Twice only during the summer of 1982: Bruce covers “Rip It Up,” Little Richard’s #1 R&B 1956 hit, at back-to-back surprise club appearances.
Month: December 2019
Singer-songwriter Anne McCue gives Bruce’s signature song a Seeger-esque treatment, breathing new life into a rock anthem.
Nicknamed “Castaway” by bootleggers, “The Ballad” features a gorgeous Darkness-era E Street Band performance. If only we could get a reliable translation of those lyrics…
One time only: Bruce and Roger McGuinn team up on the Magic Tour for a special performance of Bob Dylan’s (and The Byrds’) “Mr. Tambourine Man.”
Drew Holcomb and Tift Merritt discover the country song that was always lurking at the core of Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart.”
One time only: Seventeen-year-old Bruce Springsteen covers Jimi Hendrix’s “Fire” with his high school band, The Castiles.
“State Trooper” is unrivaled as Bruce Springsteen’s most harrowing and terrifying song, but it can’t match the song that inspired it. Backstory and rare performances inside.
Here’s a lovely instrumental cover of the title track from Bruce’s latest album, perfect accompaniment for a quiet weekend morning.
Watch Bruce’s powerful rendition of Bob Dylan’s immortal “Blowin’ in the Wind” from the televised S.O.S. Racisme Concert in 1988.
The shoulda-been “Cover Me” that never was.