An outtake and afterthought from the Lucky Town sessions, “Happy” nevertheless captures the almost out-of-body contentment that’s born along with a new and growing family.
Month: July 2019
Short on lyrics, long on guitar jams, “I Gotta Be Free” is an early Springsteen original from his Steel Mill period with a mid-song cover of The Grateful Dead’s “Turn on Your Love Light.”
“Save My Love” is modern-day nostalgia: a 2010 recording (based on a 1976 rehearsal) about the power of radio in a pre-streaming world. Backstory, insights, and remarkable video inside.
This 1981-82 home demo sheds more light into the Bruce’s fascination with Robert Ford and Jesse James and the origins of “Highway Patrolman.”
Listen to the The Lumineers show their Jersey roots when they cover Bruce’s “My City of Ruins” during a German radio station studio appearance.
From the one-that-got-away files: take a listen to “Riding Horse,” Bruce’s ode to, um, dating tall women.
In defense of “Working on a Dream,” the perfect title track for one of Bruce’s best and most underrated albums.