This early Springsteen original features fine vocals from Bruce and Robbin and a typically great Steel Mill guitar jam–but ouch, those lyrics.
Month: November 2019
Every once in a while, a beautiful Springsteen cover comes out of nowhere. Here’s one, from a busker on the streets of Dublin.
One time only: Listen in on a 1988 soundcheck, where Bruce and the E Street Band played their only known cover of Jimmy Reed’s “Big Boss Man.”
“Janey, Don’t You Lose Heart” traces its origins to this 1979 home demo.
One time only: Bruce and Little Steven team-up for an encore of Marvin Gaye’s “Can I Get a Witness” at Steve’s Soulfire record release event.
There are lots of “Dancing in the Dark” covers out there, but this is one of the best. Gritty, earthy, and most of all: hungry.
Part “Point Blank” and part “Jersey Girl,” this River outtake is much more than the sum of its parts.
In his earliest days of parenthood, Bruce donated a new recording for a benefit album to fight pediatric AIDS. Take a listen to Bruce’s first officially released children’s song, “Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips.”
One time only: Bruce Springsteen joins Stone Pony house band Cats on a Smooth Surface to cover a lost rockabilly classic.
If Jason Heath and The Greedy Souls’ cover of “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” sounds so perfect, maybe it’s because of the family connection.