Dripping in symbolism and gorgeous imagery, “Moonlight Motel” is lyrically Bruce Springsteen’s best song. Full stop.
Month: September 2020
One time only: watch Bruce perform a re-written cover of a classic Percy Sledge hit.
Bruce surprised a literal hometown crowd by dropping by the opening of a new exhibit dedicated to his early life.
This Springsteen/Depeche Mode mash-up took the European charts by storm in 1992-93.
One time only: Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band cover a hidden protest song in Verona.
Bruce often leads in to live performances of “I Wanna Marry You” with a gorgeous, unreleased song that pre-dates it by several years.
Long before “The Ghost of Tom Joad,” nineteen-year-old Bruce Springsteen adapted another great work of literature into song.
Richie Havens’ adaptation of the 19th century “Come Life, Shaker Life” became a standard show-closing encore for Steel Mill.
A little marital creative tension and an uncredited duet vocal resulted in one of the loveliest but rarest Springsteen/Scialfa recordings–all for an important cause.
Our rule for covers here on the Shuffle: Do it different or do it better. This one’s definitely different.