One of Bruce’s most devastatingly powerful songs is one of the least-known and -heard from his official catalog. Listen to the dark, multi-layered “Hey Blue Eyes” inside.
Month: June 2019
EDM artist James Brooks takes “Secret Garden” in a bold new (if retro) direction.
Bruce grappled with his religion through as far back as his teen years, but with a lot less subtlety. Listen to him challenge the church in his 1969 Steel Mill crowd-pleaser.
One time only: Bruce pays homage to (and pokes fun at) outgoing Yankees manager Joe Torre at a 2007 benefit for his Safe at Home foundation.
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It’s sonically rough and lyrically trite, but a 20-year-old Springsteen turns in a ferocious guitar performance in his early composition, “Good Lovin’ Woman.”
Forty years later, the Pointer Sisters’ cover of “The Fever” still smokes. Watch a rare vintage video performance inside.
“Used Cars” is one of Bruce’s most honestly autobiographical songs. Beneath its vignette veneer lies powerful, nuanced themes of shame and alienation. Let’s explore and listen to rare performances inside.
Bad Scooter finds his groove pretty quickly in Joe Slomp’s fresh and funky take on “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.”
LeAnn Rimes has long and often cited “Secret Garden” as one of her favorite songs. In a 2018 in-studio performance, she showed us why, illuminating Bruce’s often-misunderstood song with tender sorrow.