truest songs of love and friendship, “Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” is an instant highlight wherever she turns up.
If you’ve never heard Mary J. Blige’s cover of “American Skin (41 Shots)” with new lyrics and vocals by Kendrick Lamar, stop what you’re doing and listen to this magnificent performance.
From the Stone Pony’s 20th anniversary concert: Bruce joins old friend Southside Johnny for a mini-set that kicks off with “I Played the Fool.”
Meet “Mary Lou,” big sister to “Be True.” They share the same lyrics, yet they’re completely different songs. Let’s trace their origins together and hear how Bruce constructs a song.
Twice only: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band cover one of the greatest rock anthems of the 1980s.