“When You Need Me” was one of the first songs Bruce recorded for Tunnel of Love, but given the direction of the final album, this pop trifle never stood a chance.
Month: January 2020
Poignant, elegiac, and ironic, “Chasin’ Wild Horses” is the perfect centerpiece for Bruce’s finest album. It demands and rewards careful listening and inspection.
“Roll of the Dice” was the first song Bruce recorded for Human Touch, and the one that finally broke his late 80s writer’s block–and if the lyrics aren’t among his best, his vocals certainly are.
Son Little’s treatment of Bruce’s “State Trooper” sheds new light on the madness and violence at the heart of the song.
Co-written but never performed by Bruce, Joe Grushecky’s “Cheap Motel” sure *sounds* like a Bruce song. Take a listen inside.
In the summer of 1970, Steel Mill (featuring a young Bruce Springsteen) performed one of Bruce’s early galvanizing anthems. Take a listen inside.
Originally entitled “Small Town Girl,” this unusual Born in the U.S.A. outtake makes for a fine honky-tonk companion song to “Darlington County.”
Craig Finn’s obscure cover of a more-relevant-than-ever Springsteen deep cut gives Bruce’s original a run for its money.
At home on a break during the River Tour, Bruce wrote and recorded a charming pop trifle that never saw the light of day–but you can listen to it inside.