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.”
Bruce Springsteen’s “Detroit Medley” is a glorious mash-up, homage, and rock and roll history lesson. It’s also a ton of fun. Let’s trace the lineage of this encore favorite and watch some classic performances inside.
Drew Holcomb and Tift Merritt discover the country song that was always lurking at the core of Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart.”
Watch Bruce tear it up on the piano(!) when he, Jimmy Vivino, and The Max Weinberg 7 cover Detroit Junior’s classic “Christmas Day.”
One time only: Bruce joins an all-star array of artists for a show-closing Christmas carol at Sting and Trudie Styler’s 2016 Rainforest Benefit show.
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.